The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

Edwin n NeWman's right 10 SIT as 4
national committeeman is denied By
Charles W. Darr. representing a faction
OF the District Democracy Da-r claims
that Newman never was elected commit
teeman by the delegates seated from
the District
Darr, who was a delegate TO the Denver
convention from the District. returned u
Washington Friday. and he brought with
him typewriter protest 10 the Demo
cratic National Committee. denying the
right OF Mr. Newman 10 serve as the
head OF the District Democracy. which
he VIII either take IN person 10 the com
mittee's headquarters or mail thereto
Mr. Darr last night said the entire pro
ceedings by which Mr Newman was de-
claTed national committeeman were II
regular. because the proceedings were
held after the convention adjourned. when
the delegates as such had absolutely no
right to vote OF act on the issue. It vas
explained that. the convention having ad-
journed. the delegates power ceased. and
the selection OF a national committeeman
was ID TO the District committee.
A letter from the Darr faction was sent
to the national committee. sitting in Den
yer. on July 10 informing the COMMITTEES
that a national committeeman had noc
been elected from the District Of CoIurn-
bia- This letter. Il IS stated. was carried
around by one Of the secretaries OF the
committee for several days. and only af-
ter the communication sent by M New
man 10 the national committee. declaring
he had been elected, had been received,
vas 1t opened and read
Kelley FACTION Is Attacked.
TIE Darr faction also claims thae in
proper methods were used BY the KeIlev
or Clayton faction in presenting .heir
side Of the Gaze 10 the credentials com
mittee when he seating Of delegates oc-
! Cured
When the Kelley faction presented
their credentials" said Mr. Darr. there
was a letter presented by Mr. Newman,
alleged TO have come from Nj Bryan.
complinenting him upon the Endorsement
he received for national committeeman at
the District convention
''Mr- Newman. when he presented thss
letter. said that II the credentials com
mlttee gave the Kelley faction AM The
Darr faction the same number OF votes,
that he (Sewman) would not be elected
national committeeman. which. he felix.
Air. Bryan wanted
On July 3 Mr. William Mex. Clayton.
acting as chairman Tor that portion Of ths
delegation OF which he was a member
notified all the members OF the delega-
ton that caucus would be held at the
Hotel Albert OF July 10 at the hour Of Y
O'Clock Pursuant to this call. the dele
CATION OF which I was a member. and
which represented. attended meeting
at 1870 O'Clock. Mr.. Clayton called the
meeting 10 order. and I was elected secre-
tary Of the meeting
How Votes Were Divided.
1T was agreed that the six delegates
present representing that portion OF the
District Democracy presided over BY Mr..
Clayton should be represented BY the six
delegates alleged to have been elected to
the Denver convention, with the right TO
cast four votes given to Il by the com
Hittee on credentials. and that 8Ir Carr
and myself being the only members OF
our delegation present AZ the meeting.
/
accorded Us by the convention IN the
caucus. making a total Of six votes
represented in the meeting A copy OF
the minutes OF the meeting. made by me
as the secretary Of the meeting. has been
forwarded 10 the national committee.
which shows briefly that. after FIVE or six
ballots had been taken without a choice
being arrived ar. a recess was taken by
the caucus until 4 o'clock on July 10 in
the same place But at o'clock all the
persons entitled to participate in the meet
ing were in attendance upon the national
convention. and as consequence. tie
adjourned meeting could not be held
Before the convention adjourned with
out date. a motion was made and adopted
by the convention that all vacancies OF,
the national committee should be referred
back to the State committees Of the States
o. Territories in which the vacancies oc-
Cured: that the state committees SHOULD
elect the national committeeman for the
purpose Of filing the vacancies.
Committee Alone Empowered.
When the convention adjourned =
member Of the national committee 10 rep
resent the District OF Columbia had not
been elected. and the vacancy. therefore.
then existed. and the only body author
lied to fill that vacancy under the resolu-
ton is the duly elected and qualified
Democratic central committee OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia
4 was informed that Newman. know
ing full well that such an election was
not held and knowing full well that the
caucus, by reason Of the fact that It was
without authority 10 elect a national
committeeman after the convention sd-
,oH 10
continuing the ballotinS for national
committeeman. represented BY petition.
signed By four alleged members Of the
national convention. that he had been
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