Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-04
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
beteHntes Chosen tn the Convention
10 be Held Tomorrow.

lNt1tY-tWO NgiSldilNt iuC fuipoSN VI
choosing delegates 10 the convention at the Wash
ingtOn Light Infantry Arnory tomorrow night.
were largely attended As a rule the elections
were orderly. Contests, however, are threatened
from at least three districts the NTH, the fifteenth
and the seventeenth. The convention tomorrow
night Is 20 choose two delegates 10 the
national democratic convention at SC.
Louis. FIve candidates for ST. Louis
were recognized In the voting last night. These
were MessTs. Dickson. Gardner. Norris, Davis, and
Iarner. The position OF some OF the delegates
chosen last night is doubtful It is claimed, how
ever that az least 40 OF the G6 Delegates are OUT
and-out Dickson men. IL was figured last night
that Gardner had 81, Norris II, and Davis ., and
L2rnPr , votes secured. leaving - unpledged and
doubtful The election OF MIR. Dickson a. one Of
The Delegates Is considered a. practically settled
Ii several OF the district meetings, Of which more
detailed reports appear below. there were lively
and Interesting proceedings
TBE LIST OF DELEGATES
The following list shows the result OF the voting
In the various primaries:
First Observation-Disclosures, VIM II. a. Rose, John
Berry, W c. Thompson; alternates, L y. Allen and
Second~Deiegates, Dr. Henry Darling. Robert z
l. White, and Andrew L1pscomb; alternates, Geo.
W. White and EdwiE " Knight
Third-Deegates. j. VI. waters. VIM. n. ManO-
Cue. ana p. Maner; aiternates, John Curtin and r.
'. Orutt-
FOurth-Delegates. j. Hadley Doyle, Arthur
Small, and H. T. Burrows; alternaJes. John Me-
kenna and ChaS. A. Kramer. Contrasting deleg.-
ton, Walter Wheatey, Hosea Gordon, and Chas.
Thomas
FitIh-Delegates, r. Krmartin. L Corners, and
". II. c. Bailey; ateTnates. j. II. O'Brien and T. p.
humphrey. Contest threatened
SiIth-Deleyates, DIT. W. o. Baldwin, j. Maury
Dove and Nelson H. Duyail; alternates. Thos Co.
gan and Powell Graham.
Seyenth-DeiegaJes. y. A. Poole, John Boyle, and
:. H. Bacon: no alterLates.
Elghth-DelegeteS, T. v. NOonan, Z. L. Davis
and Prank Freeman; alternates. Clint Robinson
and J. t. CnswOrth-
NInth-Delegates Henry Thorne. Chas Krause,
and L b FISHER. no alfernafe5.
Tenth-Delegates, GEO. + lie Bar Geo A. David
>enseney and SAM. T. Portner.
Observation-Disclosures, Benjamin F. Lloyd A. =.
Dent, and r. j. Butter; alternates, John Whitta-
Twelfth-Delegates, T.. F. Buckley C. W Darr
and ). Rutherford; alternates, henry Lewis and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Geo. T. Stewart, ]. Fred
Kelley. and JAS Ward; altcrnates, Thos. II. Young
and John. l. Burkhardt.
FOurteenth-DeiegaIes, w. H. Mohler, Julius
Hughle. and d. d. whitney; alternates, p. II.
Kraft and Frank Brahler.
Fifteenth = Two delegations claim election.
First, j. r. Collins p. r. CuSick. and Chas. ii.
howe; second delegation, NILS Dean, c. A. Ban,
acknowledgements, Edward Hughes. James
Hughes, and Chas- c. Beyeridge; allernates, W. X.
Brown and Jos. MarineilL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jackson ateS. ThOS.
Lynch ana c. A. Hammer Contest threatened.
Eig hteenth-Delegates W. T: Dunn, $. Ne,
and Geo. W. Bauer.
Observation-Disclosures Paul Reagen, Geo. A.
ton anu John Mack.
Observation-Disclosures Chas- F. shelton. Edward
- nch. anu Dennis Callaghan; alternates. John
Twenty -nrst-DeIegates, VIM lloyd, VI. !. Wei
lrr, ana Edward NJ Cox: aiternates, Wm. Martin,
Twenty. second-Deegates. Frank p. Morgan.
Bernard A. Mcdonnell. and Geo. French; alter
mates, Henry Robinson and Philip Hutton
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
The third district democrats met AZ Academy
Hall, ard precisely AT O'Clock large delegation
fled IN the hall. and number Of them BEGAN
cheering Justify for "EdH Dickson Iney were
reminded by the chairman that A Willard Han
meeting WIS not wanted There. TIE following
Ticket was elected: Delegates J. ". Waters VIM
u. Manogne, =. Maher. AlteTnates, Jno. Curtain,
Nv. O1ut-
N THE FOURTH.
