Evening star., 1896-01-28

Why Don't They Come:
elected just as sure as there is God in
heaven-I shall use my best efforts in that
ConVen lion to secure the restoration of Suf-
| frage in the District of Columbia. Who do
| you think is most likely to stand up and
| face the powers that be in that convention
| with better chances of success, myself, or
| such a man as Carson?
Cnrson's Application.
why, when Blaine was disposed to honor
| Carson's fidelity to him and give him an Of
| fee, and Carson wanted to be record ,r Of
| deeds, Blaine said, You will have to write
out an application, colonel and the old
| man sat down to write it, and mad to give
| it up in despair, and Blaine told him that it
would not do to appoint him to an office
| for which he had no educational fitness
and thercupon he was made assistant in
| spector of streets or alleys, or something of
| that Sort
AS he was about to leave the stage Mr.
Holland rapidly reviewed the situation in
| each of the districts, ard named one after
another which he was sure to carry. AL
| though there was large proportion of Car
son men in the room, the speaker was in
| terrupted with hearty applause frequently,
and when he closed, received a prolonged
cheer.
He was followed by several local speak-
| ers, among them a Mr.. Smith of South Car
| DINA, who related some of the experiences
| OF his race in the politics of that state.
| Garey's Hall.
| "A meeting Of republican voters was held
| last evening at Gareys Hall, corner of New
| Jersey avenue ard 1 street southeast
William Goldman presided and William
| Carter was secretary. The principal speak
| er was Fendall Jackson. Announcement
vas made that several eminent speakers
| had promised to attend, hut they failed to
show up.
Mt. Pleasant.
| meeting Of republican voters Of Mt
Pleas ant was held last evening in Abraham
| Hall, Meridian Hill. George w. Robinson
presided and w. G. Howard was secretary.
| Speeches were delivered by the chairman,
! 9. A. Birkley. Secretary Howard, ]. r.
| QuaEder, p. F. Carter, L. NJ Ingram, A.
| c. Shumate and others.
Lively Meeting I'm Georgetown.
! The Young Mems Independent Republican
| Club held a meeting last evening at Odd
Fellows Hall, on 2Sth street, which proved
| to be very lively affair. Though not gem
orally mentioned it was to have been a
| Carson meeting, but before the adjourn
ment Of the meeting honors We're about
evenly divided between Bailey and Holland
IN spite OF the vigorous and emphatic OPP
| position on behalf of the leaders of the
Carson element. When the meeting was
called to order there were about twenty-five
colored republicans in the place, but as it
| warmed up squads of three and four drop
ped in at intervals until the room became
| packed, between 80 and 200 politicians and
embryo politicians being jammed in the
! place.
Lorenzo Chase, the vice president, who
carried good-sized walking stick called
the meeting to order in the absence of the
president, George Gleason, in whose family
a death had occurred Mr.. Chase informed
| the aSsemblage that it was the first time he
had ever presided at political meeting.
| and he hoped the gentlemen would keep
quiet and have no disorder Every man
had right to applaud and any man " ho
wanted to speak would be heard.
The First Speaker.
Gen. Logan Williams, an aged man. who
said he had passed his eighty-sixth birth
day, was the first speaker. He said he did
not wish to 'personate'' any of the gentle
men candidates. He trusted that the au-
dience woulI overlook his ignorance tie
way he presented it, as it was his l5nowl-
edge Of the republican party. He urged
the election of Lawyer Holland, who was
the only one of the candidates present
He was the only man capable of repre-
senting the metropolis city Of the county
of Washington
Milton, Milton, I loves yer" g,rsled
an intoxicated man, who sat on a front
bench, after the speaker had finished.
"Smackum, you keep quiet shouted
the presiding officer, menacingly pointing
MS cane at Ine OBJECT OF ms remark.
Mr.. Edmonston of the nineteenth dis
trict was tho next speaker, and he said
the colored people constituted intelli-
gent part of the population of the city.
| Speaking of Rev. Walter Brooks candi-
dacy he characterized the presence of the
divine at the convention as a ''tinkling
cymbal in a sound of brass" He was
| all right to lead in prayer and good man
to send to the convention for such; other
wise he was not worth a picayune. Mr.
Key was all right to send for furnishing
wine and liquor to the convention, while
Mr. Bailey had made himself obnoxious to
the nostrils of the colored people. II a
negro be a Senator or a sewer digger he
could not get Shaved in one of his shops
Oats right; kerrect," murmured the
irrepressible inebIiated individual on the
front bench, tossing his battered hat in
| the air to emphasize his remarks. He was
called down.
The speaker continued in the same strain.
Carson was good man once, but not SO
now.
Mr.. Holland Pleads His Case.
Mr.. Holland was the next speaker, and in
the course Of his remarks he said that Car
son was never in a battle in the late war
"Betcher quartah he wuz," interrupted a
| sonorous voice in the rear, at which there
was a general laugh.
Continuing, Mr.. Holland spoke against
Carson and Bailey. He refuted campaign
ISLANDERS against himself and gave his rec
ord. His election was assured, and he said
| he would carry ten of the twenty-one pre-
cincts.
Three cheers for the old war horse