The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-03
BAILEY'S MEN WERE THERE.
They Rushed Through an IDdorseme nt
In Sylite of the Noise.

President CicveIand's coachman, Mr..
William Beckett the familiar figure. who
wears his whiskers rAnglais. was the in
SEPARATION OF the meeting of Republicans
which was he'd last evening at odd Eel
lows Hall. Sixteenth ard NJ streets north
west. The iIal was wel-filed ard the
proceedings "cre OF more than ordinary
club meeting interest.
The ostcnSibie object OF the meeting
was to form Republican club. hut its
Interior motive was TO organize club in
the interest OF Mr.. l.. e. Bailey, the
wcll-k novn coiored barber, at whose
shop Col. Garrison has announced that he
will no longer shave or be shaved.
Mr.. Bailey announced last night in the
course or very moderate ard sensible
speech that he had carried Biuodfieid and
he was sorry that the meeting came near
ending in q fight, because the press would
state that fnct and IL would he read in the
shadow OF the dome of the CAPITOL
The clans gathered at p. M, includ-
fng some who were not in favor of MIR.
Bailey as delegate to the National Con-
vention. The bah was opened by Mr.. VIII
ham BeCEGL, the Presidents charioteer.
who stated :hr purpose OF the meeting
TO be the Endorsement of Mr.. Bailey, which
SET the other fellows Ia thinking where
they were at in the juncture. SO to speak.
They kept quiet for awhile and let
things rock along and until tie following
Officers were elected for the Seventh Dis
irict Club: President. John Taylor: vice
president, Samuel Tinncv: secretary, Paris
Lyvers; treasurer. W. F. Hysou.
Then Mr.. BrckeL. III eploEist!c speech,
offered RESTITUTION lncorSing Gr. Paiiey
rs the candidate OF the club. Several able
speakers 60: up la protest, hut ire preSi-
dent raised s;,ch din on The table with
the walking cane which was used for a
Xavel that he could hear nothing. nor
Gould anybody else The president finally
recognized Mir. Beckett, and his resulu-
tioR went through, and the president de-
ciarcd ii carried, The vote being largely IN
Its favor.
Mr.. VIII Ferguson, a Carson man. there
upon offered a resolution indorSing Col
Eyron Parker md this RI iSed pa ndemonium
Out of the hIbbub Mr.. harceilaS West
emerged and pitched into Col. Parker as
no friend to the colored people. He had
done nothing for them had given them no
show i'll the patronage OF the District, and
was in fine not q man 10 he sustained by
this club. Mr.. Ferguson persisted. The
chairman raped him to order but he
a hand in the debate and ii was suggested
that Ferguson be pat out
Ferguson advanced in front of the spec ker
toward Cameron and the friends of both
gathered around the speakers table and
things looked sgualiy. There was a terrible
hubbub, which eventually settled down by
the chairman ruling anything in favor of
any candidate except Bailey out of order.
Several tried to speak in Other interests,
but they were raped into sileEcc.
The chair wanted TO know IL the men
couldn't behave lile gentlemen. and Mr..
Ferguson reiorted that gentility had moth
ing to do with this kind of politics. When
the row was al its height, a spea SeT
Jumped Up and wanied to know what was
before the meeting. The chairman sd id
there was nothing, and the pacificator
made a motion To adjourn, which was
carried, and tue meeting and the row were
over. There will be another two weeks
from date.