Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08

have me repudiated. 1 will not stand for
such treatment"
Previous to this he had declared that
for the last sixteen years he has been
president Of the association and has done
his level best to see that the interests
of the section were always placed before
Congress properly, and that the section
was given its just dues by the national
lawmakers. He made a plea to the men,
f., bers to sustain him his contention that
the new list of names be laid on the
| table,
| Here James l.. TAFT called for recogni-
| ton. declaring that he believed Mr..
Lancaster was referring to him when he
| said that 'some one has paid their
dues Mr.. TAFT started for the rear
| part of the room at the time for a glass
of water, and. returning. the vice pres
| ident recognized him for reply.
| Mr. Lancaster, however, did not sit
down. He paused for moment. and
| Mr.. TAFT declared Mr.. Lancaster was con-
Quoting himself in an ungentlemanly
manner. Then the cross-fire began. Mr..
Lancaster would say something and Mr..
| TAFT would reply. and vice versa. The
president referred to Mr.: TAFT as an
| Lancaster with not always looking out
for the best interests of the section rep
| resented by the association. Vice Pres
ident Shoemaker kept rapping for order.
door of the hall. In the center was
Policeman Jacobson, ready for action,
but waiting for the impending storm to
break
Mr.. Shoemaker Counsels Peace.
Albert T. Shoemaker offered a motion
to adjourn the meeting. declaring that
those in attendance were in no humor
for the transaction Of business. He limited
that things looked warlike and appealed
to the good sense of the members to ad
journ.
The vice president put the motion and
the sense of the meeting seemed to be
that it was carried. Mr.. Shoemaker re-
marking that it seemed so to him. lie
hesitated for moment and then ol-
vision was demanded. Things were getting
squally and the dialogue between Messrs.
Lancaster. TAFT and Hawken seemed to
be merged into a tumble Of words. The
count by the chair showed that fourteen
were for adjournment and three against.
Then the melee started and no one really
knew whether the meeting was adjourn
ed not.
Mr.. Hawken interrupted the dialogue
between Messrs. Lancaster and TAFT just
as the former was comparing himself
to Caesar and the latter to Brutus, not
emitting the knife play between those
two individuals Of bygone days. Mr.. Lam
caster commented on Mr.. Hawken's part
i'm the program Of the evening. and the
word eur pa ssed his lips.
In an instant Mr.. Hawken was rushing
toward Mr.. Lancaster with arms out
stretched and fists clenched. Mr.. Lam
caster stood his ground for second and
then moved forward, as though for COM
bat. One man who stood behind MIR.
Hawken yelled that he was not going
to see his friend go into a fight without
him, and started with Mr.. Hawken in Mr..
'Lancaster's direction.
Looked Like a Free-for-All.
Harry A. Colman. who was to have
been the speaker of the evening, planted
himself in front Of Mr.. Lancaster as Mr..
Hawken started for the fray. On the
other side Policeman Jacobson was block
ing the pathway Of Mr.. Hawken and his
supporter. Everybody was excited and
for moment 1t looked like a free-for-all
fight. The men who had sat behind Mr.
Hawken were in an ugly mood and be-
lieved that their rights he'd been trampled
upon.
Then Mr.. Hawken and several others.
finding that Policeman Jacobson was OBJ
durate and would not allow a melee. called
for meeting Of their own. MIR. Lancaster
told the policeman that as president OF
the association he would not allow any
other meeting in the room, and Policeman
Jacobson repeated the ruling to Mr.. Haw-
ken and his friends. They persisted and
law and will of the president of the asso-
citation, who had rented the room. Some
one suggested that they repair to the
room above the hall. but, as that is a
blue lodge room of Masons. it Was an
nOunced that it could not be invaded.
Invited to Break Bread.
In the meantime Mr.. Lancaster had in
vited those in attendance to partake of
refreshments and many had accepted.
Mr.. Hawken and his friends left the
hall, while Policeman Jacobson stood at
the door with his night stick still in his
beta place where he allowed it to stay
during the entire evening.
Part Of Mr.. Hawken's followers fell
away as he left the hall. After reaching
his home with about twenty. three of
whom it was said were members in regu-
lar standing in the association, he organ
lied the West Rock Creek Citizens AS
ISOLATION. Mr.. TAFT occupied the chair,
and Mr.. Hawken made a short speech, I'm
which he spoke of the JudsOn bill, and
declared in favor of it. Mr.. TAFT was
made first vice president, Robert Stone
second vice president, and Thomas W.
Buckley third vice president. Frank
Seller was chosen secretary and George
w. Offutt, treasurer.
Later in the evening Mr.. Lancaster said
that his association would in all prOba-
bility expel the three members who left
the room and had founded the new body.