Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-10
FOR NATIONAL DELEGATES
Union Republican Club Said to Be in the
Fight.
An Alleged Plan Not Taken Kindly by
quarters and Mr.. Keys Campaign.

1t. today, 1.-The political situation here at
the present is curious" This expression
was occasioned by the announcement
around the city hall and the District
building today to the effect that the Union
Republican Club and the republican mem
bers of the board of trade have determined
to take a conspicuous part in the selection
OF the two delegates to the national re-
publican convention. 1t Is said that the
Union Club and the party members of the
board of trade want a change In the pres
ent personnel of the delegation from this
city to the convention and want some rep
resentative member of either the league or
the board to go as the white delegate and
some prominent colored man to be his as
sociate. The rumor which was circula. led
went SO far as TO make public the state
ment that the white candidate who would
be selected would be ex-Commissioner NJ
NJ. Parker, and the colored man would be
Daniel 5. Murray. the colored member Of
the board of trade. 1t is stated that if the
republicans are victorious in the national
contest that the Union Club will desire to
dispose of the federal patronage that will
be given to the District. AS the two men,
bers of the national delegation have hither-
to had much to say as to the DISPOSITION of
patronage in the District, it is said that
the Union people want as the national dele
gates men who will think as it does rela-
1--WE TO the distribution of patronage, and
IN This connection it is said that the club
people believe that much patronage that
ought TO have come to the District has
gone elsewhere on account of what the
members of the league choose TO call meg
Iect on the part Of the men who have in
past years constituted the national dele
CATION If the rumor is true the Union
people are to begin at once an active can
vass In the interest of the men who they
VIII select as their choice COR national dele
gates.
Amor g the members Of the Union Club
"a nm of f,er tv,N,
republican party. and it is said that the
mission of these members will be to work
on the rational leaders to have them
brought around to their way Of thinking,
so that, II there Is a contest against the
delegates that will be sent from here by the
club people, that the republican leaders will
be in touch with the sentiment which the
club people claim is here favorable to the
selection OF representative men,"
Not Taken Kindly.
The republican politicians who rendezvous
around the District building do not take at
all kindly to the announcement that the
club people will interest themselves in the
selection of the delegates and they say it Is
simply an attempt on the part of the silk
stocking and kid glove element of the par
ty' to get control of District affairs, since
there seems some prospect of republican
success next year. Those to whom The
Stars representative talked were "agin"
of the opinion that when the time came
for the selection Of the delegates that the
same gang" that has controlled affairs
here for some time would be on top and
lican party.
Suffrage Headquarters.
Another curious" incident in connection
with the political situation was the OPEN
ing up yesterday of what the fraters of the
headquarters" A room In the Glenn law
building, on Louisiana avenue, has been
fitted up with table and chairs, with an
American flag flying from the window.
The engineers of the new movement are all
colored men, and William H. Booker of the
twenty-first district is the president and
Cornelius A. Bel lxley of the sec nd district
Is the secretary. The headquarters are in
charge of Mr.. Isaiah Lewis. The projectors
OF the movement say that they are in favor
of the selection of men from the District
to the national convention who are in IA
vor of the restoration of the right of suf-
frage here. The custodian of the head
quarters says that they have no favorite
candidates for the presidential nomination,
but that they will display on the walls Of
their headquarters Autographs of all the
presidential aspirants of republican faith
Mr.. Keys COnfers.
The principal food for gossip among the
"boys." excepting the Union Club project,
was a conference which Robert H. Keys
of South Washington held at the Mckinley
League headquarters last night. Keys is
the choice of The South Washington people
as the colored delegate to the national con-
vention. but they have rot determined as
yet upon any white candidate. 1t was sup
posed chat they were for C. ]. Ortlip, but
having extended to Mr. Ortlip several IN
vtations to confer with them and he hay-
ing failed to do so, it is said that they have
dropped Ortlp, and last night agreed to
support some other white man. The meec-
ing of last night was largely attended.
and those who were present claim that
twelve of the twenty-five districts were
represented. Those who were on the inside
would not tell what transpired, excepting
to say that a committee had been appointed
to wait on some one of the white candi-
dates and to confer with him as to obtain
ing the support of the South Washington
people. The major portion of those who at
tended the caucus came in carriages, and
as soon as it was adjourned, which was at
IL o'clock. they speedily left the meeting
place. Keys was in good spirits after the
adjournment of the meeting, and while he
would not give The Stars representativ
any inside information he expressed to him
the belief that he keys had a lead-pipe
cinch on being the colored delegate.