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Evening star., 1932-06-26
Jackson Democratic Association Has Distinc-
ton in Continuous Service Among District
Organiz0ions- Some of Its Early
Membe,s-Couvention Delegates

citation, organized in 1896, was lusty affair,
Edwin A. Newman started off as president,
Robert E. Mattingly vice president; Jesse L.
Heiskell. secretary; William NICK. Clayton,
treasurer; and the last named informed the
writer that this association carried its rolls,
before the campaign of 1896 closed, 3700 mem
bers, and organized tours and provided speakers
from its membership for campaign trips
throughout Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
Since the people of the District of Columbia
had to depend upon nearby political influence,
in many cases. naturally it was expected to re-
ciprocate at election time and it never failed to
render yeoman service to Maryland and Virginia
Two organizations from these States were
especially active from about 1900 to 1915, the
Virginia Democratic Association, having as its
leader Col. Robert N. Harper, and the Maryland
Democratic Association, having as its president
Col Charles c. Lancaster. The memberships
of these associations, might be supposed,
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John H Brent and Henry M. Morfit were
elected delegates from this city to the first
convention of the Democratic party, held in
Baltimore in 1882, when Martin Van Buren,
was nominated for Vice President on the
ticket with Andrew Jackson. This was
voting delegation, a privilege not accorded the
District again until years later.
Van Ness was the shrewd business man who
married Marcia Burnes and who was Mayor
of Washington from 1880 to 1884. When he
died there was portrait of Andrew jackson
hanging on the wall of his dining room in
honor of him whom he SO greatly admired
in life
There seems to have been more pep" in
the presidential elections about that time and
earlier than there is today At least, it ap
pears so to the d-timers who, many years
ago, we're just boys rompng over the commons
where now are skyscapers and fishing in
streams turned into sewers.
The campaign songs were then known and
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were composed of Maryland and Virginia
Democrats doing business in or employed within
the city.
For the campaign of 1928 Col Harper
organized the Jefferson Democratic Club and
became its president and the late Charles ".
Darr was president of the Al Smith Club, begun
the se1e year. with a membership of 1900
before the campaign was over. Even the
outlying parts of Washington have had their
Democratic Clubs Brightwood, AnacoStia and
East Washington being usually well organized
at times, especially in 1885, and Georgetown
has been no exception.
THE Jackson Democratic Association, the
| oldest political body in this city, was
probably instrumental in sending TO the con-
vention at New York July to 9, 1868, the
following delegates: j. d. Hoover, Charles Allen,
James G. Bsrret, T. A. Tolson, Esau Pickerell,
William Flynn, r. S. Davis, C. Wendell, Louis
Schade, John B. Blake and B. T. Swsrt.
This was indeed strong delegation. Jona-
than D. Hoover, m smber of the Hoover family
of this CITY, was United States marshal for
the District of Columbia from 1883 to 1858.
James @. Berret was mayor of this city from
1858 to 1851, when he was forced to resign
because his loyalty in doubt. This, how
ever seems to have been false impression,
gained through the mayors refusal to take
an additional oath of allegiance. 1t was more
a question of tschnicalities than anything else,
and judging by Mr.. Ber'ets remarks to Mr..
Lincoln when he and the Boards OF Aldermen
and Common Council welcomed the President
elect February 27, 1861, one might well con-
clude that the mayor was not disloyal TO the
Union. He said:
"Mr Lincoln: AS the President-elect under
the Constitution Of the United States you are
soon to stand in the august presence of a
great nation of freemen, and to enter upon
the discharge of the duties of the highest
trust known to our form of government. and
under circumstances menacing the peace and
permanency of the Republic, which have no
parallel in the history of country
1T is our earnest wish that you may be
able, we have no doubt tlsat you will, TO
perform the duties in such manner as shall
restore power and harmony to our now dis
tracted country, and finally bring the old ship
into harbor of safety and prosperity thereby
deservedly securing the universal plaudits OF
the whole world. l avail myself, sir, OF this
occasion to say that the citizens of Washington,
true to the instincts of constitutional liberty
viii ever be found faithful to all the obh-
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cations of patriotism, and as their Chief Magis-
trste and in accordance with the honored
usage I bid you welcome to the seat of Gov
eminent"
r s. Davis" is probably intended to be
Henry S. Davis, a well known Democrat OF the
early days and father Of the distinguished
lawyer Henry E Davis, who died few years
ago Henry s. Davis president of the
Jacxcon Democratic Association in 1845, when
James E. Norris was secretary. John Ward
was president of this association in 1841.
Cornelius Wendell was early identified with
the public printing and in 1856 erected the
original Government Printing ONCE at North
Capitol and H streets, which, in 1861, was
purchased by the Government. and which was
recently marked with bronze tablet
Louis Schade is particularly recalled for his
defense of Capt Wirz, in charge of Anderson
vile Prison during the Civil War. In addition
to practicing law here for many years he
was also the editor and proprietor of the WASH
