Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04
Republican Candidates for
Convention Honors Active. .
MEETINGS HELD NIGHTLY
Bradshaw Chase Combination Opens
It's Headquarters.
OUTLOOK FOR THE OPPOSITION
Bieber and Wilder Endorsed by Sew
era1 organizations-El
Board Preparing for Primary.

The Bradshaw Chase combination, rec
ognized at the White House as the adj
ministration team in the District of CO.
lumbia republican primary race to be
finished February 10, when ballots will
be cast to send two delegates to the re-
publican national convention at Chicago
in June, opened up headquarters last
night at 508-51O F street. Aaron Brad
shaw took off his coat and worked like
beaver arranging for the formal opening
Of the headquarters. which will take place
tomorrow morning with Winfield Scott
Hancock In charge.
The NJ. NJ. Parker Republican Club will
make these offices the headquarters OF
the organization. A business meeting
has been called for Tuesday night at
which time it is probable arrangements
will be made for delegation OF club
members to go from the District of CO.
lumbia to attend the national convention
In June.
The republican election board met last
night and authorized Leonard p. Brad
shaw. chairman, to arrange for the print
ed Instructions for precinct judges; the
purchase Of registration books and bal
lot boxes and to select the meeting place
Of the returning board. The board viii
meet again early this week to pass upon
the qualifications OF judges and the Sc
lection of polling places. The limits OF
precincts will be determined upon at the
same time.
Rally in Anacostia.
One of the most enthusiastic republican
meetings held so far during the prelim-
inaries was the rally Of the Anacostia
republicans in Douglass Hall last week.
The administration Bradshaw-Chase
ticket-was indorsed. The officers OF the
meeting were Roscoe Harries. president,
;snd William Henry Watts. secretary.
Republican clubs are springing up in
every precinct and meetings are OF night
ly occurrence. A joint Republican Club
was formed in the eleventh. seventeenth
and eighteenth districts last week with
officers as follows: John Truman, presl-
dent: James H. Edwards. vice PRESIDENT
F. A. Thompson. secretary: Thomas Har-
treasurer; Thomas II. Minor. chaplain'
Edward Nelson, sergeant at -arms.
The twenty first district republicans
organized last week In the Interests OF
president; william Coleman. vice presi-
dent; Edward Harvey. treasurer.
J. r.. Wilder was Endorsed at a recent
meeting of the republican Club OF Ana
costa. The officers Of this organization
are p. H. Lucas. president. and Henry
Phillips, secretary.
The twenty-second District Republican
Club, of which c. N. Coates is president.
Endorsed DR.. Wilder also, and he has also
received the Endorsement OF the eight
zenith district republicans. who met at
Harris Hall last week. DR.. Wilder also
claims the Endorsement Of the Blaine In
yincible Club, which had previously In
dorsed Aaron Bradshaw. and also looks
upon many republicans OF lie Droit Park
section as favorable to his candidacy.
Delays It's Action.
The Abraham Lincoln Republican Club
of the District, representing the twentieth
district. a colored political organization.
failed to indorse either Bieber and
y: ley or Bradshaw and Chase as dele
gates to the republican national conven-
ton. BY motion Of the president. r. A:
Hawkins, the club voted unanimously to
await the action Of the Bristow bill, es-
tablishing q primary law for the Dis
trict.
The Bieber-Wilder, Gleeson-Collins
ticket for delegates and alternates to the
next republican national convention. will
hold joint meeting for republicans at
Fishermen's Hall. F street between Sd
and ~ streets southwest, tomorrow night
speakers will be present
A Bieber-W Wilder, Gleeson-Collins meet
ing Of the republicans of the nineteenth
district will be held at 1444 H street
northeast tomorrow night at O'Clock.