Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
II IL
District Democrats Send Representa-
tives to Kansas City.
INSTRUCTED POR WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
James L. Norris at Head of the
Delegation.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS

OF the democratic central committee. Mr..
Clarke made an eloquent address and car
ried the delegates, and spectators as well,
by storm with an enthusiastic perora ton.
William Jennings Bryan being his theme.
With that matchless leader, he declared.
the democratic party would march to GER
tain victory in November
Three cheers were given for John
Clarke and the call for the convention
was read by Secretary J. Fred Kelley, who
then called the roll.--The result showed
every district represented, sixty three dele
gates being present and three alternates,
the latter being Andrew Boyer. for Victor
Boyer. in the first Hadley L!bbey. for
Harry c. Simpson. In the eleventh, and
John F. Rabbit, for Maurice Fitzgerald. in
the seventeenth.
Those who comprised the convention were
follows:
The Delegates.
First dfstrict-Andrew. Boyer, Armstead
Williams, ]. 7. Brashears
Second district-Henry Darling. Frank L.
Harvey, VIM. Nick. Clayton.
Third distrlct-Johu Maher, John ]. Horri-
gan. John ]. Sullivan.
Fourth district-John Kenna, Charles D.
Wood Jos. II. Bradley.
Fifth district-Tho1nas L. Connor, James
ODonnell. John d. Gallagher.
Sixth district-John W. Thomas, George
c. Rick. Patrick kyne.
Seventh district-John A. Green, James p.
O'Dea, John j. Purcell.
Eighth distriet-Wm. J. Donovan, Frank
Freeman, Frank B. Lord.
Ninth district-Zeb. v. Harris, D. Web
ster Hancock, Frank S. Lee.
Tenth district-Char,es A. Senseney. Hen
ry D. Hayden, Rudolph f. Poetzman.
Eleventh district--P. A. Shea, Hadley Lib
hey, William T Whalen
Twelfth distrct-Edward F. Buckley,
Michael ScanlOn Steve Caldwell
Thirteenth district. Fred. Kelley, Har-
ry o. Middleton, VIM. w. Goddard.
Fourteenth district-Frank J. McQuade,
Patrick H. Sugrue. John J. Newmeyer.
Fifteenth dIstrict-Michael j. Mccarthy.
James Worden. Andrew E. Douglass
Sixteenth district-John A. Clarke, John
C. Wittekindt, Edward f. Hughes.
Seventeenth district-Jackson F. Hughes,
John F. Rabbit. Thosr f. Holden.
Eighteenth district-A. J. Sanford, Martin
Horne. Richard Rigan.
Nineteenth distrct-John Darlington,
jeremiah ]. Welsh, William Worden.
Twentieth district-Edward Lynch, Den
mis- P. Callaghan, John r. Walsh
Twenty-first district-Wm. H. Lloyd, VIM.
F. Hart. VIM. II. Campbell.
Twentysecond district-Bernard A.: Nc
Donnell Chas F. Shelton, John B. Miller.
Temporary Chairman Chosen.
Zeb. v. Harris. one of the independent
delegates from the ninth district, who had.
before the convention was called to order.
proposed cheers for William Jennings
Bryan, nominated Mr. William T. Whalen
of the eleventh district for temporary chair
man. and he was elected by reclamation.
MIR. Whalen. who is the poet laureate of
the local DEMOCRACY was escorted to the
stage and made a speech in which he char
acterized the Chicago, platform OF 1876
the second Declaration of independence"
and apotheosized Bryan as the peerless tri-
bune of the people. the Patrick Henry OF
the west
Let US unite one man in this conven-
tion,' he exclaimed. and declare for Will
liam Jennings Bryan. l hope thar reso-
luton will be passed unanimously by this
convention instructing the democratic dele
gates to the Kansas City convention to vote
for the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan"
Protest Prevented.
Mr.. Whalen was given great applause,
and after Mr.. John J. Purcell of the sew
enth district had been unanimously chosen
temporary secretary. Mr.. w. Mex. Clay
ton. the anti-Norris delegate from the. sec
ond district. handed up paper to Chair
man Whalen. The latter read 1t and said:
THE delegate from the second has just
handed up paper that contains reflections
upon every delegate in this convention
Immediately a motion was made to refer
the paper to the committee on resolutions
and this prevailed.
The paper, it was ascertained. was a pro-
anti-Norris faction.
Com on Credentials.
Upon motion the chair appointed a COM
mittee Of fifteen members on credentials.
1t consisted of Messrs. A Williams, John
Maher, T. L. Connor. J. W. Thomas, j. p.
ODea. w. j. Donovan. D. w. Hancock,
G. A. Senseney. Fir Ltbbey, E. F. Buckley,
w. w. Goddard, F. J. McQuade James
Worden, J. c. Wittekindt and John r.
Walsh. g
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken
and the Academy was emptied.
All sorts of runners were circulated out
side. One was that the Norris slate would
leen in Kansas City delegate and an
other was that a vigorous effort would he
made to send an unrestricted delegation,
notWithsta nding the speeches of MesSrs
Clarke and Whalen.
The protest was signed by Robert E.
Mattingly, J. ]. Slattery, Milton H. Haw-
kins, P. F. O'Connor and w. S. Riley, and
was as follows.
ITO the chairman of the democratic CEN
trail committee: We. the undersigned COM
mittee of five, representing the Bryan
democrats of the District of Columbia, APP
pointed at a mass meeting held at the
Grand Army Hall, in the city of Wash
inston, April II, 1900, do most soIemnly
and earnestly protest against the organiza-
been elected at the primaries illegally and
fraudulently conducted, charging that in
the conduct of this election a most fragrant
outrage on the rights of the citizens of
the District of Columbia, as guaranteed by
the Constitution and the sanctity of the
ballot, was PERFORATED.
Notwithstanding these criminal and IL
legal practices, we DECLARE that a majority
of the votes Which were cast were cast
for the instructed ticket candidates, and
that the certificates Of election recognized
by your so-called democratic central COM
mittee represent but a small minority of
the votes cast at said primaries, and we
claim that this result has been brought
about by the f6llowfag wrongful methods:
"First-Because -of-the repeated actions
Of your so-calhd democratic central COM
mittee at It's earioils~ meetings anterior to
the 10th day of Apru, 1900 the date set
for the primaries: In the unseating of le-
gally elected Membsfs of that body, and
the substitution Therefor of pronounced
enemies of Mr. Bryan working in the in
terest of those, oppeSed to his renomina-
ton. -
''second-Because Of the unjust uncon-
stitutional action ofsehe said committee in
violating every right of the voters of said
District, denying them the right to vote at
the primaries held on said date and to
count their votes when cast.
"Third-Because of the undemocrattc ac-
ton of your said committee in denying to
those favoring an instructed delegation for
the denomination of Bryan and the req fir