Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-02
LAST DAY OF FIGHT
Local Republican Primaries to
Be Held Tomorrow.
POLLINGPLACES NAMED
VAN WICKLE-PATTERSO TICKET
STILL IN THE LEAD.
Success Of Geo. n. Harries Predicted
Cooks Candidacy Criticised-"Lily
White" Combination Opposed.

This Is the last day for local republican
campaigning. for tomorrow the votes must
be cast at the polls and the victory of one
or the several tickets will be recorded
Then the law-abiding and peace-loving
people will have rest from politics for
fours years. when the question of suprem-
acy will have to be threshed over again
The polls will be open tomorrow from II
O'Clock noon until $50 pm The tickets in
the field are Van Wickle-Pa tterson- TindalI-
Howard combination, which is the Roose-
welt republican ticket, and which names
Gen. George H. Harres for national commit
teeman; the Cook Reyburn combination
which is running its own recognizance
as 1t were. naming no platform and no COM
mitteeman; the Simmons-Poe combination,
which Is composed of the relics of the Sim
mons-Chase and the Richardson Poe tick
cts, and which favors Chaplin Brown for
national committeeman and the Chase ct
al ticket, which at present consists only of
Mr.. Chase. He has been deserted by two
running mates. and a last reports has been
unable to get anybody on the ticket with
him This Is, perhaps, due to the fact that
Chase is an anti administration man. op-
posing Roosevelt first last and all the
time" Mr.. Simmons by affiliatins with
Mr.. Chase early in the sanee gained
reputation of being opposed TO the Presi-
dent also. but since the weakness of the
oiillinofs-Shase ticket became SO painfully
apparent Mr. Simmons has taken unto
himself another negro leader and declared
allegiance to the administration. At the
last moment all the republican factions are
trying to get on the loyal Roosevelt band
wagon. The Van Wickle- Patterson ticket
has declared for Roosevelt from the very
first, and perhaps has best claim to support
on this account.
Prediction Of the "Wise Ones"
When 1t comes to predicting results OF to-
morrow's primaries the election Of the Van
Wickle-Patterson ticket is conceded by the
wise ones Mr.. Van Wickle for years a
prominent member of the WASHINGTON
Board of Trade, and Identified with the
business interests of the community has
been assured of support all along the line
AS vice president of the F. G. Smith
Piano Company treasurer of the Board of
Trade, member of Lafayette Lodge of
Mount Vernon Chapter of the Masons and
of Washington Commandery of Knights
'remplar, and from the conspicuous part he
has taken In nearly all the local celebra-
lions of recent years. such the Dewey
reception. the capital centennial and the
Grand Army of the Republic reunion Mr.
Van Wickle has gained wide acquaint-
ance. and his friends have assured him Of
their hearty and numerous support. He
has recently appeared at all the important
meetings held by the workers for his ticket
and. it Is said has been given an ovation on
every occasion.
MT. Patterson, Dy MS S1nceTS cam
paign and his straightforward manner of
dealing with the situation, coupled with the
"stand-pat' policy of the ticket in refusing
to combine" with anybody, either for a
substantial consideration for anything
else. has won for him 30 per cent OF the
colored votes of the District. His fight has
been waged honestly, in so far as can be
ascertained. and no prospective contracts
with the District government has infu-
enced him to make any "combinatio to in
crease his strength.
The Cook-Reyburn ticket Is elninently
qualified to represent the District of Co
lumbia as delegates In the convention of
delegates at the republican national con-
vention, but beyond the personal friends of
the members of the ticket, politicians are
at loss to know from where 1t will draw its
support. The cOlored voters are very much
incensed because of a placard which has
been promiscuously distributed urging that
| votes be cast for the ''Smmons-R Richard
son" combination. AS this Is straight
white ticket, allowing no colored represea-
| tation whatsoever. the colored voters are
dividing between the other two tickets, Van
Wickle-Patterson and Cook-Reyburn. It Is
believed the real fight will be between these
| two Iast-named tickets
Poe's Political Record.
Mr.. Simmons, whose prominence before
the local bar and whose many personal
friendships undoubtedly under ordinary
circumstances would have brought him
| many votes, has been handicapped by his
| running mates. First he chose Mr.. W.
Calvin Chase whose record Is well known
| in the District of Columbia, and whose fol-
| lowing dwindled and dwindled until not a
cOrporai's guard remained Then Mr.. Sim
| mons cast his lot with Mr.. J. w. Poe. who
during the present campaign processes to
be a republican. The colored leaders of
| the opposition, however. have looked up
| Mr.. Poe's record, and are claiming In their
campaign speeches that Mr.. Poe assisted
the democrats In Montgomery county, Md,
| in vain endeavor to defeat Representa-
tive George A. Pearre, who has proved to
be an ardent champion Of the cause of the
people of the District. That Mr.. Pearre
was elected is declared to have been in
spite Of Mr.. Poes opposition and as nearly
all the local republicans are friends to Mr.
Pearre, they consequently are fighting Mr..
Poe
Howard IL Loyal.
Il was claimed this morning that strenu-
Gus efforts have been made In the interests
OF the Cook Reyburn ticket to get Rev. w.
J. Howard alternate to Mr.. John w. Pat