Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-17
THE KENsINGTON RALLY.

District Democrats Exercised Over the In
temperate Remark of MIR. Brown.
A large proportion Of the District democracy
still feel considerably exercised over that demo-
cratic rally at Kensington, and especially over
the untranmeled utterances thereat Of an orator
named Brown. 1t seems that Mr.. Browns re-
marks have travelled and in their peregrinations
have stirred up much adverse comment in
democratic circles.
Outsiders want to know how it was that such
q committee Of arrangements rs was announced
to be in charge Of that meeting allowed Mr..
Brown to deliver such a speech. And right
there 1t would be well to stick pin-iust' to
mark the place. Several local democrats-men
Of northumberland the affair with a
STAR reporter this morning.
THEIR NAMES USED WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Three Of them had their names on the Ken
sington committee on arrangements and each
Of the trio solemnly declared that the use Of his
name in connection with the meeting was en-
tlrely without his knowledge or consent. Then
they commenced to realize that somebody,
seeing their names In the committee
list, might hold them responsible for Mr.
Brown and Mr.. Browns Incorporate assertions
and their angry passions began to ferment.
They blew of most Of the froth on Chairman
Manogue because he was not careful enough to
find out beforehand the line of each mans argu-
ment.
CALCULATED TO INJURE THE PARTY.
"Such proceedings as enlivened Kensington
last week." said one Of the more prominent Of
the little party, ARE calculated to materially
injure the democratic cause. We must grin
and bear our suffering meekly. combination
of children and matches 10 at times una void-
able, but we have use for both even
II they do occasionally set our houses on fire.
Aside from any of the foolish speechmaking
that marked and marred the occasion, many of
US take direct exception to the invasion of an
adjacent state by District dem ocrats For years
We have been fighting for home rule in
this place and yet a crowd Of District Of Co
lumbians. with District of Columbia democrats
named as members OF the controlling COM
mittee invade peaceful state and eudeavor to
manipulate meeting. Our Maryland friends
want our sympathy and at times our material
assistance, but II is an impertinence to rush in
unbidden. Angels wouldn't do it.
THE TRADE AGAINST THE GRAND ARMY.
GAS to that senseless TRADE against the Grand
Army the less said the better. Few people have
any idea Of the number of Grand Army men
who are democrats; still fewer know how many
Of these were born and reared in Washington.
1.-The Districts qaota was large. but it was
more than filed. Those of the men who filed
it and who escaped the bullet are with us today,
prominent in law, medicine and other honor
able pursuits; they are of the best in the COM
munity. 1 have been deeply interested in
the preparations which are being made to
entertain the veterans, and at no time has there
been q whisper Of anything like politics. DEM
ocrats in this city are in favor OF doing every
thing to make the celebration a grand success;
they have given their aid and advanced funds.
The people of the District in this matter
feel just as they do about the inauguration Of a
president-it is a non-partisan event. Any ex-
pressions to the contrary do not voice the SON.
timent Of Washingtonians.'
Said another member of the circle: at win
be very cold dAy-frigid enough to make
buffalo overcoats popular-when that Kensing-
ton crowd is requested to participatein Mary
land political love feast"