Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-09
The CENTRAL CEN + q COMMITTEE ON Al. !
Many Republicans tArs. Anxious to. Be
go s'.,' Membefs.
Probability of Much Fractional War
fare Before the Present Issues
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Having fol-" many weeks discussed the
question as to who shall represent them
in the next national REPUBLICAN convention
the republicans of the Il District are now
discussing who shall be the members OF
the next republican central committee.
This committee is an important one, and
includes one member from each of the
twenty-five legislative districts. 1t has
had much to say in past years as to the
distribution of the federal pap in, the Dis
trict. and all of the republicans of in
| f1uence, and those who are not Of in
fluence. aspire to membership in 1t. The
present committee has as its chairman
Aaron Bradshaw of the twenty-irst dis
trict. Mr.. Bradshaw has been member
of the committee off and on since 1876. and
last year was elected to be chairman. The
chairman of the committee Is considered
as being the head of the republican party
here, and for this reason there are several
applicants for the craftsmanship now. The
members of the committee are selected by
conventions, which are held in the differ
ent legislative districts and these conven-
tons will be held at a not distant day.
The present central committee will desig-
nate the day for the conventions, and the
different republicans who are aspiring to
places are working earnestly to have them
selves selected when the time comes.
The chairman of the present central
committee will also call the conventions
for the selection of the delegates to the
District convention for. the selection of
two delegates to the national convention
A Probability Of Two Conventions.
All is not peace in the present central
committee. and as result two conventions
may be held-such was the case four years
ago, but the national republican convention
recognized the regular organization, of
which Mr.. Davis was chairman. The
foo 10 hoo IL
shaw has the major portion of the central
committee on It's side, and the other people
claim that ten Of the twenty-five members
are with them now and more will be when
the time for the assembling of the conven-
tons arrives. -+ +-.t
As soon as the two conventions are called
the work Of the present central committee
will be over except that it's chairman will
call the new committee to order and OFF,
ciate over its temporary organization. The
new committee will then take charge of
republican affairs in the District for the
next four years.
From present indications great many
members of the present committee will be
found on the new one. There is belief
among the republicans that there will be
two central. committees, and that the ma
tional committee of the republican party
will be called upon again to decide which
Is the regular organization. The opponents
of the Bradshaw and Carson faction are
declaring that they will call conventions
also TOT the SeiectlOn OF q new central COM
mittee and for the selection of delegates to
the District convention. There are SO
many republicans whe want Ito come to
the next conventions" that in order ito
satisfy, all of the boys" there has been
some talk of selecting five delegates instead
of three to the conventions from each ward
While the politicians are anxious for an
arrangement of this kind, the leaders are
opposed to it, and say that 1t is easier to
handle three than five delegates in the Con-
vention. 7''S'
Aspirants in, Opposition.
The gentlemen who have aspirations to
the next national convention are against
five delegates, because the word has gone
out that the men who go to the next ma
tional convention will have to pay for 1t.
and the more delegates there are in the
convention the more 1t will cost to go to
the national convention, The boys" are
making secret of, the fact that they
are out for the stuff, and that the man
who has the longest financial pile will get
the persimmons.
The frequenters around the District build
ing have been urging the members of the
central committee to order in their call for
the convention five members instead of
three. as they claim that this will in some
respects prevent two conventions in some
Of the wards. Their idea is to select three
men of their own way of thinking and two
from the other side. The chairman of the
committee Is now advising with the other
members of the committee as to the FEAST
bflity OF the change in the membership of
the convention. The aspirants to mem
Ing an active canvass in the streets, courts
and alleys to create sentiment favorable to
themselves, and considerable activity is
being exerted along this line.