Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-09
TsEE DISTRICT DEMOCRACY.
Choosing Delegates To the Couveussoa,
RESULT OF THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS LAST srear.

In pursuance OF the published cali, demoofatic
primaries were held In al the twenty-five leeasla-
tive districts OF the District OF Columbia last ught
10 elect delegates 10 convention 10 ee held Ia this
CITY next Tuesday for the election OF delegates TO
Chicago. The entire Proceedlngs almost withouI
exception. were very quiet and harmonious H. the
lbth district there WAS sharp rivalry betwecL oE-
posing Tickets, which caused considerable csEnrll-
sion several times the voting had 10 he suspended
10 restore order, but there WAS no quarretlng.
VI lllc no formal action on the suffrage question
was taken IA any u the districts wherever IL was
mentioned The Irev evti.ing sentiment was clearly
against IL ! he following delegates were elected:
First diStriCt-Juhn Mclane, president: Julius
Tolson, secretary; Mn n. Rose, Saml r. Shr,syer
EDWARD J. heefe, delegates; Instructed Tor Dickson
second dlstrict-B. 7. swart, Dr. II. Darling. Dr.
White. Delegates
Third distr1ct-Hugh @. Divine. president: H. L
Cropiey, SECRETARY; Richard l. Cropley, Joha ..
Cook, Richard "; Morgan delegates H. G. Divine,
'Vt L,rrh =, - I, rt, an q iNrs~' alerIass
DOVE secretary: Arthur snail. Thos Muntz, D. H.
Doyie delegates. j. Holdsworth Gordon. sohn
NerIhaus and MTn. A HWchlns, alternates.
FlTth dlstrlct--lohn Hancock president; Chas r.
Ralston, secretary; Bernard klmartin, John IA.
oBrien: LaNrence Common, delegates; John Irving.
Sixth distrfct-w. o. Baldwin president: 1hos-
F. t"gan secretary; a: A. wilson, Dr. W. o. Isaid-
win }. d. Entwlsle, delegates
Watson Boyle, secretary; Watson Boyle. L. b. Hay,
". II. Peachy, Delegates; ID. F. Murray H W gar,
Instruct for Tildcn was voted down.
Eighth dlstrlct-George a. Donaldson, PRESIDENT;
George l.. smith. Jr, secretary; John IA. Rgelh,
Georre p. Smith, ir, q. Donaldson, Delegates
Ninth dlstucJ-H. n. Barker president: D. r.
Myers. secretary j. w Barker, {. w. Bennett. A
Tenth dlstricJ-teorge lie Barre, president: r.
Newhaus, secretary; Charles g. Moore, j. Emliler,
jr.. ID. Warren, delegates q. Z. lie Barre, j. Len
man. alttrnateS
Eleventh districtac; P; Culver. president: 8 NJ.
Carroll, secretary; b. F. Lloyd, William 6. Ellis T.
:. 81 Naf and lnhp "A la
kindt, Robert Z. Doyle. alternat.s.
Twelfth distnct-A. j. DonohOo, president: o. L.
rfniey secretary; Robert Callahan, Nj. Mccorusick,
thirteenth district-Dorsey Clagett, PRESIDENT:
Campbell Darlington, secretary: George T. stewart,
Campbell Darlington. James Tally, delegates; o. ;.
Davis. Dorsey Clagett, alternateS
Fourteenth distr1ct-k c. Hewitt, PRESIDENT;
James +. higgins, secretary; William E. Duhant,
Benjamin Whltney, Nnlter T. Hewitt, delegates;
W. NJ Gallant, Nm. M0her, alternaies
Haeen peels eIsrrM Ns psan' PT,dent John
James Ward1n. delegates.
sixteenth dlstrict-w. A. oMeara, president:
James Brown. secretary: ". Pierce Bell NilliaI A.
o'Meara, Charles f. Mclaughlin, delegates; D. J.
Nilmart h. J. A. Hurley, alternates
S1EenleeLtts diSlrict.E ID Wright PRESIDENT;
son Yates, A. c. McCawley, delegates; Messrs-
Johnson and Dant. alternates.
Eighteenth di-trici-J. ~. Richardson. president;
stephen McCauley, secretary; q. W. Bauer, Jobh T..
Lphari. John I. Clarke, Delegates; james Burdlne,
q. a. Scheke aiternates
Ham j. Ryan. secretary; John Hogan, F. ID. Lyfsch
George kliaf. Delegates; John Connell, John hem
nedy. George Russell. alternateS resolution was
passed iaNOring MOrriSon's tar1ff bill
Twentieth dlstTict-ThUmas F. Miller president:
W. \. Reed, secretary: William II. Naginnls. T. r.
Burns 4. T. Bride, delegates: Harry e. Ly brand,
Edward Lynch, I. X. Dwyer. alternateS
1wenty-f1rst district-George III. Gaddis. presi-
dent; Marcellus Macreron secretary: Edward cox,
T. II. GarEeSi. q. III. GadllS delegates.
Twen;y yseccnd distrfct-Charles 4. shelton. pres
ident: George Wagner. secretary: Is. A Mcdonnell,
Frank J.. Morgan, Charles r. shelton delegates
In this district about zoo tickets were thrown cut,
having been cast by bOs
DICKSON SOLID As ONE or THE DELEGATES TO cHr-
CAGO.
IT is generally conceded that a decided maJoeity
OF the aforementioned delegates are for Mr.. Vim
Dickson as one OF the delegates TO the Chicago
vention but II Is vet a matter OF speculation rs
10 who the other delegate VIII be. Mr.. Dcksssna
preference tor a presidential Candidate Is under.
stood TO be Iilden.
There is talk to-day OF MI. F. u. Wright being
lected as the other delegate 10 Chicago.