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

president could be more trusty or more apprt
ciative than the one who then addressed tn
assemblage.
Before the applause which followed the f.rs
veil address had subsidized Mr. Bell secured hi
share OF the floor and was about to make a mo
| uon, when several dissenters lifted I'M thei
voices so efectually and made the elevation o
sinsndinous that President Freeman requisite,
mr. BELL TO suspend for q while. Then every
body but Freeman and Bell had to sit down
| and as reform seemed to be in order the isnito,
| suggested that the boys who had frescoed tn,
stove In several tints Of sienna be invited 4
move on, their decorative and self-appointet
task having been completed When every
| thing was orderly President Freeman said /,
was strange that he should have 10 admonlsh
sucn an audience. He trusted every one would
remember that the meeting was being held in
al edifce dedicated to the worship c; God.
somA o! tnose present had INDUCED in pro-
| ianity that must not occur again. should
| any one indulge in unseemly language he
would De invited to 60 out, land il he doesn'
60 out. why. we-we-will see that he does 90
OUT: Itis was applauded and then the presi-
dent said he would appoint Frank Brown
sergeant-at-arms There was no objection 10
the appointment Mr.. Brown was present and
any objection might have provoked hostile
demonstrations Mr.. Brown is q trifie over six
feet In height and to the casual observer
would seem 70 be we'll connected with a chest
that probably measures about forty five inches
By the time Sergeant-at-Arms Brown had
been informally installed nearly eyery seat in
the church was occupied, number of white
men having come up from the nineteenth dis
trict meeting to help to run things
A NEW PRESIDENT.
Eugene Wellman was elected president for
the ensuing four years. He was nominated by
John L. Bell and got sixty-seven votes Some
body wanted to nominate Bernard West. but
be knew too much to become a candidate uu-
he rlr Walsv 4
all the votes. Ex-President Freeman REQUESTED
Messrs. Bell and West &c escort President Well
man to his seat and they performed their Office
Just about as two not over-graceful but de-
cldedly muscular policemen might have done
H. In response to q speech of welcome from
MIR. Freeman President Wellman assured each
one present that he would personally see to it
that they had all the rights they were entitled
to under the Constitution. This brought to
the surface tremendous burst OF applause.
and when Andrew Gleeson moved that John l..
Bell be elected secretary there was not the
least semblance of opposition.
First to be nominated for the vice presi-
dency was "Ab" Jones He at once declined
and when asked why he did so responded with
the unanswerable reply that he had previous
reasons" This led an elderly politician in the
front pew to remark that ''yo' previous reasons
amt worth shucks," and the remark brought
III Its train the sergeant-at-arms and warming
against personalities. Julius Warren was
chosen vice president.
There was some little confusion over nomi-
nations for treasurer, but it finally developed
that the honor had been awarded to Mr. Pink,
Jones.
GLEEsoN SWEEPS EVERYTHING.
Then came the event of the evening-the
nomination of Andrew Gleesou as the delegate
to represent the fifteenth district in the central
republican committee. Ex-president Freeman
was on the hoor at once ready to support the nom-
nation. He called the attention OF everybody
to the oneness OF his candidate by saving that
Andy Gleeson was not only Andy (ileeson in
'SwampoOdle," but he was Andy Gleason
everywhere else. This statement was the
provocatiOn for applause of the widest de-
scription. After a time the noise ceased, aud
then Mr.. Freeman went on to say that he gem
orally had doubts about Irish republicans and
negro democrats, but there was no doubt as TO
Andy Gleesons republicanism; he had been
weighed In the balance and was all there Mr.
freeman gave utterance to the hope that
every republican in the hall would vote for
uieeson. he supposed that every man present
was republican, but 1t made no difference
whether he was republican or democrat, SO
long as he voted for Gleeson. MANY a demo-
crat, SAID Mr.. Freeman, has helped vote me
INTO once ON such occasions as this"
President Wellman demonstrated with white
man who was enjoying large smoke and then
put a motion which declared Mr.. Gleeson elected
member OF the central committee. There was
a volley OF ayes, succeeded by "a scattering ire
OF alternatives, most of them coming from men
who had already said aye at least once, but
who feared that i'll the hubbub of a general
vote their voices had escaped that attention
they Imagined them entitled to-
WEST TALKS OF GAG LAW
Bernard West was evidently surprised at the
vote being taken so suddenly. He said so and
talked to the president about gag laws and
such things with good deal Of freedom.
FRANK west also had something to saw As a
citizen OF the District he protested against the
methods employed by the chairman.
PRESIDENT Nellman then became reminiscent
and said that protests had greeted the birth of
the Savior of mankind. He did not however.
insist y on institating perfect parallel nor did
he make any effort to hold Mr.. Frank West re-
sponslble for the actions Of people who died
some !, 800 or more years ago
MI. Gieeson said he was willing to be elected
again, SO Fred West nominated him and about
a score OF enthusiasts seconded the nomination.
ones who voted no
THE Alternate
There were three candidates for the position
OF alternate. viz: Fred West, Alb. Jones and
Caleb Bell The supporters of each candidate
were required to stand up and be counted. The
vote IN each case was very small One con-
scientious voter demanded that Mr. Jones he
shown him. and, the wrong man having been
pointed out, the conscientious voter whose
Judgment was based on the personal appear
ance OF candidates) cast his vocal ballot for
West. Several OF the citizens voted for ali
three OF the nominees, but nobody made the
slightest objection to idiosyncrasies of such
little moment Caleb Bell was the successful
man. and with the announcement of his selec-
ton the meeting moved into the street, where
1t INDUCED in joyous whoops and other refresh
ments, mostly liquid. Perhaps there was a
Chase man in the multitude. but if there was
he concealed his identity with u skill which
properly exercised, ought to secure him a sit
uation in the detective corps.
Said the old man who occasionally exborts:
Now abideth these three-Chase, Carson and
Gleeson; but the greatest of these is Gleeson."
Sixteenth District.
white robed-angel looked down over the |
in the Gallilean Fishermen's Hall ON |
Pennsylvania avenue last night A Monaghan
lace peered out of the red-curtained laundry
on the ground floor at the gathering crowd. |
and Its Chinese owner appeared to be much |
pleased with the opportunity of studying Amer |
lcan politics at close quarters 1t was real |
Chlnaman; 1t was not q real angel, but life /
size representation on canvas that evidently |
played some part in the mystic rites of the |
Gallileans, or the Daughters Of Samaria or |
some other OF the secret societies that assem-.
BILE in the shabby hall above the laundry This |
was the meeting place of the republicans
OF the sixteenth district, which has the dis
tinction Of being the district in which Perry Ii.
Carson resides In fact the residence of that |
stalwart leader is but few doors from the hall,
40 ~ro,n 80 -. = - /