Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-21
DISTRICT DEMOCRACY.
Lively Interest in Anticipation OF the Pri-
mary Elections Tomorrow.

GENTLEMEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO TO CHICAGO
AS DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL coSvEN-
TIoS-THE TWO IIcKErs-A TALK WITH MR. II.
+. DAVIS, WHO FULLY EXPLAINS HIS POSITION.
People who imagine that there are poll
tics in the District should move around among
the active democratic politicians just now and
they would be apt to change their opinion.
Within tbs circle of the democrats OF
the District there is more or less ex-
citement and active csnvsssing. Tomorrow
the primaries will be held in the twenty-five
districts for the election of three delegates to
the District convention. which will meet Thurs
day morning in Albaughs Opera House. That
convention will elect two delegates to repre-
sent the District when the democratic party
meets next June in Chicago in national con-
clave, and those delegates will name the man
who is to go on the national democratic COM
mttee.
IMPORTANCE OF TIE CONVENTION.
It will be seen that the coming convention is
therefore event of importance, as it deter
mines the award Of high and distinguished
honors Still there are democrats in the DIS
triet who look upon these honors with uncon-
Germ and are perfectly willing to allow those
who will to struggle for them 1t Is not
known exactly what proportion of the demo-
Gratis OF the District take an active interest
in this contest. The primaries are. as a rule,
well attended and in each of the twenty-five
districts three delegates and three alternates
must be selected, making total OF l32 men,
who take enough interest to indicate their Will
lingness to attend the convention. Among
those who expect to go as delegates and those
arxions that ccr;a persons should be selected
there is lust now good deal of ACTIVITY.
NEW LIFE IN THE CAMPAIGN.
The cam paign. which has been rather slow
up TO date. has receiAed new life within the
past day two and there is d gathering Of the
clans and conferences and personal interviews
and all the other motions which usually mark
political activity iii other places where politics
Is yearly instead Of 1uadrenn'"' feature OF
life. 1t Is even charged that money
is being used to iix delegations. 1t is asserted
that certain candidates are laviShinS their
money In an attempt to convince the voters OF
this District that a certain ticket Is the one to
elect. There are even tickets in the field and
headquarters of candidates, and 1t is asserted
that some of the candidates have lieutensnts
working for them. by tomorrow night. when
the primaries meet the political pot i'll which
the democratic pudding is being boiled will be
bubbling at great rate.
NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES.
The names most generally mentioned of those
that are likely to come before the convention
for election as delegates to Chicago as fol-
lows: William Dickson. James l.. Norris, A. A.
Lipscomb, II. Z. Davis and NJ. L. Weller. MIR.
+ j. Luttreli and Lawrence Gardner, it is
thought by some, will receive some votes. In
the general talk which is heard the names Of
some OF these candidates are grouped together
In tickets. As, for example, there Is what is
known as the Dickson ticket, which contains
the names of Messrs. Dickson and Lipscomb.
Then there il the Norris ticket with the names
of Messrs. Norris and Davis. The former ID
spoken of us the anti-Cleveland ticket and the
latter the Cleveland ticket. Not that it
Is certain the District delegates will
go to the national convention instructed, but
this disruption follows along the lines Of some
local differences, which have existed since Mr..
Cleveland was elected, based mainly Oh his
disposition Of the District offices.
DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TICKETs
Some of the prominent workers. however,
ignore all other distinction and look upon the
coming contest one between Mr.. Dickson
and Mr.. Norris. They were the leading candi-
dates four years ago. and the fight seems to be
practically along the same lines. Mr.. Gardner.
who was with Mr.. Dickson a delegate to the
last convention, is not mentioned formally as a
candidate, although it is considered probable
that this honor may come to him.
CONTESTS IN TIE DISTRICTS.
There is a good deal Of uncertainty as to the
results of the various primaries as changes are
DtlIis iiid.t constantly III Tue ticketS ana new
tickets are being presented.
In the opinion of some there will be two
tickets in each one of the districts. while
others claim that the contests. as they are
termed when more than one ticket is presented
70 the voters. will be confined to about half the
districts. One of the prominent workers this
morning gave the list OF the districts where in
his opinion there would be contests, as follows:
ith. It'll, sth, 10th, 18th, 10th, 17th 18th, 10th,
21st and 22d.
Another politician supplemented this list by
the following: sixth. ninth. twelfth and fonr-
teenth. In all the primaries the election will
be by ballot and the tickets have been printed.
As rule the so-called Dickson tickets are
printed on white paper and the Norris tickets
on pink paper Some Of the tickets in a few
OF the districts are given below:
SOME OF THE TICKETS
There are two tickets in the seventh district,
One ticket reads as follows: Delegates-John
Boyle, James F. Duhamol, Charles C. Hall.
Alternates-Dr. Richard s. Hill, Charles C.
Tucker and Thomas {. Mckuew.
The other ticket contains the following
names: Delegates, George W. Joyce. Frederick
Rupertus and Edward S. Met mont; alternates.
LeRoy B. Willett Richard II. Goddard and W.
II. Edgar.
Mr.. Rupertus states that his name has been
placed on the ticket without his consent He
announces himself not a candidate and in
favor of the other ticket
Sixth distrIct-T. Nota McGil. Cha.l les
Thompson. Whit Hammett; alternates, Robert
VI. Larner. William n. Cogan and James A.
Rutherford.
Sixteenth--One ticket James F. Brown, JAS
l.. Norris and - Kane. Other ticket Edward
Hughes, Charles Beverdge and James Shea.
Twenteth-EdwardL Lynch and Dennis Gala
CHAN.
Twenty frst-Frank Morgan, VIM. Lloyd and
VIM. Martin.
Twenty second-Bryan Mcdonald, Burnard
kilmartin and Chas. Shelton.
DICKSON ESTIMATE.
A Dickson man gives the following estimate
Of the strength of the candidates on the first
ballot Dickson, 50: Norris, IS; Davis, ~;
Lipscomb, 20, and Weller, 9. The Norris
estimate gives that gentleman a good
many more votes. 1t is among the possibilities
that Mr. Dickson will not go to the
convention as a delegate, it being under
stood, however, that he valves that honor
on condition that the delegates chosen place
him the national committee. In this event
it is thought that Mr. Gardner will be elected
as one of the delegates.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONVENTION.
The arrangements have been made by the
central committee for the convention, which
will be held on Thursday at 10 am. at Al
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