Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-18
INTEREST IN THE PRIMARIES
REPUBLICANS GETTING READY
FOR THE ELECTION"
Delegates to Be Chosen to the Ma
tional Convention-Democ
Also Active.

interest IN the republican primaries
! in the spring. at which delega ,es to the
Chicago national convention will be
selected. is becoming intensified with
each passing day. Hardly twenty four
hours go by now that some one of the
many republican organizations in
Washington does not hold a meeting
either to discuss the situation in gen
eral or TO indorse some candidate in
particular. There have been a number
Of interesting Developments of late. and
present indications are that there will
he brisk contest between the Taft
supporters. the antiTaft advocates and
the colored representatives, practically
every one of whom is Foraker man.
Henry III. Father. cashier of Riggs
National Bank who recently announced
himself as a candidate for the honor
of representing the republican con-
stituency of the District at the Chicago
national convention. is certain to have a
strong following.
Mr.. Flather has been importuned n
great deal during the past few days to
name the presidential candidate whom he
favors above all others. But. Mr.. Flath-
er. believing the republican delegates
from the District should go to the ma
tional convention unhampered by instruc-
tons has declined to discuss this phase
of the situation.
-NHIpuS tIe OtIleT CdHuNld teS each Oh
whom. it is stated. has large following.
are Hopewell II. Darneille. Gen. Andrew
S. Burt. Col W. S. Odell. John w. Pat
tersOn. Benjamin l.. Gaskins Oscar j.
Ricketts, w. Calvin Chase. DR.. J. r.
Wilder and r. R. Horner. Dr. Wilder, it
will be recalled. has announced himself
for Foraker
Conference Held.
A conference of the United Republican
Clubs of the District met at Fosters Hall,
SIS 10Th street last night. ]. T. c. New
son was chosen assistant secretary. Jesse
Foster vice chairman. j. Ottoway Holmes
treasurer, James Wood sergeant t-arms,
and ]. II. B. Smallwood assistant
sergeant-at-arms. Addresses were made
by those named and by Attorneys Wright
and Smith. Every mention of the name
of Senator Foraker was received with wild
applause.
A number of citizens of Ivy City. D. c..
met in Trinity Church last night and Or
consisting of fifty-eight members at the
start These permanent officers were
elected: j. G. Turley. president; ]. +.
Johnson. secretary: Bennett Pendletoh,
treasurer; r. d. Carter. sergeant-at-arms,
and A. b. Wesley, ]. H. Brown and ]. q.
Turley members of the advisory commit
tee.
A b. Wesley, the principal speaker Of
thV CNtIIIS. uISeO Il un1teO c1IOTC on the
part of members of the club to secure a
delegation from the District instructed
for Senator Foraker for the republican
nomination for the presidency After
passing resolution indorsing Senator
Foraker the club adjourned to meet again
February -. when the question of in
dOrsing candidates for delegates will be
taken uD.
Plans of Democrats.
Things are warming up emOng the
local democrats also. Chairman ]. Fred
Kelley of the democratic central commit
tee of the District announced last night
that IL number of prominent local demo-
Gratis will be candidates for election as
delegates to the democratic national con-
ventiOn in Denver. July Z. Mr.. Kelley
will not call "A meeting of the commit
tee just yet. however i'm view of the fact
that the national convention will MT he
held until July. At the last national
democratic convention there was "A con-
testing delegation from the District
This year there seems to be predomi-
nance of Bryan sentiment among local
democrats.
Since 1880 it has been the custom for
the local central committee, which has
twenty-five members. to arrange for the
primaries at which delegates are elected
to the District convention where the six
delegates to the national convention are
selected.
Action by Union Republican Club.
At recent meeting of the Union Re-
publican Club at Metzerott Hall action
was taken indOrsing the proposition of
Senator Gallinger for the proper. registra-
ton of voters and the conduct Of the
election of delegates in the District to the
republican and democratic presidential
conventions.
The club also Endorsed the candidacy of
Gen. Andrew S. Burt and John w. Pat
tersOn as delegates to the Chicago con-
VentiOn.
Action of United Republican Clubs.
The mention of the name of Senator
Joseph y. Foraker OF Ohio for the presi
ference of the representatives of the
United Republican Clubs of the city held
i'm Fosters Hall. SIS 10Th street northwest.
last night was cheered to the echo Ran
dali Bowie of the fifth district presided.
James Foster was elected vice chairman;
j. r. G. Newman of the thirteenth dis
trict assistant and corresponding secre-
tary; James O.sIIolmes of the seventeenth
district. treasurer: James II. B. Small
wood of the fourteenth district. sergeant
at arms. and James Wood, assistant.
Addresses were made by Walter Win
field James o. Holmes and j. II. Il.
Smallwood committee was appointed
to arrange for a mass meeting of the
members of the United Republican Clubs
of the city to be held next week in True
Reformers' Hall, 18th and L strets north
west.