Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-09
WHITE MEN WANTED
A New Phase in the Local Republi-
can Fight for Delegates.
bow SUFFRAGE CAN Be SECURED
A Review of the Conditions and
What They May Bring Forth.
CONTRACTORS TO COMBINE

CONTRACTORS TO COMBlNE T.
The politicians of republican proclivities
are discussing earnestly the feasibility of
sending two white delegates from this city
to the next national republican convention.
The leaders among the republicans, both
white and colored, are interesting them
. selves in the discussion. These leaders
make no secret of the fact that their
greatest aim, politically, is to have the
right of suffrage restored to the people of
the District of Columbia. They will present
this subject for the consideration of the
next national republican convention, and
they will make desperate effort to have
put in the republican platform a plank
favorable to the restoration of suffrage.
They believe that by sending two white
delegates from the District to the conven-
ton, who are favorable to this idea, that
the cause will be made stronger before the
convention than by the selection of a white
delegate and a colored delegate. 1t has al
ways been the custom hitherto to send one
white delegate and one colored, but those
who are favorable to the selection of two
white delegates claim that the colored peo-
pie here are even willing to abandon the
selection of a delegate from among them,
with the hope of creating a sentiment
favorable to the restoration of the right of
suffrage.
Those who are in favor of making a fight
for this home rule idea say that the i'm
preston has become almost general that
the only people who are favorable to the
right of suffrage in the District are the
colored people, and that to store the right
of suffrage here would mean negro domina-
ton in District affairs. The friends of suf-
frage say that this is not true, and that
many white citizens as well as colored
citizens are favorable to the suffrage idea
and it is proposed to demonstrate that by
the selection of the two white delegates
from this District.
Prominent Men to BE Selected.
The idea of the politicians is to agree
upon two men of influence and good stand
Ing with the republican leaders all over
the country, 1nd they are to bring the
leaders into line with their idea as to home
Iuls and suffrage SO that when the time
comes to present the question to the ma
tional republican convention the leaders
outside of Washington will be in sympathy
with the movement.
The question of the selection of white
delegates was the topic for discussion
around the city hall and the District build
ing today, where the politicians frequent,
end the colored politicians talked much as
to the feasibility of the scheme. Some of
them approve of the idea, especially those
who are opposed to the selection of Perry
Carson as delegate TO the convention.
They say that the relationship existing be-
tween the colored leaders here have be-
come SO strained that the selection of
colored man favorable to both elements of
colored politicians is impossible, and in
order to avoid contest before the na-
tional convention white delegate is to be
selected in Carson's place, thereby closing
the breach among the colored brethren,
and at the same time help the cause in
which the republicans are acknowledging
themselves mostly interested.
Although the time for the selection of the
10 On taS iy of eli Ty1ea in,
are to be held weekly from now on, ard all
phases and sides of the question discussed.
During next week meetings are to be held
in South Washington and on Meridian Hill
in the interest of the different aspirants.
The politicians of both races of the re-
publican party have concluded that the
Union League Club Is to have no part in
the selection Of the delegates from this city.
An Alleged Combine Of Contractors.
The white politicians, including such men
as NJ. J. Foley, Andy Gleeson and c. ].
Ortlip, have determined to name the white
delegate that will go from this city, and IN
event that two white delegates are sent,
they will see that both of them are friend
ly to themselves. These men are contract
ors, and they give employment to thou
sands of men, and, it is claimed, will in
struct their employees to only vote in the
primaries for such men delegates to
the District convention as are favorable
to their candidates to the national con-
venticn. These men have their choice as
to whom the national convention should
select as the republican standard bearer
in the next campaign, and although they
differ in their choice, this will not enter in
to their agreement upon white delegate
favorable to them. Foley is favorable to
the candidacy of Senator Allison, Gleeson
is interesting himself in the Reed cause
and Ortlip is fighting for Mckinley, yet
Foley and Gleeson have agreed upon Ort-
lip as their man to go as a delegate to
the convention.
ticians favorable to Mr.. Mckinley's candi-
dacy will visit Mr.. Mark W. Hanna at
Cleveland who is accredited with having
charge of the Mckinley boom, and will ask
him to select some one to take final charge
of McKinley's interest here. The man to
whom the Mckinley interest here has leen
intrusted, 1t Is said, is an employe in enc
of the departments and therefore cannot
"get out and hustle" in Mr.. McKinley's
interest The rumor has it that the dele
cation will urge that C.. ]. Ortlip be put in
charge of Mckineys District boom.
Robert H. Keys, the South Washington
saloon keeper, who wants to succeed Col.
Carson as a delegate to the convention,
launched his boom for the place in great
style last night. Keys ran an excursion
down to Glymont, which was the largest
excursion ever carried out of this city by
the colored people. The George Leary was
chartered to carry the crowd, but one or
two other boats had to be put into service
to carry the people. The excursion was an
all-night affair, and Keys took occasion to
make himself all right with the boys and
made 1t known that he was candidate to
go to the national convention, and that he
expected to go. He hoped for the co-opera-
ton of all the boys in his candidacy.
Died Without the Honor.