Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS
Local Politicians Want Sub
committee to Act.
FACTIONS ARE ACTIVE
DELAY IN NAMING PRIMARY
ELECTION COMMISSION.
Hearst Followers to Hold Meeting-M.
B. Scanlon Indicates His Prefer
ence as to the Delegates.


Local democrats are somewhat perturbed
because of the long silence of the subcOm-
mfttee of International democratic commit
tee which was charged more than three
weeks ago with the selection of five men to
act as commission to regulate the coming
democratic primaries. Fear is being ex-
pressed that abis primary election commits
sion VIII amount to nothing after all the
russ which has been made about It 1t is
pointed out that the two men selected from
the Slater faction will demand the appoint
ment of \ Slater man for the fifth member
OF the commission, >and that the two men
chosen from the Norris faction will be as
persistent for the appointment of a Norris
man. This, it is claimed, will result in the
whole matter being again referred to the
subcommittee, and the personnel of the
commission completed about week before
the date of the primaries. rs-a
"Will End in Farce"
A prominent democrat said this morning
that he believed the entire affair would end
In farce, unless the subcommittee an
nounced its appointments within the next
Two or three days. He continued
Inc subcommittee has been bordering
over these selections for three weeks. and
ths SITUATION Is necessarily at a standstilI
unti the committee talks. The date of the
primaries Is May o. just five weeks away,
and 1t Is necessary that something be done
and done quick. There is going to be trou-
Die In the selection of the fifth member of
the commission. SO the sooner the four an
pointments are made known the better
once the commission is completed it will
nave to ascertain the needs of the situation
draft set of rules select polling places.
appoint judges. clerks and myriad other
sCpernumeraries. The task will be a stu
DenQOuS ice
to hustle for all it Is worth IL it should be
completed today or tomorrow"
Notwithstanding this apparent tie-up in
the appointment of the members of the
commission. local politics is becoming more
and more animated: booms are being
launched and smothered and the political
400 are bestirring themselves generally.
The leaders Of each faction can see nothing
but defeat for every other faction. and
claim that the only Representative citi--
zens" are those affiliated with their re-
spective causes. g
Charles w. Slater, at the head of the Will
liam r. Hearst forces in the District re-
ports general progress. A big meeting of
the Hearst democrats will be held tomor-
row evening at Painters Hall sos 9th street
northwest. which will be addressed by Mr.
Slater. Representative c. D. Van Duzer Of
Nevada, Harry Sherman, president of the
Central Labor Union, and John H. Brink
man, the well-known leader among advo-
Gates of organized labor. 1t is promised that
Mr.. Brinkmans address will be of especial
interest, in view of the fact that he will
come out clearly for William r. Hearst
for President. He has been quoted as say
ing that the local laboring people are in
favor of particular candidate but IL is
understood that he viii endeavor to show
that the forces Of the organized labor party
are for Hearst.
Mr. James L. Norris had nothing to saw
today, and. with the rest of the democrats,
is patiently awaiting the pleasure of tha
subcommittee of the national democratic
committee. az
Last week sThe, Star printed an inter
view with Mr., Slater, in which it was
claimed that The Hearst forces would poIi
1900 out of the PROBABLE 10 900 democratic
votes to be oast. 'aosthe approaching pri-
No Hearst Victory.
"That statement Is: all bosh," said Mr..
Michael B. ssariohsE the old democratic
war horse. to a Star reported this morn
ing. 81 know1as much about the local SIT
uatfon as anybody else, and If the Hearst
forces. as headed Thy Mr.. Slater carry
more than two OF the twenty-five districts.
will be greatly styprised. Local senti-
ment Is decidedly gHainst Hearst German
IS much moraopo2War, but I am afraid
Judge Parker,fAas better chances to win
than any other candidate.
Personally. I-haye.no choice. I am and
structed deiesiosWI believe al t am a dee-
gates should be given "A opportunity to
after they get to ST. LouiS they see Cor
man is stronger. or. some dark horse shows
up with a formidable following, the dele
gates should be free to turn TO him. All
want is a democrat who can win. My only
platform is suffrage for the District first,
last and all the time I would like to see
the list OF delegates headed by Mr.. James
L. Norris, Henry p. Davis and Barry
Buckley. Then there are a dozen other
good men to- selecfs from. including Louis
p. Shoemaker, Col. CraricIs Mcintyre. Mex.
Clayton. Richard Johnson, w H Iol-
mead, John s. Miller. A. A. Wilson Edwin
Forrest and others whose names do not
recall at this moment There are lots OF
good democrats who can represent the
District ably. ard /. hope 20 see q ticket
made up of the men have mentioned as
soon as word u.s. had from the subcom-
mItfee Of the national cofnmlftea.. -