The Washington bee., 1892-01-16

NASS 0OL4S WV ASSNS
name in the other commltte
without his authority; that MI
Frank Aldrich was elected a del
egate from the End district an
that be had signed his credential;
MAI. DAVIS REELECTED AND DE
CLINES.
When the time came for election
OF a permanent chairman OF to
central committee Maj. Cox noml'
mated Maj. Davis for reelection
The nomination was seconded by
Mr. Arnold in really elOquen
speech, IN which be arranged IL
sharp terms the lack of interes
that is shown by many people il
the District in matters of politica
Importance, complaining that tht
primaries are run by a tough class
OF people, and yet do nothing them
selves toward purifying the atmos
phere.
The election of Maj. Davis was
unanimous, but after thanking the
meeting for the honor in sustaining
Dim In the position he had taken
throughout the whole trouble he
declined to serve for another fOur
years, and Maj. Aldrich was elect
ed by reclamation to fill that posi-
ton. The organization, of the
committee was completed by the
election of W. II. Jones. secretary;
John Taylor, corresponding secre-
tary; VIM. Walker, sergent-at-
arms, and w. Calvin Chase, treas
urer.
Major Davis offered two amend
ments to the constitution so that
1t would conform to the call Of the
national committee which the con-
stltutlon was adopted as amended
Tor the government of the central
committee.
CHAIRMAN ALDRICH's ADDRESS.
When he took the chair the new
ly elected chairman of the commit
tee made a brief address, in the
course of which he said: "We
have many good people Id this
community who seem to take de-
light in ridiculing the efforts which
have been made by you every four
years to keep up some show of
patriotism in our city. That You
may know how much | appreciate
this honor | will say that | would
rather preside here, over those
who take pride in exercising the
right OF suffrage, than to preside
over an equal number of our
Wealthlest and most distinguished
citizens IN any other meeting than
such as this in which they might
assembled.
sour forefathers never intended
hat the people who might choose
his DlstrlcG Ior Jneif nome sh6aId sh6tf1d
,e disfranchised, and no one will
leny that unless he be ignorant of
'ur cOuntry's history or from sell
lsh motives.
"That we have had rough politl-
al seas to sail upon we will not
Ieny that many deplorable things
ave transpired in the past we do
lot attempt to deny; but is that a
efficient reason for US to shirk our
lutles as good citizens?
"YOu all know that many of us
ave been trying every peaceable |
Method to eliminate from our poll |
ical meetings Objectionable fea-
ures which have in the past pre-
dominated. But at last the prin-
ipal promoters of the past dis
race have eliminated themselves, |
nd we hope that We shall never |
gain need to furl our sails, for the |
arnacles are all removed, and we
I'LL show to our friends and enc.
lies by the future conduct of our
leetings that such is the case"
A letter was received from Mr.,
Vm. Beckett, to the effect that
lenry Lacey was not elected in
ne 7th district; that John Taylor
as.
Mr.. w. Calvin Chase, offered
le following plan for the election
delegates and alternates to the
'cal convention which was adopted
AN ACT TO ELECT DELEGATES.
An act to elect FIVE (5) delegates
nd three (3) alternates TO dis
let convention for the purpose of
Getting two delegates and two al,
rnate delegates to the National
epublican Convention to convene
the city of Minneapolis on Tues
~ the 7th day of June 1892, at
O'CLOCK noon.
Therefore, by virtue of the pow.
vested in the republican central
of the District of Col
nbia to designate the s'modus
'erandi" by which delegates and
ternates shall be elected in the
(22) assembly districts,
the local republican convention,
} hereby request all male citizens
the District of Columbia, over
g age of twenty-one (21) years,
40 are IN sympathy with the prin- /
oles of the National Republican !
rty, and who desire to participate 4
the election of delegates to the