The morning times., 1896-02-29
LOCAL VOTING ONCE MORE
District Democrats Are Already
Lining Up For November II.
DELEGATES TO BE CHOSEN
And Besides These, Il National Conn
mitteeman Hinges on the Result.
Twenty-t wo District Managers VIII
Meet on Tuesday and Make Polling
Arrangements-SOm Candidates.

Fight in the primary elections for dele
gates to the Democratic national conven-
ton is being made just now in a quiet and
perhaps diplomatic fashion by the c;ndi-
dates. but there will be an active canvass
after the meeting of the local central com
mittee on Tuesday night.
AT the coming meeting the twenty-five
committeeman will report the names of
the mana gers of elections and clerks or the
boards at the various polling pla ces, after
which there Will be an alignment of the
forces in battle array.
The method OF choosing the mana gers,
who are important factors in these elec-
tons, is that the committeeman shall
name them, or. if they desire. the ma ma gers
may be named at meetings in the various
precincts, the nominations TO be subject to
approval by the central committee. This
appears to be satisfactory, inasmuch as
several OF the members of the committee
being candidates for election, there Will be
no chance for undue influence.
THE POWER THEY AFTER.
The real result Of the election, or IA ther
its fruit is who shall be the member from
the District of Columbia OH the National
Democratic Committee.
tThiS selection may be from among the
delegates themselves, or it may he an out
slider, one who, for instance, would pre-
fer to take the chances Of-being named by
the delegation than 10 make a personal
effort TO be elected a delegate.
The national committeeman is popularity
/ supposed to have considerable weight in
such matters as appointments through the
! President or perhaps in getting an appoint
ment for himself. which is all good con-
sentative politics. II is not always the
fact. however, that the commit eemIn can
Weld the power that he should have. 1t
is said that the appointments from Mr..
Cleveland have been largely suggested by
Marshal a. a. Wilson. who is not the
national committee functionary.
The candidates for delegates so far spoken
OF prominently are McSsrS. Holmead, chair
man OF the central committee: John Boyle,
| E. L. Jordan, r. p. Morgan and r. E.
| Mattingiy. There is TO be another vet to
be named or suggested. These gentlemen
are 10 run on whas is called the Jeffersonian
ticket. Reconnaissance Wheatley and MIR.
| Edward Forrest are mentioned also as cam
dli dates.
/ AS alternates there have been named
MeSsrs. O. Day Of Tenleytown, r. II. HoltZ-
man, A. S. Johnston, and C. W. Darr,
these 10 run as Jcffersonian Democrats, and
on the Jeffersonian ticket.
NO PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES.
No one appears TO know yet whether there
will be two tickets with six delegates each
in the field. or whether the opponents will
confine themselves to individual tickets.
1t is understood that Major Burke will
run either on ticket or as an individual.
lnasmuch as no national Democrat is
yet an avowed candidate for the Presidency
there are no preferences expressed by the
proposed delegates. In this respect the
democratic candidates have slightly the dis
advantage of 81" recent candidates for th,.
Republican nominations for delegates Reed,
Allison. and Mckinley entered very largely
into the local Republican fight but ii is
hard 10 find among the Democrats any one
committed to Cleveland. or OIney, or Car
lisie. OF ANY other people who cast their
shadows before.
None the less the canvass Is expected 10 be
| one OF great local interest. and a close con-
testts expected between the rivals.
II is not impossible that the national COM
mitteemsn may be chosen from among the
six apostles of Jeffersonian Democracy
who will be elected on the 9Th inst. or
it may be Mr.. James L. Norris. or some
body else. The canvass has not gone far
enough to bet on the result intelligently,
except on the proposition that he will be
a mighty good man.