Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-10

The democratic central committee of the Dis
trict held meeting last night in the rooms of
the National Association of Democratic Clubs
in the Washington Loan and Trust building to
arrange the preliminaries for holding the pri-
maries 10 elect delegates to a local convention
which will elect delegates to the national demo-
cratic convention at Chicago June u next.
The meeting was well attended and was a har-
moniols one.
1t was decided to hold the primaries on
March % and the local convention on March
"a
Action upon the proposed redstricting of
the city and registering of voters was post
poned until the next meeting of the committee.
which, by agreement, will occur Tuesday night,
February is.
When Chairman John Boyle called the meet
Ing to order the following members OF the CEN
VIM NJ. Aanogue. T. kiimartin. W. A. Hutch
ms. Chas- A. Krause. c. W. Darr, j. Fred
Nelly. julius Hugle. Jackson Yates. Edward
Lynch, NJ l. Weller and Geo. W. Talbers.
by invitation the following members of the
advisory committee were also present: Law
renee Gardner. John S. Miller, Vim. Dickson.
Charles j. Thompson, jr., Thomas J. Luttrell
and A. A. Lipscomb.
FILLING vAclycIEs
The first business before the committee was
the filling of vacancies in the representation.
letter was read IRON II. J. Kennedy of the nine
teenth district appointing Geo. z. Dowell his
proxy. As 1t was shown to the satisfaction of
the committee that Mr.. Kennedy did not de-
sire TO retain his membership, the nineteenth
district was declared vacant, and Geo. killeen
was elected to represent it. question arose
at this point touching the right OF the commit
tee to declare vacancy, but it was held that
under the circumstances this power would be
assumed.
A letter was also read from Chas F. Roe of
the fifteenth district who is out of the city, ap-
pointing p. F. Cusick his proxy. After technical
debate the committee decided that MIR. Roe had
the right to name proxy, and Mr. Cuslck was
appointed.
Inc vacancy in the eleventh district. caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Dent was filled by the
election Of Frank Madigan on motion Of Mr..
Yatej.
A temporary vacancy was declared to exist in
the tenth district, and Mr.. Campbell was noml-
mated to fill it. The vacancy in the sixth dis
trict was passed over.
The secretary then read the call of the demo-
cratic national committee for the Chicago con-
yentlon, after which the chairman called for
reports from subcommittee.
Mr. wELLERs REPORT.
Mr.. NJ. /. Weller from the subcommittee on
primaries, made an interesting report on the
questions of redistric:ing and registering. 1t
is as follows:
To the Central Democratic Committee:
Gentlemen: beg to state i'll behalf of the
subcommittee appointed October IL, 1888, for
the purpose of preparing some definite code of
regulations to govern the elections at prima-
ries in the District of Columbia, which shall in
clude a general registry law, definition of the
boundaries Of the various districts. qualifica-
tons of electors, selection of meeting places
qualifications of delegates and alternates to
the convention, &C., that we have held
several protracted meetings, at which the
various questions were thoroughly can
vassed by the members present. consist
ing of Weller, Boyle, Manogue and Kill
martin, in consequence of which discussions
We herewith report: That, First the present
system of twenty-five districts with their exist
ing boundaries is not in accordance with the
intentions implied in the act Of Congress OF
February Il, 1871, that the respective districts
shall be equal in population, as nearly may be-.
and carried out by act of legislative assembly
of August %. 1871, when the boundaries of the
different districts were definitely established
on an average basis of about 6, 900 inhabitants
We herewith annex an account Of the popula-
ton as per United States census Of 1890:
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