The Washington herald., 1912-05-30
which might be criticised by the other

which might be criticised by the other
factions.
Kelley Issues Certificates.
John G. Campbell, Of the Eleventh
district, who was declared elected a
delegate by the Central Committee after
count Of the ballots. which had been
seized by the police on Monday night.
then demanded that he be given GER
tihcate Of election. Mr.. Kelley issued
certificates to Mr.. Campbell and. his
colleagues r. W. Rogers and T. NJ.
Bresnahan. Thomas F. Holden, OF the
Seventeenth district. q Newman man
like Campbell was also issued q GER
tifcate, because Of the fact that the can
vas of the ballots, which were like
wise seized by the police, shoed that
he received 1l5 votes, while his two col
leagues and the candidates on the op-
posing ticket each received ia votes.
About 5 o'clock the Newman forces
organized a convention in old Masonic
Temple, Mr. Holden. as a duly elected
delegate, called the meeting to order.
He was elected temporary chairman.
Mr.. Campbell was elected temporary
secretary. In order that all proceedings
might be perfectly regular, Mr.. Camp
bell, Mr.. Rogers, and Mr.. Bresnahan,
all holding certificates Of election, were
elected to constitute the credentials COM
mIttee. The committee submitted a re-
port. which was adopted, seating dele
gates OF the Newman persuasion from
each OF the twenty-five districts, with
the exception OF the First.
Mr.. Holden was elected permanent
chairman. Hugh F. Harvey then moved
that an instructed Champ Clark delega-
ton be sent TO Baltimore. The motion
was carried. The following were elected
delegates to the National Convention:
p. T Moran, Hugh F. Harvey, Edwin
A. Newman. Bernard G. Brown. DR.. s.
z. Lewis. and John G. Campbell. The
following alternates were selected: F.
l. Slddons. Louis P. Shoemaker. John
Ready. Nevin B. Shade, William J.
Nesle, and Ellie Sheetz-
New Central Committee.
The following were elected members
OF the new central committee:
First District. DR.. Thomas D. Mudd;
Second District, Frederick L. Siddons;
Third District, John Ready; Fourth Dis
trict. Patrick F. Carr; Fifth District,
p. T. INLAND; Sixth District. Hugh F.
Harvey; Seventh District, DR.. Samuel
E. Lewis; Eighth District. William c.
Mercer: Ninth District, Dr.. Wade H.
Atkinson: Tenth District, Ellie Sheetz;
Eleventh District. John G. Campbell:
Twelfth District, Dr. E. A Sellhausen;
Thirteenth District. George c. Montgom-
cry: Fourteenth District, Bernard Grove:
Fifteenth District. William ]. Nealei Six
teenth District. William S. PLACER: Sew
enteenth District, Thomas F. Holden;
Eighteenth District, J. W. Macdonald:
Nineteenth District, Leo A. Rover;
Twentieth District, Lyman E Burdine:
Twenty first District. James o. Gorrell,
and Twenty-5ecCnd District, Walter P.
Pollen.
The following were elected officers OF
the central committee: Hugh F. Harvey.
chairman: Thomas F. Holden. vice chair
man; William J. Neale, secretary: Leo
A. Rover, financial secretary: DR.. SAM
uPl Z. lewis. treasurer, and p. T. Nj
land. serEeant-at-arms.
The Darr-Carr- Benton delegation will
probably select Charles w Darr for Ma
tional Committeeman. The Newman dele
cation will probably select Edwin A.
Newman for the position. AS a result
Of the local Democratic activities yester-
day. three delegations will go to Balti-
more. Two are instructed for Clark, and
the third is uninstruCted. The question
puZzling local Democracy now is which
faction will be seated at the convention.
Big Parade Planned.
A large delegation Of enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis will go to Baltimore on June q for
the convention. There will be a monster
and parade. A brass band
of twenty pieces will enliven the scenes.
Each Democrat Will be furnished with
a uniform, comprised Of white duck
trousers and cap, and a red, white, and
blue parasoL
A special train will carry the politi-
clans over the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road to the Monumental City. Arrange
ments for the celebration win be dis
cussed at a meeting OF the Jackson Dem
oCratic Association, TO be held at the old
Masonic Temple, Ninth and F Streets
Northwest, on the evening Of Wednes-
day, June 5.
Frederic B. Keefer. secretary Of the
association, has issued a call to the mem |
bcrs OF the four different factions to be
present The association is an old or
ganiZation, and is entirely nonpartisan In |
the local Democratic farce, otherwise
known as the bread-box primaries. At
the meeting a president will be elected
to succeed the late James L. Norris, who !
was the recognized leader Of the District !
Democracy.