Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-26
TO HOLD THE POLLS
Old Scheme Revived for Use
in Local Politics.
NORRIS FACTION MEETS
PARKER BOOM WITHOUT A
SPoNsoR-oTHER GOSSIP.
Republicans Hold Big Mass Meeting
Last Week of Campaign is
on in Earnest.

That local politics is no mere child's play,
and that local politicians are playing the
game with master hand, was demonstrate
ed last night at a special meeting of the
Norris democratic central committee, held
i'll the banquet hall of the Hotel Raleigh and
presided over by Mr.. James L. Norris, re-
Gently declared a member of the democratic
national committee from the District of CO.
lumbia. Ways and means were being dis
cussed, and effort being made to evolve
some scheme which would help the Norris
faction to win in the approaching primaries
prominent member of the committee
from the second legislative district took the
floor and addressed the meeting, advising
that the Norris voters be instructed to
gather at the polls early, in order to hold
the windows and gain any advantage there
may be from the limited time for voting.
Besides this meeting of the Norris sup
porters, there were meetings of almost every
other faction, both republican and demo-
cratic The Hearst democratic campaign
club met at it's headquarters in the Colo
RADIO building, and perfected plans for the
week of hard work which is ahead OF II.
The primary elections commission met In
the office of Mr.. Seton, it's chairman, and
discussed the brief which was filed late yes
terday afternoon by the Hearst FORCES Inc
members of the commission were indignant,
and Mr.. Seton said 1t reflected more on
the persons submitting it than on the per-
sons involved in it's charges, for the reason
that men Of the character and integrity OF
Messrs. Bride, Gordon and Matthews coulo
not possibly be party to such scheme as
is charged. Today Mr.. Seton assured re-
porter for The Star that he had no per-
sonal ambitions for national committee
ship; that while 1t was a position any rep
utable democrat should be proud to OBTAIN,
it was not worth the exercise of any trick
cry or sub rosa methods, such as are In
ferred in the brief.
Mr. P. J. Ryan, vice chairman Of the
Hearst democratic campaign committee Oh
the District, stated this morning there was
no intention On his part. or on the part OF
the other members of the committee, TO re-
fleet in the slightest degree upon the char-
acter or integrity of the members OF the
primary elections commission, or upon MI.
Gordon in particular.
"Our brief" said Mr.. Ryan, was not
criticism of the commission. Certain &C
cusations were made against Mr.. Sefton
and we were present last night at the meet
ing of the commission, held IN Mr. Se1ton
matter Both Mr.. Wheatley and myself
were denied the privilege of talking In sup
port of our contentious, all OF which stands
as matter of record, In case OF contest
at the st. Louis convention.
The Parker boom, which was rumoreo
Yesterday has received a severe blow by
an alleged denial on the part OF Mr. denry
E, Davis, the supposed candldate Ior ma
tional committeeman on the Parker ucket
There are, however, many good anti-Hearst
democrats in the District who are IN iaVoI
of an instructed delegation to the national
convention, and who want that delegation
instructed for Parker. At the meeting OF
the Norris committee last night 1t was ar
firmed by one of the speakers that the NOT
ris followers wanted an uninstructed dele
cation. Should the Parker poom I'VE anu
another sponsor be announced, lively con-
test may be looked for in the anti-Hearst
ranks.