The Washington times., 1904-04-25
PARKER BOOMERS
APPEAR IN FIELD
Belmont Reported to Have
Taken a Hand.
MOVEMENT UNDER COVER
Hearst's Followers Protest Against
Ruling Of the Election
Commission.
MOVEMENT UNDER COVER

Several new snarls and tangles APP
peared IN the local Democratic situa-
ton this morning The most important
development was the announcement
that Henry f. Davis and a number OF
prominent associates had decided 70
put another ticket in the local field.
the delegates 10 ST. Louis being in
structed for Parker.
Ii is said that August Belmont and
several other wealthy New Workers have
become interested In the movement. A
number of meetings have been held at
various hotels. but so quiet We're these
proceedings that no news concerning
them leaked out
Hearst Men Object.
The Hearst party prepared more trou-
bic for the election commission this aft
ernoon. Vice Chairman P. J. Ryan hling
protests against the rules Of the com
mission. The gist of the protest was
given exclusively In The Times Satur-
day afternoon. Since then Mr.. Ryan
ana his associates added TO the pro-
test hot attack upon Chairman Ed
win Sefton. Of the election commission,
who is accused by the Hearstites OF
playing politics, using his position 10
make himself national committeeman
and doing other things
Polling Places Named.
The protest was filed with Chairman
Seton at 2 o'clock. Arrangements were
made for the filing at a special meeting
OF the commission, which was held in
Chairman Sefton's office this morning.
The protest was discussed and the poll
ing places selected. The list Of booths
Is as follows:
First. Anacostia, Harrison Street;
second, 2Ols Seventh Street northwest;
Third, 3401 NJ Street northwest; Fourth,
1Zl2 Thirty-first Street northwest; Fifth.
ZlUd pennsylvania Avenue northwest ;
sixth, Sl4 Nineteenth Streets northwest.
streets northwest; Ninth, luz New
York Avenue northwest; Tenth, 1912 h
Street northwest; Eleventh, 40S Eleventh
Street. southwest; Twelfth 912 Z Street
northwest; Thirteenth. S01 I Street
northwest; Fourteenth. 400 n Street
northwest; Fifteenth, Second and II
Streets northwest; Sixteenth, 229 Penn
sylvania Avenue; Seventeenth, 621 Four
Half Street; Eighteenth. Fourth
and M Streets southwest: Nineteenth.
go II Street northeast: Twentieth, $40
Fourth Street southeast; Twenty-first,
2O2 Eleventh Street northeast; Twenty
second. IA / Street southeast
me meeting was not long. AT its con-
cluslon II was announced that another
one would be held at O'Clock tonight
when Captain Collins, p. J. Ryan. and
several of the other Hearst leaders are
TO appear and make arguments on the
protest
]. Fred Kelley and the others of the
ani-Hearst party have been notified OF
the meeting, and 1t is probable that
they VIII be present also, as they have
a protest against the rules to be heard
The anu-Hearst central committee IS
to meet tonight at the Raleigh Hotel 10
complete the lists of delegates, The
Hearst committee IS TO do the same. All
OF the Lists Of candidates are expected
70 be IN the hands Of the commission
Wednesday.
Chances for Break.
1t was announced this morning on Of
fetal authority that the Schulteis-
O'Meara ticket, which was allowed three
judges and four clerks Of the primaries,
would not be allowed to have its names
printed on the official ballots. II was
said that there are TO be only the Hearst
and anti-Hearst tickets. provided that
Davis does not enter the field.
Charles W. Slater issued a signed
statement this morning in which he
announced that he does not represent
William Randolph Hearst in the Dis
tional committeeman. and that he would
not accept an office.
Favors Mr.. Hearst.
He saws there is only one Hearst COM
mittee in the city. and that is the one
at the head Of which is Capt. James J.
Collins. He also expresses the belief
that Mr.. Hearst is going TO win in the
District He asks that the delegation
be instructed for Mr.. Hearst. The let
ter Is official confirmation OF the an
nOuncement Of Mr.. Slater's retirement.
which was published exclusively in The
Times several days ago.