The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-31

struct the delegation selected to carry
out their wishes Ii the majority do
not favor his nomination they should
say so and emphasize their dissent by
instructing the delegation to vote for
some other candidate than Mr. Bryan.
After what ! have said of my having
only a business residence in the Dis
trict it would be impossible for me to
aspire to any official position. | would
not consent to be a member of the Ma
tional Committee Il the pcsition'were
offered me. and certainly could not be
member Of that committee from the
District of Columbia if / would.
As voter, as a citizen OF the United
States as one who is in favor of fair
play, who does not believe there should
be one class 10 govern and another to
serve. who views with great anxiety
and distrust the steady trend toward
the formation of such a division.
shall seek TO avert II and do all can
to avert IL by endeayoring to bring
about Mr.. Bryah's election,
/ believe he sill make good Presi-;
dent. that ne viii make d safe Presi-
dent. and that he is incapable of doing
injustice to sns class; that there is no
man named for this higa position by
whom the interests OF ali would be
more safely guarded than by him
The Vice Presidents.
At the conclusion of Nj. Hutchins' ad-
dress Thomas P O'Dea nominated C. w
Slater as secretary OF the meeting. He
was unanimously elected, as were the fol-
lowing vice presidents
William Mex CLAYTON. john II. Laucr Harry
J. Daily. A. Bugdoif, Enp- Neninan, g.
A. NCkinnie, +. ". NaCkiutvsh. George W. Us
beurn, Samuel .Ione.. x. stewart. l.. -. Jones,
William +, shields. ~ B. Mood. J. : Benham
W T Lindsay James 7. Lovee-s. Norman PrIitt,
A. Loiiier, James Beyer. James :. Nowles J. B.
Eelher, NeOrgc ". Driver, William /. Wells, H.
L. Vernon, Charles IL Turner, linlolhi T.
Nlzlen zach Thompson. 7 NJ Whitney, William
!. Lee. Col j. ID. Penny btekeT, George y David
son J. Thompson. Col Robert trsty. Arthur
Chaires +. b. Peake, D. Mccarthy william
r Keei.an, Edwin Slitou, Washington Nsilor, A.
7. Talks. B. II. sWau, William WcinbeigeI, L.
T. Gibbons. Charles 4. Seusenct- John l. Aoy-
Ian, 2. B. Anderson, Charles ;. Eisinger. NJ Pot
ter H. 5. Ryan, john Krefe Herman J. sctulteis,
J. !. Connolly, J. J. O'Day, Dr. Charles g.
Stone William Cass l.. :. Lipsco.ih, James I.
Levy, William II. GerH.ann, T. G. N"rciand
IIngh Horton, John {. Kramer. Willism King,
j. B Gaddess, john Kelly, DR. W. j. : Riesei,
". }. Creamer, c. +. Phelps, George l. Ridge
way, Emerich CaTstens. John Denekas, l. Orn-
dorf. Hugh Cosgrove. William VI. Reagan,
Charles ". Enrich. Sannel De Ncdrey, George
W. Bauer. L. II. Corter. William + hoItnnan,
Charles A. kEause, Emory A. Bryant, Charles
Goodman, Edwin Roach. George Neitzty, john n
Brett. Robert Doyle. c. r. Pe,ton, William Han
nan. J. W Thomas. Dr. Whit Hammeti- Oscar
Schmidt, William \. O'Buen, James Cullman
W J. Chapman George 7. Brown. Nj. Shields,
Patrick T. INLAND. u. Mullany. }. "A. kuehling,
T. Tompkins. Cotter I. Bride, I. Edward
Mitchell, Frank E. hopkins. ". ]. Talbot, A
L. Rev y. Z. Nowies. NJ p. sullivan, William
Saunders. j. Gittings. Thruas Waters, James
Kelly, James Carroll. I. d. Gilman, B. T.
Rhodes. John Heickeioln, Frank 7. Morgan ".
:. Crown. J. NJ Padgelt. Charles ". Clagett.
William Miller. George Fields. r. L. Doyle. II.
:. Wapie. Thomas Casey, George ". Golden
Sroth. Andrew j. Sanford, Joseph b. Fenton,
James Philip Atoret. Robert J. kirkpatrick, J.
