The record-union., 1895-05-30
SHALL THE DAY Be CELEBRATED ?
Fourth of July Boomers Get Into a
WrangIe.
Mayor steinman, Defeated for Chair
man of the Meeting, Declines
Any Other Position.


man. there was good-sized meeting of
citizens at the Courthouse last evening
to perfect arrangements for the proper
observance of the Fourth of July. The
meeting was called to order by d. j. Sim
mons at o'clock, who remarked that as
the Mayor was not there the citizens pres
ent should elect temporary officers. he
remarked incidentally that the Mayor
would not arrive until $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Simmons nominated c. h. Adams
for temporary Chairman, and Mr..
Adams election was unanimous. Il. b.
johnson was chosen Secretary, and ID.
III. Snow Assistant Secretary.
Just then Mayor Steinman came into
the room and Mr.. Adams relinquished
the position of temporary Chairman to
him.
The Mayor then called for nominations
for Chairman of the meeting. w. ID.
Bradley nominated Mayor Steinman,
and ID. j. Simmons nominated Z. Il.
Adams. Adams was elected.
The Chair was instructed to appoint
committee of twenty-one to devise ways
and means for the proper celebration or
Independence Day.
A gentleman present moved that the
committee provide an old-fashioned cele-
bration.
W. II. Bradley wanted to know if by
that would lhe proposed electrical display
be eliminated.
I'll. e. Ross said there should be no op-
position 10 such display. When the
electric energy reaches this city, said be-,
1t will be grand achievement and OF
great benefit to the city.
They were informed that it was not in
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display.
j. 0. Coleman moved that Mayor Stein
man be selected as President Of the Day.
Mayor Steinman said he would posi-
lively refuse to serve. he did not want
It understood that he considered he was
slighted because he was defeated for
Chairman OF the meeting, and that for that
reason would decline the honor. he said
1t dld not follow that because he was the
Mayor of the city he should be made the
President of the Day.
1t was apparent from the Mayors s
statement that something was wrong,
and that he thought he had good reasons
why he should refuse the position.
Chairman Adams said the gentlemen
who moved Ior the organization of the
meeting had said that Mayor Steinman
would not be there until $50 o'clock, and
1t was for that reason the meeting was
called to order.
The Mayor said it was O'Clock when
he arrived at the Courthouse, and the
meeting was then in session.
W. w. Coons said it was the intention
of those present to elect the Mayor Presi-
dent OF the Day, and that any action taken
by the meeting was to relieve him of any
other RESPONSE blIlties.
The Mayor still insisted that he would
not accept The position. He said: 81 at
tended this meeting as any other Ameri-
can citizen would. to make arrangements
for the proper celebration of the Fourth
of July. l do not think il necessary that
man should be born north of Mason IL
Dixon's line in order to be qualified to
take part IN those proceedings. An Amer
lean citizen who is foreign-born has Just
as much right to have something to say
about how the day should be celebrated
as a native-born. / am Of foreign birth,
but am just as good citizen as anyb body
else here. My people pay taxes and help
support the Government, and they are
better citizens than a great many others.
l feel as though was not wanted, but
that's all right"
Chairman Adams said he was at loss
to know why so much unpleasantness
was manifested. He said every citizen
should put his shoulder to the wheel, to
the end that there should be a proper OBJ
servance OF the Fourth of July, and they
should not stop to discuss other things.
Mr.. Coleman said it was incumbent
upon the Mayor to accept the position of
President of the Day.
The Mayor said it would be useless for
the meeting to go to that trouble, when
he did not want the position.
Nothing further was done in the mat
ter, and the meeting adjourned subject to
the call Of the Committee of Twenty
one.
TWISTING THE EAGLES PINIONS
Before the meeting took place last
night it was whispered about that some
thing lively would be apt to occur, as the
y. L. Az had determined on capturing
the organization and running the cele-
bration in their own way.
After the meeting had adjourned a
group OF men were discussing the turn
affairs had taken, and one of them said:
But if the A. p. A. men had deter
mined on having things their way, why
did Captain Bradley nominate Mayor
Steinman for Chairman of the meeting ?'
Can't you understand a little play
like that?" was the reply. 'sOf course,
they didn't want to expose their hand,
and by having Bradley name the Mayor
they expected 10 disarm suspicion"
Whether or not there was any ground
for the belief that outside influences cut
any figure in the case 1t is impossible so
say. 1t is denied that such was the case.
At ali events. it is dscouraging to see
citizens quarreling about who should
boss Fourth Of July celebration.