Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-07
A CARSON CONVENTION.
One Called for the 18th Instant-IndorsiI
tho Administration.

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The central committee of the Carson faction
completed yesteday afternoon the business that
had brought them together. The afternoon
session was begun shortly after o'clock The
attendance was larger than at the morning ses-
sion, but the proceedings were orderly. The
first business was the report Of the committee
on credentials appointed at the morning ses
sion. The committee was not quite ready to
report as some credentials had been handed IN
during the recess, and so they retired to an ad-
joining room TO consult In the interval the
committee was entertained with speeches from
several orators, who responded to rather vocif-
erous calls from their admirers.
1xDoRsINa THE ADMINISTRATORS.
Mr.. Gleeson was called upon and he said it
had been stated that the delegates to this
meeting we're opposed to the administration
This was not true. They had helped to put
the present administration in office, and they
were standing by the old party and Its chosen
standard bearers.
This Endorsement OF the administration was
received with approving cheers, and then VIM
C. Barker jumped to his feet and launched into
a vigorous Endorsement of Mr.. Gleeson and
also of Perry H. Carson. He admitted
that he had at one time opposed
these tried patriots, but his eyes had
they we're both worthy of the confidence of the
colored people. He paid his respects to Mr..
Chase and accused hiIl OF starting the story
that the Carson faction was against the admins
tration. This charge, he said, was entirely
without foundation, and everybody present
seemed to agree with the speaker.
The next speaker, MIR. Bell, expressed his
grief that any one should be so unkind as to
say that this meeting represented mob rule. In
his district. the fourteenth. he said that the
conducted. But il is now claimed that Mr.. A.
ii. S. Davis was elected as delegate. when in
fact Mr.. Davis name was not mentioned and he
was not at the meeting. In his opinion the
meetings Tuesday evening showed that the
charges Of mob rule ere without foundation.
The stream of eloquence was interrupted
after awhile by the return of the committee on
credentials. who reported list OF delegates
for all the districts, with the exception OF the
twentv-second The report was adopted. and
then the delegates were seated in the front
rows ol chairs and those not delegates were re-
quested to take back seats, which they did very
cheerfully.
CHAIRMAN ELECTED.
Nominations for a permanent chairman
brought cut quite q shower of rhetorical fire.
works, in the midst of which Aaron Bradshaw
and Henry Lacey we're nominated and were sup
posed 20 glow and shine before the eyes Of the
delegates. Lacey, however. withdrew his
name in favor of Bradshaw and hoped his cleo
ton would be unanimous. Mr.. Bradshaw is a
white man, and his election was declared to be
unanimous. The formality was not forgotten
of appointing committee to escort Mr.. Brad
shaw to the platform, and he moved toward
the chair of the presiding officer between
MessTs. Gleeson and Lacey. The delegates
cheered, and then they cheered again
when the new chairman said that
the charge that those present were opposed to
the administration would be shown to be false
by the action OF the committee. William
Meredith was elected vice president with the
same unanimity. Vim. H. Scott was elected
secretary without opposition and SO was
Andrew Gleeson, treasurer, and John Bell,
Sergeant-at-arms.
A resolution commenting ''the clean. honest
and patriotic administration of President Har-
rison" and the conduct OF the State Depart
ment ''by that illustrious statesman, James G.
Blaine" was offered by Mr.. Gleason and was
adopted with a rush.
A CoNvANTIoy on THE 18TH.
A resolution was adopted authorizing call
for meeting of the primaries on January IL
to elect three delegates and two alternates to a
convention to be held on the 18th instant for
the purpose Of electing delegates to the ma
tional republican convention.
A message from Carson from his sick bed was
conveyed by Mr.. Lacey to assure the committee
that while absent in person he was with them
in spirit
Inc committee adjourned subject to the call
of the president.
The convention which will be held under the
auspices of this body is assigned for the same
date as that fixed for the meeting of the central
committee under the Davis call So that on
the same day one faction will elect delegates to
the national convention and the other faction
will appoint a time for holding the primaries
when delegates will be chosen to a convention
which will select delegates to the national con-
vention. The arrangement Of dates is such that
| 1t Is impossible for a Chase convention to be
called before the other is held. and this makes
1t almos: impossible now to bring about united
action by the two factions.