Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-19
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
SAME FACTIONS THAT CONTEND
ED FOUR YEARS AGO.
German and Bryan Men Will Each
Have Delegations to Ask Recogni-
ton of National Convention.

The leading democrats here have taken
no action looking to the election of dele
gates to the next democratic national con-
vention, except privately to talk over the
probabilities of the contest that is sure to
be made between the German and Bryan
factions of the party. 1t is quite well un-
derstood that the Norris delegation will be
for German, while the delegation headed
by Cotter T Bride at the last convention
will work in harmony for whatever candi-
date Mr. Bryan may favor. This condi-
ton, in the opinion of many democrats.
makes it practically certain that the pro-
ceeding in the last national campaign.
which resulted in having two District dele
cations at the convention, will be repeated
next summer
Bryan and Hearst.
The fact that Mr.. Bride and those who
are in close touch with him have for some
time been talking in favor of William X.
Hearst for the democratic presidential NOM
ination has caused belief among many in
due time Bryan will declare in favor OF
Hearst.
Whatever is done by the District demo-
Gratis before next spring must be in the ma
ture of working up sentiment" no di-
rect action bearing on the primaries can be
undertaken until the national democratic
committee meets in January or February.
The exact meeting time of the committee
will depend upon the call of the chairman.
former Senator Jones of Arkansas. who
has already announced that after the
tional democratic convention is called to
order he Will present his reSigna ton as
chairman in order that some one else may
be elected chairman in tine to undertake
the work of managing the campaign from
the start.
When the Fight Will Open.
But there can be no work bearing directly
on the primaries for the election of dele
gates to the convention, except of a mis-
sionary nature. until Mr.. Jones calls
the committee to order in the coming win
ter. At that meeting of the committee it
will be decided just what instructions will
be given the central committees of the
states and territories for the holding of pri-
maries. Then the battle will begin between
the Norris and the Bride factions OF the Dis
trct for the election of delegations
Mr.. James L. Norris was seen today by
Star reporter. but he declined to discuss the
Situation, declaring that 1t was too early to
take up that matter
1t is we'll known that considerable feeling
of rivalry exists between the Norris and
the Bride factions. This feeling is SO great
that they will not be able to come together
on any terms. One of the delegations will
have to be either openly or by an under
standing for German, and the other will
be for the man favored by Mr.. Bryan.
probably Mr.. Hearst. 1t is practically GER
tain that there will be two delegations TO
the democratic convention to contend for
recognition
At the last convention one delegation was
made up of Messrs. James L. Norris, ].
Fred Kelley. VIM. F. Hart, VIM. ]. Dono-
van. w. T. Whalen and John A. Clark. The
other delegation consisted OF Messrs. Cotter
T. Bride Robert T. Mattingly, e. F. New
man. C. F. Slater, VIM. Holmead and
O'Meara-