Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16

men that he would when he was District
Commissioner, appoint them to any office
they wanted. And" said Mr.. Carson,
''some of these niggers are just fools enough
to believe what they tell them. l amt prom
Using you anything except that I'll take
care of your interests whatever they be. and
amt going to spend any money to go to
ST. Louis, for I amt got any to spend on
you. But I'm going, just the same, and
that's all there is to this business"
Mr.. Carson talked for some time in this
vein, despite the effort of Mr.. Hatton to in
terrupt him, and then, after the usual reso-
buttons were adopted, the meeting adjourn
ed. MIR. Carson and several OF his frlenus
were escorted to the residence of President
Richardson of the club, where Mrs Rich
ardson presented Mr.. Carson with an ele-
CANT punch of flowers and served an enjoy
able repast.
Some Big Promises.
Mr.. Robert H. Key, one of the colored can
didates for delegate to the republican con-
vention at ST. Louis, last evening told his
audience at a large meeting held at Israel
Church, 18th street between F and G streets
northeast, that If he Is sent to the conven-
ton, and the candidate named there for
PRESIDENT of the United States Is elected, of
which he has no doubt, he (Mr. Key will
secure the appointment Of a colored Dis
tr1ct Commissioner, also colored member
or the excise board another colorad man for
special assistant district attorney, AID still
another to be judge of the Police Court.
Inc announcement was greeted with much
applause, but it was quite evident that the
remark OF the speaker did not create the
impression that Mr.. Key, even If successful,
Will be able to make his entire promise
good. In fact, several persons said, In
kind of Indertone, that Mr.. Key had under
taken big job.
The object Of the meeting. as stated by
the chairman, Mr.. j. w. Wood, was to af-
ford the voters of the nineteenth district
an opportunity to hear discussed the merits
of the different candidates who are solicit
ing their suffrages. and this would have
been the result but for the invasion of some
turbulent characters from other election
districts. who would not hear the speakers
themselves, or permit others who desired to
do so to listen in peace. Frequent efforts
were made during the evening by these in
truders to break up the meeting, but owing
to the firmness Of the chair who was aided
by strong force of sergeants and assistant
sergeants-at-arms. the attempts were not
successful.
most of the speakers urged that the men
who are aspiring to seat in the national
convention get together at once and agree
on two for delegates and two for alternates
for whom all can vote.
Those who addressed the assemblage be-
SIDES the chairman, were Col NJ. NJ Hol-
land MIR. L. NJ. Saunders. Messrs. T. j. Ed
mondson, Thomas L. Jones, r. H. Key John
w. Freeman, W. e. Reed, Goram Fletcher
T. H. Gibson, Robert Harrison, George Bos-
ton Marcellus West, r. d. Ruffin, Frank
A'io"H, JoHL II. IreeH, James w. roe.
In Abraham Hall.
Abraham Hall, on Meridian Hill, was the
scene last night of gathering of the Re-
publican Campaign Club of the second dis
trict. an organization that seemed to have
for it's reason Of existence a desire to
further the prospects of Candidates Hol-
land and Saunders. The meeting was quite
orderly, for at the outset those present
were eloquently and threateningly impress
ed with tine fact that anyone looking for