The evening times., 1900-03-06

Throughout the District Of Columbia
voting is in progress for the election Of
two delegates and two alternates to the
National Republican Convention to be heia
at Philadelphia. June 10. The polls were
declared open in a majority Of the voting
districts at o'clock this morning, while
in some of them the officers Of election
we're tardy. The voting. up to noon. was
spiritless, and il appeared that not over
500 ballots had been cast in the twenty-five
election districts. This political lassitude
was attributed by the workers at the polls
TO the inclement weather.
There are two tickets in the field. On
ole. the delegates are W. Calvin Chase and
DR.. John f Jones. with alternates, George
f. Emmons and Lucius IL. Paterson. On
the other ticket the delegates are DR.. Rob-
ert Reyburn and Rev. George W. Lee with
sIternates. Thomas G. Hensey and James
A. Perry. The polling places are; First
district Good Hope, Benntng. and Ivy
CITY. second district. Tenleytown, corner
Fifteenth and Erie Streets. Mcpherson and
Carney Streets. and Reno Hill; third dis
trict S2S6 NJ Street northwest; fourth dis
trict. I4l7 Twenty-eighth Street north
west. ifth district. 1l44 Tveuty-hrst Street
northwest: sixth district, lol9 Nineteenth
Street northwest; seventh district, ll16
Street northwest: eighth district, 1850
Eleventh Street northwest; nin-h district
1lOg / Street northwest; tenth district, 5V2
Twelfth Street northwest; eleventh dis
trict SOC G street southwest Twelfth dis
trict. s12 Z Street Thirteenth district,
1910 Tenth Street northwest, fourteenth
district New Jersey Avenue and Street
northwest. fifteenth district $50 Fourth
Street northwest. sixteenth district, 2-V
B Street northwest: seventeenth district.
4O3 Third Street southwest; eighteenth dis
trict. 1928 Third. between and l. Streets
southwest: nineteenth district ~ Nlnlh
Street northeast: twentieth district. 3o5
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast. twenty
first district. corner Ninth and b Streets
northeast: twenty second district 40
Thirteenth Street southeast
The polling places are, as rule, IN par
bershOps and grocery stores conducted by
colored persons: the ballCting in the Good
HOPE precinct Of the First precinct Is at
Douglass Hall: in the sixteenth district the
voting is going on in the Douglass Hotel,
and i'm the Ninth district ballots are being
cast al the OffiCesOf the Washington Bee
Small groups OF ColCred men stood arouun
the balf-r9iscd windows through which the
dates was PASSED. These men were wet
and muddy Here and there on the outer
edge the groups around tie windows were
one OF two precinct workers with pacAet
OF damp ballots i'm their hands
With an important air they would tell
of the DISTINGUISHED traits Of their can
didatps and urge prospective voters 20
take one of the offered ballots Under the
half-raised windows or through Jhe
breath-staiued glass the officers OF elec-
ton neered out. Under the nearest anu
most convenient shelter would be grouped
four policemen. This was the police de-
tail for each olling place During the DAY
Veutenants OF the candidates would drive
M ask how matters were progressing toI
their side would invariably receive an en-
couraginE. and in most cases a glowing
report. and would then drive away.
While a reporter for The Times stood
near the polls Of the Fourteenth district
an old colored man approached. He bore
half his weight on a stout old cane. ms
was rheumatic limp and he moved pam
fully toward the half-raised window Inc
group OF men who had voted turned l'
look at the newcomer. the faces thaJ peer
cd through the breath-stained glass tooh
on an eager expression. and the precinct
workers advanced TO intercept the old man
"Gotchah ticket" said one Of the work
ers and take er ticket said the otner as
they sought TO press their ballots into th'
hand that did not grip the cane Use Inc
penent " said the old man. Dis yere d
de inepenent ticket" cried one worker
while the other said. 1t amt no mo
inepenent dan dis
I wants ter vote de right way. l does.
the old man said. becoming confused. Dli
we're Is vo' ticket" said the wO1-ers
Then they told him Of the merits of thi
candidates. Of what a good editor Mr.
Chase is Of what good reporter MT
Joues is. Of what a good doctor Dr.. Key
burn is and OF what a good preacher Mr
Lee is.
Gimme de kyard 70 preacher Lee,
said the old man, the little group at IN
baIf-raised window made way, the vote
Dassed ,n Reyburn-Lee ballot and imp
ed proudly on. ,-.,. IL
trict was in the back room OF a grocer
store with a window opening lnSo a Dac
ward and a side street. IL was bare but 10
a nile of soap boxes in one corner an
lin ballot box on which was painte
Bread"
At . o'clock each side claimed to be IL
the lead but the returns will not De j
until night and il will probably be mia
night before the result Is known IN
polls will close at O'Clock
The registrars Of election as announce
by the returning board are
First district-AnaCOstis, c. c. shaw
Thomas Shave John Il. Shippen; Ivy CIT
L Gibson. Walter Welbufh, george An
bier. BenniuC William n. Monroe, Wailac
Chapman, r. II. Jenkins.
Second district-Meridian Hill. Dani'
Brials Prof. y. F. Wstherless, Ed Turnei
Tenleytown. +. d. Dover, George W. Hi
Moses Lewis.
ThIr- district-WiliiIm II. Harnody, /
w Hewlett. ". H.. Hunter.
Fourth distTiCt-Jamcs l.. Turner Harr
Bell. Dr r. J. Marshall.
Fifth district y. Dickson, Benjami
II Holmes. Dr.. $. NJ. Pierre.
sixth district-Dr. \. J. Daniels. Ma
thaniel RuHin. J. W. Mathews.
Seventh dlstrict-Jaiues Toy. JOsep
Holmes Edward Odom
Eighth district-Parris Lyvers, heit
Sutherland. George W. Smith.
Ninth district-Dr. Carroll J. BermaI
A. +. Berklin. s. G. Thompson.
Tenth district-John II. Walter, NJ JC
hanes. Charles Cooper.
Eleventh distrct-Silas Beverly, JOSEF
Mannlngs. John F. Fitzhugh.
Twelfth distrct-Hanry Shouler, Cap
A. d. HCoe William Crawford.
Thirteenth districts Lacey Ed. E L;
porte. George Ball.
Fourteenth district-C. II. Watson, T. ]
pinkuey. s. 4. McKenney.
Fifteenth district-D. b. McCary, JOSEF
washington. Summer Taylor.
Sixteenth d3strict-R. J. Campbell, J.
Wade, Joseph Jones.