The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
Charles ". Slater, William King. Thomas H.

Charles W. Slater, William King. Thomas II.
Carr.
Sixth district-Delegatcs: William E. Ryan. S.
George G. Rick, Robert c. Taty, X. o, Cole.
Seventh district-Dclegate: John Boyic.
Eighth dstri,r-Dclegatcs: \. Il. schotter-
beck, \. Dufour. William a. Vaughn. Alter
mates: John T. Miles, James Z. Benton Edward
j. Frank.
Ninth district-Delegates: Milton NJ Hawkins,
Charles G Carter, George F. Adair. Mtouarcs:
Arthur Il. Anderson Emery A. Bryant
Tenth Observation-Disclosures: Dennis Mullany. W.
J. McGir, Moses Pach. Alternates: T. j.
fingies, Joseph H. Mcllacdy, James u. Hubbard.
Eleventh disrict-Delogates: William Nett
zey. John 4 Smith, Charles Wcidman; Alter
mates: William Carney. Sinclair Donaldson.
Twelfth district-Delegates: =. +. oConnor,
George W. Glasgow, Harry 5. Haisht. Altcrnates:
j. j. OConnOr, Matt Mccormick
Thirteenth distTict-Delegates: II. Martin, John
Horstkamp. Br. y. Z. Vowlcs.
Fourteenth Delegates: J. NJ. DUN
p. J. Rosenberger. J. J. Connolly. Alternate
j. Kennedy, Joseph Williams
Fifteenth district-Delcgates John Schutter-
beck, George Dutrow. Alternate: Henry ).
Sears.
Sixteenth district-Deleeates and alternates I'm
chosen.
Seventeenth district-Delegatcs: Dominic Sui
livan, Robert +. Mattingly. Richard Jennings.
Aternates: Douglass Fonwicb, George y. Mat
tiugly, Charles Matthews.
Eighteenth district-Delegates: Andrew J. Sar-
ford. Matt Horn.
Nip-teenth district-Delegates: Thomas Ryan
J. A. Quill. ]. L. Gleason Aternatcs: I Gar
roll. Thomas Sweeney, James ID. Finch. lr.
Twentieth district-Delegstes: ". : Riley. Ed
ward Rice. NJ. J. Brown. Alternate: Frank
Richards.
mons, William ". Hallam, Or. j. j. Slattery.
Ahcrnates: VI. 7. Randolph, J. u. Murray.
Twenty second district-Delegates Andrew
Miller, Samuel f. Shields. Louis Lehman. Alter
II
W. d. Carr. W. J. Riley, Thomas O'Day,
Robert L. Mattingly, and John Horst
kamp were made a committee on creden-
tials.
General Kings Address.
Pending the report of the Committee on
Credentials, Gen. Floyd King, of Louis
lana, was introduced and made a brief ad
dress. He denounced the Norris conven-
tion as a travesty on justice and a result
of the Vaccinations of the moneyed trusts.
This meeting tonight is a revolution
against such tyranny. and your cause will
prove triumphant at Kansas City" he de-
clared
General King predicted that. the dele
gates elected by the convention would be
seated.
There were calls for William Holmead,
Hermann J. Schulteis. w. E. Ryan. and 9TH
ers. Mr.. Ryan responded and declared that
America and the whole world is on the
verge of a social upheaval The same con-
centration of wealth which made Greece
fall. he said is now gnawing at the vitais
Of the Republic. The meeting was
one Of protest against the insidious at
tempts of rlutocracy to pervert the popular
Will as seen in the Norris convention. He
denounced the Norris Central Committee.
which he insisted has no power or warrant
in bossing the primaries. 1t was now time
to choose between Mr.. Bryan and Norris.
In conclusion he denounced the Mckinley
Administration and the efforts of the
trusts to gain control of the street rail-
ways, the electric light companies, and the
gas system, and demanded the uniform
support of Mr. Bryan by all good Demo-
Gratis.
The Committee on Credentials reported
favorably on all the delegates and alter
mates except in the Sixth and Seventh !
districts, which were unrepresented. The |
Sixth district delegation, however, appear |
ed at this point and was seated Regard |
ing the Seventh precinct. Alternate John !
Boyle presented a proxy from Delegate |
z. NJ. p. King. written in pencil, and an !
nounced that a proxy from DR.. L. Fleet /
Luckett to C. r. Peyton had been filed /
tiais opposed such proxies. The creden !
tials OF Mr. Boyle, from Mr.. King. were 1
accepted, but the telephone proxy granted 1
Mr.. Peyton by DR.. Luckett was rejected
a committee On permanent organization 4
was named-as follows: NJ. J. Brown. A. NJ. |
Lawson, Thomas o'Day, William a.
Vaughn, and James A. Quill.
When the committee retired brief
speeches were made by Milton NJ. Haw-
hins and Chris T. Hager
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hager's speech
he committee on permanent organization
made its report, favoring q Central Dem
1cratic Committee composed OF twenty
-wo members, to be chosen one from each
district of the city by the district delega-
ions. Charles W. Slater was made chair
nan Of the Central Committee and as such
vas continued as chairman of the conven-
ion. W L. De Wart was elected perma-
lent secretary and W. NJ. Collins assist
int secretary.
The Resolutions Adopted.
The Committee or Resolution was named
IS follows: James A. Collins. DR.. ]. ]
J. J. Garvey, and Chris Hager
The committee, after an absence of a few
reported the resolutions instruct
uB lHe utieBdtiOH 10 lnt National COnVen-
ion and also the following resolutions in
he nature of District Democracy plat
orm:
To the duly accredited and honestly elected
delegates representing the Democratic party OF
he District OF Columbia, in convention assem-
lied. your Committee Resolutions beg leave 10
ubmit the following report for your consdera-
ion:
Whereas the Democratic National Committee.
n their call for convention to meet at Kansas
'ity, on the 4ih day Of July, 1900, for the our.
,Ose OF nominating candidates whose names .;e
. be placed upon the Democratic National
icket have requested that the Democracy of the
district OF Columbia select six delegates and six
dternutes to represent the District in said &C l.
ention, and
Whereas a call was issued by so.cali,d
Democratic Central Committee, for primaries to
" held April 10, 1900. for the purpose OF ascer-
aiming the expressed will and preference of all
democrats, legal residents Of said District in the
election of delegates from each OF the twenty
wo legislative districts to act as their repre-
eutatiyes in convention to be held subsequent
o said primary election, and at such convention
designate delegates 10 the National Convention
nd
Whereas notice was given through the press
" said committee empowering the several 80
allied district committeeman. constituting said