Evening star., 1900-09-27
LITTLE APATHY HERE
y &
Activity, on the Other Hand, Marks
Political Bodies.
MANY MEETINGS HELD LAST NIGHT
Programs Of Gatherings in the Dis
trict and Nearby Section.
ORG CONTIN UES S

large number assembled at Loyal Legion
Hall last night in attendance upon the
meeting of the Ohio Republican Club First
Vice President c. A. Boynton occupied the
chair and speeches of telling character
were made by United States District At
torney T. H. Anderson, Private" Dalzell
and Frank L. Campbell, assistant :-cretary
of the interior, who succeeded webster
Davis. The prosperity made possible by
the Mckinley administration and its patri-
otic government of the affairs, foreign ana
domestic, of the Union were dwelt upon,
and the charge of Imperialism roundly ridi-
culed.
Musical selections were given after the
speeches by the Richmond Quartet.
committee to do missionary Work
among Ohio republicans was appointed as
follows:
First district-Robert j. Harlan, William
F. Kearney and G. H. Van Buren, Second
district-John E. Brooks, John Z. Cox ana
Gould. Victor A. Conover and I. W. Rlnei.
Fourth district-J NJ Craig, H. c. Hayne
and A. H. Kite. Fifth distrct-Clyde y.
Williams. James f. Jones and s. II: Ropi-
son Sixth district-John I. Leeds, Charles
G. James and John G. Jamison. Seventh
district-Fletcher White, Arthur p. Miley
and Morton w. Stevenson. Eighth dis,
trict-G H. Thomson, John w. Reid and
T. NJ Sullivan. Ninth district-BenJamin
P. Gaines. Harry II. Bingham and Myron
D. Baker. Tenth district-John l.. French,
c. 2. Rodes and T. n. Waddell; Eleventh
dstrct-Chares Matthews, James M.
Holmes and Jacob Persnger. Twelfth dis
trict-John D. Wood, James 8. Lee and
Harry N Price. Thirteenth district-E. B.
Belding John F. Bingham and Omer X.
Wilson. Fourteenth district-Frank Co
burn c. A. Boynton and w. A. Rogers.
Fifteenth dstrict-Owen T. kellar, David
Messer and Levi l.. Mclaughlin. Sixteenth
I.hr L ihsnn
and Samuel Knox. Seventeenth district
Melvin A. Wertz, Stanton Weaver and d.
G.. Morrison Eighteenth district-Frank l..
Campbell, p NJ. Ashford and A. j. Rider.
Nineteenth district-W. H. Crowell, w. r.
Dutton and ]. q. Kern. Twentieth district
Charles w. Parker, Sidney t. Bates and
Jero A. Brown. TWenty-tirSt district-W. l..
Symons, F. H. Braggins and Mark +. Ward.
A committee was also appointed to pre-
pare resolutions expressing sympathy for
the family of the late Thomas |. Master
son, a popular member who died suddenly
yesterday.
Jerseymen Elect Officers.
A largely attended meeting of the New
Jersey Republican Association was held
last evening at Metzerott building, 111O-1112
f street northwest. The president, DR.. A.
P. Pardon, addressed the meeting, accept
ing the office of president. The secretary
then read letters from General George H.
Harries and w. w. Dudley, ex-commission-
er of pensions, expressing their regrets at
not being able to attend the meeting. The
following officers were elected: President,
DIR. A. II. Pardon, first vice president, VIM.
c. Fox; second vice president, VIM. F.
Reed: third vice president, A. T. Foxwell: /:
recording secretary, ]. A. George: corre-
urer. F. ]. Randolph. The president an
nounced executive committee of nine
members. Quite number of new members
signed the roll.
The president then introduced j. Hale
Sypher, ex-representative in Congress from
Louisiana who spoke on the issues of the
campaign His remarks We're frequently
interrupted by applause. Representative
j. w. Babcock was unable to be present
on account of illness. and Colonel j. H.
Brigham was also unable to attend having
been called away for campaign work in Ne
braska
Lawrence Gardner's Memory
Resolutions concentrating the personal
worth of the late Lawrence Gardner. and
eulogizing his long and devoted service in
behalf of the democratic party, were unani-
mously adopted last night at a meeting of
the Columbia Democratic Club, of which
Mr.. Gardner was formerly president The
resolutions will be presented to the Indian
apolis convention of the National Associa-
ton of Democratic Clubs. an organization
which the late Mr.. Gardner was largely
Instrumental in founding and of which he
was secretary from its inauguration to the
time of his death
The meeting, which presided over by
Captain John S Miller, also listened to
Miller, n. f. Vowes and George Ray.
c. NJ. Fulton and Wilton J. Lambert were
elected delegates and T. A. Green and
Charles w. Darr, alternates, by the Ma
tional Democratic Young Mems Associa-
ton at a meeting held in Harper's Hall
last night, to represent the body at the
convention of democratic clubs to be he'd
IL
ness session ended the meeting listened with
much interest to speeches by Jesse l..
Heiskell, c. NJ. Fulton and Raymond A.
Heiskell.
c. w Benbe of Pennsylvania, Colonel G.
Pennebacker of Mississippi, John Hays Of
West Virginia and Robert f. Mattingly and
Edwin A. Newman of this city were the
speakers before the District of columbia
Democratic Association last night A brass
band recently organized by the body and
speech by d. ODriscoll will be features
of a meeting to be held tomorrow night
Democrats at Takoma Park.
The democratic meeting held last night
at Takoma was said to be the largest polit-
ical gathering ever seen in that section.
The large town hall was crowded to over
flowing. and it was impossible for great
many to secure seats. The speakers were
Messrs Charles Little, democratic candi-
date for Congress from the sixth Maryland
district; Maurice Talbot. states attorney
for Montgomery county; Wilton ]. Lambert
and ]. f. Laskey. both Of this city. Mr..
Blair Lee president of the association, af-
ter giving a succinct resume Of the jcondi-f
ton confronting the country introduced
Mr. Laskey, who criticised generally the
Mckinley administration. Mr.. Lee then in
troduced Mr.. Lambert whom the
sixth district had for some time looked upon
as one of its rising young lawyers. Mr..
Lambert had shown the good taste to re-
side-a great deal of his time-across the
line. Mr.. Lambert declared that the greXtl
body OF the American people resolved thenl.f
selves into gigantic jury once every four
years, and reached their verdict from the
facts presented by the advocates of the two
great parties. He declared that we were In
the midst of one of those great struggles
now which were the natural outgrowth of
the most liberal government the ingenuity
of man had ever devised. A government
which, he said had for It's foundation that
magnificent bulwark of freedom conceived
by the giant intellects Of democracy and
respected throughout the universe as the
Constitution of America. Mr. Lambert
closed by severely criticising Mr. Roose-
velt's letter Of acceptance.
Mr.. Lee next introduced Mr.. Talbot as
one of the strenuous advocates of democracy
Mr.. Talbot charged the republicans with
evasion upon every hand and as having
worked into the campaign one Of the most
repuisive propositions ever placed before