Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-02
RIVAL DISTRICT DELEGATIONS
Norris and HO1mead Factions ExnIo,t
Their Grievances.


Their Grievances.
Special From Staff Correspondent
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 1.-The contest
between the District delegations is on an,
promises to be very lively affair. As
stated heretofore, Mr.. Norris has opaned
MS headquarters at the Coates House and
mas peen doing some campaigning in behalf
OF the delegation which he heads
MI Z. II. Slater has opened headuua rters
at the Centropolis Hotel for the Holmead
delegation. He has six rooms and is max
ing quite display. The other members
of both delegations will arrive during the
day. Both sides are confident Mr.. Norris
is resting his case largely upon the regu-
larity of the election of his delegates. and
thinks they cannot be ousted by the on:,osi-
ton.
Mr.. Slater said today he was sure the
committee and convention would seat the
contesting delegation. He is playing the
labor card as a strong one assisted BY Mr..
Sovereign. He claims that the convention
Will not dare to affront organized labor
which, he says, has espoused the cause of
the contesting delegates
A thirty-page printed pamphlet has been
issued by the Holmead people containing
reasons for their being seated. The cuts of
the delegates are published also and n
strong appeal made for their side of the
case.
In addition to this document, the Hol-
mead delegation has circulated printed
brief. in which the following statements
are made:
I'VE, the undersigned, by authority of
the democratic central committee, iuly
elected by a convention of the democrats
of the District of Columbia, assembled on
the 10th day of April. 1900, in the city of
Washington, and legally constituted by the
said convention, respectfully ask at your
hands of
ing facts concerning the wrongs and out
RACES perpetrated upon the legally qualified
democratic voters of said District by GER
tain individuals claiming to constitute the
democratic central committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia, whose representatives
ask at your hands admission as delegates
to the national convention now in session,
and we further deny the right of authority
of these indivi6 dals to ask such recognition
at your hands, because of the most in
famous outrages and fragrant frauds per-
petrated against the franchise and sanctity
of the ballot, and the dignity of citizenship,
which crimes and outrageS are hereinafter
set out in specifice detail and proven by
affidavits of reliable and worthy citizens OF
this District.
I'VE claim that the delegates holding ere
dentials from the convention, of which we
are the chosen executive committee, are
the legally chosen and real representatives
of the sentiment of true democrats of the
District, and we earnestly plead that their
claim shall be recognized by you, and that
they be granted seats in the convention as
the legally chosen and true delegates of the
democracy of this District.
"In support of this demand we charge
that the primaries held in the city of Wash
ington, District of Columbia, were fraudu-
lently conducted and the most fragrant out
RACES perpetrated upon the democratic
voters of said District. Notwithstanding
these criminal outrages, We declare that
majority of the legal ballots were cast for
the instructed-ticket candidates, and that
the certificates of election recognized by
the so-called democratic central committee
represented but small minority of the
legal ballots actually cast at the primaries
and we charge that this result was brought
about by the following wrongful methods"
Here follow nine indictments against the
Norris faction, charging unfair methods of
elections
The brief is signed by William Holmead,
Charles w. Slater, ]. Frank O'Meara. Rob-
ert Mattingly, E. A. Newman and Cotter T.
Bride; ]. A. Collins, chairman District
central committee and Herman ]. Schulz
tets. secretary District democratic central
committee"
Mr.. Norris and Mr.. Slater were early on
hand at the meeting of the national COM
mittee this morning to deal with the con-
tested cases. II have no briefs or plead
ings for our side of the case" said Mr.. Nor
ris. Il have only our credentials" He said
he was willing to let it go at that. but was
prepared to argue fully any points that