Evening star., 1897-03-10

elect delegate. if the secretary is in
structej to send reply TO the invi-
tation to cooperate with the citizens COM
mittee. that we don't want anything to do
with the movement"
Acting Like schoolboy..
Mr.. Edwards-'Wo are acting like a lot
of school boys-ei;her defeat adopt the
resolution.
Mr.. Martin renewed his motion to adopt
the resolution and send a delegate. and it
carried.
Mr.. Hall, who had voted to defeat the
resolution: There are times when minor
tiles are right"
instructed to vote for a candidate from
South Washington and nowhere else
This motion was like a previous one lost
sight Of
Mr.. Murphy-"The majority has done
wrong in passing the resolution"
Mr.. John Dungan-"I move that Mr..
Murphy be elected as the delegate from
this body to the proposed conference OF
citizens. as provided for in the resolu-
ton. He is eminently qualified for the
place and would certainly look out for
the interests of South Washington"
Mr.. Murphy would not serve In that
capacity for $500"
President Shea asked how the delegate
| was to be selected. and il agreed to
leave the choice TO the chair Later i'm
the evening he appointed Mr.. W. W. Hall,
| Mr. Leonard Endorsed.
This matter having been disposed of the
| association took up the question of a can
| didate for place in the excise board. MIR.
| Hall paid glowing tribute to Mr.. Il. Leon
| ard and on his motion the resolutions were
unanimously adopted, reciting that South
| Washington was entitled to representa- ton
| upon the excise board of the District of
Columbia, heartily iEdorsing Mr.. Barnard
| Leonard for the place.
| A committee, consisting of Messrs. w. W.
| Hall, tr, James Edwards and NJ. l. Brown.
| was selected to urge the appointment OF
| Mr.. Leonard.
After some remarks by Mr.. Brown on
| the Anacostia Railroad Company the Dis
trict commiss:onership question again
| came before the associaton-this time on
\ a request from Mr.. Hall for instruction
as to how he should vote in the conference.
| Mr.. Murphy-"I move to reconsider the
| vote by which the resolution 10 send a
delegate to the cor ference was adopted"
Wanted Ia Know the Man.
Mr.. Hall. addressing Messrs. Martin,
Edwards and Brown, who were at the
meeting in Gen. Birney's office-"1 ou
took what you call an informal ballot al
that meeting. 1 would like to know What
an informal ballot is You voted for some
one. Now. who it?''
Mr.. Martin texcitedly)-"Tirat is none OF
| your business
Mr.. HalI-"It will be my business"
The Chair-''Gentlemen. this discussion
is all out of order, and ii the meeting does
| not decide against nee, l shall instruct Mr.
Hall TO pledge the support Of the South
| Washington Association to any candidate
| selected by the conference
: Mr. Murphy-"Tll bet 500 that The
action of this meeting Will be to disrupt
the association.
Mr. Hall-"If we knew what was the re
! suit of that Informal ballot. we woulC
f, know what are doing
Mr. Martin-"That ballot was not bind
ing on any one, but We cannot state wh'
e was the man who received the majority o
the votes cast.
I At the request of President Shea. furthe
q discussion on the question was dropped.
0 A resolution was adopted indorsing NJ:
I w A Richards for the District commis
!. sionershp and speeches favoring Mr.. Rich
e | ards were made by Messrs. Murphy, Hall
Martin Story. Edwards, Brown and 9th
| ers but Mr.. Richards. who was present. re
e fused to allow the use of his name in tha
: | connection