Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
STILL ALL AT SEA
District Delegates to Chicago Can
not Reach Conclusions.
FRYING TO GET FOGEqHER R
Complications That Confront Them
in the Attempt.
PERPLEXED AND PUZZLED

The democratic delegates to the Chicago
national convention are still torn asunder
by variety of conflicting emotions. among
which ambition is not the lest conspicuous.
The failure on their part to reach anything
like an agreement regarding the course
they will pursue at Chicago, notwithstand-
ing the numerous meetings held for har-
monious purposes, has made it more diff
cult, now that the convention is almost at
hand, to find a way out of the dilemma.
1t Is now announced with seeming au-
thority that Messrs. Morgan, Mattingly,
Holmead, Boyle and Jordan have deter
mined to get together and agree upon a
plan TO be followed at Chicago, regardless
of the wishes of Mr.. George Killeen, the
sixth member of the delegation, who, it
has been alleged, has prevented anything
of the sort being reached heretofore.
Mr. Jordan n Candidate.
There appears, however to be another
hitch even to the carrying out of this pro-
gram. Mr. E. L. Jordan is now candidate
for the position of member of the national
democratic committee from the District of
Columbia. 1t is said that Mr.. Jordan's can
d:dacy was inspired by the National Retail
Liquor Dealers Association, of which Mr..
Jordan is a prominent member, with the
idea that it would be good thing to have
a repre- sentative of that organization on
the national committee of great party
Just where Mr.. Jordan expects to get MS
support is not at present diSCernible, but
where there are SO many conflicting In
terests at work al intelligibie understand
ing OF the real conditions is difficult
Mr.. Norris as n Factor.
In what is known as the administration
wing" of the District democracy there
seems to be an impression that Mr.. James
L. Norris will be returned in his place as
national committeeman, despite all ante
convention promises or present plans. The
way this is to be accomplished, according
to those who have confidence in it, is very
simple apparently. The national commit
tee, while recommending the admission of
SIX delegates to the national convention
from the District, has only included two in
making UP It's list OF the number of dele
gates from the states and territories Mr..
Norris is a member of the national commit
tee having this matter in charge, 1t is
pointed out, and is popular in the extreme
with his colleagues thereon. 1t ls declared,
therefore, that when the two delegates VINO
are admittedly entitled to seats in the con-
veution and service on the committee on
seats are 10 be chosen Mr.. Norris will Sc
cure the selection of two delegates favor
ably disposed toward him, and thus assure
his retention in his present place, as It is
pretty generally admitted now that but
two delegates will be admitted from the
District
A Fatal Defect.
The above is the plan as outlined, but it
Is subject to a fatal defect. Mr.. Norris
will have nothing whatever to do with the
selection of two members Of the delega-
ton. Neither will the committee. The two
names cf the delegates to serve On the
committee on seats above mentioned will
be presented by the delegation TO the ma
tioral committee and will be placed upon
the lis accordingly.
That, therefore, brings the puzzle direct
Iy back to wnere it was at first and leaves
the tanSIe as complicated as ever the ques-
ton still being, what will the devoted six
do, and which two of them will be selected
by the whole sextet to represent the dele
CATION in the Chicago prehmlnaries. Rosa
mone's bower is Child's play, and 15-14-13
a delightful Dastime in comparison with
the piss-iL-clover problem of the District
delegation to Chica go.