Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-17

such outrages, he said, did not represent
the District democrats, and he declared the
alleged instructions were simply a trick.
The owners of Mr.. Norris and his whole
faction. he declared, were Arthur P. Cor
man, VIM. c. Whitney, that thing, Cleve-
land" and others of that stripe" who
were now moving heaven and Garth to de-
feat Bryan's denomination.
When Mr. Hawkins concluded the secre-
tary was asked by Mr. w. A Ryan to read
an article in a New York paper.
Mr.. Hager Makes Merry.
Mr.. Ryan handed up the paper, but 1t
was discovered the article in question was
in missing page, SO Chris Hager of
Georgetown was called upon to entertain
the convention by Mr.. John Boyle. Mr..
Hager possesses a rich Teutonic dialect,
which he handles rapidly. but there is no
question of his democracy and his loyalty
to Bryan. He said he had been an advocate
of Bryan ever since his name had been
first mentioned and he had lost much by
that loyalty. He was cut off by the COM
mittee on credentials before he had gotten
well started, but he made much merriment
while he lasted and got the biggest salvo of
the evening.
The credentials committee through Chair
man Mattingly, reported all delegates were
properly authenticated except those from
the sixth and seventh districts. The seventh
is Mr.. John Boyle's bailiwick. He was
present as an alternate and had presented
proxy written in pencil and others by
telephone and word of mouth for other
delegates, which, Mr.. Mattingly insisted.
were not proper.
Mr.. Boyle said he had represented the
seventh district for sixteen years, was a
candidate at the recent election, but was
defeated, like the others, by fraud and cor
ruption. He claimed to represent Mr.. King,
an absent delegate.
Proxy by Telephone.
Mr.. Mattingly said he did not think Mr..
Boyle should represent an entire district.
A voice-'I think John Boyle is a good
enough democrat to represent not only
district, but several of them
Mr.. Boyle was voted a seat, but a motion
to accept the telephone proxy from DIR.
Fleet Luckett in favor of Mr.. Peyton was
defeated by an overwhelming vote. The re-
port was then adopted.
Complexion of the Convention.
1t recognized the following as properly
accredited:
First district-Delegates, Victor Beyer. \.
Williams. J. T. Brashears; alternates. An
drew Boyer. George W. Fowler, Henry
Perkins.
Second Observation-Disclosures. William E.
Carr, w. a. C. Riegel; alternate, John y.
Laner.
Third Observation-Disclosures Edward Rey-
nolds, Chris Hager; aIternates, Pink Cross,
Chris Talbert. Joseph Connors.
Fourth district-Delegates, John R. Ma
son, George Gosnell. George T. Hilton; al
ternates, H. o. kale, w. j. Hazel, Michael
Norris.
Fifth distrct-Delegates. James d. Clea-
ry. Bella S. Feeney, William OBrien; alter
mates, Charles w. Slater, William King.
Thomas H. Carr.
Sixth district-Delegates, William E.
Ryan S. Percy Thompson. Charles Ruper-
tus: alternates, George c. Rick, Robert c.
Tally. X. O. Cole.
Seventh district-Delegate. John Boyle.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures, a. b. Schlot-
terbeck. A. Dufour, William A. Vaughn;
alternates, John E. Miles, James Z. Ben
ton, Edward ]. Frank.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures. Milton NJ Haw-
kins, Charles c. Carter, George F. Adair;
alternates Arthur H. Anderson, Emery A.
Bryant.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures Dennis Mulla-
ny, w. ]. McGirr, Moses Pach; alternates.
P. J. Fingles, Joseph II. McReady, James
Eleventh district-Delegates, William
Neitzey, John T. Smith, Charles Weidman;
alternates, William Carney, Sinclair Don
aldson.
Twelfth district-De,egates, P. F. OCon-
nor, George w. Glasgow, Harry S. Haght;
alternates, ]. ]. OConnor, Matt McCor-
mick.
John Horstkamp. DIR. n. Z. Vowles.
Fourteenth Observation-Disclosures j. NJ
Dunn. p. j. Rosenberger, j. j. Connolly; al
ternates, ]. Kennedy, Joseph Williams.
terbeck, George Dutrow; alternate Henry
S. Sears.
Sixteenth district-Delegates and alter
mates unchOSen.
Seventeenth Observation-Disclosures Dominic
Sullivan Robert Z. Mattingly, Richard Jen-
nngs: alternates, Douglass Fenwick, Geo.
n. Mattingly, Charles Matthews.
Eighteenth district-Delegates Andrew J.
Sanford, Matt Horn.
Nineteenth Observation-Disclosures, Thomas
Ryan, ]. A. Quill ]. L. Gleason; alternates.
T; Carroll Thomas Sweeney, James D.
Finch. jr.
Twentieth district-Delegates. W. s Riley,
Edward Rice. NJ. ]. Brown; alternate,
Frank Richards.
Simmons, William w. Hallam, Dr. ]. j.
Slattery; alternates, NJ. T. Randolph, ]. d.
Murray.
Twenty-second Observation-Disclosures An
drew Miller. Samuel E. Shields, Louis Leh-
man: alternates, Fred Schlosser, j. A.
Hughes.
Mr.. Slater was then unanimously elected
permanent chairman, and Mr.. De Wart was
made permanent secretary by a similar
vote. w. NJ. Collins was chosen assistant
secretary the same way, and a committee
on resolutions announced, consisting of
Capt. j. A. Collins, DIR. ]. J. Slattery, ]. ].
OConnOr, ]. A. Quill, ]. T. Brashears, J.
]. Garvey and Chris Hager. The commit
tee retired as matter of form, and after
The first was brief and to the point, and
was as follows:
Rigorous Instructions.
Having implicit confidence in his pa
triotism, courage, ability and answering
devotion to the common welfare, the best
interests of the entire country, the per-
petuation of republican institutions and the
liberties of the people, We hereby instruct
and command our delegates to the conven-
ton to be held at Kansas City to support
by their votes, their energies and their
ability, William Jennings Bryan, first, last
and all of the time, and We declare that
they have no authority to change their al
ogiance and support to any other possible
candidate.
And further command that they de-
mand and use their influence and their
votes to secure the reaffirmation of the Chi
cago platform, and further strengthen it
with declarations against trusts, imperial
ism and militarism, and any planks Of
similar import which may be suggested
tending to return to the possession of the
people the rights, liberties and prerogatives
of which they have been despoiled by usur-
patton. surreptitious legislation and acct
dental conditions arising from fraud, cor
ruption and chicanery."
The others were lengthy and were ad-
dressed ITO the duly accredited and hon.
estly elected delegates representing the
democratic party of the District of Column