Evening star., 1896-01-02
How the Coming Republican Prima-
ries Will BeeGbuducted.
ONLY GOOD MEN ITO Be JUDGES
The Supervisors uaited. in Their
Desire for Fairness.
TALKS WITH THE THREE

The subject of the primary elections for
the selection of delegates to the St. Louis
convention continues to be discussed by
local republican politicians, and some inter-
est was aroused yesterday by the publica-
tion Of a rather silly declaration that An
drew Gleeson would refuse to serve on the
board of supervisors appointed under the
recent resolution of the national committee
because of Mr.. Myron M. Parker's selec-
ton as the third member. While 1t was
scarcely necessary to secure a denial Of
this assertion from Mr.. Gleeson, Star re-
porter saw him this morning. Mr.. Glee-
son promptly characterised any statement
that he would decline to serve as super
visor as being absolutely without founda-
ton.
II have never even considered such a
course" he remarked; land no one had any
right to make such statement. I will GER
tainly serve as supervisor and do all In
my power to help to secure an honest eiec-
ton, so that there will be no question as to
who is the choice of the District republi-
cans for their representatives In the ma
tional convention. There must be no con-
test or squabble this time, and want to
see elections provided for where there will
be no opportunity for fraud or crooked
work, and where the men who get the most
votes will be made delegates without any
controversy mere VI III 81 kOuA3.
MIR. Parker'p Views.
Mr., Myron M. Parker was also seen by
The Star man. IT am considering the ques-
ton of how the primary elections may be
best surrounded with safeguards to prevent
the real desires of the local republicans
from being set aside by fraud or peculiar
methods" said Mr.. Parker, land I have been
and am consulting with many leading gen
tlemen in the party on the subject.
am anxious to get all the good suggestions
possible, but Of course do not care to be
overrun with visitors or deluged with cor
respondence on the subject, and Will noe
allow myself to be. My intention Is, and
I believe my colleagues are of the same
mind, to select the best men obtainable In
the various districts to preside as judges at
the primaries; men whose standing ana po-
sition will assure decent conduct of the
machinery at the polls, and thus allow the
better class of citizens to participate IN tn,
selection of delegates with knowledge that
they will be allowed to cast their votes with
out interference of any crowd of heelers or
hangers-on and the further assurance that
their votes will be counted for the candi-
dates for whom they are cast. If 1t is possi-
BILE to hav. an honest election in Washing
ton, and 1 think it is, I believe we can SO
arrange matters tc provide one here at the
primaries, and shall certainly exert every
effort to that end. 1 ann candidate for
delegate as every one knows, but most en-
phatically state that would not serve mo-
ment if selected by any other than the most
honest methods.
Col. Carson Equally Anxious.
Col. Perry Carson was none the less en,-
phatic in his opinion as to how the pri-
maries should be conducted. I'VE want to
have the polls SO managed that every re-
publican in the District can go and vote for
his choice for delegate without fear or
favor and have his vote counted honestly" :"
said the colonel. "The District has had a
pretty bad name In the past for rows and
trouble at election times, and this reputa-
ton has had the effect. Of keeping hum
dreds Of decent republicans from taking
active part in the affairs that concern
them so much believe the new method
will give the chance to do away with. this
sort of thing, and that matters can be SO
fixed that no fraud will he possible. So far
as am concerned I'll do everything in my
power to join my colleagues in placing bar
riers around the primaries to prevent any
kind Of fraud creeping in. A fair. honest
election Is what l want, because I'm a
candidate and am going to ST. Louis, and
the fairer the election is the bigger my
majority will be-