Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-06
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
The Convention Compaeses Its Work
and Adtourns-The Local District
Clubs Garry Their Point.

At the afternoon session OF the convention OF
democratic clubs In Baltimore yesterday the vice
presidents and members OF the executive CON-
mittee from the various states were announced.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Flattery. OF Boston,
expressing sympathy with the efforts OF the Irish
for home rule was unanimously adopted
The committee on resolutions was called on
and it was announced that no additional resolu-
tons 10 those adopted at st. Louis would be re-
ported. There was some disposition 10 discuss
the anti-Chinese resolutions presented by Repre-
sentative Willis, as sort OF minority report from
the resolutions committee before the recess, but
that gentleman arose and moved the adoption of
the majority report. This was agreed 20 after an
earnest request from Mr.. Taylor, OF Massachu-
sets. who thought that some action should he
taken On the ChiDese question In view OF the fact
that since the meeting OF the democratic c0nyen-
tion An st. Louis the republicans met In Chicago
and placed In nomination a man Who was named
Ben Harrison. The democratic party and the
in the north, were against Ben Harrison on al
principles, and especially the Chinese question
THE DISTRICT MISUNDERSTANDING.
The committee on resolutions reported that in
the selection OF vice-presldent and members Of
the committees for the District OF Columbia the
election shall be confined 70 the purely local
organizations and that the state organizations In
the District have NO part In such election. This
resolution was adopted by the convention This
made effective the protest OF the members OF the
Columbia, Jefferson, Young Mems and other clubs
OF the District against the selection OF Mr. z. G.
the District OF Columbia, AS vlce-presdent OF the
league for the District. After the convention took
this action the District ciubs chose Capt. e W.
Anderson, OF the Columbia Club. In place OF MI.
Lancaster IS vice-presloent Tor the District OF
Columbia The four members OF the executive
committee OF the central association chosen by The
District clubs was as follows: j. l. CoombeS OF
Young Mems Democratic Association; NJ. l. Weller,
OF the Columbia Democratic Club: j. q. LarDer, OF
the Jefferson Democratic Association, ana .. l.
Norris, OF the jackson Democratic ASSOCIATION
AfIer the District dispute had been settled IN
convention q resolution was adopted naming INC
ofcers OF the association or clubs = committee 70
wait on NessrS Cleveia ad and Thurman and con
graduate them on behalf OF the associai4on On
their selection as the democratic leaders
Mr. Nichols, OF Connecticut, onerea xsofuslon
commenting the wise reelection on tne don- Mn
II. Barnum Is chairman OF the NATIONAL committees
which was adopted Unanimously. ana euppies
mentcd with three rousing cheers f0 M nsrnam.
Then, a6ser iDdulging In the singing @ csm-
palgn song ana giving three chesrs iof CnAirna1
Minans, the convention, st o ocsock, sasoefheo
In In the evening msss-meeting was held In ths
Academy OF MUSIC Addresses were ocnyereo py
Gov. Lee, OF Virginia, and Col John X fehowA
me statement made yesterday that the Mafy:
land Democratic Assoczafion Of the District bad
acted with the local District e.sDs Sas ineofeeS
It was the Maryland Democratac Cluo ~ me Us.
tricf thai 70 ncied There are two ofksnxAkseos
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