Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-21
Local Republican Campaign is on in
Earnest.

Earnest.
The local republican campaign is on In
earnest. A mass meeting was held last
night at True Reformers' Hall, under the
auspices of the Eighth District Republican
Club and 1t is stated that large, enthu-
siastic and representative class of citizens
answered the call for the purpose Of in
dorsing the Van Wickle, Patterson, Tindall
and Foster ticket, which favors Gen.
George H. Harries for national committee
man and Theodore Roosevelt for President
of the United States.
Speeches were made by prominent men In
District affairs, including Philip Tindall.
candidate for alternate, who said the re-
publican party is endeavoring to establish
harmony between capital and labor, to aid
the farmer, mechanic and vast business IN
terests of the country, and to continue TO
be the great organ of prosperity.
Mr.. Jesse Foster, who was nominated as
mittee to take the place of Mr.. James w
Gray, who resigned, was introduced he
spoke complimentary of the ticket ana
openly declared that IL this ticket was
elected it would be for the best interest
of the whole people of the District OF CO.
lumbia.
Mr.. Foster was followed by Mr.. Lind.
who spoke of the grand old party, Presi-
dent Roosevet's administration, and the
representative character of the candidates
on this ticket
Mr.. John w Patterson, the candidate for
delegate, said he was unalterably opposed
to iyneh law. Jim Crow car law and the
Acknowledgement of his people. He spoke
in glowing terms of President RooseVeits
administration. and predicted his nominal
ton as the standard bearer OF the grand
old party
A resolution was passed indorsing Pat
terson, Van Wickle and General Harries,
and Roosevelt for President
The resolution was signed by L. w. ray
president, and Samuel Jones. secretary.
A well-attended meeting was held under
the auspices of the Seventeenth District
Republican Club 1T Ga aata ~ aisn sna
Az streets southwest, last night. Resoiu-
tons were passed indorsing Gen. George q.
Harries for national committeeman, w. +.
Van Wickle and John w. patterson Lor o Sa-
egates. Philip Tindall and Jesse Foster for
alternates The candidates were instructed
to vote for the nomination OF PRESIDENT
Roosevelt.
of the seventh district met last night at its
hail. 1123 18th street northwest
The club Endorsed General George h.
Harries for national committeeman, and the
Van Wickle Patterson. Tindall and Foster
ticket. The candidat ties were instructed Iof
President Roosevelt.
The meeting was in charge of Robert e.
Langon president. and Kendall M. Lansoh'
secretary.
The Roosevelt central committee met last
night at its Headquarters and UNANIMOUSLY
Endorsed the candidacy of Mr.. W. r. van
Wickle and John w. Patterson as delegates
to the national republican convention. and
demanded Gen George H. Harries as ma
tional committeeman. Letters OF accept
ance were read from Mr.. Van Wlckle ana
his alternate, Mr.. Philip Tindali, and MI
Patterson.
The Patterson Club Of the tenth district
announces a mass meeting to be held TO-
morrow evening at 3O2 18th street north
west. The call is signed by Thomas Sorreii'
president.
The sixteenth district republicans are also
to hold mass meeting tomorrow night al
their headquarters. $40 Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest. The call is signed by
George c. Noble, president.
Cook Will Not Run.
Republicans headed by c. w. Scott called
in a body of forty last night upon John F.
Cook the colored member of the republican
election board. to request him to make the
campaign as a delegate to the Chicago
convention Mr. Cook stated that he could
not give a final answer. AS member of
the election commission, he said, he pre-
ferred not to accept the offer of support
made to him, and he urged the delegation
to look for some other man If none of the
present candidates were suitable.
A meeting of the Simmons-Chase fol-
lowers of the eleventh, seventeenth and
eighteenth districts was held last night
at Samaritan Hall, / between LIST and I'd
streets southwest "A HuHioer VI speecHSs
were made, and the candidacy of Messrs.
Simmons and Chase Endorsed.
The Star is in receipt of the following
letter:
II see 1t announced that w. Calvin
Chase had meeting in Georgetown, and
the third and fourth districts Endorsed the
Simmons-Chase ticket on Tuesday even
Ing at Odd Fellows Hall, 2Sth and Dunn
barton avenue. No resolution was offered.
nor did the citizens indorse the ticket. 1t
was an anti-Chase meeting from start to
finish We desire this correction for the
benefit of the citizens of the third and
fourth districts. as they have Endorsed no
one so far as delegate to the republican
convention
(Signed) JAMES L. TURNER, President.
"R. w. HEWLETT, Secretary.
DEATH OF JOHN II. o,DONNELL.