Through badly-lighted and narrow passage
UP a night of stairs 10 DARK and small room the
democratic voters OF the district had TO 20
10 vote for their choice. l Jon chairs and tables
were yOuthIul-loOhing voters shouting out the
names OF candidates IL was charged that some
repeating was done. A certificate OF the eIec-
ton OF the following ticket was given: J. Hadey
Doyle, Arthur small, and ii. I. Burrows; alter
hates. John Ackenna and charles A. Kramer
Tree and unpledged-
LIVELY TINE IL The FIFTH.
At O'Clock Mr.. Kilmartin announced that Mr.
Joe Johnston had been chosen presiding officer OF
the meeting, and Mr.. Thomas T. COok secretary
and J. =. Mann sergeant-at-arms. Messrs James
NciIhenDey, Michael COnnor and Edward WEIGH
were chosen teIlerS-
The voting opened with a rush and Mr.. Lucas
expressed grave fears lest the building give way
Oge OF tine walls was seen 10 bulge sightly
Two persons present differed widely on tnesr DO
ntical views and had fight which was quickly
stopped. The voting continued until $50 when
the oallotbON was declared closed 1t Wa charged
that during the evening many men voted TWO and
three and sometimes four times, for while there
were about 800 present, 100 ballots were cast
Dur1ng tue evening a cOlOred man created Quite
a Juror by getting INTO line and wanting TO vote.
president. The poles were "'iI lust ~ about S1e
=, Tered e, nos -, when ss,, ,s y9ahs man saun-
seized him and pushed him away, ana planted
himself In front or the ballot-bOx and declared
that ne knew that the man lived on the other
side OF the bridge. and had no night 10 vote ale
boards with my mother" continued the yonnr,
man. and II you allow MIN 10 vote I'll have him
bounced from his boarding house and III tell ms
girl too" These threats were suff.ient for The
would oe voter hid himself In the crowd. Al one
time the confusion was 50 great that serreaut-aI
arms Mann jumped on the table and cried son
boys don't make this Willard Hall affair." sew
eral answered I'VE WON'T and the noise for a
closed Mr.. McIlhenney moved that all ballots
found stuck together, or that in any way gave
evidence OF fraud should be thrown out, which
was Carried Scores OF tickets were found artlstI-
caily fOioed together. The Columbia Rifles
Armory. on the neor above, was offered TO the
voters, and here II was found that Messrs. Law
renee Connors Bernard kilmartin ard W. H. G.
Bayly. tue whole Norris, or Cleveland. ticket, had
been elected delegates
The great mass OF democrats ccngregated On the
sidewalk al the corner II 10Th street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue pushed ami swore 10 get In the hall
for an hour before the doors were thrown omen
When they were opened there was rush for the
ballot-Dox am numerous and LOUD COMPLAINTS
mat people were stuii1ng the balIOt-boxes were
heard A hight occurred during the evening on
The stairway, and a cJiOred mar was knocked down
The whole night OF stairs head foremost IL was
found that his arm Was broken, and he was re-
moved 70 his home on Wafer street When the
smoke OF battle had cleared away 10 WAS found
That DR.. W. u. Baldwin, J. Maury Dove and Nel-
son A. Duyall were elected delega tes and Thomas
CogSn and Powell Graham chosen alIernates
TIE SEVENTH
The election Of delegates IN the seventh district
was conducted In a very quiet manner There
were two tickets IN the Held That spoken OF as
the Dickson ticket carried John Boyle y A. Poole
ana Charles Thompson. with Howard Clagett on
rOe OF the tickets In place OF the Others scratched
The antl-DicKSOn ticket carried Edwin b. Hay
Nathan A Poole and samuel II. Bacon. Mr. Poole
" A. on both tickets When the polls were opened
but q lew were present Mr. W IL. Clage,t acted
"a president and Mr.. J. z. Duhamel as SECRETARY
Inc JUDGES were v A. Poole. Harry Byrne ana
ILoAnas ksgles- Mr. Poole being on bOin tickets
vas necessSElly, elected receiving - votes: John
Eoyle got 80 and samuel II. Bacon M ThoinDson
ia The nrst three were declared elected Bowie
u a Dickson man; Poole l. snpledce,l excenf mar
he Will vote Tor nOns but a CleyeIaua man ma
Bacon Is anti-Dlckson ' -
EIGHTH DISTRICT
The meeting was held at 100 street and WIS
organized with Mr.. G. G. Donaldson president and
n