Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-21


ELECTION OF DELEGATES LAST NIGHT TO CHOOSE
REPRESENTATIVES, TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
The democracy Of the District OF Columbia
met In all the old legislative districts last
night under the call Of the jackson Democratic
Ass GU 10 elect delegates to meet in conven
the evening OF the 2sth instant. to choose two
delegates and two alternates to the National
Democratic convention, which meets in Clncin-
nalI 10 nemnate presidential ticket As
general thing the meetings were well attended
ana IN some instances old ''Simon puren demo-
crats who had not been out for years come up
10 exercise the right OF suffrage. In the several
districts the elections were quite peaceable, and
10 out few Instances were the meetings in seS-
sion over half an hour. Among the candidates
gates to Cincinnati are the following: Robert
Bal, vice president of the Jackson association,
whose hrst choice is Seymour. and second Han
COCK; James L. Barbour, w. Pierce Bell, Dr. c.
+. Culver, VIM. Dickson and e. E. Wnite-the
latter being Tilden man from the word 90,
and the others generally for the best m IN
trtct-J. b. Stephenson w. Fl. Rose. W. F. Mar
TIN, delegates. 2d-J. P. Klingle, B. W. Swart.
delegates 3d-James Fl. Ridgeway, Thomas L,
F. Robinson, H. G. Divine aternates. 4th-
James r. Goddard. chairman: J. William Ridge
way way, secretary; John W. Gross; William D. Cas-
Andrew Carroll. chairman; S. A. Stafford secre
iary; Barney Kimartin r. A. Waters and viii
nam . Nell, delegates. 6th-Dr. William O.
Baldwin, president; Mr.. Thompson, secretary:
Dr.. w. o: Baldwin. A. A. Wilson and MauriceC''
Sioussa. delegates 7th-W. p Bell. +. J. Iut-
trelt, and G. 3. Towles. delegates; instructed to
favor the twO-thirdS rule Sth-D w Stock
sllll Chairman; c. A. Gagler. secretary: James
Moan. Eugene Mccarthy. and d. w Stockstill.
delegates. 9th-Mr. j. w. Barker. chairman:
son, George W. Driver. and j: W. Barker, dele
Ennis and Charles Godfrey delegates
llth-LaWrenCe Gardner. T.. b. KalbfrlS and B.
r. Lloyd, delegates 12th-W. j. Donohue
CHAIRMAN; Frank Larner secretary; Dennis
O'Neil Robert Callahan and Adam Koch, dele
gates. 1Sth-Dorsey Clagett, chairman; G. T.
Stewart, secretary; Franklin Barrett, Dorsey
Clagett. g. T. Stewart, delegates; JAS L. Har-
mon, Michael r. COOme5 w. L. Towers. alter
mates. 14th-N. Sardo, chairman; F. Oliver.
secretary; Edward Dubant. N. Sardo, Benja,
nun mn, whitney delegates. 15th-Ro0erG Ball,
chairman; Robert Ball. VIM. Hussey and Pat
rick Britt. delegates. 16-JOhn E. Norris, chair
man; JAS A. Clarke, secretary; John 4. Hur-
ley, j. Hughes, cambridge H. Webb delegates.
lith-Dr. w. Fl. Wright, chairman; p c. Hun
geriord, secretary; jackson Yates, Thomas
Kelly and DR.: W: II: Wright, delegates. 18th
robert n. Goodman. delegates. 19th-John
Hogan, chairman; John f. Burns, secretary:
JOAn hogan, Dennis Connell delegates: James
Bennett. Henry Miller and James Naley alter
mates. The delegates were instructed for John
r. Norris s,; ana William Dickson 2oth-E. L.
BarneS, chairman; Duncan S. Walker, secre-
tary; j. K. Zimmerman w. III. Maginnis and
Alexander Dodge. delegates. 21St-Captatn r.
tucker, chairman; MarcelluS Marceron secre-
tary; n. G. SandersOn, Charles Bell aud Ed
ward Cox, delegates 22d-Joseph Arnold.
chairman; William H. sheldon. secretary; F. V.
Conner, Joseph Arnold, FTP Morgan, delegates.