Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
DEFEATED, BUT UNDISMAYED
JACKSON DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION
DISCUSSES THE LANDSLIDE.
Mr.. James L. Norris Speaks With Some
Bitterness of the strife in
Local Ranks.

| Defeated though not discouraged, the
| members Of the jackson Democratic Asso-
| citation. numbering between fifty and one
! hundred, met at the Metropolitan Hotel
| last evening Ito renew as the call read,
| "our allegiance to the grand old demo-
| cratic party, which has been in existence
| over 100 years." The president of the as
| ISOLATION, Mr.. James L. Norris, occupied
the chair. and during the evening several
| members Of the organization relieved their
feelings by briefly addressing their fellows,
explaining the landslide of last Tuesday,
| but bidding them to be of good cheer-not
| to feel discouraged-and urging them to
commence getting ready at once to give the
| republicans In 1904 the worst licking they
| ever got.
1t was decided to give a banquet the Sth
of January, at which, Mr.. Norris stated,
| many prominent democrats will speak. In
suggesting this Mr.. Norris paid his respects
to those who, he declared, had sought to
| poison the minds of the national commit
teemen against the six delegates from the
| District to the Kansas City convention, re-
| marking that If the same conditions of af-
| fairs existed in other parts of the coun-
| try during the past campaign it was no
| wonder that Mr.. Bryan again suffered de-
| feat.
Criticism of Police officer.
| These remarks of Mr.. Norris contained
about all the bitterness expressed during
| the evening. He gave a resume of the
| fractional fight in the local democratic ranks
during the past campaign, saying that
lieutenant of the District police force made
an affidavit which was false. But added
Mr.. Norris, this man. who was placed be-
| fore the committee on credentials at Kan
SaS City as holding the office of chief of
| the District police force, would make such
an affidavit against anybody. The creden-
| tin1c ,,it oil hxr Mr. lr~In IN,
| oust u.s. as that was the wish of Mr.. Bryan.
| | wired Mr.. Bryan, though friends did not
desire me to do so. l stated that If Mr..
Bryan told those persons to originate this
dissension-to keep it up, to follow us to
Kansas City for the purpose Of ousting us,
when we were supported by some 1O.SOO
| men-then Mr.. Bryan ought not to occupy
| the presidential chair. Mr.. Bryan did not
do it. He wrote a letter saying he did not
So far the efforts to sustain Mr.. Bryan
are concerned no organization has done
more than this association. and full &C
count of its stewardship will be presented
at the next meeting. Its work was quiet
and SILENT but effective.
Resents Charges.
ut was also charged against me that
from the time Mr.. Bryan nominated
in 1896 1 commenced to knife him. notwith-
standing that we, Mr.. Brookshire and my
SELF sent him a letter as early 1897
pressing our hope that he would be of
good cheer: that we would support him
for denomination. Because l went on the
bail bonds of certain Knights Of Labor
men, who had been arrested in this city,
was condemned. The credentials commit
tee was told that the whole labor organi-
cation of this District. some forty odd
councils was against us. We could not
refute the charges then. We did not
know. After return we found the
charge untrue; We found that many labor
men WERE on the contrary, on our tickets.
This police lieutenant did his work
against us with an affidavit. putting us in
the light of six birds of unsavory character
before the Kansas City convention, and he
has got to answer why he made that aftida-
Wit against six respectable citizens, who
contribute toward the support Of his posi-
ton. These lies which have been spread
against us are responsible for the confusion !
which today exists in the democracy of the
District of Columbia. and, to large ex-
tent. prevented concerted work during the
presidential campaign.
Mr. Norris uttered these words with great
emphasis and feeling. and his remarks were
loudly applauded. as were similar utter
ances of Mr.. W. T. Whalen one of the six
so-called regular District delegates
Neither Wake Nor Funeral.
The other speakers. however-Messrs.
F. H. Mackey, w. Cranch Mcintyre ].
Med. Darlington and E. V. Brookshire-
spoke in a dispassionate but very earnest
manner. saying the meeting was neither a
wake nor a funeral, for the reason. they
emphatcally declared. that the democratic
party still lives. Democrats" said Mr..
Darlington, were not beaten. but were
simply exhausted in fighting the over
whelming forces arrayed against them"
Mr.. Mackey said he regretted nothing. and
predicted that hundreds Of thousands Of
| the children of America would proudly say
in years to come that their fathers and
| their grandfathers voted for William Jen-
nings Bryan. Mr. Mcintyre said he would
much prefer to die outside the breastworks
n n w raNY, III ioa ap1 ha
| traitors in the democratic ranks.
Mr.. Brookshire remarked that the result
was not unexpected by him. saying that in
the past campaign the democratic party
tried to cover too many points. Had its
| issues been fewer and its efforts more con-
centrated 1t would have been better for it,
Unfortunately, he added. the country is 4
enjoying prosperity. and that condition. the
republicans charged, would cease If Mr..
Bryan became President.
Pledged for 1904.
Fifteen new members elected and
those present pledged themselves to sup
port the candidate of the democratic party
In 1904. No one. however. suggested that
the candidate should be w. ]. Bryan. A
poem. CLOSE Up the Ranks written by
Mr.. w. A. Bartlett, was read by Mr.. w.
Cranch Mcintyre, and Mr. Norris read a
Salt river excursion ticket sent him by
republican friend, intended for demo-
Gratis, and good for a stop-over of four
years, and perhaps more
Mr.. F. M Simmons of North Carolina a
candidate for United States senator was
elected an honorary member. and a letter
Of encouragement from Representative
Richardson was read
The chair was authorized to appoint a
committee Of three or five members from
the twenty-five legislative districts to ar
range the banquet. and adjournment
was taken until the Goth instant
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Reasons Given for Continuing 1t Six