Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-07
2. Brightwood Hotel.
3. 1898 32d street northwest.
4. 1906 NJ street northwest.
3. 1928 32d street northwest.


s. 1928 32d street northwest.
4 141O nth street northwest
s. 1872 18th street northwest.
o. Southeast corner 18th and H streets
northwest.
10. 1926 E street northwest
II. Potomac Hall, 18th and D streets
southwest.
u. 400 sth street northwest.
ID. sol l street northwest.
II. 1925 eth street northwest.
10. 433 New Jersey avenue northwest.
16. 476 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
II. G}1 18th street southwest.
is. Northeast corner 7th and NJ streets
southwest.
10. 81 H street northeast.
20. 22612 c street northeast.
81 Northeast corner Massachusetts ave-
nue. and It'll street northeast.
o. 1910 Sth street southeast.
James Wells Resigns.
When the seventeenth district was called
James Wells, proxy for Robert E. Doyle,
offered his resignation as such, because, he
said, he had been annoyed and black
guarded" beyond limit. The resignation was
accepted and Richard T. Holden was unan-
imously chosen as Mr.. Doyles proxy In
place of Mir. Wells. John F. Moore was
appointed to serve in place OF Victor F.
Boyer Of the first district, who Is critically
i'll.
1t was decided that each delegation to the
city convention being twenty-five in num-
Der, shall be required to contribute SIS for
expenses on or before the hour the con-
vention is called together, and that con-
testing delegations, if any, shall be re-
quired to do the same. 1t was also decided
to have printed 1000 tickets of admission
to the Academy of Music, where the con-
vention is to be held.
Other Meetings Held.
Bryan democrats held a meeting at Co.'S
telio's Hall last night which was presided
over by Henry w. Martin, treasurer of the
Antitrust League. w. A. Ryan of Roch-
ester made speech, describing the alleged
conspiracy to defeat Bryan and 16 to i at
Kansas City, and reiterating the arguments
he has made on former occasions in favor
national democratic convention. The effort
to put Admiral Dewey forward, he said,
was a part of this plot. and he declared he
had positive knowledge that it was con-
cocted three months ago. Mr.. Ryan then
attacked the power of wealth. asserting
that its possession by democrats was as
mean as is its possession by republicans.
After Mr.. Charles w. Slater had made
few remarks of like tenor, William L. Hol-
mead spoke.
Converted by Bryan.
During the latter's remarks he made some
reference to his opponent, James l.. Norris,
which caused Hugh Cosgrove to ask what
be distrusted. Mr.. Holmead having replied
that Mr.. Norris had said he had objected to
going to the convention pledged, his uues-
toner asked him if he had not been a gold
democrat Mr. Holmead said he had been
before going to Chicago in 1896, but Mr.
Brydns address converted him to 1G to l.
in which he had believed ever since.
Some one proposed three cheers for Nor
rls. which Were given with will and then
Mr.. Holmead called for three cheers and a
tiger for Bryan. and the response was en-
thusiastic- Brief remarks We're made by
ex-Representative J. Floyd King of Lou
isiana and w. +. Sergeant and B. l..
LoOney of Texas.
There was also meeting of Bryan demo-
Gratis in Forrest Hall, Georgetown, a which
Mr.. Hoimead, Mr.. Ryan, MIR King and Mr..
Slater spoke along the same lines they pur-
sued at Costello's Hall earlier in the even
ing.
The Bryan democrats executive commit
tee met last night at 1000 Pennsylvania
avenue. Chairman Charles II. Turner stat
ed after the meeting that prospects were
bright in every direction.
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