Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30
FACTIONS LINED UP
Democratic Forces in the District
Getting Ready.
MEETINGS 70 Be HELD FHIS EVENING
One at Masonic Temple, the Other
at Meyers Hotel.
A NEW NATIONAL IDEA

The rumor prevailing for several days
and recently mentioned in The Evening
Star that Mr.. Stilson Hutchins and Mr..
William Holmead had entered into a coaM-
ton to defeat Mr.. James L. Norris and his
supporters in the approaching contest at
the democratic primaries and city conven-
ton. gained additional strength last night
when 1t was announced that Mr.. Hutchins
would preside over the mass meeting of the
anti-Norris democrats tonight, at Masonic
Temple. 9th and F streets
A committee, consisting of Mr.. Holmead
and Messrs. Cotter T. Bride and ]. ]. Stat
terry, waited on Mr.. Hutchins and rendered
him the honor, which he accepted. The an
nouncement caused great qualification to
the democrats. who favor sending delesa-
ton to Kansas City instructed for Bryan
and silver at the ratio Of 16 to l, many Of
whom were present at a meeting in pro-
gress last night, at antitrust League and
National Waterman headquarters. No. 12..1,9
pennsylvania avenue. The occasion was
the gathering Of the executive committee
of the Holmead-Bryan organization, which
was presided over by Captain J. H. Collins
The selection of committees of six to work
at the polls in the several election districts
on primary day, April 10, was completed
but the names of those chosen were not di-
vulged.
Vice Presidents and Speakers.
Vice presidents for the meeting tonight
who will assist Mr.. Hutchins in doing the
honors are announced as follows: Mr.. Mil
ton Hawkins, Mr.. c. H Turner, Mr.. Ar
thur Anderson, Mr.. W. M. Collins, Mr.. L..
s. Lipscomb, Mr. 8. s. Yoder, Dr. ]. ].
Slattery, Mr.. P. ]. Ryan, Mr. Albert B.
Schiotterbeck, Mr.. Fred. L. Siddons. Mr..
Edward Connover. DR.. Alexander Kent, Mr..
II H.
P. McShane, Mr.. Cotter T. Bride. Mr.. E.
s. Fame, Mr. John G. Slater, Mr.. E. A
Newman, Mr.. J. M. Devine. Mr.. P. T.
Moran. Mr.. James L. Loveless, Mr.. John E.
France, Mr.. J. ]. O'Leary, Mr.. P. J. Fin
giles, Mr.. George Killeen, Mr.. Herman
Schuelties, Mr.. A. Dufour Mr.. William
TaIiafeTro, Mr.. j John Boyle, Capt. Mer-
chant. Mr.. Isaac Smith, Mr.. John Schlot-
terbeck. Mr.. George Dutrow. Mr.. H. NJ
Sears. Mr. W. F: Holtzman. Mr.. c. w.
Slater and Mr.. William ]. Knobloch.
The speakers will include Representative
Rhea of Kentucky. Cochran of Missouri. w.
A. Ryan of Rochester and Mr.. A. A Lips
comb of this city selections which cause
the Norris men to declare that their OPP
ponents are required to go out of the Dis
trict to secure advocates for their cause.
1t is understood that Representative Sui
of New York, who was recently named
for Vice President on the Bryan ticket by
the meeting at Maccabees Hall, of which
the meet ting tonight is the result was in
vited to make the chief address, but de-
clined to mix up, as he Is said to have
termed it, in democratic family row in
which the house is divided against itself.
Central Committee Also to Meet.
While the Holmead-Bryan forces are as
sembling at Masonic Temple. the Norris
Bryan party will be Going the same thing
at Meyers Hotel, where the democratic CEN
trail committee will meet tonight This
meeting will be important, inasmuch as it
will receive the report of the special COM
mittee recently appointed to draw up rules
and regulations to govern the primaries
April 10.
Owing to the activity displayed by the
Holmead wing and the appointment by it
of committees to work at the polls it is be-
lieved the central committee will adopt
radical regulations to prevent anything like
interference with votes at the polling
places. and that rule may be adopted for
bidding the approach of any persons but
voters within certain distance of the vot-
ing places, on the line of similar restric-
tons in the Australian ballot system. The
names of the judges to serve at the several
polls will be also submitted by the men,
bers of each district, and returning board
will be provided for to count the final re-
turns AS the central committee is repre-
scented by Norris men in four-fifths of the
districts 1t may be readily seen that they
will control the election machinery almost
completely.
Movement Against 10 to 1.
The spokesman of the Holmead-Bryan
faction continue to declare that the Nor
ris people are parties to a deep conspiracy,
which is to eliminate, if successful, at
Kansas City in the overthrow of Bryan
and the Chicago platform as well, and
assert that the only way in which this
intention can be frustrated is to send a
delegation instructed to support both the
man and the platform unequivocally and
unqualifiedly from start to finish. The
Norris leaders deny any and all such allie
cations, and characterize them as refec-
tions on their party loyalty. Regarding
an instructed delegation. they claim the ma
tional convention is really in the nature Of
a conference of representatives of the
party, at which free and fun consideration
of all questions should be possible, in order
that the best interests of the party should
be recognized and promoted, and therefore
they claim that instructions would prevent
the District delegates from participating
in such conference
1t is understood that ex-senator German,
eX-Secretary Whitney, ex-President Cleve-
land ex-senator Hill and other former DOW
ers in the party, who still retain a potent
II diminished. influence. are promoting this
idea, and that many Jealous admirers of
Mr.. Bryan seeking to secure his an
prevail of such d course.
If purpose to secure the elimination of
all reference to the ratio of IS to 1 in the
money plank to be fashioned at Kansas
CITY Is the basis for the conspiracy charges
of the Holmead-Bryan element, or the men
at the head of it, it is pretty generally be-
lieved in weI-informed circles that II has
foundation.
There Is movement in progress, in
which many of the most influential demo-
Gratis m the country are interested. to re-
place the financial plank of the Chicago
platform by a simple declaration that the |
party believes in the money of the Con-
stitution and to follow this by quoting the |
article of the Constitution on the subject in |
full "
In Memory of DIR. Barbarin,