Evening star., 1897-03-09
HAD A LIVELY Time
The Northeast Citizens Association
Discuss Caustic Personalities.
THEY WANT A COMMISSIONER
Grade Crossing Killing and Other
Business Taken Up.
r E SOLUTIONS ADOPTED

The attendance at the monthly meeting
OF the Northeast Washington Citizens
Association. which was held last evening at
the hall corner of 11th and II streets
northeast. was not large as to uncom-
fortably fill the room. but The proceedings
were interspersed with exciting incidents
and there were times when some of those
present feared that two of The leading
members would come to blows
The most thrilling of these events oc-
| CURED during the discussion of a copy of a
| preamble and set of resolutions adopted at
| meeting of citizens held yesterday after
noon at the Office of Gen. William Birney
in reference to the selection of a candidate
for District Commissioner whose name is
to be submitted to President Mckinley and
who shall be resident of East Washing
| ton.
The paper was introduced by President
Evan q. Tucker. wno presided at the meet
| ing of the association. Mr. Tucker ex-
planned that in response TO request con-
| tained in letter signed by Messrs. w. a.
Croffut. w. c. Dodge and N. G. Ordway he
attended a meeting during the previous
| afternoon which had for its object the dis
| cussion Of the situation regarding the va
| cant commissionership. A. this meeting
| there were. he said, some eighteen
| twenty prominent gentlemen present,
| among them three members of the North
| east Washington Citizens Association.
| Those present hal, he said. I'm reply to a
question. the name of a candidate which
they desired to present TO President Mckin-
ley but they were not ye- prepared 20 say
who he is.
The Resolutions.
At the request of Mr.. Tucker the secre-
| tary then read the preamble and resolu-
tions above referred 20, which were as fol-
lows:
Whereas of the thirty old officials In
| charge of District affairs from 1871 TO the
present time, all. with slight exception,
have been appointed from The section west
of 18th street AMI nor;h of + street north,
| and
Whereas that section of the District
| contains only about one-siXth of the popu-
| lation of the District, therefore,
| BE 1t resolved. That simple justice re-
quireS that at least one of the Coilmis-
| sioners should be appointed from the east
| ern portion of the District.
| Resolved, That We favor the appoint
| ment of one Commissioner from The east
| ern portion of the Distr:ct and will do all
| we can to secure suci, appointment.
| Resolved. That Il committee Of fifteen be
| appointed by the chair to wait upon the
| President of the United States and urge
the appointment Of an East Washington
| man as a member of the board of Cominis-
| sioners of the Distric-, and that the various
citizens associations Of East Washington
| be respectfully invited to appoint COM
| mittee of one 10 CO operate with this com
mittee.''
| Although the paper was adopted and .Ir
| FrZzell was chosen tc represent the North
| east Washington Citizens Association at
! future conferences to be held in reference
| TO the matter, this conclusion was not
| reached until after long and at times
| heated discussion, in which Messrs. Calvin,
| Frizzell, Martin, Agate. Burke, King, Drs.
| Kirby and Allen and others took part.
| Acrimonious Debate.
The debate covered every conceivable
| point that could be brought in by some of
| the speakers, one of the latter declaring
that it would be impossible for the ;resi-
| dent to select any democrat who would
| make a good Commissioner to which a
| democrat replied that there was not a ,e-
| publican in East or Northeast Washing .or
| who would come up to the requirements
| of the Office.
| AT last the limit of discussion seemed to
| be reached, and majority Of those present
| demanded that vote be taken. The chair
put the question and took the ayes, which
| were evidently in the majority, but hefore
| he had an opportunity to take the noes he
| noticed Mr.. Chappell on the floor ana de-
| manding to be recognized for speech.
President Tucker replied that it was i'm
possible for him to accede to Mr.. Chappelr s
| request at that stage of the proceedings,
and Mr.. Chappell intimated very strongly
| that the chair saw him standing before the
nize him because the president cid not
want him to have a chance to express his
opinion on the matter. President Tucker
| resented the insinuation and requested that
| some one move that the vote by which the
| preamble and resolutions were adopted be
| reoonsidered
Mr.. Martin complied with the request of
| the president: the vote was reconsidered,
and Mr.. Chappell began his speech. In
stead of addressing the chair. Mr.. Chappell
took position few feet away from Mr.
Frizzell, and, looking the latter directly in
the face, he spoke for fully fifteen minutes
during the whole period of which he di.
rectcd rolley after volley of personal alb. st
against Mr.. Frizzell.
Mr.. r'rizzell glared fiercely at his antago.
mist, and some of his friends, who noticed
that he appeared to be getting ready tC
reply in kind to Mr.. Chappell, besougn,
him not to say anything when Mr.. Oh appel
was through.
Yes, l WILL" was Mr.. Frizzelrs answer
land 1 will tell that man something
| Presently Mr.. FriZzell got the floor anG
he was as severe In his denunciation of Mr.
Chappell as Mr. Chappell had been of him
Once during Mr.. Frizzell's speech Mr.
Chappell. addressing the chair. said: ''Tha
mans remarks will have no effect on me
| l consider the source.
Mr.. Frizzell paid no attention to the in
! terruption and concluded his speech a little
later
The chair again Put the question on the
adoption of the preamble and resolutions
and ii was carried without a dissenting
, voice.
\ This result did not however, suit Major
J Burke, who had spoken at least half
dozen times before during the evening, ant
\ ne started in to assert that the resolution:
! in his opinion contained a mouse in tn,
meal" which unless carefully watched
J would be almost certain to do harm to tn,
Northeast Washington Citizens Associa
| ton.
! A member suggested that Major Burk,
| was talking against time, and that as h,
| IN nlaca of hus Of mid 1p;u
J he was trying TO keep the association IN
| session until nearly that hour, that n,
\ could go directly from the association hal
| to his Office.
Major Burke disclaimed any such idea
| but ceased his remarks.
Grade Crossings.
81 Previous to the occurrence of the event.
/ | above mentioned, President Tucker mad
! | a report in reference to matters which tn,
z | q l.. int tod