The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25
RhYAN'S FRIENDS ALERT
A Meeting TO Be Held AT Maecabte
Hall Tomorrow Night.

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| Names "f Wen ." f"nsttt"tr asf'~r""-
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District To BE ReP"rted-Ni"v- of
Mr.. Martin and rapt.iu Collins.
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I al Mscesbees HAL by the iGstri"t Demo
! ats who favor the nomination OF MIR
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was eiec'ed loF mat purpose on Narch 90
Will report the names of several repre-
sentative local Democrats whom il con-
siders the right neonIs far a permanent
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/ permanent committee VIII be elected at
I the meeting. Work will then begin in
earnest. il is said. to secure th,, choice of
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cratic convention
TIE Bryan. Democrats beheye that the
alle,,e plan to send delegates uninstruct-
cd IA tho convantio, il may. AGAINST
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men ia'oii'e- iheS o"hsieei' 'he NJ 10
iSctloh ihinii'"' |" 'if' BRYAN anu peiIeNe
,na' ueiesates shouii receive fIsiu ihS'' nc
LIONS 70 vote ior MN anu 10y no one eiSe.
one Oh the prominent Bryan democrats
said YESTERDAY IN conversation on the SUD
Jeet' mat MI. Norris Is CONSIDERED trust
man ana Gofhan man. ana anyone elect
ed as delegate IN sympathy with MN
might De expected TO throw ms vote Tor a
trust candidate unless directly Instructed.
Mr. Martin, OF the antitrust movement
here, and the others VINO have begun the
Bryan agitation. stated the be ief tndt the
District Democrats are Overwhelmingly
Bryan men, and Nebraska, platform. anti
trust sympathiaers, ana thar il the issue
is made clearly re will be no question
as TO the choice Of Bryan delegates. Mr..
Martin made the statement yest.Ids that
the chief object OF the present aeittGon
will be to secure fair primary election in
order to give the people the chance to eA-
press their opinion he characterized the
former Democratic primaries as so law ess
as to be ludicrous.
The statement was made in a local paper
recently that the meeting March % was
a gathering CT the Holmead faction
This is not in any sense the truth. Capt.
l. A. Collins the chairman of the meeting,
and one OF the leaders OF the Bryan move
ment, said yesterday in discussing the
matter and in general comment on the
situation:
The meeting was not gathering Of
the Hoimead or any other faction Of the
District Democracy; II was meeting
OF the honest, determined. and uncompro-
missing supporters OF william Jennings
Bryan and the principles he represents
and defends II had no relation to Or in /
terest in the political aspiration OF any /
individual connected with local politics, I
nor was the preferment OF any individual
IN any manner considered or thought OF.
me meeting was composed OF men who
consider delegate to National Conyen- /
ton to be merely messenger sent to such I
convention as the bearer oil the expression |
or local public sentiment as explained !
10 MN without any discretionary au- /
thority further than specihed and set /
out in his Instructions, voiced by the
expression given in public gatherings.
they do not believe that delegate should |
be sent to the National Convention to |
vote for Mr.. Bryan or any other candidate