Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-25
CHARGES OF WHOLESALE BRls
Berry.
Corruption at the willard Hail Cens
ventiOn.
CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING or THE RRPuBrlcAM
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TOMORROW NI0Rf.

call has been issued for special meeting OF tho
republican central committee OF the District, 20
Sheas hall tomorrow night, for the purpose, aa
stated In the published announcement, OF consider.
ing ''the business Interests of the committee, and
other matters OF present and future importance To
the republicans OF the District OF Columbia which
may be brought before the meeting The call Is
signed by A. NJ Clapp, president and R. T. 0reener,
secretary. While il is not stated I'm the call the
members OF the committee consider that the prime
object OF the meeting is the consideration Of the
charges OF bribery which will be made against tho
candidates before the last convention and the ev-
dence upon which these charges are supported
EVIDENCE AS TO CORRUPTION BEING COLLECTED.
1t is currently reported among the local republi.
can politicians in the city that the committee ap-
pointed TO collect evidence relative to charges
OF the bribery OF the delegates to the late District
convention are finding great deal OF material
The statements which are submitted 70 them arc
made under OATH and are said TO specify with great
minuteness the time and place OF the alleged
bribery, and the amount OF money given or the
promise OF Offices seemed TO have been the induce
mentS offered TO waver1ng delegates to decide TO
cast their votes Tor designated Candidates IL -
two have subscribed their names to sworn afff-
davtts specifying that their votes were purchased
I'm the interest OF Conger and Carson. Some OF the
adavitS state that the candidates In person oefe6
the money or made the promises, and others that
they were approached by persons who represented
member OF the committee stated 10 a STAB 10,
porter that It was the intention 70 consider all the
evidence presented. and II In their opinion tho
charges were proved, they would report that facG
TO Mr.. Clapp the chairman OF the central commit
tee, who would at once call a meeting OF the com,
mittee II. however, the charges were not sus-
tained by sufncfent proof, they would report thst
fact STAR reporter was told this morning that
the committee would not only be asked TO consider
evidence OF bribery on the part OF the SUCCESSFUL
candidates before the late convention, but also
against the unsuccessful candidates Some OF th6
del = a
bled, or tried TO bleed, every man that wasr or
thought that he was, candidate One man, wno
only received a few votes, was Induced it is Ba10,
by specious promises, 10 put quite a large amount
in the hands OF men who represented theInselvesaD
The counter afndavits which are now being oDs-
lected VIII widen considerably the area OF alleged
fraud.
WHAT MR. A. n cLArP SAYS.
ASrAR reporter remarked to Mr.. A II. Clapp thu
morning that there was an impression that The
meeting OF the central committee on SATURDAY
would be q secret one.
81 do not propose 70 anticipate the action Of ths
know what they win decide. suppose. however,
that they have the power 70 hold what IL termed
an executive session, and II the committee resolves
itself into such session, that VIII necessarily ex-
clude outsiders"
THE FORTY DAYS LIMIT.
The reporter suggested that the limitation pro.
scribed by the national committee a. the time for
holding conventions for the election OF delegatesto
the national convention expired to-day, and that
they could not now hold another convention within
forty days prior TO the meeting OF the national con
vention, which is June 3D.
Mr. Capp said: There is no doubt but that taD
republicans OF this District have perfect night -
establish the fact OF whether tn6ir delegates -
Chicago were properly elected II 1t can be shown
that this convention was imperfectly and illegally
constituted and that fraud was perpetrated, then
remains question for the national convention %
decide whether such delegates shall De admitted -
q seat In the convention No rules made BY the
national committee can estop US from the night a
vindicattng ourselves from such fmputatfon II eho
committee can consider charges made against eho
delegates, they can also determine whether 20
admit delegates chosen In their Places Mr.. Clapp
added that ne dfd not propose 70 say what The
would do or would not DO. as he had no
authority TO anticipate their action, and, n fncA
Gid not know what their action would be. .
ANOTHER CHANGE
1t Is understood that In addition TO the amdsysoo
made by individuals Of personal bribery uy shs
candidates, the charge viii be made that the con.
ventton was Illegally constituted, from the fnce
that one OF the candidates for delegate 20 the con.
vention was member Of The committees q cs0
dentialA