The Washington times., 1920-05-06
D. c. REPUBLICANS
ELECTDELEGATES
Frank ]. Hogan and James Cobb
Picked to Attend Chicago
Convention.

Frank J. Hogan and James Cobb,
the latter colored. and both members
OF District bar, were chosen delegates
10 the National Republican Conven-
ton TO be held In Chicago. ON June
s, at the Republican, State Convention
held at the New Ebbitt last evening.
William T. Galliher and DR.. Charles
II. Marshall were chosen alternates'
The delegates will go to Chicago
uninstructed as to Presidential and
lVice Presidential candidates, but
pledged to night rJr District repre-
sentation In the Senate. House and
Electoral College.
| About sixty delegates we're In at
tendance at the meeting. which was
decidedly harmonious. although
number who had been ''elect1d' TO
serve declined with the statement
they did not believe the delegates rep
RESENTED the "wiil Of the Republicans
of the District, but were hand picked
by q few leaders"
Gaskiss Deeiises.
Prominent In this group was Ben)a-
min L. Gaskins. member OF the Dis
triet bar, who had been notined by
Secretary e. c. Graham. Of the Re
publican State Committee, that he had
been selected as . delegate-at-iarge'
and who, in declining In an open icy.
ter, said; mot knowing when. wnere,
nor by whom the delegates VINO xIe
supposed to have elected me oeie-
pate-at-large' were themselves elect
ed. how am to know but what may
be representing Democrats, Socialists
or Bolshevists." -,
This group, II Is thought, will par
ticipate in the primary called for SAT
urdsy by the Republican organization
headed by Col. Winfield Jones' IN
which at least three tickets VIII DC IN
the field for the honor OF representing
the Republicans OF the Distr'c' a. TUG
Chicago convention.
! Mr.. Gailiher. who In president OF
the American National Bank, was
chosen temporary chairman after the
convention had been opened Win
nrayer by Rev w. II. Jernagin, pastor
Of MI. Carmel Colored Baptist Church.
e, c. Graham was elected temporary
secretary, and the organization was
made permanent.
| chaplin Brown, Myron NJ. Parker, MIS-
! Virginia White Speel, Mrs. Mary 10,
gan Tucker and the delegates ana
alternates made brief addresses.
| List OF Delegates.
The list OF delegates in attendance
| included the following: August o.
Hermann. Charles J. Bell Chaplin
Brown. Miss Mary Perry Brown, Mrs
Frederick II. Brooks. 9. >. Bundy'
James A. Cobb. Louis A. Dent, John
Joy Edison. Henry il. Father MIS-.
AnnabeI Lee Fry, william T. Galiiher'
George c. Gertman. T.. c. Graham. j.
Il. Hawkins, Frank ]. Hogan, william
l.. Houston, j. x. Hurley, ID. J, kaui-
man, Miss Julia NJ, Layton, haiph W.
IA RI
field McKinlay. Kelly Miller, Miss
Mary O'Toole, Myron NJ. Parker. sam
uel NJ. Prescott. B. Il. Rsmey Charles
F. Roberts, w. f. Roberts, Mrs. sarah
| Weeks Roberts, Cuno ii. Rudolph.
Earl Hamilton Smith. DR.. William
Robins, Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
Nathan b. Scott, Emmett j. Scott,
Charles S. Shreve. Edgar c. Snyder,
Gus A. Schuldt, John Lewis Smith. T.
Lincoln Townsend. Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker, Rev. u. Dewitt Turpeau,
Francis Wells, DR.. r. d: winston
Mrs Anna May Wood, William G.
Henderson. s. d. Frazier. Allen +,
Jackson, c. J. p. Weber. Myer Cohen.
Frank II. Edmunds, William Ramsey
Fred G.. Coldren, Harry Wardman,
Frederick A. Fenning, c. A. Hammett
Edward L. Colladay, Frank c. Stew
ard, Paul +. Grove, S. w. Rutherford
Eli Swavely, +. r. Shull, ]. A. Oliver
DR.. Charles NJ. Marshall, John p.
Earnest. DR.. NJ. +. Finley, Louis $,
Levy, II. Clifford Bangs, OdelI S
Smith, L. n. Hewlett, DR.. A. NJ. Curtis
Thomas l.. Jones. Oscar Evans, o. j
DeMoll, Vincent l.. Toomey, Augustus
Gumpert, c. Emory Galliher. DR.. J
Rozier Biggs, Thomas r. Harvey, Ed
win f. Elliott, Rev. w. II. Jernagin
A. w. Chaffee. Leon Tobriner, c. I
Lacy, w. L. Mooney, George +. Hoov
or, Frank G.. Wilkins, w. b. Wilson
| and Insnnh z Rrashears