-ington Sentinel. Miss Anita Schade Of this
city is his daughter and he has at least an
other daughter who resides here. Fred Schade,
the son, will be recalled as one of our crack
bicycle riders up the Conduit road around
35 years ago. He always wore light blue TO
match his fair complexion and not only won
many medals but the girls hearts as wen.
He is now practicing law in Spokane, Wash.
DR.. John B. Blake was for many years the
president of the Associa ton of Oldest In
habitants, and at time Commissioner Of
Public Buildings. He was one of our most
esteemed citizens
CURELY the democracy of this city has never
- sent to any convention more repre-
sentative delegation than the sent TO
New York in 1858 when Horatio Seymour and
Frank P. Blair, jr., were nominated to OPP
pose Grant and Colfax
In 1876 Columbus Alexa nder, one of our
wealthiest and most distinguished citizens, and
Robert Ball represented the local Democrats
at s.. Louis In 1880 apparently no delegates
from this city attended the convention at
Cincinnati
In 1884 we find William Dickson and Edward
D. Wright composing the District delegation at
Chicago and they probably voted for Grover
Cleveland, who elected and took his seat
March 4, 1885, the first Democratic President
following the Civil War
William Dickson-or Bill" Dickson, as he
usually called-came here in 1862 from
Philadelphia, in charge of the first steam
fire-engine to be located in this city. This
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sung by many of the boys, each of whom, of
course, had a favorite and was willing to fight
for him. He could also say some nasty things
about the other fellows candidate and this
sometimes resulted in a black eye or maybe
something worse. One of the digs" the
Republican boys would cry out to the Demo-
cratic boys during the campaign of 1872.
which brought out Gen. Grant and Horace
Greeley as the respective candidates, went
something like this:
Grant is a gentleman, Greeley is fool,
Grant rides a white horse, Greeley rides q
mule"
To which the Democratic boys would retort:
'You Republican brats. take of your hats
And bow to the honorable Democrats"
And then the was on.
During the Hayes -and-Wheeler Tilden-and-
Hendricks campaign, the writer recalls Re-
publican song the words of which ran like this
and sung to the tune of Hold the Fort for
Am Coming"
"Tilden, the New York reformer, stands with
all his paws,
Tellin' bout Boss Tweed and railroads and
about canals
Loyal men through the nation, strike for
liberty,
For the names of Hayes and Wheeler
shall our watchword be-
Even at that the consensus seems to be that
Tilden was actually elected President, though
his opponent was seated, we all know
IT customary until Iincoln's time for
the candidates to engage in joint debate.
and August 2, 1845, we find the Central
Rough and Ready Club of Washington accept
ing the proposition of the Jackson Democratic
Association for political discussion. Richard
Wallach John T. Towers and Joshua Henshaw
were selected a committee behalf Of the
Rough and Readys to make the arrangements,
though the representatives of the Jackson
Association are not given.
In the District of Columbia, from an early
day, there have been several Democratic Clubs,
including the Central Hickory Club. and in more
recent years the Columbia Democratic Club.
headed for long while by Captain John S.
Miller, now deceased. 1t was organized in 1880.
The jefferson Democratic Association also
organized in 1880 with Louis Emner as
president. Then came the Young Mems
Democratic Club in 1884. with J. Fred Kelley
as its first and last president, and James l..
.Skidmore vice president
M The District Of Columbia Democratic Asso-
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ticular reason to be-especially interested,
since we are disfranchsed and have no voice
in our own behalf or in the destiny Of the
country AS a matter of fact. all those
things for which our fathers fought are today
denied us and we have absolutely as much
to say in the running of European AFFAIRS
as in shaping the budget for the District OF
Columbia or in filling the local ofhces, 1or
which our hard-earned cash is drawn upon
to pay the bills.
When will this all end; and when will
there be enough big men in Congress 10
realize the injustice of our position and grant
national representation to the half million
people in Washington who are denied the
rights and privileges of free and indepen-
dent government?
How ridiculous it all seems! Here we have
a delegation at the Republican Convention
and one at the Democratic Convention
voting upon the question as to who shall
be nominated for the presidency, when both
they and the folks back home are powerless
to vote in or out of Office the aShman or
the chief of police, and most assuredly have
no say in tthe settling of who shall be Presi-
dent, after they have wandered 300 miles or
more in order to select the candidates for
the highest Office in the land.
Lincoln said this country could not remain
half free and half slave, and it is equally
inconsistent to believe that 1t can always re-
main part franchised and part disfranchised.
Let us hope the delegates at the present
conventions really accomplish something
toward paving the way to put the people of
the Federal Capital on an equal footing with
the rest Of the people of the country.
Some folks might feel that washington is
a dsinterested onlooker, but such is far from
being the case, for from the founding
of the city it has taken active part in
National elections and has always contri-
buted largely to the political sinews of war
money.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
BY JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR.

