The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-21
Law and Order League Organized
Last Night.
CITIZENS SECOND MEETING
Every Member Constituted One Of
Committee on Membership. and it
is Hoped to Swell Numbers Up
Into the Thousands

The second public meeting of the Law
ana Order League of Richmond was hello
at tho Chamber ofaCourrierce last night
and was fairly we'll attended
The plan of organization printed III
Sundays Times. was adopted, and some
of the standing committees named. About
one hundred members were enrolled ard
all those present seemed deeply inter
ested in the work of the new organiza-
ton.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. j. G.
Pollard, and adopted, endorsing the Mi
nor resolution now before the Common
sornci! calling for an investigation lil,~
he conduct of the last Council. aione
ihe line indicated by the grand jury in
its recent report.
It was over this resolution that the
only debate of the evening arose Cap.
tain John A.Curtis opposed it, and it was
favored in a strong speech by Dr. ! ~
Epsnur. and he and Captain Curtis be-
came involved in brief but courteous
colloquv as to political methods in RieEs-t
mond The only vote cast against sas
resolution was that of Captain Curtis.
DR.. HaW thorne rose to Il 5tl,tSstin.I -
privilege. and denied the assertion al
legged to have appeared in the. head air4
of an afternoon paper here yesterday 10
the effect that he had attacked DE-. Kerr
in his sermon on Sunday. He said ne t.rG3
DIR. Kerr were good friends, and shat
the paper had done him a great .nlus
tice. After the meeting of the league haci
adjourned there was an infcrrti.. con-
ference of the Executive cc:n!ntEye,., :-.s.ss
that body decided 20 meet at tne sa.s2e
place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
MR. C'ATLIN .PRESIDES
The meeting was calIsd to order at
$50 O'Clock by Mr.. John G.. Freeman anil
Mr. F. A. Catlin was made chairman
and Mr.. w. Fred Richardson secretary.
The business first brought mp was the
report of tfic organization committee and
Il was read by Chairman j Garland Pol
lard. The plan of Organization SUB
mitted by the committee Was adopted
unanimously 1t has hitherto been print
ed in The Times. On nntion OF Mr.. POI
lard, a committee was appointed to
recommend twentv-one msmhers of the
executive committee, and while they We're
outEDr. Hawthorne. rising TO I, question
of personal explanation stated that an
afternoon paper yesterday had IN print-
ing a sermon delivered on Sunday by
him lDr Haw.horncA done him q great
Injustice in its headlines by sa.>i1r that
he had scored DIR. Kerr" He denied
that he had done any such thing end
discIaimod that he had made the slight
est reference to DR. Kerr in his sermon.
He said they were good friends and We're
standing together in this fight.
EXECUTIVE, COMMITTEE
The committee to recommend an exc
cutive committee, through its cE-irman.
Mr.. Pollard. reported as follows: Messrs.
f. A. Catliu Joseph BRYAN. Jnt- H..
Williams, DE-. II. EI. Levy. O. S. Nor
ton. Jno. 4 lancaster, II. G. OsterbInd.
W. G.. Bentley. W. S Copeland. c. W..
Hardwick w j. K;Hbrough. Hill Mon
tasue. Daniel McCalium. Fl. w. Cot
treIl. S. x Mckee Dr.. w. S. Gordon.
aAlf. r. Williams. Robert Stiles, DE-.
Stewart Mcguire. Henry Lee Valentine
Irving E. Campbell.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed without amendment on motion or
Mr.. w. c. Malone.
The Chair appointed the following ON
mistee on Membership Messrs 5 II.
IIa.es, r. f Patterson. George E. " tse,
John c. Freeman. James D efumP. IN
addition 70 these every mrmber present
wig placed on the committee for the next
thirty DAYS Dr. Hawthorne. spoke briefly
for activity by the Membership Commits
tse. and said that&tiiree thousand names
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