Evening star., 1924-06-11
COLLADAY- Y-PRESCOTT
FACTION IS SEATED
D. c. Delegate Contest Settled by
Action of G. o. P. Convention
in Cleveland.
BRADSHAW LOSES APPEAL
Attacks Present Leaders of Party
in Capital.

\ the District of Columbia at the Re-
publican national convention yester-
day were seated by action of the con-
| vention itself, which adopted a report
of the credentials committee recon-
me nding such action. The delegates
thus placed on the permanent roll Of
| the convention are William T. CALI
her and Thomas L. Jones. and alter
mates, c. c. Glover, Jr. and James A.
Cobb.
This winds up the fight made
against the CoIladay- Prescott faction
of the District Republicans made by
the Bradshaw faction, at least for the
present. The fact that two national
conventions successively have recog-
nized the Colladay Prescott faction
and held that organization to be
egular Republican organization OF
the District of Columbia practically
assures its recognition for at least
| the next four years, probably for con-
siderably longer.
| Vote Is Unanimous.
The credentials committee of the
convention, meeting last night in the
city hall, heard the contest brought
| by the Bradshaw faction at consider
able lenSth. At the conclusion OF the
| hearing S. w. Green of louisiana a
| member of the committee. moved that
| the Colladay-Prescott delegates be
seated His motion was carried with
out a dissenting vote and without a
| roll CALL just as a similar motion was
| carried in the meeting of the Repub-
lican national committee last We'd
| nesday, when the same delegates
| were placed on the temporary roll of
the convention.
The case OF the Bradshaw faction
was presented to the credentials COM
mittee by Aaron Bradshaw, one Of
| the contesting delegates, and by T. l.
| Depaur, a colored lawyer from New
| Jersey John T. Rhines was the
| other contesting delegate on the
Bradshaw ticket, and the alternates
were Albert f. Steinem and Mrs.
Pauline Marshall. Mr.. Bradshaw had
expected julius 1. Peyser to be pres
a telegram stating that illness pre-
| vented Mr.. Peyser's leaving Wash
ington.
T. l.. Littlepage- presented the case
for the Colladay-Prescott delegates
as he did before the national COM
| mittse week ago
seated for 1908 Contest.
Mr.. Bradshaw. opening for the con-
| testants, recited his long service to
| the Republican party. beginning with
the nomination and election of Presi-
dent Grant He told the committee
tndt IOf years ne mao Dcen CHAIRMAN
of the Republican central committee
of the District, the recognized or
ganization. In 1908, he said, a con-
test was made against him. but he
and his delegates were seated Again
in 1912 such contest was made. but
however, he said. the convention had
| refused to seat either faction from
the District.
Out of that action, Mr.. Bradshaw
I
ward F. Colladay as national com
mitteeman from the District through
the influence of Senator Hemenway.
Mr.. Bradshaw insisted that his was
| in the District and should be reoog-
nized. He launched into an attack
upon Frank j.. Hogan, Washington
attorney. who was a delegate to the
last national convention, and charged
that Mr.: Hogan was the head and
| claimed was the lilly white" move
ment among Republicans in the Dis
| trict.
He quoted from a speech made by
| Mr.. Hogan recently in Washington
before the realtors convention, in
which MI. Hogan attacked Congress.
He himself, Mr.. Bradshaw said, had
great respect for the members Of
Congress.
Ignored by Prescott.
Mr.. Bradshaw insisted that he had
called upon Samuel J. Prescott re-
the plans for the election of dele
gates to the national convention, but
had been ignored. He charged, too,
that Mr. Prescott. who is chairman
committee OF the District, had stated
that he, Mr.. Prescott, was the Re-
publican boss of the District
In reply Mr. Lituepage said that
| much OF Mr.. Bradshaw's argument
had nothing to do with the case He
insisted that Mr.. Colladays title to
the national committeemanship was
clear and could not be disputed. The
call for the convention in the District
yhich resulted in the. election Of
the selection OF Mr.. colladay again as
national committeeman, he said. was
entirely legal and followed all re-
Quirements.
toned by members Of the committee
and by E. L. Depaur. representing
Mr.. Bradshaw, regarding notices
given of the meetings held in the
various precincts of the District, snal
of tho so-called state convention.
Hogan Out OF Organization.
Mr.. Littlepage pointed out that
to the last convention. he now had
nothing to do with the organization.
This organization, he said, was til,
same that was recognized four years
This organization, he continued, had
raised $5o,o00 for the national COM
mittee during the last campaign. and
had raised. in addition, 10000 to
finance it's own work for the Re-
900 and 10000 Republican voters
domiciled in the District to their
home states to vote. The same or
ganization. he said. has already rais-
ed $4,000 for the Republican ma
tional committee to help carry on the
coming campaign. and will raise
He fatty denied that it was a
lily white organization, and point
Cobb, delegate and alternate, respec-
lively, who. he said, were leading
colored lawyers in the District. Mr..
Galliher, he said, was one of the
c. C Glover, jr., was the son of a
man who had done a great deal to
mako the National Capital what 1t
| now Is, ono of tho most beautiful
cities in tho world.
Never Gave Money.
In rebutta Mr.. Bradshaw said that
while he had never given money to
years of service to the Republican
| cause. Money, he said, doesn't buy
| elections; they are won by principles.
Don't talk to me of money" he
| said.
He then entered upon an attack on
the ku klux Khan, recalling that in
reconstruction days he had been an
investigator for tho federal govern
ment OF outrages performed by the
Klan in the south.
When see Republicans bowling to
the Ku Klux Khan today" said Mr.
Bradshaw, Il bow my head in shame"
Depaur concluded the argument
with reiteration Of the charges that
insufficient notice had been given by
the Republican central committee Of
the District of the convention for the