Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-30
Mr.. PARKER APPOINTED
Named tina Third Member Of thu Distriut
Board of Supervisors L
'Chairman Carteria Letter Astruotin9
gates and Alternatcs.

Mr.. M. M. Parker has been appointed
the third member Of the board to supervise
the election Of delegates and alternates to
the republican national convention. His
appointment was announced to Mr.. Parker
today in the following letter:
WASHINGTON. D. c., December 30. 1895.
Hon. Myron NJ. Parker, Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir: At meeting Of the republican
national committee. held at the Arlington
Hotel this city, on the 10th day of Decem-
Der. 1895, the following resolution was
adopted, and motions were carried as in
dictated:
Resolved, That primary elections be
held in each of the twenty-five election dis
tricts of the District of Columbia for the
two delegates to the national convention.
THAT such primary elections shall be
conducted and the results certified by an
election board, composed of three persons,
to be appointed by this committee.
That the time. places and manner OF
voting the primary elections shall be I'M
der authority and direction of this board of
election, and the result Of such election
shall be certified by said board to this COM
mittee. and credentials shall be issued by
said board to the persons who are as
certained to be duly elected as delegates to
the republican national convention
the resolution was adopted.
Mr.; Hill (Miss) moved that Perry H. Car
son be one of the board of elections. Mo-
tiun carried.
Mr.. Clayton (Ark.) moved that Andrew
Gleeson be another member of the said
board of elections. Motion carried.
Mr.. Evans (MinnD moved that the third
member of the said board be appointed by
the chairman of the national committee.
Motion carried.
In the exercise of the authority conferred
upon me by the committee, 1 have appointed
you the third member of the board therein
provided for.
The resolution quoted is the source of your
authority. and its provisions must he in
terpreted by you. with view to securing
an orderly and fair election Of delegates by
~the republicans of the District
brief explanation of an apparent con-
f1ict between the terms. of the resolution
and the call for the national convention
issued by the chairman and secretary seems
necessary. The resolution providing for the
appoin tment of this board when originally
presented to the national committee referred
to the election of delegates at primaries ac-
cording to the Crawford county, Pennsyl-
vania, system. The person who drew the
resolution manifestly presumed that such a
system existed IN Crawford county. Pa, as
would be generally understood, and would
by established rules there existing indicate
with sufficient clearness the method to be
pursued at primary elections to arrive at
the selection of two delegates to the ma
tfonal convention by the method indicated.
Upon the statement of the member of the
national committee from Pennsylvania, that
no such system as the Crawford county sys-
tenn existed. and that the phrase was mean
| ingless, that portion of the resolution as
originally presented was stricken out. What
remained of the resolution was adopted.
In consultation with the secretary of the
committee 1t was deemed advisable in the
call for the national convention to carry
out the purposes of the national commit
tee by leaving the whole matter of super
vision with the board, as contempla ted by
the resolution. and at the same time, in
view of the ambiguity of the resolution
as to details, with the Crawford county
portion stricken out, provide some means
whereby the result contemplated could he
definitely arrived at, to wit, the election
OF delegates. You will interpret the reso-
luton in connection with the call for tine
national convention in SO far as delegates
ard alternates are concerned, so that the
resolution will be understood C read two
delegates and two alternate delegates to
the natioral convention. 1t will rest with
your board to prescribe all EeeIful rules
and regulations relative to the time and
places for the holding of primaries, the
appointment of judges of election the
manner of voting and the certihcation of
the result S, and, Notwithstanding the call for
the national convention, # you can ny
any means calculated to bring about the
desired result secure the election of the
delegates direct at the primary elections
you are authorized by the resolution to 60
so. However. if you ind thai the effort
to thus reach a definite result. will hut lead
to confusion and defeat the purpose of the
resolution you will be at liberty to pro-
vide for a convention of delegates, as con-
templated by the call for the national con-
vention.
The board of which you are appointed
member Is by the resolution referred to
substituted for the time being as to selec-
ton of delegates and alternates to the ne-
tcnal convention for all existing local
party machinery.
Very truly yours,
| Gslgned) THoS. H CARTER,
Chairman