Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-06

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CASTING A BALLOT.
another organization. The meeting then ad.
journed.
In the meantime the voting went on in the
office Of Chase, and in due time the polls were
declared closed, and the following ticket was
announced as having received the approval OF
the voters: I. d. Mcfarland. president; Jerry
Robinson, vice president; Eugene Silence, sec
rotary; delegate to the central committee, W,
Calvin Chase; alternate, H, W. Coffin.
1t Is hardly necessary to add that the boilers
elected Carson delegates while Chase men were
the choice in the other meeting. The en-
tire proceeding was not marked by any dis
| order or even excited talk. The protest against
| the Chase meeting was made in conversational
tones and the dissatisfied ones were as calm az
II the rights Of some one else had been
trampled upon instead Of their own, as they
| alleged.
| Chase claimed that these men had come To
| the meeting with the intention of organizing q
bolt, and they would have carried out that in
| tentlon whatever had been done. Those who
took part in the other meeting deny this charge
| and allege that they we're compelled to take the
| course they adopted by the arbitrary conduct
| of Chase.
Tenth District.
In low, long room on E street between 18th
| and 18th streets the electors of the tenth dis
| trict met last evening-or at least some thirty
or forty of them The room was some distance
below the level OF the street and the ceiling
ana walls bad the appearance of being tired
| and wanting to lie down When the republi-
cans OF the tenth district are not politically en-
gagged this room is used by a social club.
Owing to the unwillingness of the gas burners
| TO let the gas come out in generous stream
the light was rather uncertain, but that did not
prevent meeting being held. An organiza-
ton was effected by the election Of George H.
Thornton, president: VIM. Landers vice presi-
dent, and Henry Clayton, secretary. The Off
GERS were all colored men, although there were
three or four white men in the room-an
unusual feature of such meetings. Marcelus
west was prominent In the meeting
and he let 1t be understood that he was for the
administration and against Perry Carson, es-
pecially Carson. Four years ago Carson and
West labored lovingly side by side, but since
then their relations have become strained, and
now they cont speak as they pass by. When
the meeting came to elect delegates to the CEN
trail committee the simple expedient was
adopted of asking all those in favor of VIM.
Gibbs as delegate and Marcellus West as alter
nate to step to one side OF the room
and those opposed on the other side. There
was then no difficulty in deciding that twenty
OF those present favored this ticket and fifteen
were opposed to it. So these men were de-
clared elected. Mr. West then desired
to make some remarks about the meet
ing, called by Carson, as he said. in
defiance of the national committee. but
as number OF those present did not care to
hear him the result was that the meeting be-
came confused, struggling, bowling mass of
men. with the chairman in the center. When
everybody was tired Of yelling West was
allowed to proceed, and then the meeting ad-
journed in Sabbath calm.
After the meeting, it is stated by those in the
minority, they went into another place
and elected $. J. Asher delegate and Andrew
Woods alternate.
Eleventh District.
Nothing more placid could possibly be than
the meeting-by courtesy termed mass
meeting" -that washeld in the eleventh dis
trict. The course of its flow was chilled
almost into sluggshness, and yet 1t occupied
only eleven minutes by the clock. one for each
unit in its number. As result of the gather
ing, which was held in the hall in the rear of
st. Pauls Church, on 9Th street between D and
south west Carson delegate represents the
district. 1t was about 1880 o'clock when the
meeting was called to order by President
Joseph H. Thompson There we're then ten
colored men in the hall and at the urgent re-
quest of the secretary. Mr.. ". II. Washington.
he consented to wait five minutes before pro-
ceedlng to business Several people, he said
had promised to attend the meeting who were
not there. While they were waiting for these
men the call for the meeting was read, the sec.
rotary standing on a bench and using The
STAR as his guide. There seemed to be an in
tense anxiety on the part Of the secretary to
wait for Mr.. Smith, and finally he persuaded
three men to 60 and look for him. While thew
were out the much-desired Smith entered and
was sent at once to look for the three search
ers He returned at last with one OF them and
the meeting went on.
The first thing done was the election of Mr..
Thompson as chairman and Mr. Washington ma
apA xvh
ton OF delegates was called for about the only
name to be heard was that of the same Mr..
Smith OF few minutes before As a matter
OF form the name OF MIR Joseph Manning was also
put mo the heid TO- make things interesting,
but the project failed for on the rising vote
that was taken MIR. G. C. Smith received nine
votes and Manning three, OF which Mr.. Smiths
complimentary vote was one-third. Mr.. Fred
A. thompson, youthful politician who was
anxious to have his name spelled right in the
paper. was chosen as alternate and the meet
ing adjourned. Both Smith and Thompson are
Carsonian in their leanings
Twelfth District,
II things were smooth in the eleventh dis.
trict they went like CREASED lightning in the
twelfth. Carson program had been built
before the time Of the meeting and it was fol-
lowed without hitch in any particular. The
reporter OF Tue STAR who had this meeting on
his list was on band before the doors of Shea's
Hall, where it was held, were opened but he
found half dozen men waiting for the hands
OF the clock to move on the pavement outside
and from these he obtained an idea in advance
Of the future proceedings. One of the mag
mates assured the reporter that there never
was any dissenson in the "old twelfth" and
that there would not be any time wasted This
assertion brought forth long, loud and mirth.
full smoker from q section Of the backbone of
the party standing near, and then the doors
were opened and the politicians filed upstairs
There was spirit Of great generosity about the
managers of the meeting, for they we're anxious
to wait an ample time before beginning in
order that no one should be disappointed. So
they waited until five minutes after z, when
President George Holmes called the meet
ing to order and stated that as in this
district there had never been any trouble
and he had been president Of the club
for sixteen years and had never had Q
disorderly meeting, and had now lost some Of
his health, he would like to decline further
services. These statements, however incon-
sequential they may have been. were convinc-
ing to the meeting, and the resignation was ac-
cepted, with vote of thanks to Mr. Holmes for
his long aud efficient services. Mr. Holmes
then nominated Mr.. George O. Miller as his
successor a. president, and the election was
unanimous. Other officers of the club were
elected az follows. Clinton Frazier, q colored
man, vice president; II c. Kuehne, secretary;
A. J. Kane, assistant secretary. and A. c. Arm
strong, treasurer.
The alection for dala0ato IN thu v,.a<;n~ -