The Washington times., 1920-04-29
D. c. REPUBLICANS
FORM left WING"
Independents Score GalIiher for
BOSS Rule" and Call
Open Primary.

Declaring that the refuasl OF VIII
liam T. Gailiher, chairman OF the Re-
publican state committee OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia. to call a primary
for election OF delegates TO the Re.
publican national convention at Chi
cago. Is an effort at boss rule which
will not be tolerated by the mass OF
Republicans In Washington, Col. Win
field Jones, president OF the National
Press Committee for District Of Co
iumbia Suffrage, and publicity direct
or in the 1919 and 1918 campaigns for
tho National Republican Congression-
al Committee, stated today that the
Independent Republicans in Washing
ton will hold a primary, free and
open to all candidates, 10 select dele
gates to the Chicago convention.
Jones Urges Primary.
On April 0. Colonel Jones urged Mr..
Galliher to call a primary in the fol-
lowing letter:
1T seems to us that the only proper
and fair way to settle the conflicting
claims of the various factions here
would be an open and free primary.
primary Is the only representative
way in which the people can express
their choice of delegates to the Chi
cago convention.
The principal interest now OF all
the people of the District OF Colum-
bia in the selection of delegates to
the Chicago convention is the suf-
frage question. They are more vital
ly interested in having spokesmen at
the Chicago convention who can ade-
quately present the claims Of the
people of the District of Columbia for
enfranchisement than any petty
sQuabbles among local politicians.
'If contesting delegates go to the
Chicago convention for Washington,
undoubtedly the question cf District
suffrage will suffer severely; whereas
II delegates elected in q city-wide pri-
mary, truly representing the peoples
will, are seated at Chicago without
able to devote their whole energy to
forw arding before the convention the
GLAZING OF the people in the District for
the b&llot."E -P
Writes to Colinday.
On April 10, Colonel Jones sent the
following letter to Edward r. Cola
day, Republican national committee
man for the District of Columbia:
"In my opinion, IL Major Galliher
refuses to hold a primary for the Sc
lection of these delegates: popular
government for which many are
striving in Washington and which
will undoubtedly be obtained, will re-
ceive a setback. and theicause of Dis
trict suffrage will suffer"
Mr.. Galliher, according TO Colonel
Jones, has refused to call a primary
for the free expression of the peoples
will as to the selection of delegates.
and he charged today that Frank J..
Hogan and James A. Cobb have al
ready been "hand- picked" by Galliher
and Colladay as District delegates
at the Chicago convention.
"These proposed delegates de-
clared Colonel Jones, will not repre-
sent a free and open selection by the
Republicans of the District of Colum-
bia. The only fair way that delegates
can be elected to Chicago is by a pri-
mary where all can participate, and
| not by a so-called convention where
few bosses control everything.
1.-THE mass OF Republicans in Wash
| ington resent this attempt OF Galliher
| to establish a Republican Tammany
in Washington, and many OF them in
tend to appear at Chicago to see that
Hogan and Cobb are not seated"