Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-22
Caesar was assassinated at Rome for
wanting third term"
A1aimst Carsou.

Caesar was agsassinated at Rome for
wanting third term"
Against Carson.
It was the political zenith of Mr.. sersey's
life, so he said, to be able to speak before
such a distinguished assembly, and the
crowd gave him a round Of applause.
His choice of candidates to the national
convention was Bailey and Gleeson. Car
son had done nothing for the negro When
he came into the District there was suf-
frage, but under Carson's rule 1t had been
Bailey closed his speech, and John w.
Freeman, the Thomas Plat Of the Dis
trict republicans. came forward. He told
IN an interesting way how he and Carson
gate to the local convention for select
ing delegates could not serve unless his
credentials were signed by the president
OF the meeting. All they had to do was to
credentials of Carson's friends, yes, even
though they received but three votes while
some one else got 800 votes. It was q cute
trick, and he was guilty likewise.
after paying compliment to Bailey he
referred to Andy Gleason as the best friend
the workingman Of Washington ever lad
He was and has always been our friend,'
ne said, and he ought to go to the con-
ventlon, If for no other reason than his
honesty. He it was who opposed the can
didates being their own supervisors. Glee-
sons pocket book was always open to the
poor workingman, and his heart was as
big as an OK for truth, justice and repub-
licanism''
Stirred His Hearers.
Then came Richard Laws, who spoke for
half an hour. He stirred his hearers to
cheers. md sounded the praises of Gleeson
and Bailey as they never were heard be-
fore. In an interesting way he traced the
history Of the old District government, and
told how we came to have a territorial
form or government. Speaking of the
negro In municipal office, he said that while
they paid taxes on over a million dollars
worth of property. their representation in
the local offices was exceeding small. Only
two colored men were IN the fire depart
m me while only fourteen policemen out of
l5S were negroes. The Italians of the city,
however paying taxes on only $4,000
worth of property, had thirty-two police
men and two sergeants on the force. There
1t had been urged that the negro was not
susceptible of development and self-gov-
ernment but that was fallacy. Give
them chance, and time would show. Re-
ferring to the suffrage question, he said
that the Constitution had been abridged,
and 1t was the tnalienable right of every
man to exercise his manhood at the polls.
He interspersed his speech with a number
of anecdotes. He closed by urging his fell
low men to vote for Gleason and Bailey.
The Other Speakers.
J. Hall Sypher preceded Candidate Bailey
in speech of advice and for suffrage.
Candidate Bailey was anxious to know be-
fore starting his speech the object Of the
meeting. The chairman informed him 1t
was for Bailey and Gleeson and no one
else. This was reassuring, and Mr.. Bailey
explained that it was always we'll to know
how matters stood. He had listened to his
antagonists time and time again, but now
was the time to stop. 1t was getting too
near election day. He said he wanted to
go to the convention to represent and not
misrepresent the colored people as they had
been for years past. He threw down the
gauntlet, he said, in South Washington, and
was coming down there on election day
and open the doors of the voters who the
other candidate thought he had locked up,
and divide the vote with him.
H. A. Davis followed and then w. Calvin
Chase was introduced. He cautioned his
hearers not to be over confident. The old
war horse Carson was foeman worthy of
their Steel He had met him upon many
battlefield and knew the man. They
would hear from him on the 2Sth. The
forces OF the opposition were well organ
lied and that was what they should do
He thought these meetings would be the
death to local self-government, because the
meetings are so disorderly the white re-
publicans will not help them.
The last speaker was not a Bailey and
Gleason man. He was for himself. and
SAID SO PLAINLY, giving 1dctS from the past
history of the republican party in the Dis
trict 1t was Aaron Bradshaw. He traced
the history Il Washington through all of
its political struggles and pointed with
pride to the part he had taken. He was a
candidate and wanted to represent them.
He had proven equal to the trust in the
past and would do SO in the future. The
| meeting then quietly adjourned.
A Joint Meeting.
The Parker and Carson Clubs Of the
fifth, sixth and seventh districts held big
joint meeting last evening in Green's Hall,
1719 Pennsylvania avenue. The hall was
packed with colored men who for two
hours listened to some rafting speeches
and fought hard over parliamentary ques-
| tons that were started by the organiza-
| ton of the meeting and the election OF
officers. 1t was not known that Col. Parker
| had withdrawn from the contest for con-
vention honors, and the result was that
| the candidates in whose favor the meeting
was held, Col Parker, Perry Carson, w. F.
| Thomas and ]. w. Bell, received a hearty
| Endorsement from those present.
The meeting was called to order by F. D
Lee, who had been appointed chairman al
| a preliminary meeting of the committee OF
the three clubs, but no sooner had he takeI
| the chair than effort was made to oust
| him on the ground that he was acting as
/ dictator, and that the meeting ought tt
have some say in the matter. Mr.. Lee
| stated in the beginning that some of the
| most disorderly meetings ever held in thi:
| city had been held in this hail. and he an
| nounced that strict rules of order had beer
| adopted to prevent any trouble this time
| The rules were very simple. They were t
| the effect that any person who did no
ccmport himself properly would be put on
| instanter. He stated that Mr.. L. NJ
| Saunders, one of the candidates, had lie
| them have the hall at reduced rates OF
| condition that one of his lieutenants be al
| lowed to speak in his behalf.
| Opposed to Caucus Methods.
At this point the opposition to the Gu
and dried method of appointing officer
was sprung. An energetic young colore'
man by the name of Samuel Jackson
| nominated James A. Perry permanen
chairman, but Mr. Lee gave him to under
| stand that the committees of the three dis
| tricts intended Jerry NJ Matthews to b
the presiding officer of the evening. There
upon one of Lees hackers arose in tn
audience to point on the proceedings
and argued that any attempt to boost il
new officers from the floor would be out o
order. Others held that it was a join
meeting, and that in the interest of wei
fare AMI harmony they should be Above
to choose their own president. Mr.. LIE
| Ia1 hot To IA r.