The Washington bee., 1892-02-20

. | DuUllCstuo VI bnio NASh'A~ts
Calumet Place, Washington, ID. c.,
February 15b, 1892.
WILLIAM C. CHASE,
Dear Sir:-l was very sorry that could
not attend the meeting at the Academy
OF Music, but was ia bed sick at that
time, aud am still unable TO be up.
Very truly, yours,
MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.
Senate Chamb T, Washington,
February 3, 1892.
Mr.. WILLIAM CALVIN CHASE.
Dear SI:-Yuur toe inviting me to
attend the msrting at the Academy Of
Music to select del, gates TO the Mime
apOis convention, is rec ived. ! regret
that my engagements arr oil such char
| acter that will not be able to 90 so.
| hope your convention will be the only one
and that you will have no more factiOnal
| fights between Republicans here.
Very truly, yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
House of Representatives u. z.
Washington, D. c., Feb. IL, 1892.
Mr.. w. CALVIN CHASE, Editor BEE,
Washington, ID. c.,
Ny Dear 81 Your kind letter is at
hand. On account of my I,te arrival to
the city ibis week, was unable to attend
the convention, in compliance with your
request. l thank you, however, for your
friendly remembrance of m.
Your OBJ dent servant,
II. 2. CHEATHAM.
United States Senate,
Washington, d. c., Feb y, '92.
Dear S.r:-Absence has prev, nted my
earlier Acknowledgement OF your invita-
tiUu to attend the convention Of the Ke-
publcans Of this city to eltct delegates to
the Minneapolis cow" ntion, and also from
attending the same last evening.
Very truly, yours,
ANTHONY HIGGINS.
THE OPINION OF THE PRESS.
The Center Market News
Tue Chase wing of the Republi-
eau party of this District held their
convention on Thursday, and elect.
ed Mr.. w. Calvin Chase and Mr..
SlmOn Wolf as delegates to repre-
sent their wing of the party at
yItnnaanoI,s This makes a contest
sure, az the other wing has sent
Col. Perry Carson ana Andrew
IleasOh as their del gates Ibis
much can be said ind Iayor Oh the :
+, Convention last week, il was the
. most representative, most olderly.
anu there was more respectabiIity
among the delegates thansIn aDV
/; previous Republican meeting in
+ hlteen years. 1t was a gathering
OF brains and intellect compared 10
!, lg16rauce aud squAlOr. We con-
gratulate Editor Chase in making
such splendid result possible.
, Gsunday Herald.l
The Republican District conyen.
tIQn that met on Thursday i'm t1e
Academy of Music aud selected
Mr.. SImOn Wolf and Mr.. William
Calvin Chase as delegates to Mn
heap lis was the most ORDERLY and
respectable convention held by the
Republicans of this city in twenty
years 1t was free from the bick.
erlngs and contentious of the low
colOreu element of the negro. The
delegates were about one half white
men OF respectabiIlty, aud there -
little doubt now expressed but thar
they will get admission TO the CON
VehtlOn, especially as the other
wing Ol the party iD their conver-
tlon selected COlouel Carson and
Mr. Andrew Gleason, two avDwed
1idlue men, whose occupations ia
now gone. There were several
Very fine speeches made and the
agnt OF eloquence OF the delegates
tOOk a Wide range. La presenting
Mr' Simon Volt one of the sneak.
efs dubbed him ':the Rose of Shar-
On," aud as this didn't seem m
catch on quickly enough he came
Oack and calle,I him 1.-THE Lilv of
the Valley" Still another COPPER
colored orator referred 10 Mr.. Wolf
10 this way: "Mr. Chairman.
ueslre 10 present the name of one
VINO Is not the "a Ial of any man
nere' which to say the least. was
Very hard on Mr.. Wolf. Much of
: ne cfe'ilt for the good tone of the
convention Is due MIR. William Cal.
WIN OaaSe, who has labored so hard
" Orlng about chauge for the
Oetter In the ranks of The party.
DELEGATES TO THE CENTRAL. COM.
MITTEE
Inc following delegates were
shecteu ne on Wednesday evening to
Ihe Republican Central CommI9,ee
nnder the direction of said com.
nittee: 0oui'
!, ora Dlstrict-Delegate, Charles
=. e. shelton alternate, Andrew But
IIlh Di'trict-Delegs'e, r. n.
LEWIS alterna'e, 1. J. Lewis.
ION Dlstrict-Delegate. A. F.
reu"an; "n alternate JOrden John.
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