Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-14
MR.. DICKSON NOT sLIGHrED.
His Name Was the List Approved BY
Chairman Harrity.

Chairman Harrity.
Mr.. James l.. Norris, chairman ex-oficio Of
the advisory committee Of the democratic na-
tional committee for the District Of Columbia,
has addressed the following communication to
The STAR:
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Referring TO the paragraph in last evening .
STAR In regard to the omission Of Mr.. William
Dickson's name from the list Of names OF
gentlemen designated by me and approved by
Hon W. F. Hsrrity, chairman Of the demo-
cratic national committee, to act an advisory
committee for this District, I have to say that,
as the article states, did obtain Mr.. Dickson's
consent to act on said committee; that handed
to Mr.. Harrity his name with the names Of the
other gentlemen; that Mr.. Harrity approved
all my nominations, and Mr.. Dickson among
the rest; that after had received the list Of
names approved by Mr. Harrity. and before
calling the meeting Of these gentlemen at the
Ebbitt House on Wednesday evening, sent q
personal letter to Mr.. Dickson requesting him
TO call on me, my object being q conference
with him for suggestions about calling the
meeting. as / had all the papers in my Office
which wished to submit to him.
Hearing nothing from him. 1 requested
mutual friend to find Mr.. Dickson and ask him
If he would oblige me by calling at my Office.
The gentleman informed me that he had seen
Mr.. Dickson, who said that he would call upon
me. but for some reason unknown to me the
interview never TRANSFERRED. On Tuesday letters
naming the time and place of meeting were
sent to ali the members of the committee, and
TO Mr.. Dickson among the rost as / supposed,
having directed my clerks to do SO. they writing
from the list of names approved by Mr.. Har-
rity and which is still in my possession and
open to the inspection of any gentleman who
NAV desire to use it,
The secretary Of the meeting read the list Of
names from typewritten copies which had been
prepared for the press. and il the name Of Mr..
Dickson was not the copies furnished the
press at the meeting, it was by an inadvertence
of the typewriters, which no one can regret
more than myself.
As Mr.. Dickson was not present at the meet
ing il NAV be that he did not receive the letter
of invitation. but it certainly was sent him in
all good faith ind with the earnest hope that he
would be present, we all know how promi-
nent he has been in times past and what valu-
able service he has for years rendered in the
cause Of democracy, both here and throughout
the country. We shal. be sorry to lose his
great assistance IN this important crisis. and
trust that hs ami his friends who may feel az
g-ieved by this unfortunate incident will in
their nlagnan;n1ty overlook it and join hands
with us in doing tie work of imperative neces-
sity now pressing upon US.
Mr. Dickson is a II ember of the advisory COM
mittee for the fifteenth district and as such
entitled to every consideration which can be
extended to any other member of this most
cellent and representative committee. meet
ing OF the committee whl De caned oy the ehnlr.
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