X Edmouds GeoTge Macdonald. J.. L. Hunter
William W. Wright, Jerry Mccarthy, Frank d.
Clements, John ". Drew. J. = Wilson. c. ;.
Thompson. Dr. Il. L. Aagruder, l.. ;. Smith,
William ". Swart. Charles G. McCheSney, d.
Carroll Uggs, p. NJ McChesney, 5. spriggs Belt.
Patrick I. Moran, Charles tonnoFs. Harry Iiayd-
ner. n. F. Taylor. f. Z. Bonds, James COnners.
4. v. T. FARRELL. Henry ". Heine. J. +. Lynch.
Thomas Heany. Rev. Alexander Kent, Daniel y.
G-ryson, T.. ". Anderson, Fulton Il. Gordon,
H. b. Martin. Z. L. Jordan, William stolpp,
solomsn Lewis. l. F. Pierce. George H. Aaisak,
James \. Dillon. G. +. Bl8ckedge. Charles Hauer.
Charles r. Morgan, p Sullivan, Samuel Waters,
". ]. Mullen, John Maber, John Curtain, John
Deyine. John J. Horigan, John >srman. George
cole. Charles Strine, J. II. Feaster. Robert T..
MattingIy Edwin L. Springman, Patrick Carr.
George Lauer, Peter Garland. William Murphy,
Victor kekEr. t0etpn BARRETT IL D. AoN, ldfnt~
T.. Beyer. ". b. Page. Webster Downing. Josiah
r. Bailey. John r. hey, Waiter johnson. Ed
wsrd Waltz, l.. q. Moore, Colonel Boyer, Michael
Cudmore, X. T. Dittoe. Harvey b. Warns, II. G.
Hc;ton, John r. Sullivan, J. H. Jones, r. W
Talks, George IaueT. George killcen, I. +. shut
gree, Robert Peititt, Jacob A. Birch. Joseph Ne
buiey. William II. Lloyd. John T. Morgan John
White J. :. Redman, H. W. Blunt. James ].
Clements. John NJ CcRnor. Henry Stello, Thomas
Miller, B =. Edwards, James Z. Boyer H. G.
stromap. James HYDE J. F. o'Msra. William
drew A Lipscumb, r. J. Ettinger Lieut. John
I. Kelley Thomas Ryan, H. n. Beadle, {.
Moran. Emmett II. Lewis. Patrick OFdrTell. ".
C.. Elmer. Edward O. Scaggs. John W. Bea! C.
\. Holmes. John Sullivan. J. J. Cook Chris
1opher Hager. William Mckinley, John Nc
C8uley. John II. Gates. James Z. Rose. Joseph
stephens. James +. Scaggs. Arthur Small. Fred
rrick l.. siddons, Charles II. Heiimiiler, William
Miller. Charles McCee James T. Fowler. George
Shilling. g. \. Garland. Thomas smith. Milton
lIsWAi's>, Arthur Anderson. ". N Collins, :. :.
hoder. Dr. !. J. Sattery, p J. Ryan, Albert Il
Schi0tteriIeck. Edward Connover. B. G. Fenwick
Gen. Floyd King. DR.. 5 P. NcShsne. T. ;. Fanc.
John &. slater Edwin A Newman. Wiilism Cur
fan. Edward J. Prank J. ]. o'Lesry, =. !.
Fingles. A. Dufour william Burroughs DIR. d
l. Waters. William \ Taliaierro. John Boyle
Isaac smith. John schlotterbcck, George Dut-
row. H. " Sears. W. r Hoffman. c. ". Slater,
William !. knobloch, and James L. Benton.
F. f. Mitchell then offered the following
resolution:
Whereas there exists in the District
OF Columbia, at the present time.
difference OF opinion between members.
of the Democratic party to the wis
dom or necessity of sending delegates
to the Kansas City Convention who
shall be instructed to vote first, last,
and all the time for William Jennings
Bryan and the Chicago platform;
therefore be ii
Resolved. That this meeting OF thou
sands of the representative Democrats
OF the District of Columbia demand of
the District Central Committee that
the Executive Committee OF the Bryan
Democrats who favor instructions to
delegates be allowed to name one-half
Of the election judges at all the pre-
cincts. and also be permitted TO name