Evening star., 1916-05-07
Supporters of BradshaW-Mar-
shall Republican Delegate
Ticket Charge Fraud.
PLANNING FOR A CONTEST
AT NATIONAL CONVENTION
Will Meet Tomorrow Night at True
Reformers' Hall and Select
Opposing Delegation.

Declaring that the election OF oeie-
gates to the republican national oo"
vertion as conducted FRIDAY was
marked with irregularities and frauo'
the supporters of the Bradshaw-Mar-
sbau ticket propose to elect separate
de,epstes and alternates and send them
TO the Chicago convention regardless
Of the outcome of the other election.
Yesterday a call for a republican con-
vention was published by Aaron brao-
shaw. chairman of the republican CEN
tral committee. Pursuant to II sup
porters of the committee met last nlsh'
in the headquarters in their respective
election districts and elected delegates
and aIternates to a convention 10 De
held at True Reformers Hall tomor-
row night. At this convention Two
delegates and two alternates are to De
elected to attend the republican ma
tional convention June I in Chicago.
Jabez Lee, acting secretary OF the re-
pubIican central committee, said that
Mr. Bradshaw and DIR. Marshall hao en-
tered Fridays contest under proteS''
that both candidates had written 10 tne
kins is chairman. objectinS to the man
ner in which the polling was 10 oe
done The election board did not heed
these protests, they say, and carried
on the election as originally planned.
Alleges Discrimination.
Acting Secretary Lee said that the
Bradshaw Marshall ticket wanted rep
resentation in the boards of judges at
the election booths in the twenty-five
districts. He declared that the boards
as constituted were composed entireiy
of Miller-Chase supporters and sym
pathiZers, and that the other uchels
received no recognition.
The Bradshaw Marshall forces also
protest against the manner or eiectihs
the delegates to the convention as pre-
scribed by the election board In the
call issued Yesterday over the signature
of Mr. Bradshaw the statement is made
that in the call of the republican ma
tional committee, dated December H.
1915, provision is made for the choice
of delegates and alternates by a con-
yention and not by direct election.
That the Bradshaw-Marshan forces
should now object to the election OF
delegates by direct vote came as a sur
prise to those who have kept in close
touch with the local republican situa-
tion and who declare that all of the
candidates had previously agreed that
the election should be direct and that
there should be no convention.
Charge of Irregularity.
The Bradshaw Marshall forces pro-
test against the action of the returnin g
board in deferring the counting OF the
ballots. They term as irregular the ac-
tion of this board of locking up the
ballot boxes until tomorrow. when the
votes are to be tabulated and the re-
suit of the election announced.
Supporters of the Bradshaw-Marshall
ticket believe that delegates elected at
the convention which has been called
for tomorrow night will be looked upon
more favorably by the credentials com
mittee at the Chicago nominating con-
vention than those chosen at the elec-
ton Friday. They say no faith will be
placed in delegates who are declared
elected after the ballot boxes have
been in the hands of one faction for
more than two days and the other fac
not tampered with.
Chaplin Brown Declines Comment.
When told of the convention called
by Aaron Bradshaw yesterday after
noon, Chaplin Brown. republican ma
tional committeeman for the District
would offer no comment. 1t was stated
that Charles Linkins. chairman of the
election board which conducted Fri
days election, was out of town.