The Washington times., 1894-11-20
THOMAS ]. KING ITS CHOICE
Builders Exchange Declares Prefer
ence for Building Inspector.
SPIRITED TALK BEFORE BALLOT
Messrs King and Pilling the Only Competi-
tors-Mr. King Wins by Vote of 90 to g.
Committee Appointed to Present the Reso-
luton Of approval to the Commissioners.

| The Builders Exchange held a special
meeting at It's rooms on Thirteenth street.
near street northwest, last night, to indorse
a member of the exchange for the position of
building inspector for the District.
President Norwood was in the chair, and
Secretary King took minutes of the proceed
ings.
The president stated the object of the meet
ing and announced nominations in order
He stated that the man receiving the major
ity OF votes should be declared to be the nom
inee of the exchange.
Jacob Veighmeyer took the floor, and
although he had signed the call for the meet
ing, he said he believed the choice of can
didate should be postponed. Each of the
aspirants within the organization, both good
men. should stand on his own merits.
This view was indorsed by I. V. Noonan,
but there were negative opinions expressed,
and during the discussion Messrs. King ard
Pilling each expressed himself as satisfied TO
have 4 vote taken, Mr.. Pilling saying that so
far as he was concerned he would be content
TO have a resolution adopted indorsing both.
This did not meet with the approval OF the
members, however, and Thomas J. King and
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meeting.
John Mitchell advanced the proposition, by
motion, that both candidates be iGdorsed,
and let the Commissioners take their choice
but Albert stephan characterized such action
as thatof playing the baby act, and said he
hoped the exchange would not place itself in
such q position. The organization could not
have two men appointed He, for one,
wanted TO see the Office of building Inspector
have a head TO ii. II has been thought by
some. he said. that the Office needed cleaning
out, and if that is true. there ought to be a
competent man there 10 do the cleaning-ouU
act
He offered a resolution which expressed as
the sense of the exchange that the Office of
building inspectorwas mora important than all
the Others combined. and concluded by recon-
mending its choice for the position, leaving u
space for the name when decided by ballot.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The merits of the resolution offered by Mr.
Mitchell were discussed by Messrs. John K.
Galloway. Norman Pruitt, L. Y. Noonan,
Thomas w. Smith. John Lynch, aud others,
and it was rejected.
Mr.. Smith thought if members Of the ex-
change had signed the petition of either OF
the candidates, asking for his appointment.
the organization would enact Il farce bv
taking vote, unless the defeated applicant
would consent TO Withdraw his papers.
ceed to ballot and that the recommendation
OF the candidate receiving the highest vote
shall go 10 the Commissioners without preiu-
dice TO the other aSpirGut.
Joseph Tanning regarded that motion as
merely repetition of the one voted down,
and moved to strike ont the clause without
prejudice TO the other"
Mr. Smith called for the enforcement Of the
regulation defining the qualifications of an
elector In the exchange, which, if adopted,
would have excluded many from voting. but
this brought Mr. Stephan to his feet with a
vigorous protest. He said the rule had never
been enforced except in the case OF an annual
election OF officers.
Messrs. Thomas, Stephen, and Galloway
were appointed as tellers. and the ballot was
taken, resulting in the choice Of Mr.. King by
a vote Of y to 8, and the chairman declared
him to be the choice OF the exchange for the
position and by a vote ofthe exchange Messrs.
Thomas Norwood, Albert Stephen, William
G. Morrison, Jabob Veighmeyer, and J. ".
Thomas were appointed to present the reso-
luton TO the Commissioners.