Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-15
Several Meetings Held at Different
Places Last Night.
A LIVELY TIME At GREEN'S HALL
GIeeson and Bailey Endorsed After
Coed Deal of Confusion.
FATE'OF OTHER CANDIDATES

The West End was again invaded last
night by a political meeting. Green's Hall
on Pennsylvania avenue, near 18th street,
was the scene of this contest of statesman
ship. which was kept up until late hour
The Thomas B. Reed Club of the sixth
district was in charge of the meeting. and
the republicans of the fourth, fifth, sixth
and seventh districts joined in celebrating
the occasion. and wound up by indorsing
Gleason and Bailey as candidates for the
rational convention.
Difficulty In Getting Started.
There was a good deal of difficulty ex-
rerienced in getting the meeting started, as
about one dozen embryo politicians wanted
to talk, presumably on politics, and when
President J. Harry Smith went up on the
platform to preside he pounded the desk
until worn out by the exercise, but only
added confusion to the scene. Finally
half a dozen sergeantS-at-arms were APP
pointed, and these gentlemen succeeded,
with the aid of the Pickaninny Drum
Corps. which was stationed in the gallery.
in subduing the would-be speakers. But
the Pickaninny Drum Corps were so en-
couraged by their victory in drowning the
voices of the orators that they became very
jubilant, and insisted upon playing March
ing Through Georgia" without an inter-
mission, until finally the sergeants-at- farms
were ordered to make a raid on the drum
corps and subdue them. When this was
accomplished, ]. Hale Sypher was given the
floor, though for while he had to contend
for his right of possession against other
claimants, who were eventually reduced to
a condition of at least partial silence.
Mr.. Sypher said that he had attended a
good many political meetings, but this was
the worst he mad yet encountered. He
called for order and launched upon dis
Sertation on the rights of the citizens of
the District of Columbia to suffrage. Then
he took up the different candidates who
had been named as possible delegates to
the convention. He paid his respects to
Mr. Myron NJ. Parker in a very positive
way, and said that Mr.. Parker had not the
least chance of being elected. but that he
had allowed old Perry to persuade him he
could carry him on his back"
The Drum Corps Breaks Out.
This called forth an immense uproar,
which was added to by the Pickaninny
Drum Corps, and for a while it seemed
as if bediam had been turned loose. Mr..
Sypher said that he did not want his re-
marks to be reported in the newspapers.
Returning to the candidates, the general
said that Colonel Perry Carson might have
been good enough to represent the colored
race fifteen years ego, when his people had
no education and did not know much about
citizenship rights. He said that Carson
was a back number. had served his time
and would have to give way for better
man. Mr.. Sypher then continued:
Now there is Andy, an old rough Irish
man. Andy has been my client for over
fifteen years and 1 know his worth as
few men do. l want to say to you that II
that old Irishman had had a college edu-
cation he would have been as big man
as Daniel O'Conneu ever was.
There was another dproar at this point,
as the audience Joined with the drum corps