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ONE of the political organizations we have
~ with us today--the Jackson Democratic
Association-has been in existence contin-
uously since it was formed here in 1928 as
the jackson Central Committee. Through
the efforts of this club, John p Van Ness,
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Eva lie GaIIienne to Open D. c. Stage Season

The local theatrical season may
be said to be auspiciously inaugu-
rated at the National Theater
week commencing Monday eve
ming, october 3, when Eva Le-
Gallienne brings here the Civic
Repertory Theater Company of
New York city, in two of the
most successful plays in the en-
tire repertory of this splendid
organization, "Liliom" by Molnar
and Camille" by Dumas.
The affiliation this season of
Joseph Schildkraut with this
noted institution, is of especial
significance and interest as the
reunion of these two artists, who
first appeared in the Molnar play
at the Garrick Theater in 1921, is
looked upon as being one of the
dominating dramatic events of
the new season: in both plays
LeGallienne and Schildkraut will
play the leading roles.
The cast is large. Important
roles for the present production
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Did You Know
Grand Hotel on
Final Week

"Grand Hotel" on the final
seven days of its popular priced
engagement, is making box office
history.
This unusual Vicki Baum story
is one of unusual power and gives
the battery of Metro Goldwyn
stars full opportunity to disclose
their talents. Greta Garbo, Joan
Crawford, Lionel and John Barry
more, Wallace Beery and Lewis
Stone all have their great mo-
ments and contrive to make this
film narrative memorable. Ed
mund Goulding directed.
Jean Hersholt, Ferdinan n d
Gottschalk, Tully Marshall, Frank
Conroy and Purnell Pratt play
the other important roles.
On the supplementary program
is the latest issue of the Hearst
Metrotone newsreel and selected
short subjects.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Michel Goes Gay
As New Season
Is Launched

