The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-31
PRIMARY OR CONVENTION
Board Has Not Chosen Method
Of EIecllng Delegates.
PARKER AND CARSON CONFER
Full Committee VIII Meet Early in
January, When a Decision VIII He
Reached In the Question of Cnn-
cuses or Primary Meetings-Col
Parker Expresses an Opinion.

Perry Carson called around at Col NJ. N.
Parker's office On F street this morning
and was ciUseied with that gentleman for
more than an hour.
The object OF this visit, ri he afterward
explained. was merely 10 talk over inform
ally the plau Of the board To- sepcrvise the
election or national delegates from the Dis
trict. OF which Col. Parker was appointed
as the third member yesterday. ut the
end of the Conference Perry emerged with
his face covered with serene smiles.
Il would like to have you ysfy this In
The Times he said, a. he met "a reporier
OF that paper. That is, ,iiat the Statement
which Purvis has made 10 tifeseSfect that
he was going to get out of my way don't
concern me at all. I want you TO say that
l never considered Purvis in my way, and
he doesn't need 10 trouble himself"
CAN BEAT PURyIS
THAT is because you can beat,h him.
That's Just what / mean. / don't CON-
slider that he can hurt my chances for
e.ectioH To the national convention whether
lie chooses 10 get out of the way or not.
No, sir; / never in my life considered that
NJ. PuIvis could get in my way
MIR. Carson was asked what plans had
been made for 4 meeting of the beard, and
he replied that the members or the board
would probably be called together early
next month. " hat their action would be
in the selection OF the method OF eiecting the
delegates remained to be seen. And Perry
smiled.
Were you pleased with the selection of
Col Parker as n member of the bcard?"
''Well. | should say. Yes, Indeed; it-s
my only SALVATION
Col. Parker was seated in his private
office. -.-''~'- -''i 30 '''7'
when will the first meeting of the
board occur" he was asked.
Probably some time during the first
week in January" he replied. After the
holidays are over we shall get To work.
Col. Parker then went on to say that he
had not seriously enough considered the
question of the proper method of eIecting
district delegates to justify him in express
ing an opinion for publication. All lie de
sired was that the best method should he
chosen. and by the best method lie meant the
one which would be the least open 10 the
practice OF bad politics.
A TEST THIS TIME. .-.
Just so surely as the election this
year is not conducted decently, " he asserted
with emphasis, $50 surely the District
will he denied representation at tie ma
tional convention. TIE national committee
is tired OF fcoiing with US. On tie other
hand, l agree most heartily with the idea
brought cut prominently in The Times that
the so-oalled reform method of eieCling
delegates at the primaries is step toward
suffrage"
The colonel was asked if he believed that
suffrage in TIE District would ultimately
result from a successful adoption of the
proposed new method of electing delegates.
We'll. ii would lie a strong Recommended
tion for suffrage he answered. "
Later on in the conversation, however,
Col. Parker expressed something like a
personal opinion in favor of the old method
OF caucauses and convention for eleciing
the delegates. He did so when lie said:
ut is the universal practice TO elect the
delegates 10 the rational convention by
caucuses which send delegates to a State
convention. That would look as if that
were the better method. then. wouldn't it,
However. he refused 10 express a formal
opinion. which sho2h b. regarded as the
final result of his thinking on the subject.
He said he wished 10 talk with u number
of prominent party men in the District
before doing so.
Col. Parker reiterated his expression in
favor of the best method of cond icting
the election.
Il have always deC'ared that I would
not myself 60 to the national convention
unless 1 could go deoently,' he said.