Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23
UNITE THEIR FORCES
Father and Horner to Battle
for Delegate Honors
IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
Agreement Reached at Conference
Yesterday Afternoon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Reduction of Taxes and Increased
Pay for Officials and Laborers
Emphasized.
Observation-Disclosures

! Developments arc coming thick and fast
| these days in the local republican political
situation Candidates as thick as
! bees III clover time. and a new combina-
ton or two is announced pretty nearly
| every minute. But what is regarded as
| the strongest of any combination that
| has been or will be announced with re-
| gard to the local republican primaries
WAS made public last night when it was
declared that Henry IL. Father. cashier
OF the Riggs National Bank and prcini-
nent in local financial circles, had come
to an agreement with X. Il. Iiorner. a
member of the board of education and
regarded among the strongest colored
candidates in the field. At the same time
and Ill connection with this combiuatio ION
the names of Dr. VI illiGm Tinduil Secrc-
tary 10 tho board of District CuInnis-
s1oners. and Daniel Murray. !. member
OF tho Board of Trade and an official in
the Library of Congress. were announced
as alternatoS. 1t is generally conceded
that this combination will be i hard
one to beat.
1t III first thought that d. Wilder
a colorcd physician of Wa shington. would
he a strong candidate among the colored
repu OllcauS. but II was stated yesterday
that, despite Wildcr'S admittedly high
standing as 4 member of his race, there
have been reports. which. despite the doc
tors dcniais. have received some ere
dencc. that he is an admipistr a ion man
In view Of the fact that practically all
the Coiored men in Washington are avow-
eddy foc Senator Foraker for the rcpubli-
can presidential nomination, these re-
ports, whether true or not, have served
TO handicap DR.. Wilder.
Boom for Murray
1t is said in behalf Of Daniel Murray
who is on the Father Horucr ticket as
r. r. Horners alternate that he is not
only one of the best known colored men
in Washington, but in the country as
we'll. Among scholars and public men he
enjoys the reputation of being particu-
larly Wei equipped in the way of knowl-
edge OF the Library of Congress, where
he has been employed. He was elected
the first colored member of the Washing
ton Board OF Trade and is the author of
the present system OF assessment and
taxation in the District. He is a member
of the National Geographic Society and
the National Civil Service League. and
was a member of the famous Dewey COM
mittee that went to New York to escort
the admiral to Washington to receive
the $1,000 testimonial and the thanks of
Congress in 1901.
At the first Mckinley inauguration
Murray was chairman OF the subcommit
tee of public comfort and has occupied
similar position at succeeding Inaugural
tons. For years he has been engaged
in compiling an encyclopaedia of the col
ored race throughout the world and is
regarded as the highest living authority
on the matter of it's history, being known
through this medium to almost every COL
ored man of note throughout the country.
League Adopts Platform.
H. A. Clark, chairman of the Repubi-
can Interstate League. has proposed the
following platform, and it has been unani-
mously adopted:
l. Adjustment of personal tax on Ii
censed business: reduction of personal tax
on unlicensed business and other prop
erty.
2. Increased pay for street cleaners,
PAYERS. laborers and other employees of the
District government.
g. Increased pay for the judges of the
police and juvenile courts.
4. Increased police and fire departments
and increased salaries for the members Of
these departments.
s. Increased salaries for federal en-
ployes.
t. More improvement for South. East
and West Washington.
T. Improvement and extension of subur-
ban streets.
g. Repeal of the tax sale law Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, SO as to change the re-
lationship of the District government to
the delinquent taxpayer to that which ex-
SITS between the mortgage and the mort
gagor under the laws of the District of
Columbia.
o. improvements of Anacostia fats.
10. The removal of the jail, workhouse
and almshouse, and the erection of more
modern and sanitary institutions for the
inmates.
IL Lawful and regulated sales of wines
and liquors, instead OF unlawful and un-
regulated sales of wines and liquors.
IL. A primary law for the District Of
Columbia that Will guarantee honest cleo
tons.
10 Better lighting facilities for the city
OF Washington. both gas and electricity
H. Pensions for the teamSterS, labOrerS
and employees OF the quartermaster's de-
partnent of the United States Army who
served in the civil war.
Is. Suffrage for The residents of the Dis
trct of Columbia.
10. More pay for the enlisted men of the
United States Army and Navy.
II. Government employees should not be
dismissed rom the service account of
old age.
Is. Crossing policemen should ne CLASH
fled and rated the same other men,
bers of the police department.
Meetings of Voters
The central committee of the United
Republican Clubs of the District of Co
| lumbia held q meeting at $40 Sth street
northwest, when speeches were made by
| Gen. Andrew S. Burt and John H. Pat
terson candidates for delegates; Dr.
Thacker Lee and others.
\ meeting OF the Home Rule Repubica n
Clubs held at Fosters Hall Friday
eve ming. There were representatives from
every district in the city. The chairman,
| Randall Bowie, announced his committees
| III the several districts.
| II was announced that a Foraker meet
! Ing will he held Monday evening at True
| Reformers Hall.
| On motion of Jesse Foster Hopewel Fl.
| Darneile was Endorsed for delegate to the
| national convention.
The committee speakers reported for
Monday night, at True Reformers' Hall.
/ the following speakers: A. w. Scott.
Thomas L. Jones. Rev. S L. Corrothers,