Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
DISTRICT DELEGATES
Norris Faction Recognized at
st. Louis.
TO A SUBC0MMITTEE
MR.. SCHULTEIs PRESENTS THE
BOLTERS' CLAIMS.
National Democratic Committee Acts
Designation to Membership on Com
mittees by District Delegation.


tween the Norris and Hearst delegates from
the District of Columbia was begun yester-
day. and was without special interest IN It's
first stages. The national committee ap-
pointed a committee of five Of its members
to hear the case. This committee consists
of H. B. Ferguson of New Mexico, chair
man; W. H. Dunphy Of Washington, ID. n.
Piery of Utah, W. E. Coachman OF Florida
and John s. NJ Nell Of Montana.
The committee lost no time in getting TO
work, 1t being one Of eight committees ap-
pointed to consider as many contest cases
The committee arranged to meet at o CLOCK
in the Norris headquarters at the Planters
Hotel. They were in session but short
time.
They adjourned, as Chairman Ferguson
said, to find the Hearst delegates, In order
to serve subpoena on them to attend
meeting of the committee to make out thelr
case The Hearst delegates are to be rep
resented by Herman j. Schulteis. 1t was he
who had written letter to the national
committee stating that he wanted to be
heard in behalf of the delegates elected by
the boiling convention.
When the committee assembled TO con-
slider this case they discovered that Mr..
Schulteis In his letter to Chairman Jones
stated that he wished to present his argu-
ment to the committee on credentials. That
appeared to the committee to be a slight to
the national committee, as they claimed
that that body had first jurisdiction in such
a matter, and if it does not think there is
sufficient evidence to make out case they
claim the right to stop the proceedings.
Interesting Sparring Expected.
1t is just this contention that is likely to
afford some interesting sparring in the ma
tional committee, and again before the COM
mittee on credentials, provided Mr.. Schul-
teis is able TO secure enough cooperation
on the part Of the delegates to keep his case
alive. The committee yesterday afternoon
after a short session adjourned to meet
again this morning at 8 o'clock at the AS
bestos Hotel. A hot time was expected, and
the precaution was taken to have the meet
ing at the Asbestos Hotel, which Is little
hostelry near the Jefferson. There the
committee told Mr.. Norris to have his
spokesman to hear what his opponents
would have to say and Edwin B. Hay and
William Cranch Mcintyre made their ar
rangements accordingly.
About the time the committee adjourned
Mr. Schulteis arrived here. He declared
that the other delegates are to come here
the claims Of the boiling convention which
elected the six contestants. He also de-
clared that while he will appear before the
committee he at first intended having moth
ing to do with that body, which he regards
as the relic of the last convention, with no
vital powers to pass upon the qualifica tons
of delegates elected to the present conven-
ton.
This same national committee was
against us four years ago. he said. "and
of course they will be against US again. The
national committee. by a unanimous vote
refused to acknowlede our claims to seats
in the convention. Then we took the case
to the credentials committee, and they
seated US by vote of IS to 8. Now we do
not expect to have unanimous unfavor-
able report from the national committee to
m 90
last time. While the national committee
will be against US, we feel certain that the
credentials committee will seat u.s."
Norris Faction Recognized.
The rational committee at it's afternoon
session disposed of the status of James
L. Norris as the representative of the Dis
trict of Columbia by deciding to recognize
his selection. Thus the Norris faction has
been sustained in all it's appeals to the ma
tional committee.
The following designations to membership
on committees of the convention have been
made by the District of Columbia delega-
ton:
Platform and resolutions, James l.. Nor
ris; credentials, William Cranch Mcintyre;
notification of presidential nominee, ]. Fred.
Kelley. James L. Norris, national commit
teeman and chairman of the delegation. j.
Fred. Kelley is secretary of the delegation.
Attack on Mr.. Norris
Mr.. Schultcis said they could have run the
convention except for the high-handed
method OF the Norris men who had control
Of the organizati ton and deficd all the rules
Then Mr.. Schulteis declared: THE demo-
cratic primaries for the District have been
for manv years past reduced to a chaotic
and disgra aceful condition, mainly through
the operations of a notorious political cor
ruption;st and trust agent named James L.
Norris
This statement brought forth laughter,
and Mr.. SchulteiS went on with his case.
He read the rule for the holding of primary
elections, which provides that the election
committee, through it's chairman, call the
District democratic convention to order and
assume the temporary management until
the convention shall have completed its per-
manent organization. He also read the rule
providing that at the time of voting in pri-
mary election register of the voters should
be kept, and claimed that that had not been
done. After an hour and half had been
taken up by Mr.. Schulteis, II. B. Martin
made brief statement to the committee
in which he said he merely stood for fair
play in politics and the District, which he
claimed he was not getting because of the
influence of the Norris men.
The First Battle.
The Norris and Hearst delegations from
the District of Columbia have met and had
their first battle The sparring during the
session in which the contest case was
heard this morning was devoted entirely
to hearing the statements of the Hearst
men, The subcommittee of the national
committee to hear the District contest case
met at O'Clock in the top story of a little
hotel near the Jefferson House The two
rooms devoted to the hearing were crowded
with the delegates and their friends. Chair
man Ferguson first heard the Hearst side
of the case, which was represented by Her
man j. Schultes and Henry B. Martin.
Mr.. Schulteis made the principal argument
favoring the seating of the Hearst dele
gates. Mr.. Schulteis enlivened the hearing
at it's beginning by claiming that the COM
mittee was packed against him. There is
not Hearst man on this subcommittee, 4"
he declared: every member of this commit
tee is for Norris. What are we to expect?'
This was said with a show Of injury and
the charge was at once resented by the
chairman, who said they were not favor
ing any person, but were there to pass on
the case on its merits. After the subcom-
mittee was appointed there were state