Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13
TWO TICKETS ELECTED
Regular Democrats Headed
by James l.. Norris.
THE HEARST BOLTERS
CHOOSE DELEGATES AND ADOPT A
PLATFORM.
Mr.. Norris Brief Speech OF Thanks
What Happened Late Yes
terday Afternoon.

| terday Afternoon.
| The quadrennial political activity which
internationally disturbs the peace and quiet
| ude of the District of Columbia, and which
| for the past four months has furnished In
| teresting gossip for the advocates of the
! various local factions has become a men,
ory. When at SIS o'clock yesterday AFTER
| noon the local democratic convention al
journed "sine die the political wheels In
the District of Columbia stopped, and
will not turn again until the spring OF l9Oo.
Just prior to adjournment the convention
| selected Mr.. James L. Norris to succeed
| himself as member of the democratic ma
| tional committee from the District, ols-
posing, for four years to come, Oh any pos
sible controversy on that score. The SIX
delegates to the national convention to pe
held in st. Louis July were selected from
the list of eight names announced III Ahe
| Star yesterday, as follows:
| observation-disclosures l.. Norris, EDWIN p.
| Hay, J. Fred Kelley, VIM Cranch MclnsIr'
John F. Monahan and John u. GahppeiI'
| Alternates-Charles F. Shelton, FRANK D.
! Wissner, Smith Thompson, jr James -,
| watson, Thomas j. Moore and N. Lewis
Began.
Ready for a Rough-House.
When the convention was called to or
der in the Lafayette Theater yesterday
| Indications were that the AFTERNOON
| would be strenuous, and those OF doupt-
full popularity were advised to SIT near
the wings, that they could better ooose
| ANYTHING which might be hurled from the
auditory. whether In the shape OF epl-
thets or bricks. One Hearst delegate from
the nineteenth district was noticed taIk-
ing to more than score Of rough-iook-
ing citizens on the sidewalk opposite the
| theater. Presently the delegate crossed
| the street. when he was accosted by re-
| porter for The Star
who are those fellows over there?" he
| was asked.
"Them's me friends" the delegate re-
| piled They're goin' t be round, Johnny
on-the-spot. case there's any rough en-
| nineteent' district"
| Such "rough-house" surely would
have resulted had not the Hearst men
| bolted when the convention was still In
it's swaddling clothes The anti-Norrls
forces led by Harry Sherman of the Gen.
trail Labor Union, opposed about every
suggestion and ruling made by Chairman
Seton of the primary election commits
sion and when Sherman and his follow
ers took up their hats and departed the
business of the convention became dry
and absolutely devoid of excitement. In
direct contrast to the condition when
existed earlier, every suggestion from
the chair, now occupied by Col Ed. Hay,
was received with open arms, and all
votes we've either unanimous or by accla-
nation.
The Central Committee.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Smith Thomp-
son, jr., of Georgetown, the following reg
ular democratic central committee was APP
pointed, one member from each. of the
twenty-five legislative districts:
First, T. J. Moore; second, w. NICK. Clay
ton; third, John Ready; fourth, Smith
Thompson, jr.; fifth, Thos. A. Connors;
sixth, Geo. C. Rick; seventh, Edwin B.
| Hay: eighth, ]. Frank Freeman; ninth, P.
A. Bowen, jr; tenth, Edward V. Roche;
eleventh, John G. Campbell; twelfth, Mi
chael B. scanlon; thirteenth, J. Fred KEEL
ley; fourteenth, Frank J. McQuade; If
teenth. Robert E. Mattingly; sixteenth,
Geo. c. Draeger; seventeenth, John B.
Bradley; eighteenth; Richard Ryan; nine
teenth, John H. Buscher; twentieth, Dennis
P. Callaghan; twenty-frst, Charles H.
| Dausch; twenty-second, B. A Mcdonnell
The monotonous routine of affairs was
relieved occasionally by applause attend
or the suggestion of popular political
Now, If we really want to place strenu-
osity against strenuosity in the next presi-
Dental contest" remarked Colonel Hay
during a stage Of the proceedings when 1t
was necessary to kill time. why not NOM
mate that great hero of the sea, Admiral
Schley?
''Hooray" yelled some of the less sleepy
ones in the audience.
''Or If you need a tried and true political
veteran" continued the resourceful chair
man, what is the matter with that noble
son of Maryland. Arthur Pue Gorman?"
BY this time the entire assemblage had
realized that something out of the ordinary
was in progress. and catching the name of
Mr.. German they responded:
Now you're talking" and the applause.
intermingled with innumerable "hoorays,
died away with the echo in the galleries
The names of other bright lights of the
democracy were ignored; Hearst and Bryan
and even George B. Mcclellan failing to
| gain honorable mention from either the
| platform or the pit.
Norris by Acclamation.
The motion for the selection of delegates
to the national convention was made soon
after The Star went to press. Mr.. Frank j..
McQuade of the fourteenth district started
the ball rolling by suggesting the conven-
ton proceed with the election of delegates
and alternates. Before the nominations
, | were made, however Mr. McQuade OBJ
tanned consent to suspend the rules long
; enough to nominate Mr.. James L. Norris
delegate by reclamation. Unanimous con-
sent was given this suggestion and Mr..
! Norris was nominated with extraordinary
! honor. He smiled and bowed here and
there to his friends in Acknowledgement
, of their action. but this would not do. Cries
og Speech. speech" came from all parts
, of the house. Mr.. Norris finally came to
| tne 'front.' Oh the PLATFORM amiQ DIN OF
applause.
. "All that can do" he said. SIS to sin
} cerey thank you. You have conferred
upon me in the past twenty-four years
many places of honor-in fact, all that was
possible in the District of Columbia. l
want to thank you for the manner In
. which you have conducted yourselves with
reference to each other and with reference
to myself. 1t will be green spot on my
} memory. You are my dear friends and
J fellow-democrats."
} The nominations Of candidates for dele
I gates were then made. Three ballots were
required Before the FIVE democrats had
. developed their superior strength with the
: voters. Col. Hay. Mr.. ]. Fred Kelley and
Mr.. w. Cranch McIntire were elected on
the first ballot and after two more bal
lots. Mr.. John F. Monaghan and MIR. John
@. Campbell were selected. During the
| nominations there was a little tiff be-
| tween Mr.. Frank J. Wissner and Mr.. Smith
Thompson, the latter having been nomi-
mated for delegate by MIR. T. j. Moore. AT
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