Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-14
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
Discussing Validity of Calls for the
District Convention.
AARON BBADSHAW'S GUARDIANSHIP
What Was Settled by the Last
National Convention.
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

rs Aaron Bradshaw the chairman of the
republican central committee, or has he
the right to call the convention for the Sc
lection of the delegates to the next ma
tional convention" This is the question
that is now perturbing the minds of some
Of the local republican politicians. The
friends Of Mr.. Andrew Gleason are saying
that Bradshaw is not the chairman; that
he has no authority more than any other
republican to call the conventions; that. if
he does call them, the national con-
vention will be called upon to decide by
what authority he does so. These are some
Of the interesting complications that have
arisen in the republican ranks during the
week. The Carson-Bradshaw people make
the claim that Mr.. Bradshaw is the chair
man, and that the national convention at
Minneapolis so decided.
The Gleestnites' version Of the matter
runs like this: Distractions having arisen
in republican ranks here, and the question
as to who should call the District conven-
ton for the selection of delegates being
undecided, the national committee was call
ed upon to decide the contest.
A committee of the national committee
after listening to the two factions decided
that Perry Carson and A. H. 8. Davis, the
chairman of the central republican COM
mittee, should call the conventions for the
mittee. The call was issued, but resulted
in the selection of two sets of delegates to
the central committee. One convention
made Aaron Bradshaw its chairman, and
Frank Aldrich was selected as the chair
man of the other. Both chairmen called
conventions for the selection of delegates
to choose delegates to the national conven-
ton. The Bradshaw delegates elected
gates selected Simon Wolf and Calvin
Chase. The contest was then transferred
to the nreonal convention. and while that
convention seated Carson and Gleason it
that Bradshaw was the chairman of the
central committee. or that he should call
future conventions for the selection of del
egates. The Gleeson people claim that as
the national convention did not decide as
to the question of who was chairman of
the central committee that Aidrich, or
in his absence any other member of his
central committee may call the conven-
tons.
The Gleesonites. therefore. say that they
shall, wnen they think proper, see that
calls issued for the selection of dele
gates to the convention, and shall, if the
Bradshaw people disregard them, call upon
the national committee again to decide the
matter They further say that Bradshaw
las no records as to who are members of
the central committee, and that all the
records in existence appertaining to the
selection of the committee are in their pos
session.
Mr.. Marcellus West is acting as the
spokesman of the Gleeson people in this
matter. and says that they will spring some
revelations on Mr.. Bradshaw shortly
The Bradshaw people say that the con-
veEtion at minneapolis decided that he was
chairman Of the central committee, and
that, as such. he will call the convention.
Mr.. Brndshaw's side.
One Of Mr.. Bradshaw's friends gave to
The Star reporter today the following as
his version Of the affair:
Prior to the republican convention of
1892, A. H. S. Davis was chairman of the
republican. central committee OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. When the national con-
vention met in the winter of 1892 the ques-
ton of calling meetings in the different
legislative districts was agitated, and much
dissatisfaction being expressed at Mr.. Da-
Wis course, the whole matter of calling
meetings for the rev central committee
was referred by the national committee to
a committee of its members, composed of
J. H. Manly of Maine, Chauncey 1. Filley
of Missouri and Gen. Fessenden of Connec-
ticut.
THAT committee recommended that the
member of the national committee from
the District of Columbia Carson) and Da-
Wis. the chairman Of the District republic
can central committee join ina call for the
different districts to meet and elect the
delegates to the central committee. which
was done. Two committees was the result,
chairman, and Frank Aldrich was elected
chairman of the other. Both committees,
through their respective chairmen, ordered
elections in the different legislative dis
tricts to elect delegates to send delegates
to the national convention at Minneapolis.
The Bradshaw call resulted in the cleo ton
of Perry Carson and Andrew Gleason and
the Aldrich call resulted in the election of
Simon Wolf and Calvin Chase dele
gates.
1.-The controversy was thus transferred to
the national committee and the convention
a. Minneapolis. When the matter reached
the committee and convention the Brad
shaw delegates were seated by resolution
of the committee on credentials. which re-
cited that the delegates from the District
of Columbia bearing the credentials sign
ed by Aaron Bradshaw, the chairman of
the central committee of said District of
Columbia. be declared the duly elected
delegates, and that the committee of which
he is chairman is the republican central
committee of the District of Columbia
1t by this action that Carson and
Gle eson voted in the convention. and Car
son became the member of the national
committee from this District. Thus ii will
be seen by the action of the national COM
mittee in 1892 the regularity of the COM
mittee presided over by Aaron Bradshaw
organization but the Bradshaw committee
which has authority to issue "A call for sLy
purpose within the republican party in the
District of Columbia.
When in the opinion OF Chairman Brad
shaw ard q majority of the committee pre-
SIDED over by him, the time has arrived
call will be made by him for the clubs in
the various legislative districts to meet.
and after the election of new presidents,
new members of the central committee will
be selected, and after the reorganiza lion of
the central committee and the election of
new chairman. then a call will i,e made
by him for the different legislative dis
tricts to meet and elect three delegates 70
general convention, which convention,
WREN organized, will elect the two dele
gates to the next national convention"