Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
HOLDS ON TO SEAT REAL CLARK TICKET
Senator Lomer Positively Re- Costello Slate Endorsed by
fuses to Resign. Speakers Headquarters.
PREFERS TOBE "FIREO" OUT NEWMAN TURNED DOWN
Alleged to Have So Informed Vice His Forces Now Planning
President Sherman. Spring Surprise.
INTERVIEWED AT HOME VOTE STARTS TOMORROW
Report That He Was Fine Political
Avoid an Adverse in pected Among
Senate
Costello Slate Indorsed by
Speakers Headquarters.
newman TURNED DOWN
His Forces Now Are Planning to
Spring Surprise.
TE STARTS TOMORROW
Fine Political Maneuvering Is Ex-
pected Among District
Democrats.

Despairing OF bringing the warrine
clark democrats OF the District together
yesterday afternoon, the leaders ar
Clark headquarters brought Senator
stone into the fight between the Newman
and Costello democrats: and after an
unsuccessful attempt to get Mr. Newman
to eliminate himself from the contest.
the Clark headquarters found IL neces-
sary to issue unqualified statement
to the effect that the Costello ticket i
the real Clark ticket At the Ehhi,,
House II was said this was the first time
in the history of the democracy that a
national campaign headquarters has ever
been called on to distinguish between
two factions of the party, both claiming
to be backing the proper candidates
And now the Costello people are over
Joyed, while the Newman people are
planning surprise, which VIII not ap-
pear until after the primaries. OF course
II Is reasonable to assume they will make
contests, as they have been planning
contests on certain OF the central COM
mittees actions for several days. The
claim that John S. Miller. one of the
strongest men on the Costello side and
candidate In the seventh district has a
residence in Virginia is one of the
grounds on which contest may be ex-
pected.
Balloting Is Near.
The voting will start tomorrow at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Before that
time the various machines In the District
will have oiled their wheels. and the city
will see some very fine political ma
neuvers.
The question of who has the right to use
the Clark emblem being settled once and
Tor all. the voters will know the Costello
ticket by the picture of Champ Clark
which appears above 1t. The Newman
ticket. which asked for the Clark en-
blem. will have nothing over il at al
The jackson and Liberty emblem will
appear over the Darr ticket. which will
be also marked "uninstructed." A ticket
known as the Mitchell ballot will an
pear in the fifteenth district, and Harmon
tickets are In the third and ninth dis
tricts.
Conference Is Held,
terly opposed factions stayed in confer
ence in the national Clark headquarters
at the Ebbitt until late yesterday after
noon. Despite the peaceful appearance
Of the meeting. there was a deep feeling
W SOhAAovCA0S POs saoAiS Siic culAc PAN-
ceeding. Various statements have been
made concerning the details OF the prop
ositions and counter propositions for q
compromise. but none of them were ac-
cepted. 1t is understood that Mr.. New
man announced he would not retire as a
candidate for national committeeman.
and that. further. he proposed to throw
| of of all tickets all candidates against
which the Darr and Harmon people will
DrObably file contests.
That, it was believed would present
less of a foothold for the uninstructed
tickets to gain headway. Whether or not
that proposition was discussed to any
length matters little. for it was not ac-
cepted.
| other propositions were made to send
| twelve men to Baltimore instead OF six,
giving each man half vote That would
have insured Costello and Newman DEM
ocrats what looks like an even chance on
| the honor OF being a delegate. However.
| the Costello people control the demo-
cratic central committee here by 16 to q.
| According to one of the conferees, the
Costello conferees wanted eight of the
twelve Baltimore delegates, owing TO
| their greater strength. Whereupon Mr..
Newman refused to dicker further, and
| the meeting came to naught.
Stone Enters the Fight.
Later in the afternoon Senator Stone
of Missouri. came into the fight; and
every one recognized him as talking di-
rectly for Champ Clark. One of Mr..
Newman's conferees said last night that
Senator Stone did his best to dissuade
Mr. Newman from running as a candidate
for national committeeman. Mr.. New
mans reply was short and comprehen-
| sive. He remains a candidate. After
various suggestions. Senator Stone pro-
,.lxn -
| isfactory to Clark headquarters. one-half
| from the Newman faction and one half
from the Costello side.
ITO this proposal" said the statement
signed by Fred Dubois. the national
Clark manager. last night. the Costello
party promptly acceeded, and the other
| faction declined the proposal We do
not feel that We could have done more, or
that we can now DO anything more De-
| tween the two factions.
The Clark headquarters having decided
| that something should be done to show
what it considers the real Champ Clark
| ticket. then issued statement OF which
| this is a major part:
I'VE regret that a direct opportunity
| has not been given for the people of the
District to express themselves In q direct
way, for We know Clark would obtain
| an overwhelming majority Of the vote.
For Dependable Ticket.
Il
delegation upon which we could always
depend we have decided that II IS now
necessary for us to give our Endorsement
| to Clark ticket
I'VE have found 1t impossible to ad-
Just differences between the factions, as
IL appears that these differences are
ba sed upon controversies over which
there is considerable feeling. therefore.
| having done everything that reasonably
could be done. We now give our In
dorsement to and call upon the friends
OF Speaker Clark to support the ticket
in the various districts put into the field
by Dr. T. v. Hammond, Capt. John 8.
Miller, Robert Mattingly and Walter
Costello, and those associated with them.
and known as the Costello ticket.
I'VE are satisfied that IL Is necessary
for the Speakers friends to support this
ticket in the several districts If they de-
, sire to insure the election Of a delegation
to Baltimore composed of out and out
Clark men, about whose position there
can be no question and who have no
leanings to or interest in any other can
didate for the nomination.
Doubts as to Other Tickets.
I'VE have doubts to the other tick