Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-16
THE TIME EXTENDED
For Submitting List of Dem
ocratic Judges.
SLATER IN HARNESS
ASSUMES CHARGE OF HEARST
FORCES AGAIN.
K. of L. Repudiates the Four Seceders
Who Attempted to Get
Control

The attempt the part of four Hearst
democrats to wrest control of the Hearst
forces in the District of Columbia from the
Hearst Democratic Campaign Club as an
nounced exclusively In The Star yesterday.
has resolved itself into somewhat of joke,
so far the Hearst forces are concerned
Capt. Collins and Chas w. Slater, who are
conducting the local fight for a Hearst
nomination, declared this morning that the
action of the seceders took away four votes.
and added 400. the 400 representing men
who would not vote while Messrs. O'Meara.
Shuties ODea and Carr were on the old
central committee. and presuming to have
political authority. Labor organizations
have been brought into the conflict. and Il
was published yesterday that the seeeders
were supported by Local G6 OF the knights
of Labor. Mr.. John H. Hayes, president
of the knights of Labor informed report
er for The Star today that Mr.. Carr was
enjoined by former Justice Bradley from
claiming membership in the knights Of
Labor and that Local &C Knights of Labor,
was abolished by an order of the same
court.
K. of L. Repudiates Seceders.
Local 66. as they term it, said
Mr.. Hayes, has about fifteen members.
and that is all the support these seceders
have. Mr.. OMeara has not been affiliated
with any recognized labor union since 1897.
and Mr.. Herman Shulties was put out of
the K. of l.. eight nine years ago and
has not been member since When Mr..
Shuiues was put out of Speaker Cannon's
once several months ago. il was announc-
ed that he was member of the * Of T.
and had to address a letter to the Speak
er advising him that the X. of L. had
nothing whatsoever to do with Mr. Sbul-
ties, nor he with it. 1 will state Officially
that the h. of l.. is not behind this at
tempted bolt
Milford Spohn, for many years prominent
IN local union labor circles and an OFFICER
oil the American Federation of Labor is
outspoken in his condemnation of the at
tempted coup, and says that Hearst organ
strengtb ss Wiia q rse,s receiVe much additional
with the statement In The Star Yesterday.
went to Chairman Seton of the demo-,
oraalc primary elections commission. this
morning and requested he be given me
letter, signed by himself Collins as chair
man OF the old central committee The
custody Of the letter was refused, but Can't.
Ceiiins demanded his name be STRICKEN
from the signatures, and this will accom-
plish the same result of negating his for
mer action.
Slater in Harness Again.
On top of all this Chas w Slater. who
voluntarily stepped in the political back
ground few days ago. came out this
morning that he was back I'm the harness.
and would direct the fight in the District
for Mr.. Hearst, working side by side with
Capt Collins.
Everything pointed to straight and
honest contest, said Mr.. Slater today,
"and for that reason l decided to quit the
leadership. / took my hand off the throt.
tie, and as soon as l did crooked work
began. One coup has been frustrated and
in order to safeguard Mr. Hearst's inter.
ests during the remainder of the campaign
l am going to take hand in things my.
self L wish you would say, also that there
is no split in the Hearst support in the Dis.
trict of Columbia. We have lost four
votes, and, as Mr.. Spohn has told you We
will gain four hundred by having those four
eliminated from the campaign" :.
Time for Submitting Judges Extended.
Chairman Seton, with the consent of the
other members of the democratic primary
elections commission, has extended the
time for submitting lists of candidates for
judges In the twenty-five legislative dis
tricts to next Wednesday at midnight. The
date originally set was today, April 16
but as the Norris democrats have not conn
pleted their list the time was extended to
favor them The Hearst list is In, and was
published exclusively in The Star yester-
day.
Mr. J. Fred Kelley and Mr. NJ b. Scanlou.
the special committee of the Norris fac
ton, called on Chairman Seton this morn.
ing, and requested a change be made In
the hours for holding the primaries They
argued for earlier hours. but Mr.. Seton
told them the commission had discussed the
question of hours at length before action
was taken, and that he would not make
any change one way or the other He said
further that at least two other members
of the commission felt he did. and there
was no hope of a change being effected.
meeting of the Hearst central CONF
mttee will be held tonight at It's headquar-
ters in the Colorado building.