The morning times., 1895-10-15
TRIED TO DEFEl1 TUCKER
Again Made President Of the
Northeast Association.
BECAUSE HE OPPOSES B. & O.
zens-Mu jOr Burke Made Vice-Presi-
dent-Secretary FIanegin Resented
Remarks About His wOrk-Mem.
bers Pledged to Abolish Crossings.

Annual election was the order for the
| Northeast Washington Citizens Associa-
| ton last night All officers, except the
secretary, wfo declined. were reelected.
Mr Samuel Sow erbutts was made sccre-
| tary.
| In opening The meeting President Tucker
| referred To the recent accident ON Mary
| land avenue, by which a street car was
wrecked in consequence OF the parking OF
| the railroad cars there. He said the. ac-
| cidcnt had not led Ia II reform and the
danger was as great now as ever.
The resignation OF Walter A johnson
from the position of chairman of the com
| mite was accepted. His reason was that
| he vas no longer property holder IN the
Northeast.
Election Of officers was then taken up.
PRESIDENT Tucker ca,.'d Vie President
| Burke to the chair. Mr.. Burk. nominated
| President Tucker for reelection.
Mr.. Josiah Milari nominated Mai. rnrke
and said in his opinion President Tucker
had overdone the matter OF regulating
the railroad. Ore result Of the continual
fighting the railroad was that everybody
thought IL dangerous to live in the North
east because oI the unprotected railrold
crossings, while very little had been ac-
complished toward lessenIng the danger.
Mr.. Loring Chapel seconded the nominal
tion OF Mai. Burke. and Mr. II. IL. Martin
that of Mr.. Tucker. He said he thought
Mr.. Tucker had made no mistake in his
light against unprotected crossings and
much good bad been done
VOTE MADE UNANIMOUS.
The vote stood: Tucker, "a: Burke, g.
The vote was made unanimous on motion
of ior Burke.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin. the secretary
east the ballot of the association for Ma jor
Burke for vice president
For secretary, Messrs- F. A. Flanegln,
$. Sowerbu,ts, j. b. Agate, and Mark
Joseph We're nominated. Mr.. Agate de
clined, because lie would not be able TO
attend to the business.
Mr.. Martin seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. sowerbutts; He said a secretary
does Secretary Flanegin ought to be el,s ted.
He also called attention to the fact that
committee reports from Secretary Flame
gin had failed To reach the chairmen for
whom they were intended.
Mr.. Flancgin took this as a rcfls.tion
upon himself and explained that he had
charmen failed TO have them it was not
his fault. As lie had been publicly criti-
cised, however, he pcreDIptorily declined
the nomination.
This led to a free for-all discussion whici,
was concluded by Mfr. Martin saying he
meant no Offense TO Mr.. Flanegin nor did
he wish to criticise him. He apOlogized
for everything that might haye seemed dis
courteous.
The bat,ol stood sowesbutts 16. Joseph
10. Mr.. sowerbutts was then by acclania-
tion unanimously elected.
Upon motion Mr.. A II. r. Holston, treas
ureI; and John X. Colvin. financial sec
retary were reelected by aCclanation.
NOMINATED But DECLINED.
For executive committee Mcssrs. J II.
Agate, W. ]. FriZzell, IL. II. Martin, Y. L.
King and +. DalrympIc were elected.
MesSrs Rose. Frick ana Carter wer,. nOniin-
aied but declined. Several votes were cast
in the balluting for Messrs. MiIlard, Cha ppell
and 7. W. Smith.
President Tucker returned. was Informed
of his celrC;ion, and conducted to the chair
by Mr.. Dalrymple.
Mr.. Tucker said when people gave any
thing, even If it's white elephant, they
expect thanks for 1T. The presidency OF the
association involved mitch work. Never
theless he felt gratified for the good will
of his neighbors- He had been twice
elected vice president ttndsnow twice DresI-
dent, and he considered fta great honor.
The association had been called, by some.
the most energetic and influential in the
city. He would not say thfs: but certainly
the northeast section had grown largely in
the past three wears. This he believed 10
be- due to the opinion that the association is
very active aud intended to have the railroad
crossings changed and to have ampler
school facilities. no basement schools. The
association was pledged TO the abolition of
grade crossings and its fight against tie
Baltimore and Ohio would not end till the
road did its duty by the northeast.
DR.. McAllister undertook to have the
constitution printed and was given vote
OF thanks.