The Washington times., 1904-04-15
LEADERS INDORSE
CHAPLIN BROWN
Action Believed to Make
Him Strong Candidate.
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHEAST
Many Meetings Of Clubs Last Night,
and District Politics Now
Warming Up.

Conferences were held by the leaders
of the Simmons and RichardsOn-Poe
parties this morning and both indOrsed
Chaplin Brown. chairman of the nor
mony committee. for member Of the
Republican National Committee. a num-
Der of meetings viii be held tonight at
which similar action viii be taken. The
action this morning makes the chairman
of the harmony committee probably the
strongest candidate now in the field.
The Republican campaign in the Dis
triCt was begun in earnest last night.
Fifteen meetings were held in various
parts Of the city. In the southwest. the
boom for Richardson and Poe took
decidedly upward turn. and f. is now
running the Sinmons-Chase ticket close
ly. The Rev. DIT. i. a. Wallace. of the
the Rev. DR.. A. Wilbanks, OF the Vir-
ginia Avenue Baptist Church. presided
at meetings. and announced their inJen-
ton TO work for the RichardsOn-Poe
ticket. The Southwestern Citizens AS
ISOLATION also indOrsed the ticket.
There was a split in the Reyburn-Lee
faction, and R. II. Key. who has been
the campaigning manager OF the faction.
Joined the Richardson-POe party with all
OF his followers Luke J. kearney and
his party have also Endorsed the party.
Roosevelt Veterans.
first general meeting last night at the
headquarters, in First Street southeast,
with a fun req resentat ton. The club,
after a lengthy discussion as TO the
merits Of the various candidates. in
dOrsed Dr. Richardson and James w.
Poe. The club decided 10 go 10 work
for the ticket, and to send an escort Of
nifty men TO Chicago with the District
Of Columbia delegates.
The club will notify Ripna rf son
of its action tonight The Twentieth
District Republican Club also met last
night and indOrsed the Richardson-POe
ticket. Inc Key. Or. d f Pierce was
president, and Winston =. Hill acted as
secretary. The club indoTsed President
Roosevelt for President, Chaplin Brown
for national committeeman, DIT. W. 5.
Richardson and James W. Poe for dele
gates to the Chicago convention. The
club appointed the following cOmmi ttec
on on n Iloi Say George r. Downes
Walsh Jewell, John Holmes, and Simon
White.
R. F. Club Meets.
The Roosevelt and Fairbanks RepUb-
Ecan Club of the Fourteenth district met
at JIG L Street northwest last night with
G. R Seymour in the chair. william
ROyaster acted as secretary. The rules
adopted by the harmony committee were
read and approved Vice President Sey-
mour presented the club with a portrait
Of President Roosevelt The club de-
cided TO attend IL a body the mass meet
ing which viii take place on Monday
night IN the Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church, and Il committee was appointed
TO arrange for "a mass meeting at Miles
A. n. I. Church in / Street on Thurs
Gay evening Addresses We're made By
l.. Giles, G.. Lewis. =. L. Morgan. y. L.
Patterson and others. The club also
iudOrsed DR.. Richardson and James /.
Poe. The club indorsed j. j. Ready for
national committeeman.
The Reyburn-Lee party held a meet
ing last night at Green's Hail. in Penn
sylvania Avenue. and ratified the Pat
tersOn-Gray and Van Winkle-TindaIl
ticket. About 500 voters were present.
President Roosevelt was indOrsed and
Gen. George II. Harries was inGOrsed
for national committeeman.
J. W. Mathews occupied the chair and
j. r. Williams acted as secretary