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

oar ~ am agiu. whatter I tell ye7 I,ooA
1.sr' hr. Chairman. as sure as dis world stand
l. an goin TO make a contest"
NO one knew what he meant D,,;i n. ia -.
was Carson man and thor a.. ho,.s - :.
wiz, applause. The tellers COMPLETED tb,,r
Norh ana the chairman read the vote ~h,.h
was as follows: Evans. IS: Wills. as The ehs.r
"0yyoru,nsI. again declared himself elected
'Hurrah for Carson" greeted The .nnarn,s.
ment Evans went home
lillman Dorsey was then eho.sn .i,.,,.,.
and the meeting adjourned.
Nineteenth District.
colored man held . lantern NJ tho .outh-
east corner Of North Capitol and q .trse,. -,
night and by the light Of that lantern som.-
thing less than 200 men found their wsy in,o
the base ball club house. Two policemen ver.
near to see that nothing serious should bspnep
In case some Of those who went in shoula
ehance TO fall out A few benches. four or Eve
lanterns, several fragments OF base ball bats
ana an assortment of theatrical posters we're
the main features of the APARTMENT in xhich
the nineteenth district meeting was hela
About threefourths Of the audience Ma.
White; That Ina, same proportion was also de-
eIueoiy hlpernian. Every king that Ireland
ever had was lineally represented.
NJ L. % Brien called the meeting a ora.,
ana at once proceeded TO rattle through the
program with considerable velocity 7 A
1leeson was nominated AZ permanent rre,a-
cent .I so was u. kuffin. Ii was evident from
the start that Mr.. Ruffn. who lie a Chase man
was not In II, so Mr.. Rufin and his friend.
decided 70 play Cusllng's manual for all IL wa.
worth Unfortunately for this Milan tho mr..
siding officer was not in accord with Mr. Rpf3,n
so, after notifying the president that he would
nenceior'u De regarded Ne a tyrant. a car an
autocrat and several other things ~ ,h., -,
Mr. KUHN and hls friends retired 10 the basa
oali grounds and there held a meeting of their
own. That made things unanimous on the in
side. j. A. Gleeson was elected president
1ohn Doran. vice president; Frank Riley, sec
retary; Henry Boucher treasurer. N y
U Brien, member of central Committee. Jobn
Connell, alternate
Adjournment was had 20 a neighboring
saloon and IN little while empty beer keg,
we're SO plentiful that each might hay. taken
one for a watch charm.
THE RUFFIS DELEGATES
Mr.. Ruffns meeting was very barmoniop.
George Washington was elected 10 the central
committee and Andrew Belt was houorea WITH
the vote for alternate.
Twentieth District
There were two calls for n meetir, II, an.
twentieth district, one at No. 4Is LIST street
southeast the other at Love and Charity Tenn
pie on street near the Capitol IL any meet
ing was held the reporters did not find IL Al
AIS LIST street 1t was stated that the crowd had
gone around to the hall At the hall several
secret societies seemed 10 be in session but
politics had no show. The janitor expected a
political meeting there, but at a late hour il had
, nor SHOWN up. ohase delegation is claimed
from this district W. II. Jones being the dele
gate and Joseph Lee the alternate.
1wenty-first District
The meeting in the twenty-first district was
anything but an orderly one and even mob
law was at discount during most Of the time
that the crowd Of voters was in the building.
The meeting was held in Lincoln Hall. a small
frame building, corner of l4th and b streets
southeast, and long before the hour appointed
Tor the meeting TO begin the voters gathered
IN and about the hall to close what Was from
all appearances a free whisky campaign. MANY
OF the men, both white and black were intoxi-
Gated, and many Of the sober ones were anxious
to get drink.
Mr.. William II. Brooker. who appears 20 Ia
the recognized leader of the republicans. called
the meeting 70 order, and il was not until he
had told the audience that the meeting would
De opened with prayer that he succeeded in
getting order.
In the meantime the canvass had been a
lively one and the only two candidates for dele
gate were each confident of victory. They
were Mr.. Aaron Bradshaw, white who was on
posed to the Chase faction. and Mai W. c. Coz.
colored, who was running in the in,crast a,
Chase.
The former thought that twenty minutes
would settle the matter, land then" he said,
the other side won't be in it,"
Maj. Cox was equally confident and he ap-
peared TO have a large following, but Mai. Cor,
who was SO certain Of election had not treated
all the boys, SO some Of them said, and when
the time came for the shouting they shouted
the other way.
ORGANIZING THE MEETING.
Mr.. Brooker was elected temporary chair
man and Lewis King WAS chosen secretary,
which was afterward declared the permanent
organization, and l.. q. Fletcher was elected
vice president Charles Peyton was designated
10 act as sergeant-at-arms and several persons
were named 10 assist HIM, but even IL they had
been In uniform and armed they could not
have Kept the crowd orderly for three success
sive minutes. Dangling from nails driven in
the walls were pieces Of crepe. and before the
close OF the meeting they came near being
suitable emblems OF the occasion.
After appointing the sergeant-at- arms and
his deputies, Chairman BROKER raped for or
der and informed the disorderly crowd that the
nall cost 80 and that they would have 20 con-
tribute that amount before they could proceed
with the business before them.
The collection realized less than 81 and the
chairman decided that il was cheaper TO con-
tribute the balance Of the money himself than
II was TO use his lungs trying 20 get il.
Just then large crowd entered and the hall
was q solid mass of humanity. The fumes OF
liquor and tobacco made the atmosphere sick
ening.
Mr.. Clagett HUMPHREYS an elderly man, who
expected TO have been made president OF the
District association. was called upon for prayer.
and all that could be heard of his pleading was:
That no visible marks OF Thy displeasure
should be shown upon NJ" and that the
speakers should have the fear OF God in him
to guide them in their deliberations"
WANTED 1T FAIR AND SQUARE.
Chairman Brooker was then besieged by can
didates and others with motions, but until no
could get order he said he would recognize NO
one.
After using his cane on the church table for
ten minutes he opened his address TO the voters
and assured them that the election would be q
fair and square one and that IL would not be
carried by bulldozing. He wanted a represent
tative man sent and he hoped that the usual
custom Of sending one white and one colored
man would prevail loud applause.
MIR. President" shouted q man in the
crowd whose lungs were good as could 10
made, Il move that you appoint twelve SER
Emory Smiths name was added to the list.
md them some one rose TO 4 point Of order
had claimed that Tom Scott was using sin
lame" language, but such n trihe as that
could not interrupt the business. as volleye Of
profanity could be heard in all directions.
This is a Niger mob, and hope Inc STAR
will give you niggers b" shouted an old
colored man who had no doubt been in Q
hundred political meetings before.
SKILLED By SONG.