Redecorated and enlarged, the
Club Michel, No. l Thomas
Circle, opened for the fall and
winter season last night.
Completely refurnis h d in
black and gold, with novel light
ing effects, the new quarters, now
more than ever, offer the sophisti-
Gated atmosphere that last sea-
son made it the outstanding
night club in Washington.
To make an auspicious start,
Walter Won HerbuliS, the genial
director, arranged an exceptional
floor revue, which included an
array of stars seldom offered in
Washington headed by Miss
Sonny Trowbridge, a talented
miss, well remembered for her
appearances in the "Vanities"
and "Follies." Miss TroWbridge
will act as mistress of ceremonies,
and also sing and dance.
Others on the premier show are
Pierce and Harris, amazing dance
artists direct from the Hotel st.
NORTH, New York, the California
Keller Sisters, the two sisters who
made Minnie the Moocher," a
nationally known person. Gypsy
Rhoumaje is a very clever per-
former and a very beautiful girl.
Many other surprise acts, and
three brilliant revueS will be pre-
sented nightly.
AS usual, Pete Macias and his
Club Michel Broadcasting Orches-
ira will provide the dance music,
This orchestra is a popular one,
and is ranked by many as the
finest dance band in Washington.
Marty Rubin, who gained even
greater popularity over the radio
this summer, will again please the
patrons with his glorious voice,
while Charlie Wright will push
and pull" his accordion in his
own distinctive manner.
The Club Michel will be open
every night in the week. Dinner
dancing is from $50 to $50.
Supper dancing from 1000 until
800 a. m. Saturdays until 400
a. M. The popular Sunday after
noon tea dansants will be re-
Sumed from 4:3O to $50.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Ina
Claire has been engaged for the
starring role in Nine Pine
Street." a play by William Miles
and Donald Blackwell being spon-
Sored by Ray and Hewes. The
drama was tried out last summer
at the Wharf Theater, Province
town. Rehearsals will start within
a fortnight under the direction of
John D. Williams.
Music in the Air" the new
Jerome Kern-Oscar HammerStein
second musical show, will start a
tryout engagement in Philadel-
phia October IT. Peggy Fears is
sponsoring the production, which
is now rehearsing at the Alvin
Theater. The leading players are
Reinald Werrenrath, Natalie Hall,
Tullio Carminati, Al Shean, Wal
ter Slezak and Prince Alexis Obo-
lensky. Joseph Urban is design
ing the settings.
Pauline Lord will appear in Gil,
bert Miller's production of the
new Sidney Howard comedy, THE
Late Christopher Bean" The star
appeared here last season in
The Truth About Blayds." The
Howard play is scheduled to open
here at Henry Miller's Theater
early in November.
Katherine Wilson has been en-
gagged for Guthrie McClintic's pro
duction of Criminals at Large"
the dramatization of the Edgar
Wallace play, THE Case of the
Frightened Lady" which he will
offer here at the Belasco Theater
October 10. Others in the COM
pany are Alexander Carlisle, EN-
lyn Williams and William Harri-
gan.
Janet Beecher, Erin O'Brien
Moore and Alma Kruger have
been engaged by Joseph P. Bick-
erton, jr., for his production of
Men Must Fight" the play by
Reginald Lawrence and S. K.
Lauren, which will be offered AZ
the Lyceum Theater next month.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Galloway Girl Is
Howard's Star

Blanche Galloway with her Vic
tor recording orchestra and new
R-K-O unit opens at the Howard
today.
With her are The Three Yorks,
a clever singing act; Apus Brooks,
comedian: Gee Gee James, expert
in "blueS" numbers; three Brown
Buddies, dance stars; George
Wiltshire and other popular Har-
lem entertainers.
Midnight shows are announced
for Tuesday and Friday, with
seats reserved for these special
performances.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

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The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Lee Tracy as Mayor
n EarIe's Feature

THE Night Mayor" a breezy
comedy drama about the chief
executive of a large city, who
discovered that his heart as well
as his head, belonged to the pub
lie. is at Warner Bros. Earle
Theater as the third hit of Super
lative Show Season.
Lee Tracy, genial player, is
cast as the playboy mayor. Evalyn
Knapp, Eugene Palette, Barbara
Weeks, Warren Hymer and Don
aid Dillaway play featured roles.
1t is a Columbia picture, directed
by Ben Stoloff.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Blessed Event
Is Laugh Hit

blessed Event" the galloping
saga of a Broadway columnist,
began its second and final week
at the Metropolitan Theater yes
terday.
Comedy is the keynote of this
picture, speed and laughs making
it one of the most talked about
features in the recent Hollywood
release. Lee Tracy plays the col
umnist and gives a sparkling per.
formance. Others who are prom
inent in the working out of this
exciting newspaper story are Mary
Brian, Frankie Wells, Dick Pow
ell Ned Sparks and Isabel Jewell
are among the featured players
who shine.
On the supplementary program
is an E. M. Newman travelogue,
Burns and Allen in Your Hat"
and the latest issue of the Para
mount News.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
1000 Years Old

