The evening times., 1897-03-09
THEY HAD 4 STORMY TINE
Lively Session Of the Northeast
Citizens Association.
HOT WORDS ARE EXCHANGED
The Debate of a Plan to Secure a
Commissioner From East WASH
fngton Provokes Personalities-A
Report From a Previous Joint
Meeting the Cause.

citation met last evening at Alphenic Hall,
President Evan Tucker in the chair. There
was a small attendance, but the proceed
ings were lively in the extreme. The dis
cussson was enIivened with spicy personal
references TO the action of certain MEM
bers and toward the end it looked as il
the war OF words would end in blows
The heated debate was over the adop-
| ton OF set of resolutions passed at a
meeting OF prominent citizers represent
ing the several citizens associass9ns in East
Washington which had been called to take
action in reference TO the Endorsement of
some resident of chat section for District
Commissioner. The meeting, which was
bcid at the office of Gen. Birney, was at
tended by representatives from the several
East Washington associations.
The resolutions which caused the heated
debate are as follows:
Whereas, OF the thirty odd officials In
charge of district offices from 1871 to
the present time, all, with a slight eNcep-
ton, have been appointed from the section
west OF Thirteenth street and north Of f
street; and, s.
Whereas, that section OF the District
contains about one-siXth of the popula-
ton of the District: therefore, be it
Resolved, That simple justice requires
that at least one of the Commissioners
should be appointed from the eastern por-
ton OF the District.
Resolved That we are in favor of the
appointment OF one Commissioner from the
eastern portion of the District, and will
do all we can to secure such appointment.
Resolved, That a Committee of fifteen be
appointed by the chair to wait upon the
President, and urge the appointment OF
an East Washington man as a member OF
the board or Commissioners Of the Dis
trict; and that the various citizens asso-
Citations of East Washington be respect
fully invited to appoint a committee of
one to cooperate with this committee.
President Tucker explained that he was
the only one who had voted against the
adoption of the last resolution, for in its
adoption lie saw no guarantee of equal
representation to each association. On
the whole, however. he thought the plan
a good one The manner of selecting the
committee OF fifteen was not satisfactory
to many of the members, and it was sug
gested that action be postponed. Some of
the members went so far as to say they
thought the whole matter was cut and
dried, and that they were merely called
in to bolster up some ones candidate for
Commissioner. Major Burke said that 60
him it looked like a "thimble game and
he for one did not believe in playing an
other mans game The best thing to do,
he thought, was Ito send word 20 the CON-
mlttce of fifteen that the scheme would
not work with us
.sSuch talk as that" Judge Martin said,
"makes me very impatient, and is cal
culated TO create discord, aDd III other
associat would take the same view Of
the matter, nothing would be accomplished.
and there would be no chance OF getting
an East Washington man.
Ut was understood that a man was to be
pushed for the vacancy, which would occur
at the expiration Of Col. TruesdelI's term,
and it was the desire of the association"
Judge Martin added, Ito recommend the
very best man to be found In the eastern
section of the city; and, of course, he must
be a Republican,
Major Burke interrupted to say, il he
must be a Republican, he would not be the
best in the east section.
Mr. Martin said he would not split hairs
on the matter, and so long as the man
belonged TO the east he did not care what |
his politics might be.
The resolutions were finally adopted, |
so amended as to instruct the representa- |
tive OF the association to first use all in |
fluence to have a Northeast Washington |
man recommended for Commissionership, |
and, failing in this, anyone, no matter Of |
what politics, from the eastern section. /
II caIQR tod IN
sent the association, and expressed him
self as being first for the Northeast and |
then for East Washington. This did not |
suit the views OF Mr.. LoTing Cbappeile, /
who insinuated that any way Mr.. Friz-
zell was not the proper man to represent |
the association.
Mr. FrizzeH replied in kind, and said
that Mr. ChappeIle, as representative, |
would be q disgrace to the organization.
Sha king his finger at Mr.. ChappeIle, he
called him that man. and challenged /
him TO deny charges which he made to his
iiscredit. Il
President Tucker called attention to the
recent killing of man at the Baltimore
OHIO crossing, and urged that extra efforts
be made TO secure the placing of watch
nan at that place.
In his report on steam railways, Mr. |
ChappeIle said since the granting of ap.
peals to the United States Supreme Court
from the District court OF appeals there
was no telling what would be the result
He advised that an effort be made to inter
est Senator Mcmillan, as the only hope for
relief So far as Speaker Reed was con-
eerned, it was known that if he did not
lar yicla ion ha xrO nnt "a l