The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05

The efforts of the faction which has
| fought against instructing delegates to
the Democratic National Convention. failed
completely last night at she meeting Of
the Democratic District Central Commit
tee. held in Costello's Hall. The mem
beers Of the wing which had opposed in
stTuctiou made a lightning change Of front.
and We'd with their opponents in support
ing demand for iustrucuug the delegates
As consequence The whole Central Com
mittee went sclidly on record for Bryan
and the Chicago platform.
While the mass meeting Of last Friday
night has resulted in securing that i'm
portaut point il was less successful IN
obtaining the desired representation among
/ the judges at the primaries. BY vote Of
( Is to 3, the committee agreed on the
/ primary rules Of 1924, under which judges
1 Of the CaucusHs can be appointed either
/ by mass meeting prior to the balloting.
/ or can be named by the District commit
/ tccmen with the approval Of the Central
Committee. Il was decided to hold the
/ convention on April y. instead Of on the
I 18th. as had been previously announced,
[ and The Central Committee viii meet to-
I morrow night again at Costeilo's Hail, in
| G Street northwest. near Sixth Street for
! the purpose of completing details.
The meeting last night was largely at
! tended, The expectation that action would
/ be taken regarding the instruction Of dele
gates and the conduct Of the primaries
/ attracted a crowd which filed the big
] room to The doors.
I Vice President John A. Clarke presided
/ and Secretary J. Fred Kelley was On duty.
/ Nineteen mcmbers-au save Messrs WI
tsiudt Boyer. and Nulcr-Nere present
! 10 sooner had the meeting been called to
I order than the committee OF three from
+ Flidsy lights mass meeting Nessrs. ODay.
DeryaHt and Miller. presented the demand
( OF the mass meeting for an instructed dele
gajion and equa! representation with the
Norris wing among The judges at the prim-
aries.
The FIRST speaker on the subject was "
H. Nhalca. q Norris man from the Eley-
Cnth district and his speech pre5aged a re-
treat Of the Norris wing from its position
in opposition 10 an instructed delegation.
Il ara in favor CT an instructed dele
cation" Mr. Wbalen declared. and if any
Of my colleagues opposes such action / dc
moi know who he is"
But" Mr. Whaleu continued. Il real
lie the necessity for On organization rep
re-entigg the people. and this action of
The mass meeting comes TO us not as re-
quest but as a demand. The committee
from the mass meeting insist upon an I'M
PreCeIcutod action II their demands TO
name half the judges ere accedel to. he
Democratic Central Committee would bet
Ter be dissolved. 70 would lose all its au-
,horijy and power.
"Nhst man of the committee objects 10
Instruction. hen what difference IA
here. and what right has any section Of
the party TO make such an uucoureous
demand What i this but an attempt 10
take frcm the hands Of the committee lie
pr5rCsatiEes.
Il should like to accede 10 the request
OF the mass meeting for perE1 sion ~
Lame half Of the judges continued Mr..
Nhalcu "bJt / cannot To surrender 10
the meeting such a right would be a re-
Election on the integrity OF every mel Der
CT She Demo ratio Central Committee"
Committeeman Jordan tool, another view
OF the situation This talk about the +.
Central Committee being truly representa- /
tive of tho Democrats Of the District
makes as put our hands 10 our faces. he .
declared.
Let il be fully understood that the
faction represented by Mr. Whaleu puJ
it forth 81 the outset OF this campaign that
ID would not tolerate an instructed dele :
cation. This talk now is not honest. .
little while ago we had the spectacle /
present in person could not supersede his I
proxy. and il was By that method that
the present clique has secured control Ia
The Democratic committee. You have con /
Quoted your primaries in a scandalous .
manner. You have held your primaries 1
ia little holes in the wall crowded with Z
your own clique 10 such an extent that /
il was Impossible for other Democrats to /
come i'll
Yes. aud we won't let them in" shout /
ed Delegate John Msher. one Of the or /
ganizaJion sdherents from the Third dis /
irict.
II WAS at this point that the Norris |
faction made its first effort to defer ac- (
ton. when Delegate William Donovan Of F
the Eighth district moved an adjournment
He was not able, however, TO put it
through.
John Boyle Of the Seventh district de-
clared that he had for the past sixteen
years favored the naming OF judges by
mass meetings. 81 viii vote for accedence
10 the demand OF the mass meeting for a
share in the number OF judges. ne added
The vote on the resolution followed and
it was defeated by vote OF 10 10 S. with
three absrniees unrepresented by proxies
AS a result the request Of The mass meet
ing for representation al the primaries
was defeated. The vote follows.
ls5-.R .rlr. R,lrrr losdar. Turner. Doyle by
F.au Wells. and William NoN>.
N1t-. Kelley. ~.guIla. NtH.. Small. Darling /
D.Hl-au- urgaso., Conner. Naa'gil Clarke, |
lsapn ~eH-.urs. rHd haita..,T b., N.rmcrsr
Ab-eu.. NlL.o. NifssLindf- and Brv,s-
Following this Mr.. Boyle introduced
ringing resolution expressing the sense Of
the Democratic Central Committee that I
he delegation to Kansas City should be
instructed for Bryan and the Chicago plat
~ d.