National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-26
FINING TIE PRIMARIES.
Important Meeting OF the Democratic
Central Committee Last Night.

Central Committee Last Night.
Tho democratic central committee of the
district met last night in the parlors of the
Metropolitan hotel, Mr.. VIM. Dickson in the
chair, Mr.. Lawrence Gardner secretary.
There were present eithor as delegates or
substitutes, T.. p. Kalbfus, John j. Cook, w.
A. Hutchins, b. Killmartin, A. A. Wilson,
w. p Bell G. q. Donaldson, VIM. Dickson,
Charles s. Moore, l.. Gardner John w.
Drew, franklin Barrett, r. G. Hewitt, Mills
Dean John 8. Miller, Jackson Yates, George
A. Shockoll, John Hogan, w. NJ. Maginnis,
and G.. L. Shelton.
Mr. Miller, Of tho committee 'on obtaining
hall for tho convention Of the fifteenth proX-
ino, reported that tho minority Of the com
mttoc had decided upon Fords opera house,
but Mr.. X. c. Hewitt and others objecting
tho report was laid over temporarily.
Under the call Of districts the following
precincts were designated for the voting in
the primaries on the eighth proximo:
First district, Masonic hall, Uniontown;
second, Brightwood hall; third, Weaver &
-----; sixth, Ninteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue; seventh, -; eighth, -;
ninth, Fourteenth and New York avenue;
tenth Willards hall eleventh, .-----;
twelfth, Cosmopolitan hall; thirteenth, Nat
iona Rides armory; fourteenth, Daly's hall,
Sixth street; fifteenth, st. Joseph's hall; six
teenth, -; seventeenth, -: eight
teenth, Bauer's hall, Seventh and i; nine.
tconth, ,-; twentieth, WhitthalPs hall;
twenty. first, IIerrolds hall, 6i2 Pennsy ylvania
avenue southeast: twenty-second, Trimble
hall, Eighth and T. southeast.
on motion of Mr. w. p. Bell, after consid-
erable skirmishing tho committee on hall for
the convention was continued, and 7:30 p. m.
of April 10 designated as tho hour Of meet
/ in1 thp mi ttpa tO galpnI tho hpaL ayuilahlp
| hall.
| Mr.. Dickson suggested that rs the republi.
cans held their primaries OH tho seventh and
their convention on the eighth of April II
might be desirable that the democratic pri-
marics be postponed day; but this suggos-
| tion was hooted down with derision.
| Mr.. Charles $. Moore offered u resolution
that committee be appointed to invite the
| Jackson Democratic association in n body, as
! well as other democratic organizations, Ia
occupy seats on the platform of the conyen-
tion.
Mr.. William Maginnis objected to this in
toto. He had been q member of the Jackson
club, but at their last meeting they had tried
| to cut the throats OF the central committee
and he was not in favor of extending any
courtosies. [Cries of "0h, mono of that
Mr.. Gardner rose to pour oil on the
| troubled waters and succeeded in doing so,
although dozen members were talking a,
once, and the resolution was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills Dean, the commit
toe appointed under the sbove-Messrs
Moore, Hutchins, and Yates-were empow.
cred to take charge Of the appointments OF
sergeants-at- t-arms, &C., and other details al
the polling places of the primaries.
A vote of thanks was tendored to the pro
prietors of the hotel for the free room rent
and the democratic central committee ad
iourned to go up and hear the latest news
from the caucus.