Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-13
Hearst's Followers Meet.

The most significant gathering Of Hearst
democrats in the District Of Columbia filed
Maccabee Temple last night to overlooking,
and speeches in favor of the Hearst nomi-
nation were made by Representative LIVER
nash. Van Deuzen. Shober and others. The
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted indorsing Mr. Hearst and providing
that vote Of thanks be rendered Mr.
Charles w. Slater for the earnest and eff
ficient manner in which he has conducted
the campaign for honest primaries in the
District of Columbia.
A Hearst mass. Injecting will be held to-
night at Northeast Temple, 18th and H
streets northeast, and from now on the
anti morris. pr Hearst democrats will wage
an almost daily warfare of meetings. Pick
ed men have been selected to go into each
of the twenty-five legislative districts to
make a house-to- house campaign for the
New York representative.
Anti Chase Sentiment.
1t begins to look as if John=w. Patter-
| son and James w Gray will be the choice
of the colored republicans of the District
for delegate and alternate. respectively. to
the republican national convention, to be
held in Chicago The ,anti-Chase sentiment,
which is declared by all posted local poll
ticians to be in undisputed power at pres
ent. has been feeling its way during the
meetings which have been held in the sew
eral districts Finally the situation re-
solved itself to two candidates for delegate,
John F. Cook and John w Patterson. Mr..
Cooks friends are legion. and they came
out strong few days ago for his candidacy,
wishing his name attached to the ticket
which names Gen. Harries for committee
man and Mr. W. P. Van Wrinkle for dele
gate but Mr. Cooks friends cannot get him
to say he viii accept the position If elected,
and consequently there is somewhat of a
luil in the Cook boom. In the meantime
| Mr.. Pattersons friends are busy, and
| meetings are being held every evening, in
dorsing the Harries-Van Wickle-Pa tterson
| ticket
| The republican primary elections COM
mission will meet this afternoon at 4
o'clock and will probably formally adopt
the rules and regulations announced two
days ago. and printed in The Star at the
time. The greatest difficulty the committee
Is encountering Is a lack of campaign funds.
| 1t has many suggestions up it's sleeve and
would like to propose many new departures,
If 1t only had enough money at it's disposal
At present the expenses will amount to
something in the neighborhood of S1OoU,
and Chairman Chaplin Brown said this
morning that the committee has not been
overturned with financial assistance In
fact, 1t is understood the modesty of the
committee is all that prevents it from is
suing call for funds The minimum ex-
pense in each precinct will be $50. and there
Will be from twenty-six to thirty precincts
Although the committee will no doubt
ADOPT the rules already suggested, it will do
50 with the express provision that at any
time 1t can amend or alter them should the
occasion demand. In this regard the action
is different from the democratic commit
tees rulings. which were made final upon
announcement.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of tho
leadwaiters of the District of Columbia and
their assistants was held at Gray e. Cost
ley's Hall last night for the purpose Of In
dOrsing candidates for delegates and alter
mates to the national republican convention.
resolution was passed unanimously in
dorsing the candidacy of General George n.
Harries for national committeeman for the
District of Columbia, W. p Van Wickle and
John w. Patterson fo- delegates, and DR..
William Tindall and James W. GRAY for
alternates. The candidates were Instructed
tic vote for the nomination of president
Roosevelt first. last and all the time
Republicans of the eighteenth district or
ganized last night by electing F. s. Golden,
president; A. J. Nickcns. secretary; Fred
White. assistant secretary; j. E. Bates.
treasurer. and John Lawson, Orlando
Evans. D. w. Coleman, Archie REYNOLDS
and Anthony Green as the executive COM
mittee. The meeting indorsed W. 8. Rich
ardson and James w. Poe as delegates and
c, c. Clarke and Coleman Horner as alter
mates. - Las 80