Red tinted fingernailS, curled
hair, backless gowns and high
heeled sandals we're in fashion in
64 A. D. Proof is found in the
custuming of Cecil B. De Miles
Paramount picture, The Sign Of
the Cross" with Fredric March,
ELISA Landi and Claudette Col.
bert.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Boulevard Topics


Today is a big day for Al and
Ruby Keeler. They celebrate
their fourth wedding anniversary
So many friends have visited
Renee Adoree that her doctor
has advised her to go away for
a rest, though feeling fine, she
has agreed-and will spend the
short vacation on a ranch near
Banning This week has seen
Hollywood out in force for the
matches at the tennis club.
Mary Pickford, the Countess
De Frasso and Gary Cooper
leave here today, via United Air
port, for a Six-day trip to New
York. They'll shop and see the
shows. Clarence Muse is the
latest player added to the cast
of Paramount's If 1 had a
million. Bill Cupples, nation
ally known swimming star, is
seeing the studios and may do a
picture. After a year at Warner
Brothers, Hardie Albright is hit
ting the free-lance trail. Ona
Brown will change her address to
a dude ranch at Reno. On the
morning that ELISA Landi
leaves for Vancouver, he husband
flies to New York. Jean Har-
low will sing in her new M. G.
M. picture, Red Dust" Chances
are now that Rowland Brown
will go to New York to complete
her next story.
They were very excited as Fox
almost had Leslie Howard signed
up to play the lead in Pleasure
Cruise" But now Leslie says he
is not interested in any pictures
after Animal Kingdom" He
wants to go to London and do a
play.
This means disappointment for
Director Sidney Lanfield. He was
on his way to Honolulu - had
boarded the boat in San Fran
cisco-when the studio wire for
him to come back and confer with
Howard.
So far, the only two players
chosen for this picture are Gene
We've Tobin and Zaso Pitts.
Pleasure Cruise" if you've for
gotten, is former London play.
Did You Know
That James Gleason ran away
from home when 16 because his
mother would not allow him to be
detective? Now, after being an
actor for more than 20 years, he
has his first detective role in a
picture-"The Penguin Pool Muir
der Case"
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
Dietrich Ready to
Close With
Paramount
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1892, King Features
Syndita ate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Sept. "a
December may see Marlene Die
trich leave the Paramount lot
but meanwhile there's another
picture to be made-and rumor
identifies it as an original story
by Thompson Burtis called I'm
desirable"
If she does the picture, the ex'
otic star again will figure in a
drama of the American scene.
Her role will be the wife of a
bully in a Texas oil-boom town,
and the suspense of the plot will
lie in whether she murders her
husband.
Such a story would be a de-
parture from the early Dietrich
vehicles, but the studio believes
this to be advisable. In The
Blonde Venus" for instance, you
will see a noticeable attempt to
quicken tempo and to allow the
star a greater animation.
Thompson Burtis is just com
pleting Undesirable" and studio
officials will be giving an early
verdict.
Credit AL JolSon with one OF
the better wiSecracks of the week.
The other night he did a broad
cast to New York. Stepping away
from the microphone, he saw Ed
die Cantor come out of the sound
mixers booth.
Well he flipped, I've had
many a gag lifted, but this is the
first to be taken right out Of my
mouth"
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

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come economically through the pur-
chase of good used car :. one of
the many GOOD BUYS listed in to-
days Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

'are played by members of the
Civic Repertory Company and
aside from Miss LeGallienne and
Mr.. Schildkraut are Paul LeySsac,
Beatrice de Neergaard, Harold
Moulton, Charles Ellis, Donald
Cameron, Leona Roberts, j. Sayre
Crawley, Robert Gordon, Ruth
Wilton, Beatrice Terry, Walter
Beck, Florida FreibuS, Robert Ross
ano Nelson Welch.
In Camille" Joseph Schild-
kraut will be seen for the first
time as Armand Duval; to the
Camille" of Eva LeGallienne.
Other famous roles will be played
by Leona Roberts as Prudence;
Beatrice Terry as Nanine:
Josephine HutchiSon. as Nichette;
Donald Cameron as the Count de
Giray and Robert H. Gordon as
Baron De Varville.