Evening star., 1896-06-22
Delegate Andrew Gleeson Tells the
Story Of the Convention.
THE RUPTURE WITH PERRY CARSON
Conditions Now Existing in the
Democratic Delegation.
FIVE FOR FREE SILVER

homes and each one Of the Washington con-
tingent becomes the center of an interested
group wherever he stops on the street or in
one of those attractive resorts that front
thereon by permission of the excise board.
Mr.. Andrew Gleeson returned Saturday
night, and while he was full of regret at
the defeat of Mr.. Reed, he was also flush
ed at victory which almost compensated
for the loss of his leader. This was due to
the fact that Mr.. Gleeson succeeded in
eliminating his colleague, Col. Perry Car
son, from the national republican commit
tee, and it was only by the merest chance,
according to Mr.. Gleeson. that he was not
chosen to represent the District himself in
that important body. In conversation with
a Star reporter this morning Mr.. Gleeson
told the story of the rupture between Col.
Carson and himself.
Promised to the Voters.
81 had kept Carson on the national COM
mittee for twelve years." said Mr.. Gleeson,
'and during the campaign which preceded
the election that resulted in the choice Of
Carson and myself as delegates to the ma
tional convention / promised the voters
who supported me that I would not again
support Carson as national committeeman.
When We got out to st. Louis, ard l made
my decision in the matter plainly known
to Perry. he begged and pleaded with me
to change my mind / told him no; that
l wouldn't do it. l told him l had prom
iseS the people who had elected me not to
put him on the committee again. and that
l didn't propose 10 break political promises
then after l had fulfilled them for twenty
five years. l told him that 1 would join
with him and select any good respectable
republican in the District for the place. l
suggested number of names among them
being those Of c. Maurice Smith. l.. G.
Bailey, DR.. a. P. Pardon, Robert II. Keys,
ex-senator p Is. S. Pinchback, and then
suggested myself, but Perry declined to
support anybody but himself, and / swore
that l would not help him under any cir
cuEstances.
Col Carson in the Convention.
'In the convention" continued Mr.. Gleeson,
Perry made holy show of himself When
the vote was called the Teller resoltl-
ton, Offering the silver substitute for the
financial plank, l cast the vote of the Dis
trict of Columbia. as chairman. in favor of
laying 1t on the table. Then Perry got up
ard addressed the chairman of the con-
vehtion and wanted to know what the vote
meant; whether it meant no vote or an
aye vote. Senator Thurston explained the
matter to Carson, and, with many thank
you, sirs: thank you, sirs,' Perry sat down
When the call was made on the state and
territorial delegations to name the men
selected by them for national committee
I-itn arose ana announced that the dele
CATION from the District of Columbia was
divided and could not agree upon a name
ana would not present one. Then Perry
got up again and went down the middle
aisle and addressing Senator Thurston
who was the chairman. said that he was
there from the District of Columbia, and
ms alternate was with him, and that he
proposed the name of Perry H. Carson as
national Committeeman. and his alternate
wanted the same thing.
Chairman Thurston informed him that
his alternate had nothing to do with the
convention whatever and with more thank
you. Sirs, the colonel sat down again. He
was under the impression all the time that
ne would hold over as member of the na-
tionai committee in case he and l couldn't
agree upon his successor, and when ] told
him that the national committee formed in
1892 was dead when the national convention
OF 1896 met he wouldn't believe it.
MIR. Glecson Defeated by Chance.
Last Friday morning, when the case of
the District of Columbia's place on the ma,
tional committee was being considered by
that body. would have been elected to the
vacancy If misunderstanding had not oc-
Cured" continued MIR. Gleason 81 was
placed In nomination for the place, when a
member got up and said that my election
Wouian change the actual representation
on the committee, because l would give nv
proxy 10 Carson. This was denied at onca
by some OF my friends, but, as there was
rear that good deal Of time would be usej
up IN discussing the case, Powell Clayton
moved TO refer the whole matter to the ex
ecutlVe committee of the national commit
zee Tor settlement, and this was ca rried
Ihere were forty-one members of the con-
mittee who would have voted for me that
morning. o ''i"'
Parker Dritton
"Who do you think will now be selected
Tor the place on the committee?" incurred
The Star reporter.
Il don't KNOW" said Mr.. Gleeson "tha
names of Col. A. T. Britton and MIR. Mvro,
W. Parker are prominently mentioned. and
Understand that Senator Proctor of YER
mont mas succeeded in securing the int,u-
ence of Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio in favor of
farker' put hope Parker won't get it. He
went before the committee with a letter
advising the abolition of suffrage in the
District of Columbia, and notwith
standing the fact that 1t had been indorsed
niouSly defea ted.
There was to have been a mass meeting
hela tonlght Tor the purpose of taking
action against the nomination of Parker as
rational committeeman, but it could not be
al ranged in time. One will be held, though,
mighty soon, and then he will find out
what the rank and file of the republicans
here think about his action at ST. Louis
Opinions of Others.
Mr.. Frank b. Conger, who was also in
st. Louis during the conV ention, said today
that he believed either Mr.. Parker or Mr.
Britton would be selected by MIR. Hanna to
represent the District on the national COM
mittee
Col. Fred L. Bracket formerly chief
clerk of the Treasury Department, and one
of the officers of the st. Louis conv ell ton,
said today that the executive committee OF
the republican national committee would
certainly select Mr.. A. I. Brittcn as Col.
Perry Carson's successor. The fact that
Mr. Parker has the support of Gen. Gros-
venor ard otker close friends and leuten-
ants of Mr.. Hanna is accepted by several
other republicans With whom Star re-
porter talked as proof positive of Mr.. Par
ker's early entrance into the national COM
mittee, and the announceTen of his Sc
lection is expected to be made at the next
meeting of that body.
In Democratic Circles.
The dissolution of the republican conven-
ton has caused interest to be renewed in
the approaching democratic gathering of
the same sort, which will soon assemble in
Chicago, and the local democrats are again
regarding their six chosen delegates in an
interrogative manner. Mr.. Frank P Nor
gan, one of the chosen SIX who attended
the st. Louis convention in His capacity as