Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-07
WHAT WILL THEY DO?
Local Republicans Eagerly Await
ing the Supervisors Meeting.
THE CAMPAIGN GETTING uVELIER
Description Of the Twenty-Three
Assembly Districts.


Wherever local republican politicians
gathered today, and that was in pretty
nearly every one Of their favorite lounging
places where there was stove and other
warming things in close proximity, an
animated discussion was carried on about
the meeting Of the board of supervisors
this afternoon and what the probable out
come of 1t would be. There was q rem
eral belief that Mr.. Parker and Colonel
Carson would transada all the business be-
cause of the prevalent idea that Mr.. Glee-
son would decline to serve as q supervisor.
1t was difficult, however, for many Of
those who knew Mr.. Gleason we'll to be-
lieve that he would adopt such a course
after his emphatic denial Of such an in
tention, which recently appeared In The
Star. Ex-Commissioner Parker said today
that he had no doubt Mr.. Gleason would
be on hand, but that in case he was not
the board would proceed without him. Up
to noon the supervisors had received no
letter, which 1t was stated In morning
paper mad been drawn up at meeting
at the Capital Savings Bank building yes
terday by several of the candidates who
want to be a delegate.
The publication declared that Messrs. L.
NJ. Saunders, NJ. NJ. Holland, Robert H. Key,
had requested the privilege of appearing be-
fore the board relative to their own candi-
dacy, and in respect 70 the appointment Of
the election officers in the various assem-
bly, districts. Mr.. Parker said this afternoon
that the board would be only too glad to
bear what the gentlemen had to say and to
have them suggest the names Of good. reli-
able men for appointment as judges, clerks
and registrars at the primaries, but had not
received. any notification of their intention
to attend this afternoons meeting. AS re-
Gently announced in The Star, the board will
choose Mr.. Parker for president and lay
primaries will not be definitely fixed at to-
days meeting, but 1t Ii certain that 1t will
be announced for some day early in Feb
ruary, when it Is decided on.
Many Lively Meetings.
A Perry Carson Club was organized in the
eighth district last night, with James H.
Ambush, president; John H. West, vice
president; W. H. Joroan, secretary; A.
Coakley, treasurer, and f. Brockenborough,
sergeant-at-arms. The club will hold mass
meeting Friday night at 18th and r streets
northwest.
There was also a largely attended meeting
at Masonic Hall, 9Th street and Virginia
avenue southeast. Delegations were pres
ent from various districts. Daniel Stilliards
didates l.. M. Saunders, Milton NJ. Holland,
Robert H. Key, L. c. Bailey, C. ]. Ortlip and
L. c. Jones. Each was given q good
natured hearing. and theiI promises to have
suffrage restored to the District were rap
turouslv received.
Fourth district republicans met in George
town and organized an L. c. Bailey Club,
with s. c. Burnett, president; w. H. Neal,
vice president; c. B. Ferguson, secretary;
W. H. Butler, assistant secretary; Charles
Smith, treasurer; Thomas Christian, chap
lain, and James Phoenix, sergeant-at-arms
Carson is Confident.
The colored republicans of Southwest
Washington held a big meeting in Fisher
mans Hall last night, with R. H. Denton
as chairman, and James E. Ennis, secre-,
tary. 1t was held under the auspices of
the NJ. NJ. Parker Club. and was addressed
by several speakers. Resolutions were
adopted reciting that the in
terestS Of the District demanded that two
representative men should be sent to the
convention, men of unquestioned
integrity and national reputation, and de-
claring that NJ. M. Parker and Perry H.
Carson were the right men to choose for
the purpose.
There was a meeting Of the Parker and
Carson Clubs at Murphy Hall. presided
over by G. H. Watson. Colonel Carson
was present and made an address on the
outlook, expressing cheerful confidence in
the success of his campaign.
Mr.. Parker and the W0rkinxmen.
Mr.. Parker received a letter today from
District Commissioner Ross, in which he
said:
Il have seen it stated in the public prints
that a charge has been made against you
that while you served as q Commissioner
of the District of Columbia you voted to
reduce the pay Of laborers.
Il cannot recall any occasion during your
Of that office when any act
or vote o. yours tended in the slightest
degree to substantiate such a charge. I
have conferred with Maj. Powell the En-
gineer Commissioner. Who tells me he has
no recollection of any such act or vote on
your part.
Il deem this letter an act Of simple Jus
tice to you under the circumstances"
,,: This letter was oecasioned by the pub
ders, N several speeches made recently,
had declared that Mr.. Parker, when a Dis
trict Commissioner, had proven himself
no friend Of the workin9men because he
had voted to reduce the pay Of the labor
ers employed under the District. Mr.. Saun-
ders, however. denied the published State
ment.
Rev. Walter Brooks a Candidate.
In reply to a letter from George w. Stew
art and others, asking the Rev. Walter H.
Brooks, pastor OF the Nineteenth Baptist
Church. to allow his name to be used as
that of a candidate for delegate to the ma
tional republican convention, the we'll
known divine acquiesces with reluctance,
and In the course of his communication he
says:
"As have neither the ability nor the in
clination to make friends by means of free
distributions Of money or stimulants, who
ever espouses my cause must do SO solely
from principle and interest in the man. It
must be, as conceive it Is, the office seek
ing the man, and not the man the Office
leave the whole matter to my friends. They
are also free to associate my name with any
many of honor who is candidate among
the whites"
George w. Stewart. the manager of Nj.
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