Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-17

nufleQ the SHINING lance OF MS party at the
forehead of the confederacy?" The audi
ence shouted one name and then another,
showing themselves a little uncertain as to
the identity of the person, until Mr.. Allan
named him.
Mr.. W. R. Laws. colored orator of some
note then followed. He spoke for a mat
ter higher than presidential candidates, the
welfare of the colored people of the District.
bread here" he said; "barefooted boys that
ought to be in school, and every man de-
prived of his right to vote.
Il care nothing for candidates; do not
care whether the stars in heavens firma-
ment are twinkling through the whistling
winds of winter or whether the silvery- moon
Is shedding her light in summer bow0ts. I
want to elect a man who will hear the cry
OF the wretched and come back from that
convention with power to help u.s."
Den you'd better elect Mr.. Holland"
shouted a heller of the opposition.
I'll say to the fresh youths that are In
terrupting me-" continued the speaker, with
whitening scorn, that the hangman is not
likely to let them live long enough to be old
enough to vote, if we ever do get suffrage
here
Bailey and Gleason Chcered.
AT this point Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Gleeson
entered the hall. and as the chairman in
troduced these "old war horses of republi-
can politics. the audience stood in the
chairs and cheered. The recipients Of the
ovation bowed their smiling appreciation,
but the opposition began a counter-demon-
stIation, which threatened to make trou-
BILE.
AS the long suffering and patient Chase
men were getting irri-ated by this time
and beginning to itch for 4 chance to
throw the intruders out, Mr. Chase conclud-
ed to adjourn the meeting, SO after adopt
ing resolutions supporting Bailey and Glee-
son and giving three cheers for them, he
put the motion to adjourn and declared it
carried.
The Opposition Song.
The opposition then gathered in a group
at the foot of the stage and taunted the
retreating Chase cohorts by singing TO the
tune of Marching Through Georgia" the
following classic ode to their candidate:
"Hurrah! Hurrah! he helped to set us free,
Hurrah! Hurrahi he's true as he can be;
We will push with solid twenty thousand votes,
boys. or more
Milton Holland to the National Convention.
He wounded in battle for his love Of liberty,
His reward is t 30 pedals for his wonderful BRAY
We viii sound the of Holland just as loud rs
He's the peoples choice to the National Conven-
tion.''
At Mt. Carmel Church.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church is located at
the corner of 4th and L streets northwest.
Last night this little church was the scene
VI d prayer HeStlS anu u pOullCdl rally Oh
the friends of Gleeson and Bailey. The
prayer meeting was held in the upper part
of the church. while the politicians gathered
In the Sunday school room below.
Before the political meeting was opened,
Rev. William Gibbons, pastor of the church,
said that he wanted everyone to remember
where they were, and that they should be
orderly and quiet, in respect to the house of
God and the religious meeting that was be-
ing held upstairs. He said il they failed to
do this. it would bring disgrace and con-
domination upon him, and he would have to
have the hall cleared. This aGmonition had
salutary effect on the politicians for a
time, but later on 1t was only by constant
threats to put out talkative and disorderly
persons, or to clear the hall altogether, that
quiet could be secured.
Must Stop Wrangling.
The first speaker was w. H. Bundy, who
told the people that they would never get
suffrage until they learned to respect them
selves and stop constant wrangling in their
own ranks.
II want You to vote for Gleason ard
Bailey said Mr. Bundy. Il want the Dis
trict of Columbia to be represented by
something beside an overcoat and panta-
Icons. We want the District represented
by money. We are of a progressive age,
and what would have done for us years ago
is not what we want now"
Mr. John w. Freeman was introduced as
the presiding on1cer, and he said he was
for Gleeson and Bailey.
Some oppose him. said Mr.. Freeman,
referring to Mr. Andrew Gleason because
he is an 1rishman. 1 support him for that
same reason, because those who would OPP
pose him on that account would oppose me
because / am niger"
Mr. Richard Laws was the next speaker,
and he opened his remarks by saying he
Ieit great remorse because ne suffered from
the "brownchitus." He said that if people
would listen to him with strict attention he
would take off his overcoat and address a
few remarks to them No one indica ted
Mr.. Laws proceeded to take off his over
coat. Before ne got well into his subject he
produced little bottle from his vest pocket
and said:
Helping His Voice.
Excuse me taking just little drink by
myself, you know Thereupon the speaker
lifted the little bottle to his lips and a
CLEAN of satisfaction spread over his coun-
tenance. Mr.. Laws delivered an excellent
address and grew exceedingly eloquent. He
said that Mr.. Bailey was capable to COM
pare as niger with any of the financiers
of Wall street" Mr.. Laws said that the
Colored people were not getting what they
deserved and referred back to the DAYS Of
the board of public works and suffrage, when
colored men had a harvest Of employment
Now, he said, they got very little They
only had to 800 clerks under the District
government, while, he said, with a police
force of 40. men in the District, colored
people are represented by only fourteen
men, although they number a third of the
population. He said that Mr.. Parker, when
a Commissioner, did not appoint colored
men, and that, although one colored patrol
man had been in service for twenty-one
years without having single black mark
against his record, he could never be ap-
pointed a sergeant. Mr. Laws went on to
say that the golden opportunity of the col
ored people was to elect Mr.. Gleeson and
Mr.. Bailey
A Little Confusion.
1--WE don't want nobody but Irishmen
and nisgers,' yelled a voice from the audi
enca This GREG ted a liftla CON nsinn onl