The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05
BRYhN'S SUPPORTERS WIN
Delegates to Kansas City 10 Be
Pledged for the Nebraskan.
Norris Men Change Front and Yield
Democracy-Ruics of 1So6 Gov
crning Primaries Adopted - Re-
suit OF Central Committee Meeting.

The efforts of the faction which has
fought against instructing delegates to
the Democratic National Convention, failed
completely last night at the meeting of
the Democratic District Central Commit
tee. held in Costello's Hall. The mem
bers of the wing which had opposed in
stTuction made lightning change of front,
and WED with their opponents in support
ing demand for instructing 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
portant point il was less successful in
obtaining the desired representation among
the judges at the primaries. BY vote of
16 to 3. the committee agreed on the
primary rules OF Is96, under which judges
of the Caucuses can be appointed either
by mass meeting prior to the balloting.
or can be named by the District commit
teemen with the approval Of the Central
Committee 1t was decided to hold the
convention on April II. instead of on the
18th. as had been previously announced,
and the Central Committee will meet tn
morrow night again at CostellO'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.
Vice President John \ Clarke presided
and Secretary J. Fred Kelley was en- duty.
Nineteen members-a!l save Messrs. Wit
tikindt. Boyer. and Miller-were present.
No sooner had the meeting been called to
order than the committee of three from
Friday gifts mass meeting. Messrs. O'Day,
DervaGt, and Miller presented the demand
of the mass meeting for an instructed dele
CATION and equal representation with the
Norris wing among the judges at the prim-
aries.
The first speaker On the subject was "
II. Whalea, a Norris man from the Elev-
enth district, and his speech presaged a re-
treat of the Norris wing from its position
in opposition 10 an instructed delegation.
Il am in favor CT an instructed dele
CATION Mr.. Whalen declared, land if any
of my colleagues opposes such action, l dc
not know who he is
But Mr. Whalen continued, Il real
ize the necessity for an orgaaiza lion rep
resenti1S the people and this action of
the mass meeting comes to us not as a re-
quest but as a demand. The committee
from the mass meeting insist upon an I'M
precedented action. If their demands to
name half the judges are acceded to. the
Democratic Central Committee would bet
ter be dissolved. It would lose all its au-
thority and power.
what man of the committee objects TO
instruction? Then what difference Ia
there. ard what right has any section of
the party TO make such an uucourteous
demand? What is this but an attempt to
take frcm the hands of the committee its
pTerCgatiyes2
i should like to accede 10 the request
OF the mass meeting for PERM sion TO
Lame half of the judges" continued Mr..
Whalcn. but | cannot. To surrender 10
the meeting such 4 right would be re-
Election On the integrity OF every meIber
of the Democratic Central Committee"
Committeeman Jordan took another view
of the situation. This talk about The
Central Committee being truly representa-
tive of the Democrats Of. the District
makes us put our hands TO our faces he
declared.
Let it be fully understood that the
faction represented by Mr.. Whalen put
it forth at the outset OF this campaign that
it would not tolerate an instructed dele
cation. This talk now is not honest.
A little while ago we had the spectacle
OF the chairmans ruling that a principal
present in person could not supersede his
proxy: and il was by that method that
the present clique has secured control in
the Democratic committee. You have con-
Quoted your primaries in a scandalous
manner. Iou have held your primaries
in little holes in the wall, crowded with
your own clique to such an extent that
il was Impossible for other Democrats to
come in"
Yes and we won't let them in, shout
ed Delegate John Msher, one Of the or
ganization adhereDts from the Third dis
trict.
It was at this point that the Norris
faction made its first effort to defer ac-
ton, when Delegate William Donovan of
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. Il will vote for accedence
TO the demand of the mass meeting for a
share in the number of judges" he added.
The vote on the resolution followed and
it was defeated by a vote of IL to s. with
three absentees unrepresented by proxies.
AS result the request OF the mass meet
ing for representation at the primaries |
was defeated. The vote follows:
Nsas-BcyIr, Kiileen, Jordan, Tanner. Doyle by |
John Wells. and Wiliisr Wells.
Nav, Kelley. SrsuoH, Major Small. Darling, |
Donovan. NcQusdc, Conner. Whaen, Clarke, |
Lynch, Senssury sud lloit1clsw by N7umcyer.
Absent-Nilor. Wit;skindt. and Boyer
Following this Mr.. Boyle introduced a !
ringing resolution expressing the sense of |
the Democratic Central Committee, that /
the delegation TO Kansas City should be |
instructed for Bryan and the Chicago plat |
form. II was as follows:
Rcsmunir- our devotion 20 the Chicago plat !
form ii 1896. and our LOYALTY to William Jrr- /
niues Bryan. "a, able>t exponent thu Democratic /
Central Committee OF the District OF Columbia /!
hereby declares that the delegation from this /
District, to cNprC,, the viii OF the Democracy, I
should be Instructed TO vote at the Kansas City /
ior The resftiIHaGoa OF the Chicago |
platform ard Ter the denomination OF Bgtsr upon |
,hst platform. With such additions to tine Chi I
sago platform. regard 30 trusts, imperialism. |
md expansion. IS the National Democrat, in rs /
Judgment may decide.
This resolution was carried unanimously |
md the two wings OF the party wed with |
ZACH other in their enthusiastic support of |
Then up came the report OF the commit
ee on the conduct Of primaries The COM
nittec included J. Fred Kelley. Chairman;
: r. Conner, William J. Donovan. Michael
3. ScanlGn. Edward Lynch, William
yhaleu. Frank McQuade. and John A.
'Iarke. The resolutions were practically
repetition Of those adopted in 1896. They
provided for three judges at each precinct. |
o be chosen either b. the voters in mass
Meeting or to be namel by the local COM
nittcoman. with the approval OF the cen
raj committee. The vote is to be taken |