Evening star., 1896-03-07
Democrats Completing the Prepara-'
tions for Their Primaries.
CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL CONVENTION
Tho States of tho Central Commit
tee Combination Completed.
TEREST INCREASING

The arrangements for the democratic pri-
mary elections next Tuesday evening and
the ccnver ton to follow at the Academy Of
Music two days after were virtually COM
pleted last night at the meeting Of the GEN.
trail committee at Costeflo's Hall. -
The rules for the conduct of the primaries
the evening of March 10 were drawn up and
adopted. They provide that in each of the
twenty-five assembly districts the pri-
mary meeting will be called to or
der by the members of the DEM
Ccratic central committee at o'clock
pm. The election of three judges will take
place, OR, where already selected by COM
mitteemen and approved by the democratic
central committee. there will be an an
nouncement of the three judges. The voting
is to commence at 7:30 pm. sharp, and the
polls will close at $50 sharp, when there
the vote.
Credential blanks which accompany these
instructions are to be properly filled out
with names Of the candidates elected. and
one copy sent to the secretary of the COM
mittee. The chairman will see that the
blank lines in the credential blank inclosed
are all properly filled out, and the names of
the persons elected as delegates and alter
r ates are properly filled in, and that the
credentials are signed by the chairman of
the meeting and the secretary and that one
copy is placed in the 1nclosed envelope and
sealed. as directed on face Of same, and de-
lfvered by him. or some one appointed by
Rim, to the secretary of the democratic CEN
trail committee, at CostellO's Hall, 9th and G.
streets northwest before IL o'clock pm.
Tuesday. March 10. 1895. and the other du-
plicate copy delivered to one Of the dele
gates elected.
In ten Of the districts the committeeman
no. 80 -
ries. under authority of the resolution
adopted by the committee at a former
meeting, but in the other twelve the judges
and clerks will be elected at the primary
meetings. Those already selected and who
were confirmed at the meeting last night
are as follows:
First district-George Gray. Jerome
Diggs. George Boyer; clerk, William Quaid.
Eighth district-F. c. Lotus, John J.
OBrien. John McDermott; clerk, William
Spencer
Tenth district. c. Hayden, r. c. Whit
more. Joseph Gordon: clerk c. d. Hayden.
Eleventh district-Charles Harvey, VIM.
E. Tyler. Charles Weidern.an: clerk. Ed
ward Libbey.
Twelfth d:strict-Robert Hoy, John
Walsh. Frank Haskell: clerk. ]. Costello.
Fourteenth distrct-John f. Tretle, Geo.
W. Mace, G. j. Piper; clerk, William Prem
tiss.
Fifteenth district-Willam Redding. Jos.
H. Ryan. John Dacy; clerk, NJ. J. Madigan.
Eighteenth district-Joseph Aiken. F.. d.
s. Riley, Elmer Skidmore; clerk, Philip
Dwyer
Nineteenth district-Thomas Babbington,
Philip Ryan, John Corners; clerk, Charles
Fisher.
Twentieth district-Samuel Kalbfus F. "
Chilini. John McNamee; clerk, Joseph
Johnson.
Mr.. Edward Hughes resigned as commit
teeman from the sixteenth district. and his
place was filled by the election of Mr.. John
c. Wittekindt.
A motion was put and adopted at the
meeting that 'all democratic conservative
citizens, irrespective of past political Of
f!ations. are invited to participate in the
primary election" This was done on ac-
&C cunt of the discussion aroused by the dec
laration that no negroes were to be allowed
to cast ballots Tuesday.
Merely n Pickwickinn Motion.
The action of the committee was Pick
wlckian, however, as there is no intention
on the part of the democratic party leaders
in the various districts to allow any one to
vote whose democracy Is not Of the we'll
known and fully proven variety.
1t has already been decided in most of
the districts to have every man challenged
who attempts to vote and whose political
affiliations are not perfectly well known to
those acquainted thoroughly with the dis
trlct and its people. The judges will not
receive the ticket offered by any person SO
difficulty will confront colored men who
may want to vote This system however,
has not been determined upon on account
OF the colored people. however, but was
inspired by the frequent assertions that the
A. P. A. was going to take vigorous part
In the present election and endeavor to
control the convention of March II. 1t may
be taken as an assured fact, therefore, that
no votes will be accepted next Tuesday
from anybody whose party faith is open to
any question whatever, notwithstanding
the action of the central committee.
The eNOrris-Holmead Affair.
There was general discussion among
democrats last night and today over the
controversy between Mr.. James L. Norris
and Chairman Holmead, but it was not
believed that the differences between them
would have any substantial effect on the
present campaign or change its complexion
in any degree. 1t has been known ever
since the contest opened that Mr.. Holmead
and his friends were not particularly par
tia1 to Mr.. Norris and his following and
that almost open warfare has been immi-
neEt between the two branches of the LOCAL
party. Hence, 1t Is said that the actual
rupture between them can have no addi-
tional influence upon the existing condi-
tons: Chairman Holmead when asked to-
day II he had anything to say reyarCiin,
the matter, replied that he did not intend
TO take any further notice of Mr.. Norris.
'The State Of the Straishtouts..
The activity in the various assembly dis
tricts- seems to BE- OH the increase rather
than otherwise, and the so-called "straiRnt-
out ticket has almost completed its slate of
the candidates in all the twenty-five dis
tricts. In the fifth district there are two
tickets, both of which contain the names of
candidates who are favorable to the aspira-
tions of Messrs. Holmead. Boyle and col
leagues, but who are opposing each other
for control of their district organizat tion
In the list below the names of those who will
run on each ticket are given. In the four
teenth district the ticket has not been de-
ctded upon, and in the third the withdrawal
of Mr.. Meagher leaves one name to be Sc
lected. There is an addition to be made to
the ticket in the ninth district also. The
list of the delegates to the local convention
who will be supported. it is believed, by a
majority of the local democrats is az fol
lows:
First-Wm. Rose. Victor Boyer and John
G. Fowler.
Second-Michael P. Sullivan, Dr. Henry
Darling and John Lauer
Third-John Curtin, John Sullivan: one to
be selected; Mr.. Meagher withdrew.
Fourth-Arthur Small, G. B. Coleman and
John McKenEa