Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
Movement to Send a German Delega-
ton to 1900 Convention.
PART OF TEE PROPOSED PLANS
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interesting Rumors Now Agitating
the Faithful.
\ HOT TIME PROBABLE

While local republicans are not Ginning
together in unison with anything like the
rhythm of merry marriage bells, the local
democrats are tuning a rilapasm Of differ
ences still more discordant, and from pres
ent appearance the harmony promises to be
even further shattered. The recent meet
ings of the democratic central committee,
and Its division on the question of recon-
mending Il successor to the late Lawrence
Gardner as member of the democratic
tional committee familiar to the pub
lic and when the latter body meets in this
city the 22d instant this fight will probably
form an enliveuing feature of the delibera
lions.
The result may be something like the re-
markabie fate that overlook the famous
kilkenny cats, when the scrimmage in the
national committee is concluded, SO far as
the two claimants for the vacancy are con-
cerned. The committee has complete con-
troll over its own membership and can Sc
lect any one it chooses regardless of recon-
mendatfonS of central committees or any
other organizations. and from intimations
dropped ny prominent members of the body
il is regarded as very probable that neither
Mr.. James l.. Norris nor Mr. William Hol-
mead, both of whom claim to have been
chosen by the central committee, will be
selected to succeed the late Mr.. Gardner.
may conclude to settle the entire contro-
versy by making no selection. and thus
drop the District of Columbia from mem
berShp.
4 German Movement.
There is another movement in progress,
however that will, it is believed, make all
the other fractional fights which have
formed the chief history of the District
democracy in the past look weak and i'm
potent when the project becomes thorough
~ known to all the faithful comprising the
party here. Energetic steps are now being
taken to send a delegation to the Democrat
national convention of 1919 pledged to the
interests IF ex-senator Arthur T.. siornan.
The delegates from the District who
are admitted to such national conven-
lions usually six in number. and
they are chosen by a convention conn
posed Of three delegates from each of
the tWcnty-four election districts in the
District of Columbia, who. in turn, are
chosen at primaries usually held in March
of the presidential year. The convention
four years ago was held ut the Academy of
Music. and the delegation it sent To Chicago
was instructed to support Lawrence Card
ner for national committeeman IN place of
James L. Norris. who had heretofore held
the place. This object accomplished,
and Mr.. Norris, while losing his committee
mem bcrship. was made assistant treasurer
of the campaign committee. The over
whelmng rush of the Chicago conventions
to Bryan caught the District delegates IN
its whirl. with the exception of Mr.. Wiz
liam Holmead. but he. too. finally voted
for the NebraSkan's nomination
Probable Plan.
The movement in favor of sending Cor
man delegation to the convention this year
has behind it some of the most influential
of the recognized leaders of both the Norris
and the Holmead factions. and the plan to
be followed is understood to embrace the
Is fN~ he 6aIa
to the local convention which will choose
such delegates. There is no registration OF
voters here, and accordingly man can
cast a vote at the primaries of either party,
regardless of whether he is a member Of
the party holding. the election or not 1t
is believed IN usually well-informed quar-
tiers that the Bryan democrats in the Dis
trict are larger in number than those who
favor Germans candidacy, although the
latter undoubtedly has a very strong fol-
lowing both among the leaders and their
adherents. II is charged by the Bryan peo-
pie that the intention of the German work
ers is to meet the Bryanites' greater
merical strength by securing 4 sufficient
number of n-dcmocrats-to use a term
that may not seem too harsh-to go to the
primaries and vote for the ticket contain
ing the names OF delegates to the local con-
ventiOn who will vote therein for German
men To go to the national convention.
organizes Preparing.
The tdhercrits OF Bryan in the District
are said tc b. making plans to meet this
movement, and are to make a strong fight
against it. and will, it is understood. have
men at the polls when the primary cleo
items are held to challenge every man who
desires to vote ard who cannot prove his
right 70 the claim of being dyed-in-the-
wool democrat beyond any question.
Considerable interest has been aroused re-
fsarSiine the movement in favor of Mr.. Cor
mar by the fact that Ir. Andrew Gleeson,
the local republican leader and one of the
delegates from the District to several re-
publican national conventions. has on sew
eral occasions openly declared that he was
in favor Of Arthur p. German for presi-
cent in preference 10 any other man in the
country except Thomas 3. Reed. This
knowledge has led to rumors that in case
a German delegation to the next national
convention, and follow the alleged plan to
have nuu-deu.ocrats vote at the primaries.
Mr.. Gleesons influence may be exercised
in lis favor.
L. is also freely declared that Mr. Perry
Carson. who shares with Mr.. Gleeson the
leadership of the masses of local republic
cans, il also ardent admirer of Mr.. Cor
man, and hints have been heard that his
Influence might also be thrown in a SINH
lar direction From all the gossip now pro-
crossing on the subject. observers of local
things political Gre of the opinion that the
District democrats have about the hottest
old time Of their always warm experience
before them this year.
The inside of the chimney of the house
occupied by William Joyce and family a