Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-30
A TALK WITH MIR. DICKSON.
He Says He Was Beaten and That 10 All
There is to 1t.

There is to 1t.
Mr.. William Dickson returned from the
Chicago convention yesterday afternoon and
was seen this morning by STAR reporter. He
was in the best Of spirits, and II the action of
the convention'in the matter of his contest had
any i'll effects upon him there were none visible
~ was beaten standing up" replied Mr..
Dickson, in answer to the reporters inquiries,
sin fair, square fight, and have no COM
plants to make"
"The committee on credentials was q
Cleveland committee and I was doomed
almost before the hearing was begun,
but as l said, have no complaint to
make against the committee or against either
Mr.. Norris or Mr.. Davis. made the best fight
could and when it was decided against me I
had nothing more to say.
"The contest was decided on prima facie evil
dence and upon viva voce VOTE the commit
tee deciding not to go behind the returns As
Messrs. Norris and Davis had the credentials
there was nothing to do but to admit them after
that
THE DISTRICT TICKETS.
II have been accused Of endeavoring to keep
from the District delegates their tickets Of
admission to the convention, but the accuse
member of the national COM
mittee, l was to handle the tickets l was d.
rected to hand them to the duly accredited Dis
trict delegates. AS there was contest on hand
locked the tickets up over night in the Palmer
House safe. never opened the package con-
the contest could be decided. l never
attempted to improperly interfere with
the admission of Messrs Norris and Davis
to the convention, and in point Of fact
they had not the slightest difficulty in obtain
ing admission to the convention hall when they
asked for it.
'When the convention decided the contest
that ended the matter as far as I was concerned
and henceforth determined to gracefully accept
the result and take my coat off and pitch
in for the ticket. And as far as it is in my
power propose doing all 1 can to remove the
unfortunate differences existing here in the
party.
II have been told Of Mr.. Davis interview in
Tuesdays STAR, but have not had time to
read it. really care very little one way or the
other rs to what he had to say. The weather is
much too warm for further fighting and, as I
said moment ago, the matter Is ended 80 far
as l am concerned. propose now to simply do
oil can to elect the ticket. That, l think,
should be the first thought and effort Of every
true democrat.
THE HOME RULE PLANK.
~ must say this Of Mr.. Davis, however, and
say it with all sincerity and with much
pleasure, and that is this, to Mr.. Davis Is due
the credit of having inserted In
tho platform the home rule plank. In
past platforms the District was included gener-
ally In the words territories of the United
States" but at the late Chicago conven-
ton Mr.. Davis. after long fight, sue
ceeded in having the District Of Columbia
mentioned specifically. That was the very first
time the District was ever so particularly men
toned. The importance Of such mention be-
comes fully apparent when the action Of Presi-
dent Cleveland in the matter Of District Offices
lie remembered"
Speaking Of Tammany's action In the coming
campaign, Mr.. Dickson said: GAN differences
were healed before the convention finally ad-
iourned. Bourke Cochran said to me,
Just before he left for New
York: we have been licked and now there il
nothing to do but work hard for the ticket.
That We intend doing from now on That is
how the Tamnany people felt and you can put
it down certain that New York city viii give
Cleveland 76 900 majority. Queens county win
give him big old-time one and he win carry
the state"