Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
A DARK HORSE TICKET
Republican Delegates to
Chicago Convention.
THE SELECTIONS MADE
NEsBITT AND PATTERSON TO BE
THE DELEGATES.
Gen. Harries Has Consented to Run for
National Committeeman-All
VIII Be Elected.
THE SELECTIONS MADE

ed the dark horse ticket of the repub-
lican party of the District of Columbia has
been lifted. The personnel Of the ticket,
which Is claimed to have the support Of
nfne-tenths of the local republicans, and
which will be formally announced. at
meeting of the Roosevelt republican central
committee to be held this evening, Is as
follows: Mr.. Charles F. Nesbitt of the F.
H. Smith Company and Mr.. John w. Pat
terson, q prominent colored lawyer, as
delegates to the national convention, and
Gen. George H. Harries as national COM
mitteeman. Mr.. James w. Gray has been
named as alternate for Mr.. Patterson: Mr..
Nesbitt's alternate will not be named until
after the meeting this evening. The friends
of the ticket claim 1t will be unanimously
Endorsed at big mass meeting Of local re-
publicans to be held tomorrow night at
Samaritan Hall. near LIST and D streets
southwest
Mr.. Nesbitt's Qualifications.
This is the ticket, which, as stated several
times in The Star, has been in the process of
formation for the past few days. A number
OF republican clubs have held informal meet
ings and Endorsed or repudiated one candi-
date or another. and Ii is understood that
no two clubs have declared in favor of the
same ticket For this reason the stronger
and better organized sentiment among the
republicans has begun hunting around for
two men to act as delegates who would
have the undivided support Of their respect
I've races. Mr.. Charles F. Nesbitt is we'll
known by flnanciers and business men gen.
orally. and will undoubtedly command the
respect land the more essential votes) of re-
publicans in the District of Columbia. He
has always evidenced d great interest in the
bettermont of the masses. and Is now vice
president of the City Gardens Association.
an organization devoted to providing Vege-
table gardens for the needy classes in the
District. His friends claim the unanimous
support of the white republicans and the
colored leaders have expressed much salts
faction at the selection.
Mr.. Patterson's Claims.
AS for Mr.. Patterson, the colored candi-
date for delegate, it is claimed for him that
he has the support of all the anti-Chase re-
publcans in the District. When Patter-
sons name was first mentioned all the anti
Chase people came to his standard, with
the exception of the friends of Col. Perry
H. Carson, who, by the way, are legion.
The question was then put to Col. Carson
as to his ambitions in the political line for
the coming election The old republican
war horse thought the matter over and, as
stated in The Star week ago. asked that
his name be withheld, and that he did not
care to enter the race again for political
preferment. This settled the matter as far
as the colored republicans in the District
are concerned. and it is understood that
Patterson was Immediately decided upon as
the only man who can wage successful
warfare against w. Calvin Chase.
Gen. Harries Consents to Run.
In selecting the name of the national
committeeman the leaders of the two
classes of republicans got together and to-
day announced that General Harries has
consented to run, and that by this move
the ticket receives all the additional
strength to insure victory at the polls.
General Harries represents the best ele-
ment of the public-spirited men in the Dis
trict, and there is perhaps no man better
| known to rich and poor alike. By his ac-
ceptance Of the candidacy the republican
ticket, according to several of the promi-
net campaign workers. is assured of many
votes which it would not have had; that is,
many whose personal sympathy will guide
their political choice. The high standard of
the ticket is also argued as magnet
which vii, draw out many voters who never
before have cast ballot at the polls.
In discussing the "dark-horse' ticket, a
prominent colored republican said today:
Interest in Patterson.
1.-TWO and three meetings are being held
C'SIy III oh pdTtS OI the OlStTlCC Oh
Columbia, indorsing John W. Patterson
and the ticket on which he shall run for
delegate to the national republican conven-
ton. The enthusiasm is running so high
on the part of the leaders. and their con-
fidence in Mr.. Patterson is so great, that
they are pledging themselves to the ticket
on which he Is to run without even know
Ing who the three other men will be-
few nigats ago large and enthusiasts
tic meeting was held in one of the largest
colored churches in the city, indorsing John
w. Patterson as the peoples candidate
Leaders of all factions are rapidly join
Ing the Patterson forces. There is no
doubt that the ticket on which Mr. Patter-
son will run will be supported by an over
whelming majority of the republicans who
have voted in the primaries heretofore and
who have controlled the election Of dele
gates to the national republican conven-
ton. vast number Of the people who
have heretofore declined to take any part
in the primaries are forming themselves