The Washington times., 1912-05-28
DEMOCRATS MEET
. TO COUNT VOTES AT
PRIMARY ELECTION
Costello Faction Apparently
in Lead-Victory for
Clark.

Mcrnnars Of the Democratic central
committee of the District met this after
noon at z o'clock in the Ouray build-
ing and began canvassing election re-
tuIns from the primary of yesterday.
The convention will be held tomorrow
morning at II o'clock, In the old Masonic
Temple. The Costello party seems to
nave control OF the situation. though
rtnlois are riffs OF a combination be-
tween the Newman faction. the Carr
barr Benton la ction, and some of the
Costello delegates.
On the returns as made. IL is known
lInoftciallv that walter. Costello elected
rs men In at least twelve Of the TWEEN
ty-two voting districts and his ticket
E'ay haze been successful in three more.
On Which no announcement has come
from the Judges of election: The Cos.
Sneaker ('lalk first, last, and all the
time"
Doesn't Admit Defeat.
Edwin a. NeWman, who carried Ave
districts. made 4 statement this morn
any In which, he says he does not con-
ce.ie victory to tine Costello faction.
Mr.. Newman wishes to deny that he
Us contemplating tying up with anyone
to beat instructions for Champ Clark,
but all his active followers are assert
Ding that this Is likely to be attempted.
Some of these pointed out today that
a number of the elected Costello dele
gates have always been against instruc-
tions for anyone, and that they have
stated In recent hours they are against
instructions. The men concerned saw
they will vote for Champ Clark instruc-
tions .
Formal protest against the way the
primary was conducted in one or more
districts is likely to he fled by the car
crowd ic or
and IL the central committee does not
support the protest an appeal will be
taken to the floor of the convention, it
is promised
Whan the central committee was as
sembling this afternoon many were
-lready to predict a split at the conven-
ltion tomorrow, with rival delegations
Igoing. to Baltimore as a result, each
Claiming TO represent the District
Democracy.
Clark headquarters and Walter Cos
tello are jubilant over yesterdays re-
suit. and are loud in asserting the
loyalty Of their men.
rhe Carr Darr- Benton meE carried ono
voting district yesterday and the Har-
mon men another. These were the
ITwenty-second and the Ninth, respec-
lively.
No Official Figures.
Until the central committee meets and
goes over the returns, no official figures
j. IT
Kelley, chairman of the central COM
mittee. to whom the judges made their
returns last night. Kelley received these
returns not in the headquarters in the
pld Masonic Temple, as first announced
but in his office in the Ouray Building
The Costello faction protested violently
at this, and again when Mr.. Kelley re-
fused to open and count the ballots
pr to give out the results as compiled
: by the judges.
present, asserted that the subelectior
committee of seven of the central com
mittee, all of whom we're present at the
time. had been authorized by the cen
Kelley stood firm and the boxes remair
unopened, while the clerks returns ar,
also held Officially secret.
The ballot boxes of two districts spen
the night under police guard. At Sew
enth and D streets southwest. the Sew
enteenth district polling place was at
Hacked by d crowd OF men of both fac
lions, and a struggle started for posses
Judges were about to take to the Oura!
Building. The police interfered and car
ried off the ballot boxes themselves.
Crowd Invades Booth.
A similar occurrence made the Elev
enth district polling place noteworthy
This polling place. which was at 60
Eleventh street southwest, was invaded
about Is minutes before the polls wer,
due to close at s, by a crowd of 10
men, said to be Costello adherents. whit
were making a last-minute attempt t
carry the district. 1t was impossible
for as many as were present to vote II
the short time that remained. A 1gh
TO get at the ballot box started, ant
the police prevented what would hav'
been O riot.
The police carried off this ballot boz
also. Later in the evening r. E. Mat
tingly went to police headquarters ant
Induced Lieutenant F'lather to brint
these two photographed ballot boxes
TO Kelley's office In the Ouray Building
Kelley is alleged to have refused t
receive them and the police officer tool
the boxes away again.
They will be brought to the meeting
of the central committee this afternoon
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