Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-14
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Members of Board of Elections
Named Today.
CHAIRMAN BIEBER'S ACTION
Eldridge E. Jordan, Oscar Ricketts,
and DR.. M. O. Dumas Appointed.
CANDIDACY OF MR.. FATHER
Other Aspirants Doomed by Local
Organizatioas-W Contest
at Primaries Probable.
CANDIDACY OF MR.. FATHER

Sidney Bieber. chairman of the board
of elections of the republican primaries
which will be held here in the spring TO
select delegates and alternates to the
republican national convention at chi
cago June 10. today announced the per-
sonnet of the finance committee of the
board as follows: Eldridge f. Jordan.
chairman; Oscar Ricketts, and DR.. NJ. o.
Dumas
Mr. Jordan chairman of the committee.
is president of the Traders National Bank
and Of the Merchants and Mechanics
Savings Bank. He has long been inter
ested in local affairs. political and other
wise, and is extremely anxious that the
republican primaries this spring should
amount to a little something more than
has been the case in the past.
The finance committee will be charged
with the duty of receiving and disbursing
all money in connection with the expenses
of the primaries. Each candidate for
delegate and alternate will be required to
deposit with the finance committee his
probable share of the estimated expenses
of the primaries. If balance remains
after all legitimate expenses have been
settled it will be returned to the contrib
utOrs on a pro rata basis.
The expenses of the primaries will in
the hiring of registering and voting booths
and the payment of judges and clerks.
Mr.. Fathers Candidacy.
The announcement in The Star yester-
day Of the candidacy of Henry H. Flather.
cashier of the Riggs National Bank. for
the honor of representing the republicans
of Washington at the Chicago convention
has been received with general approval.
1t is anticipated that Mr.. Fathers candi-
dacy will do much to enhance general in
terest in the primaries. with a consequent
gain. numerically, in the registration and
voting over the primaries of former ma
tional convention years. Mr.. F'lather
promises to take an active personal inter-
est In the campaign and to get around"
among the voters as often as they de-
sire.
Central Committees Action.
At meeting of the central committee
Of republican clubs held last evening,
Senator Gallinger's bill providing for the
election of delegates to presidential con-
ventions from the District of Columbia
was approved. The committee also COM
mended Gen. Andrew S. Burt for utter
ances in the interest OF the national re-
publican party, and particularly express
sions which reflected the numerical
strength of the negro voters in the states
of Illinois. Ohio Indiana. New York and
West Virginia.
One speaker said Gen. Burt stands as
high in the rank Of the negroes friends
as any other man in the party, and that
he is loved by the negroes even as For
aker is.
John w. Patterson, Gen. Burtts rum
ming mate as a delegate to the republi
can national convention, also came in for
"a large share Of praise.
Discussion Tonight.
Phases of the republican delegatorial
contest in the District of Columbia will
be discussed at a meeting of the Union
Republican Club which has been called
by Secretary John ]. Strain for O'Clock
this evening, to be held in Metzerott Hall,
18th and f streets. The club has in
dcrsed the candidacy of :ts president,
Gen. Andrew s. Burt. as one of the dele
gates to the republican national conven-