The evening times., 1896-01-07
TRBMVIRlTE Will MEET
Local Republican Supervisors
Enter the Lists Today. !
THEIR CONTRARY VIEWS
GleerOn Is Not In Harmony With the
Parker and Carson Com bina tiOn.
He Objects 10 Being the Judge of
His Own Candidacy, But the Others
Have No Such COmpHnctiOns.

The local Republican racket will begin
| this afternoon, when the board OF election
! supervisors meets at 3 O'Clock in Col.
Myron NJ. Parker's office, on F street,
near Fifteenth. An attempt to get "a meet
ing OF the board Saturday failed owing to
the absence of Col. Andrew Glceson, whocx-
cused himself on the ground that it was
pay-off day, thus neccssitating his pres
cDce elsewhere. -
The board will find its hands more than
full of work. First OF all will be the opposi-
tion OF the many candidates to the unpre-
ccdenttsi state of affairs brought about by
the appointment OF Col. Parker, Mr.. Glee-
| son aud Col. Perry Carson as the board.
These men are lso candidates and already
Mr.. Gleeson has announced his sunwiilingness
to serve, because, he says, Il do not believe
we should pass on our own elections"
On the other hand Col. Parker said yesier-
day: We have been appointed and what
else can we d. but serve"
Mr.. GleesOn has offered to withdraw, but
asks that he he allo wed TO name some one In
his place. To this Col. Parker objects. say
ing the ma tional committee did not authorize
any such procedure. In spite OF the efforts
of the national committee to bring order out
OF the chaotic state OF the local Republican
party, IL begins to look as ir the same old
trouble Of contesting delegates will bother
the committee.
The board OF supervisors is not only ham,
pered By this internal variance, but the
many other candidates are ciamortng for
recognition. Already a petition has been
sent Col. Parker asking that they he given q
hearing tliisafternoon. The petitionis signed
by Messrs. Bailey, Key, Saunders, NJ. n.
Holland, DIR. G. h. Purvis and Charles j.
Ortlip.
OPPOSE THE IDEA.
1t is understood these candidates desire
representation among the Judges and clerks:
they bitterly oppose the idea OF candidates
being the signers OF their own credentials.
and Mr.. Gieeson will find among these can
didates more than one adhcrent OF his ex-
pressed determination to lei some one else
perform lis duties asa member Of the board.
During all this discussion Col. Perry Car
son is slyly, quietly and successfully forming
combinations to effect his election. This
time Gleeson and Carson have broken
asunder. On the former occasion they
represented their party at national con-
yentions.
During those campaigns 1t was '.Gieeson
and Carson and Carson and Gleesou."
but Perry having east his weather eye a bout,
may DC found close at the side OF Col. Pa rker.
He has formed new alta chincnt. and Col.
Gleeson is apparently alone, but as sanguinc
as ever.
Col. Parker said yesterday he did not fear
any one of hls opponents rs much as Col. l..
NJ. Saunders who hiss been telling the peo-
pie that Col. Parker, when Commissioner.
reduced the wages of the working man
from 81 so per day 10 S1.25. This Col
Parker denies, and says he always advo-
Gated the government paying more money
to employees than private parties would.
There is little doubt that this statement of
Col. Saunders is hurting Col. Parker's can
didacy The latter says his friend Giee-
son is not in it "a little bit, and to use
Col. Gleeson's words, Col. Parker has not
a ghost Of chance. lean get every work
ingman in the District to vote for me-.
or course no one has thought OF
doutiug Perry Carsnn's show for election.
but Mr.. l.. c. Bailey is giving The nld hand
some pretty hard knocks. Kcy believes
he is as good a man as either of the
others, and DIR. PurviS is yet in the race.
The old-iimcrs, those who can see ahead
Of the gale, predict that il VIII hc Parker
and Carson. or course Glcesun may ef-
fec, "A combination with Bailey. and in
direct election win the coveted honor.
ANOTHER KNoTTY POINT.
II is here another point comes in. The
supervisors are Ia decide whether or not
II will be direct election. Mr.. Gleeson
has announced himself unqualificdiy in |
favor of a direct election by the people,
which position is believed TO be i'll oppo- /
si,inn tn the other members Of the board. |
The meeting this afternoon may deter |
mine this, but hitch may again occur |
should Mr.. Gleeson be absent He said yes |
terday that he would undoubtedly be pres |
ent, and while he wants TO withdraw as |
member, he will not stand by and see his |