Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
DEMOCRATS AT WORK.
Interest Growing in the Coming
Primaries.

More than usual interest is being dis
played by local democrats in the coming
primaries when delegates to the local
convention In the twenty-five legislative
districts will be elected. This interest has
been largely produced by the recent BAN
quet given to Mr.. Bryan at tie Raleigh
Hotel at which the leading representa-
tive democrats of the District were pres
ent. Since that time many Of the promi-
nent business men of the city, heretofore
not actively connected with local poll
tics, have displayed increasing interest in
the coming primaries and many have In
dicated desire to go to the local con-
ventiOn and others have announced their
intention of being candidates before the
convention for delegates to the national
convention at Denver.
Convention Dates.
1t is expected that the local convention
will be held sometime the latter part Of
March or the first week in April; at which
six delegates and six alternates will be
elected to represent the District at the
national convention and cast its vote for
the platform and the candidates for
President and Vice President
Prior to 1896 the District of Columbia
was entitled to only two delegates. In
Boyle. who was a member of the District
Of Columbia delegation and the represent
alive on the committee ON credentials,
working with the other representatives OF
the territories on the committee, largely
aided by Representative Swanson, now
Governor of Virginia, and Mr.. O'Donnell
Of Colorado succeeded in having six dele
gates admitted to the convention for the
first time. Since then the regular call
for the national convention gives to the
District six delegates.
Prior to 1896 and down to 1868 two dele
gates only had been elected. Among the
prominent men in the local ranks who
from '6S represented the District in ma
tional conventions were A. A. Wilson,
T. J. Luttrell, William Dickson. Lawrence
Gardner. James L. Norris. Henry F..
Davis and others. Since 1895, when the
District has had six delegates In national
conventions, those who have represented
1t, among others. are: William Holmead,
John Boyle. Robert E. Mattingly. E. L..
Capt. John S. Miller, ]. F. Kelly and w.
Cranch Mcintyre.
Mentioned as Candidates.
In the coming primaries among the men
who have been mentioned as candidates
for delegates to the Denver convention
are Capt. John S. Miller Of the firm Of
Miller & Roller. wholesale commission
merchants; Commissioner H. L. West, H.
Clay Browning Of the firm of Browning
l. Banes, coffee merchants; John Boyle,
newspaper man; P. T. Moran, wholesale
grain dealer: w. Cranch Mcintyre, pat
ent attorney; Hugh F.. Harvey, exalted
ruler of the Elks; D. J. Callahan of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany; w. NJ. Moore, grocer, Anacostia;
M. l. Weller real estate; w. M. Clayton,
lawyer; J. NJ. Ford of the well-known
lunch firm of Ford & Graham, and D.
William Oyster. commission merchant.
Mr.. Boyle. when spoken to in regard
to the mention of his name as candidate,
said he was in no sense candidate for
delegate to the Denver convention, as he
had already received sufficient honors at
the hands of the local democracy, having
been representative from his district on
the democratic central committee for six
teen years. it's chairman for four years
and a delegate to the Chicago convention
in 1896. He was perfectly willing, he said,