Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-07
SAYS CARSON Is a BoIrEk
Hal. Davis Opinion OF the Central Commit
tee Organized Yeaterday.

SAYS CARSON Is 4 BOLrEk
Hal. Davis Opinion Of the Central Commit
tee Organized Yesterday.
''what do think Of the body that assem-.
bled at Reh's Hall yesterday morning and
organized under Perry Carsou's call2' said
Maj Davis this afternoon in reply 10 q question
put by q STAR reporter. why. it is hardly
worth while 20 handy words over so clear a
proposition. II can only be called the Carson
committee, and will not be recognized by the
national committee or any other regularly con-
stituted republican organization as the repub-
iican central committee Of the District OF Co.
lumbia. Where did Carson got authority 20
call any body Of republicans together for or
gsnization purposes? 1t did not come from
the national committee. as no claims. and
u Certainly is not conferred by the cons'itu-
non under which the central committee FIRST
drew its breath and by which it still exists
whyF Simply because the former only gave
MN, as said in Tuesdays STAR, the power 10
sign with me tho call designating "A place Of
meeting In each assembly district There
should be no question about this. Ii is as plain
as that two and two make four The national
committee had copy Of our constitution be-
fore them when discussing and determining
the modus operandi Of electing delegates FROM
this District TO the next republican national
in il were those already referred "a. They
did no. deal with antiquities but undoubtedly
meant just what they declared in their
public CALL and nothing more. Desiring that
the chairman OF the central committee and the
members of the national committee for the
District should designate the places Tor hold
ing the primary meetings and not the presi-
dents of the different District clubs as our
constitution prescribcs, they said SO very
plainly. And when they came to that clause
IL, h,1h~ a.
tee shall consist of three delegates from each
election district, they thought one delegate
from each such district would be better. and
SO decided. Now. il is worse than nonsense 10
contend that the national body gave Carson
any further authority in the premises than that
Just cited. or that they intended 20. They we're
satisfied to leave the balance Of the formative
work where the constitution places it, or they
would have said so. The officers. delegates
and alternates of the committee were elected
to hold over until replaced by others elected
under the provisions OF this constitution and
the delegates-elect to each new committee shall
meet on Tuesday mot the next morning. sue
ceeding their election ut such place as the
president of the outgoing committee tnot
Perry Carson or any other person. jointly or
singly) shall designate by advertisement In
some daily newspaper in the District Of Column
bia for at least two days preceding such meet
ing, and shall be called to order by the
president OF the outgoing committee
for the purpose Of etfecting an or
ganization.' So declares our constitu-
ton and the national committee acquieseed or
they evidently would have directed otherwise.
And the chairman of the national committee IN
his call for n national convention not only
recognized the existence of orr central COM
mi.tee, but he also comedies that IL has chair
man, else his language is meaningless, when he
says that the call designating places Tor bold
ing the meetings on the first Tuesday OF jan
uary. 1892, &C.. shall be signed by tho member
of the national committee for the District of
Columbia and the chairman OF the republican
central committee OF said District. Does any
sane person contend that the national commit
tee have the right to wipe out the orgariza-
ton known as the republican committee OF the
state of New York or any other state
organization? They might have the right TO
modify the rules and regulations of such or
CARNATIONS, SO far as they relate to choosing
delegates 10 the national convention, but II Is
preposteroUs to claim that they would under
take TO abolish the organizations themselves.
No more have they the right TO destroy the or
ganlzation known as the republican central
committee of this District, for Its relations TO
republicans here are precisely those OF state
organizations TO republicans OF the states.
And yet Carson says In yesterday STAR
The subcommittee OF the national committee
wiped out the old republican Organization In
this city and appointed Maj. Davis and me a
committee to reorganize the republicans OF the
ganization and of course its constitution went
with il.
'As / said at the outset, there should be no
question about this matter. For certain rea-
sons Mr. Carson has assumed the role Of bolter,
and, with his followers who met yesterday
morning in what TIE STAR very properly
dubbed as 'Carson's Convention. Will be SO
classified. There is no tanglc about the matter
which will probably be carried TO the national
convention as has been intimated. Tue
STAR said yesterday: 1t looks now as though
there may be two central committees, two Dis
trict conventions and two sets of delegates sent
to Minneapolis
There may be, butitmay be regardedas GER
tain that the committeeman who will meet and
organize at Rehs Hall next Tuesday under my
call as chairman will be the only organization
that the national committee can recognize as
the republican central committee of this Dis
trict, and the delegates elected under their call
and direction will be the successful contestants
for seats in the Minneapolis convention next
June, il there be any contest"