Evening star., 1900-09-17
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY.
Local and Nearby Republicans and
Democrats Showing Interest.

Local and Nearby Republicans and
Democrats Showing Interest.
The democratic central committee. of
which John A. Clarke is chairman will
swing a banner this evening across Penn
sylvania avenue from the Metropolitan
Hotel, where it's headquarters are located.
The banner, which is of network, 80 by 40
feet in size, bears portraits of Bryan and
Stevenson executed by Charles Armor.
Many of the leading democratic clubs Of
the District will attend as organizations.
The presentation address will be made by
Chairman Clarke.
The exercises will include music by
Haley's Washington Band and speeches by
Senator Daniel OF Virginia. Ex-Governor
Campbell of Ohio, John T. McGraw of West
Virginia, Isador Rayner and John P. Poe
of Baltimore ard others. The speaking
viii take place on the portico in front of
the hotel
The Mckinley, Roosevelt and Pearre Club
of Kensington and vicinity has rendered :n
invitation to the Takoma Republican Club
to join them in a public meeting tonight,
at which political issues will be discussed
by prominent speakers. The invitation has
been accepted. and the meeting will be
held in the Town Hall at Kensington,
where like meetings will be held each Mon
day night leading up to election day. Ine
committee on public meetings of the Ken
an orchestra, and it is expected that the
Takoma Club will bring octet.
The Lakeland Democratic Club was re-
organized Saturday night at Lakeland,
Md, under the auspices of the Columbia
Democratic Association of the District of
Columbia. President Edwin A. Newman
of the latter organization opened the meet
ing with an address, and was followed by
l.. r. Via. Officers were elected as follows:
President, E. P. Vann; secretary, William
G. Parker; treasurer, Amos S. Bryan. Chas.
G.. Calvert, Chas. McManee, George Bu.ey,
S. F. Smith. George Bryan and T. r.
Dwyer were elected vice presidents.
1t had been intended to float a large
Bryan and Stevenson flag from eighty
foot pole but the rain prevented this part
of the program being carried out. The flag
ever, without exercises. The club will meet
each Saturday night, and end such gather
ings November with ratification cele-
bration.
The Lincoln Republican National League,
an organization of cOlored men, of which
James w. Poe is chairman, will meet at
Rockville. Nd, tomorrow and continue its
sessions Wednesday and Thursday, holding
two each day. The plan OF campaign to be
followed by the league in close or doubtful
states will be formulated and other po.iti-
can questions considered.
A democratic club will be organized to-
night at a meeting to be held in Brookland.
The District of Columbia Democratic As
sociation will meet at 94 Pennsylvania
avenue at o'clock tonight.
The Illinois democrats temporarily To-
Gated in this city are to hold another con-
ference tomorrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock
in Costellos second hall, on G street near
9Th street northwest. This will be a strict
ly private conference Of democrats from IL
lfnois, and there will be no public speaking
Only Illinois democrats will be present, and
all democrats now in the city from that
state have been cordially invited to be pres
ent. Matters of interest to them will be
considered at this meeting.