Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-29

Primaries Nay 5.

tomorrow, and consequently the members
in somewhat OF a dilemma
Primaries Nay 5.
The report sets May as the date of the
primaries and May IL as the date of the
convention of the District delegates. at
which time the delegates to the national
convention will be elected. Continuing. it
says:
The committee shall fix the hour and
places in said twenty-five legislative dis
tricts at which said primary election shall
be held They shall elect one judge and
one clerk at each of the said voting places,
who shall be fair and impartial citizens OF
said District, residing In the SUBDIVISION Tor
which he is selected but should a majority
of said election committee be unable to
agree upon the said judge and the said
clerk for any or all of the said twenty-five
legislative districts, then they shall select
two judges and two clerks, and the Two
Judges so selected shall elect a third judge.
which judge or judges when so selected or
elected shall have full charge of and con-
duct the said primary elections IN said
District and certify the results OF said
election to said election committee, VINO
shall issue the credentials of the delegates
so selected to said district convention to be
held in the city of Washington on the
18th day of May, 1904. and said election
committee shall provide. by assessment
upon the candidates for delegates to SAID
District convention. or otherwise. for the
payment of the necessary costs ana eX-
penses of said primary election and the
said District convention.
After the selection of the six delegates
and six alternates SO elected by said Dis
trict convention to the nat -onal conven-
tion to be held in the city of st. Louis on
the 9th day of July 1901, the chairman and
secretary of said District convention shall
certify to this subcommittee the names OF
the delegates and aternates so selected by
II, and in the absence of good cause shown
.A~ov- kfc tlSrnv vrvV1it too
report the names so selected to the ma
tional committee for entry by it upon the
roll of the delegates and alternates en-
titled to seats in said national convention
The central committee elected by said
District convention shall, as soon as con-
venient after it's adjournment organize by
the election of a chairman and other on-
GERS. and when so organized shall be rec
ognized as the regular democratic organl-
zation for the District of Columbia.
I'VE find that Mr.. James L. Norris OF
the city of Washington was elected
member of the national committee for the
District of Columbia at the convention
held at Kansas City on the 4th day of
July, 1900 that the District convention for
said District, which elected what are
known as the Norris delegates to said
by the only democratic organization then
existing in said District. and that Mr.. Nor
ris, having been so elected, was never d.
vested of his title to the Office, and Is en-
national committee as the accredited MEM
Der from the District of Columbia.
The report is in a measure victory for
Mr. Edwin Seton who ever since he was
first named by Senator Jones as member
of the democratic national committee, has
fought for the establishment of rules to
govern primaries. Mr.. Seton has set
of rules already drawn up which he Will
submit to his committee when 1T meets
April g. and which he thinks will result
in an honest and fair election.
The Hearst forces will meet tonight at
Painters Hall, SOC 9th street northwest.
rumor gained circulation late this at
ternoon that meeting of the four newly
appointed members of the primary cleo
tons committee will be arranged the latter
part of this week. and that Mr.. McGraw
will be requested to alter the rulings so
as to allow the Norris faction and the
Slater faction each to select one judge in
each of the twenty-five legislative districts.
Mr.. Slater said this afternoon unless this
can be accomplished Mr. Bride will re-
sign and the fight will be waged to a bit
ter end.