The Washington times., 1904-04-30
SAME OLD STORY g
IN LOCAL CAM A|GG
Meetings, Meetings, Meet
ings, and Nothing Else.
JUDGES TO BE NAMED TODAY
Simmons Richardson Combination Said
70 Be Gsining-0ther Factions
Make Same Claim.

The election committee Of the Repuo-
lican committee this morning completed
its work on the list OF judges. and the
names are TO be announced this evening
The men have been selected for known
standing in the District, and for the
purpose of preventing fraud. The COM
mittee is now at work upon a list OF
polling places. To get the list OF judges
ready, Chaplin Brown. chairman OF the
committee, worked until after l o'cllck
this morning.
Local campaign matters were quiet to-
day. the candidates on the various
tickets giving their time TO work in the
various wards. A number OF meetings
have been arranged for tonight by the
various factions. Leaders continue TO
assert that there is no longer any chance
to defeat the Simmons Richardson COM
bination. though it Is said several colsps
are being planned for the next day or
two
The Reyburn-Cook leaders seem to be
confident that they can poll a big vote,
but their opponents laugh at the state
ment W. Calvin Chase. since he Withdrew
from the Simmons-Richardson coTnoina-
ton, has been busy on another ticket
Urell Undecided.
Col NJ Emmett Urell. who was an
nounced TO make a campaign for dele
gate. has not yet definitely decided what
he intends to do The Van Wickle-Pat-
terson leaders are working hard.
Chairman Chaplin Brown. OF the cleo
ton committee. today sent out a call
to ali candidates asking that the regu-
lar assessment Of $50 provided for in the
rules be paid in before noon Monday.
There is to be another meeting of the
committee tonight
Despite the rain last night. the faith
full who had been working hard for the
Richardson-Poe faction were working
with renewed energy for the new COM
bination composed OF Leo Simmons and
DR.. w S Richardson.
The Richardson and Poe Republican
Club, of the Seventeenth District, held
a rousing meeting
W. P Brown presided and H C.
Harris served as secretary
Meetings of Other Clubs.
AT Virginia Avenue and Vermont Ave
nue. Baptist Churches mass meetings
were addressed by the candidates and
others as follows: W. B. HID. X r.
Horner. c. NJ. Heller. Leo Simmons. can
didate for delegate; Dr. w. S. Richard
son, candidate for alternate; DR.. c. {.
Stewart, candidate for alternate. and
James W. Poe. candidate for delegate.
Thomas L Jones closed the meeting at
the Fifth Baptist Church with a strong
appeal for the simmons Richardson
ticket
The Republicans OF the Third district
held a largely attended and enthusiast
tic meeting last night and Endorsed Sim
mons and Richardson and Poe and Cha
pin Brown for national committeeman
The Trinidad Republican Club has
fallen into line Cor the Simmons-Rieh-
ardson interests C A. De Vaughan,
president. and John Thornton, secretary.
called on MesSrs. Simmons, Poe. ard
Richardson yesterday and assured therl
that Trinidad and Benning would be
solid for the ticket.
Mr.. Simmons today In an interview,
referred TO the statement published ycs-
terday that he has been opposed &c tie
President He said:
1.-The statement is unqualihedly Il Sc.
and this TACT must have been known by
the party who wrote 1t"