Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-06
SURE OF SUCCESS
Chairman Holmead and His Asso-
ciates Expect to Win.
DEMOCRATS READY For The FRAY
Only Proven Jeffersonians Will Be
Allowed to Vole.
GOSSIP OF THE CAMPAIGN

The democratic central committee will
meet tonight at Costellos Hall and COM
plete the arrangements for holding the con-
vention March H. at the Academy OF
Music. Chairman Holmead said this morn
ing that he knew of no other business to
come before the meeting, except the re-
ports from the few committeeman upon
polling places in their districts Mr.. Hol-
mead further said that the prospects were
very bright for the election Of delegates to
the local convention who would favor send
ing the "straigh-out" ticket to Chicago.
Mr.. Boyle, Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Jordan also
expressed similar confidence in the result
and MIR. Robert Doyle who represents the
South Washington democracy on the CEN
trail committee, said he had no doubt OF the
success of Messrs. Holmead, Boyle and
their associates.
The question of colored voters at the
primaries next Tuesday does not seem to
be considered worthy of discussion by the
democratic leaders. Chairman Holmead
said today that very few colored men had
ever voted the democratic ticket here, one
or two having done so in the second district
None but Democrats Need Apply.
Conversation with several of the central
&C mmitteemen and other democrats of long
experience here, and who are actively in
terested in the present campaign, developed
that very close watch was going to be
kept on the voters next Tuesday. which
will make 1t difficult, If rot impossible, for
any one whose political bias is doubted to
cost ballot
Mr.. Robert Doyle voiced this sentiment
when he declared that no one would be al
lowed to vote who was not known to be
1l-ha dam md a
dent of the assembly district in which he
offers his ballot.
1t will he comparatively easy to carry out
this intention. as the system of voting at
democratic primaries here is such as to
prevent any one who is Objectionable cast
ing ballot, unless the meeting which pre-
cedes the balloting and al which the judges
of election are selected is packed for such
a purpose, a condition that would need the
approval of the committeeman for the dis
trict in which it was attempted, and the
collision of all the other party workers as
well.
Made Fun for the boys.
Considerable amusement was felt today
at the grave announcement that Marshal
A. A. Wilson, Collector of Customs Dor
sey Clagett and Postmaster James P.
Willett were candidates for the local con-
ventfon from the fifth district, in which
they all reside. There is no truth whatever
in the statement. as all the gentlemen
mentioned have declared on all occasions
that they intended taking no active per-
sonal part in the present campaign.
Mr. George Killeen is the latest candidate
declared for Chicago and while he has
a strong following in many sections of the
city. the general sentiment among his party
brethren is that he will not be able to Sc
cure place in the delegation, although
he may be made an alternate
An attempt has been made to secure the
financial views of the prominent candidates
on the straight-out ticket, but rome of them
has been found willing to EXPRESS him
self on the momentous question of silver
The Evening Star announced some time ago
that the effort to inject the silver issue
into the local can paign had failed. and
nothing has occurred since to resurrect it
ir tangible shape. The candidates claim
that they will go as democrats willing to
support any platform favored by the ma
jority at Chicago and any man nominated
on it,
Will the Six Get Scatss
From present appearances 1t seems as
though Messrs. Holmead, Boyle Mattingly..
Morgan, Jordan and Forrest will be the
delegation from the District to Chicago,
but it is a very serious question whether all
of them, or any six men who may be sent
with credentials, will be allowed seats. The
recommendation of the rational committee
that each territory and the District of CO.
lumbia be allowed six delegates each in the
national convention remains to be acted on
and it is now said that influences are al
ready at work to prevent it's adoption so
far as the District is concerned. The argu-
ment is that while the territories may one
day become political factors as states and
have voices in the choosing and election of
candidates for the presidency. and should
be treated with friendliness with view to
future gratitude, the District possesses no
such chance and should be recognized
merely in a complimentary way. 1t is
81 thnrefnrn fyUn doll f.,S
would suffice for this purpose as well as
six. Such course by the convention would
greatly simplify the choice of a national
committeeman from the District, and this
going to be made to confine the District
representation to its former limits.
An Interesting RumOr.
Rumors were prevalent today that an at
tempt would be made to swing the local
convention for another ticket than the
"straightort,'' as it is called, when the OPP
perfume moment arrived. No one could be
found to father actual knowledge Of the
plan, but there were plenty who indefinite
Iy said they had heard of it. One gentle
man stated that it was felt in democratic
quarters all over the District that the
"straightout'' ticket was weak in many re-
spectS, ard did not contain the names of
such really representative democrats Of the
District who could secure respectful near
ing at Chicago and have some weight in
the deliberations over party affairs. 1t was
his understanding that after the primaries
were over and the delegates to the local
convention announced there was to be
strong effort made upon them individually
to eliminate their former pledges and prom
ises from consideration on party grounds
solely, ard to rally to the support of tick
ct made up of local democrats of more ex-
perience and a larger acquaintance with
national affairs and the men who manage
them.
A DETECTIVES PERIL.