Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
FIGHT WAKES WARM
Col. Urell Drops From the
Chase Ticket.
LOCAL POLITICS MIXED
JOHN F. COOK MAY HAVE TO QUIT
THE RUNNING.
Patterson and Van Wickle Gain Many
Friends and Both Are Conf
dent Of Victory.
LOCAL POLITICS MIXED

This has been q busy day in the camps OF
the local republicans. and it is probable
that the activity will continue not only
into the night, but for the next three days,
which are all that remain before the votes
must be cast at the polls. These are surely
polaen hours to the several candidates, and
they are endeavoring to make even the
minutes count. The chaos Of yesterday had
heen added to rather than detracted from,
and a decided condition Of unrest is easily
apparent in all the camps save one.
Yesterday Mr. Chase and Mr.. Simmons,
..said 70 he the strongest In the field,
parted company and severed all amlcaoie
relations Each one says the other was
ousted. but the point is immaterial at TINS
stage of the political game; suffice 1t to say
they both fell out. Mr.. Simmons sp1ed the
Richardson-Poe life-raft, climbed ABOARD
deposed Mr. Richardson. and is now In COM
mand of that ship. Mr.. Chase bethought
himself Of Col. NJ Emmett Urell the popular
veteran of several wars. and formerly com
mander-in- chief Of the Spanish War vet
Grams.
he his running mate, and the Urell-Chase
ticket was foisted upon the unsuspecuhs
and prospective republican voters. IooaS
Colonel Urell, having sufficientiy recoV-
cred his breath, informed reporter ~.
allow his name to be used on TINS or any
other ticket.
Urell Not In Fight.
81 nride myself upon being a good. stanch
republican" said the colonel today. but
am a legal resident Of New York and al
WAYS vote there. 1 cannot afford to give up
INV vote in that state. where 1t amounts to
something. to run for office down here in
Furthermore L
am a good friend to Gen. George n: dar-
r!es, as am a good friend to all active re-
publcans You may say for me mat ine
use of my name in connection with local
politics was unauthorized.
II have been a resident here for thirty
seven years. and take great interest In
local matters but l feel / can be Of more
service to my friends and the republican
party by doing my political work In New
York
So much for the Chase-Urell ticket But
Mr.. Chase sends the following letter today
to the editor Of The STAR
will YOU say that l am not down and
out and that l am in the delegate tight
to finish? AYR. .sr.
1t looks to be a case Of pay your money
and take your choice.
Rumors About Cook.
On top of this is the persistent rumor that
national committee have as much as told
Mr.. John F. Cook that he must withdraw
from the local fight. The argument that
he remained on the elections board until
the Judges had been decided upon to his
liking and the rules promulgated governing
the primaries and now steps in the way so
as to be benefited by this condition. Is
being used at all the campaign meetings. OF
his adversaries and is considered strohs
enough to defeat the Cook-Reyburn ticket:
Another significant fact is that Mr. X H.
Keys four years ago the campaign Ihan-
ager for DR.. Reyburn, is now putting his
shoulder to the wheel Tor the van WlcNe-
Patterson ticket.
Today a great many persons nave been
surprised by coming in contact Win I'M
mense placards bearing the appeal vote
for Richardson combination.
This is a new one in the local field. and has
aroused no end Of indignation among TIE
colored republicans, who, by the way, cut
number the white republicans ten TO one.
The point is made that as both Mr.. Sim
mons and Mr. Richardson are white. the
black people are to be ignored altogether.
The other tickets carrying one white and
one colored candidate for delegates have
swelled their ranks considerably as
a result of the appearance of this plac-
ard. One prominent colored leader who
up till today had not affiliated with any
II wonder what is intended by this plac-
ard? We, the cOIoreu VOTERS eoi'io y, 'ito
situation absolutely. and when comb1n
ton is effected which wipes us off the race
of the political man something Is going TO
drop. we won't stand for it. that's all
Meetings Last Night.
Van wickle-Pattersor and Tindall-How-
ard meetings were held in the first. second.
third fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth
twenty first and twenty-second districts last
night Throngs of politicians and citizens
attended the regular Roosevelt meetings
Resolutions were passet at all the meetings
irdorsiag Gen. George H Harries for ma
tional committeeman. w. P. Van Wickle
and Join w Patterson: for delegates and
Philip Tindall and Rev. w. ]. Howard for