Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-22
newman FIRES GUN
Legal Action Against Costello
Faction Is Threatened.
CHARGES MACHINE RULE
Calls Methods of Democratic Foes
Outrageous"
BEATEN IN COMMITTEE
Declares Candidates on Opposing
Ticket Oppose Instructions
for Clark.
BEATEN
n IN COMMITTEE

District democrats spent much of today
in consulting lawyers on the subject of
which is really the Clark democracy in
the National Capital Because the Co.'S
tello faction had the votes in the demo-
cratic central committee meeting last
night, that faction voted down the propo-
sition Of the Newman faction, which
sought to have its tickets marked SO as
to get the Clark votes. AS soon as pos
sible this morning E. a. Newman, national
committeeman and leader Of the "regu-
lars consulted the law firm Of Ralston,
Siddons and Richardson, with the result
that a letter was sent broadcast today
declaring that legal opinion held the New
man ticket had the right of way in the
Use Of Speaker Clark's name because 1t
was filed at the democratic central COM
mittee earlier than the Costello ticket
In addition to this Mr.. Newman pre-
pared a statement in which he character
lied the politics of the Costello demo-
Gratis as having machine methods OF the
worst type" and being of the rule or
ruin type.
Opinion of Lawyers.
The legal opinion obtained by Mr.. New
man today, which is in the form OF let
ter addressed to the democratic central
committee, contains these statements:
IF the tickets of any candidates to the
city convention were entitled to prior
ity of place on the ballot and of selected
emblems and instructions. the right clear
ly belongs to those who were prior in
time in the filing of nominating papers
and requests. 1t appears that you have
not only refused to recognize any pri-
4 rs<h 1.rt
vestige of legal right or authority and
in defiance of every equitable principle
and in fragrant disregard of fundamental
democratic principles. among which is
the one, SO well recognized. or equai
opportunities to all and special privileges
to none, you are proposing to attach the
emblems and language referred to above
alone to a ticket which appears to have
the support of a majority of your COM
mittee.
Rights Not Waived.
MIR. Newman and those for whom he
speaks. while not waving any rights
of priority that they have established
by the action taken as noted above,
and desiring only that equal and fair
treatment shall be accorded to all
candidates for election to the city con-
vention, now demand of you, through
us. that the emb1ems and language re-
quested by him and by the various
candidates represented by him shall
be placed on the tickets of such can
didates, and that, unless We receive
your prompt assurance that this Will
be done, appropriate action will al
once be taken to compel the recogni-
ton by you of simple principles OF
justice. equality and fair dealing. we
must request a reply to this letter by
tomorrow. Thursday. the Esd instant.
and a failure to reply to 1t by that
time will be treated by us as re-
fusal to comply with the demand
herein made, and appropriate action
will follow accordingly.
Costello Clans Claims.
The Costello democrats. who started out
with considerable activity several weeks
ago to campaign for an instructed Clark
delegation, have held straight through
that they are the only Clark democrats.
When they learned few days ago that
the Newman democrats were planning to
send out protraits OF the Speaker. attach
ed to a request to vote the Newman
ticket, the Costello faction grew exceed
ingly busy and last night choked on,
temporarily at least, the Newman plans
in that respect. Mr.. Newman said today
that the tickets would show clearly which
"outs,' as he terms the Costello fac
ton.
"The regular ticket will be marked In
structed Clark Ticket the other ticket
will bear the words Instructed for
Clark"
Charges Of Newman.
Mr.. Newman had a great deal to say
about the Costello democrats in addition
to handing out letter on the subject.
He claims that the Costello faction has
a candidate in the third district George
town. who is publishing a Harmon
paper and that Harmon paid organizer
is a candidate on the Costello ticket In
the seventh district.
mot only this" said Mr.. Newman, but
while this ticket is to be an instructed
ticket, many of the candidates on the
Costello list are known to be absolutely
opposed to instructions for Mr.. Clark
The fact is that this element in the CEN
trail committee cares little for the can
t1idacy of any man. Their real object is
to gain control of the city organiza ton
and they see in the popularity OF Speaker
Clark an opportunity to ride into power"
Further, Mr.. Newman said he had been
q Clark champion for long time and
had made public statements to that eff
feet.
"The present conduct of certain men,
bers of the central committee gives prom
ise of making a scandal in the primaries. :
he said in addition.
AS for last nights meeting, Mr.. New
man called 1t Outrageous.
The policy of the Costello faction
shows 1t has decided to take no chances.
It's policy is clearly to be one OF rule or
ruin with machine methods OF the worst
type"