Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Chairman Davis Says the Old Central Com
mittee Will Live to January.

mtttee Will Live 10 january.
Mai. A. H. s. Davis, chairman Of the repub-
lican central committee Of the District, speak
ing to STAR reporter Of the article in
Thursdays STAR relative to the new District
committee and the election OF delegates to the
next national convention, said:
There is an erroneous impression extant
that Immediately after the meeting Of the
national committee. on the 23d instant, the
present District committee will proceed to put
an end to its own existence by calling into
being new committee, and that forthwith,
under the auspices Of this new committee, q
convention will be called to name two dele
gates to the national convention and that
this nominating convention will be held
by the LIST of December. 1t is not
in the power Of the chairman Of the central
committee to cali its members together for the
purpose OF committing suicide. Their term OF
service, by the constitution under which the
committee was organized, will not expire until
their successors have been elected. That con-
| stitution expressly provides that the present
officers, delegates and alternates Of this COM
| mittee shall hold over until replaced
| by others elected under the provisions Of
this constitution. The constitution also pro-
| vides that the delegates composing the COM
| mittee shall be elected every four years. The
! first election fog members Of the committee
was held on the first Tuesday Of January, 1884.
Subsequent elections, reads the constitution,
for the same purpose shall be conducted on
the first Tuesday Of January OF every fourth
| year thereafter
..As to the organization of the new committee
that cannot take place until the second Tues.
| day of January next. for again the constitution
is explicit. The delegates elect to each new
convention, is the language, shall meet at Z
| o'clock on the evening of the Tuesday succeed.
| n
dent Of the outgoing committee shall designate
by advertisement in some daily newspaper in
the District of Columbia for at least two days
preceding such meeting. and shall ut that
hour be called to order by the president OF the
outgoing committee for the purpose Of effect
ing an Organization This would seem to settle
the matter. As chairman Of the committee
have no discretion in the premises. Desirable
as it may or may not be, this particular polit
ical event, the birth Of the next republican
central committee of this District, cannot tax,
place untilthe evening of the second Tuesda,
Of January, 1892, at about o'clock"
'Then delegates to the national convention
from this District cannot be chosen until afte
that timer
Il don't see how they can. know Of n,
way in which it can be DONE"
"Who do you think will be elected to tina
body? Your name has been mentioned as
candidate"
1T is too early to prognosticate in that direc
ton. The names of several excellent gentle
men have been announced. have had no con
versation with any of them about the matter
But one thing can be stated with poaitivenees
l am not and never have been a candidate
Have no ambition in that direction and woul,
not accept If elected
"Are you a candidate for chairman Of tn
new committee?'
''Most positively, no. When my term of ser
vice shall expire, as it will on the second Tues
day evening Of January next, it will afford m
pleasure to pass over to my successor the gave
Of authority"
''Have You any idea who he will be2"
"Not the slightest"