Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
DISTRICT DELEGATES IN
BOTH NORRIS REGULARS" AND
DARR CONTESTANTS.
Briefs to Be Filed on Both Sides and
the Fight Will Be
Lively.
Special From staI Correspondent.

Special From StaI Correspondent.
DENVER. Col. July 6-The District OF
Columbia Norris delegation drifted in to-
day minus one of the alternates. DR..
Schade. who turned back at Charleston.
w Va. on account Of illness. J. Fred.
Kelley, who holds Mr.. Norris proxy on
the national committee. is in charge and
rounded mp Sam DeNedrey and John J.
Purcell TO get ready for the contest be-
fore the committee today. Other dele
gates here are William McI<endree Clay
ton. +. A. Newman and Robert F. Mat
tngly. The alternates present are Messrs.
Brown, Began and Hallam.
The contesting delegates. Messrs. c. w.
Darr. William f. Carr and Robert Allen.
are on hand, full of fight and ginger. The
first scrap will probably occur before
subcommittee of the national committee.
The Norris delegates are already on the
temporary roll subject TO approval OF the
committee.
Brief of the Regulars"
The brief filed by the Norris delegates
goes at length into the validity of the
organization OF the democratic central
committee of the District of Columbia.
which was created as a result OF action OF
vention of 1904. The brief claims that the
validity of this central was unquestion-
ed by any one until April, 1905
The democratic central committee. obey
ing the call OF the national committee,
fixed the primaries and the date OF the
city convention. published the call in the
city papers and fixed the rules and regu-
laiions. Continuing. the brief save:
Thereafter the offices of the democratic
| central committee remained open until
| midnight of May l.. 1908. the final date
| fixed and published for closing the list OF
nominations for the city convention, for
the purpose of receiving and filing any
and all names of candidates presented for
places on the official ballot.
The qualifications of all persons named
| for clerks and judges of election at the
various polling places were duly passed
upon. and If OF approved character and
standing the same We're elected by vote
| of the full democratic central commit
| tee. The Inability of all polling places
was carefully examined and passed BY ali
members of the democratic central COM
| mittee.
Every possible safeguard was thrown
around the conduct of the primaries. and
no effort was spared by the democratic
! central committee and its officers to in
sure a fair and honest and an impartial
| election in the District of Columbia. The
chairman and secretary OF the committee
visited every polling place while the cleo
|
order. the rules and regulations strictly
enforced, every judge and clerk at his
post and the voting proceeding under the
best possible conditions.
Everything Was Shipshape.
1.-The returns of said election were duly
certified to the democratic central COM
mittee and certificates of election there
| upon issued to successful candidates"
The brief closes as follows:
1.-The proceedings of the convention were
in every way regular. orderly and par
liamentary, following the line of estab-
| lished precedents of the District conven-
tons of many years past. The rules and
regulations governing the primaries
| throughout the city were conducted in "A
manner to call forth praise and COM
mendation from every SIDE and the result
met the acclaim of the democracy of the
| District of Columbia"
The brief of the opposing delegation is
not yet obtainabe n. .. NJ
/ The District of Columbia contest was
referred to II subcommittee consisting
of. Dennelly of Idaho. Hcffner Of Wash
| ington state and Field OF Porto Rico.
The subcommittee will meet late this
! afternoon. n. y. M.