Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-29

IOr the eleCtlOU Oh QeleSaIeS 10 the Hd-
tional convention at Baltimore and the
selection of a national committeeman.
The Newman faction. the Carr-Darr
and the Mitchell faction left the audi
torium amid an uproar and retreated in
good order to Odd Fellows Hall, on 7th
street, where another convention was
promptly organized, and proceeded with
the selection of delegates to the national
also. and a national commit
teeman.
Means Contested Delegation.
This means a contested delegation from
The Costello delegation will be instructed
for Speaker Clark. The other delegation.
or delegations, will be either instructed
for Clark or will go uninstructed. it is
said.
An unusual condition exists. To none
of the delegates, meeting in either O1
the conventions. has been issued certifi
Gates of election by the national com
mittee, ]. Fred Kelley. chairman of the
democratic central committee. having de
cided that the election had not beer
properly completed, because the centra
committee had accepted the returns mad'
by the judges Of elections without itsel
going over the ballots. as ordered by th'
democratic national committee. The Cos
tello faction controls the central com
mittee.
The coup by which the convention wa
split today had apparently been CAREFUL.
worked up, with the factions other thai
the Costello party working In unison. Ac
cording to the returns made Oy the eiec
ton judges Monday, the Costello factiol
had large majority of the delegates. am
was figuring on cOntr0lling the conseH
ton absolutely.
But National Committeeman New
man. J. Fred Kelley. chairman OF IN
democratic central committee OF th'
District: Charles w. Darr and otEer'
had calculated otherwise, however, ant
things happened fast when the meet
ing of the delegates elected last Mon
day was finally called to order, more
than two hours after the hour sched
uled, IL o'clock.
Refused to Call Meeting.
In the first place, ]. Fred Kelley abso
luteIy refused to call the convention Il
order, though. as chairman OF the cen
tral committee, this was his duty. Aftel
arguing with him for more than an hour
1t was decided that Walter Costello. vic'
chairman of the committee, should cal
the meeting to order. and w. NICK. Gay
ton. secretary of the committee. shoule
make a statement to the conventior
giving Mr. Kelley's reason for refusing t
act.
Mr.. CLAYTON, who, with Mr.. Kelley, be
longs to the Newman faction. explained
to the delegates that Mr.. Kelley had re
fused to call the meeting to order or C
send out certificates OF election to tht
delegates because the central committee
in his opinion, had not fulfilled its dut,
in passing upon the election returns ~
added. too. that many of the Costeiit
nominees for delegates to the convention
had been improperly placed in nomina
ton.
He pointed out that the rules handed
down by the national committee pro
yided the nominees should signif.
their intention Of running in writing
He said that in a number OF the dis
tricts the nominations OF the Coste!lt
delegates had all been written in the
same hand.
Mr.. Clayton had hardly finished hi:
statement before Robert +. Mattlngiy
a power in the Costello faction and also
a member of the central committee was
recognized by Acting Chairman Costello
Colpoys for Chairman.
81 will not take the time to reply tc
this statement, said Mr.. Mattingly. ''bu
I will nominate for temporary chairman
J. B. CoIpoys."
Immediately there was an outburst from
the Costello ranks. At the same TIM
Thomas Jameson, a delegate from lh'
ninth district, elected as a Harmon man
was shouting for recognition at the toI
of his lungs Costello, however, paid M
attention, and put the question on th'
nomination of Mr.. Colpoys as temporar!
chairman. While the din was at II!
highest he declared Colpoys elected ant
handed over the gavel to him.
BUT Jameson was undismayed. He KEEP
shouting steadily, Il am a delegate and
demand recognition before that motion Il
put" He has a loud voice, and Mr. COZ
poys had no success in Quieting him. lr
fact Colpoys Immediately began to pound
noise than a blacksmith beating out
horseshoe Then the crowd began tt
howl, too.
..Put him out" "Stick to it. boy the
various factions yelled Colpoys ap-
pealed to the police, but the police took
no action. 1t began to look as though
there would be a free fight Fists wer'
brandished in the air, but no blows
struck. The fact that Jameson was a
delegate and that large number Of other
delegates were giving him their support
apparently held the hands of the police.
After more than ten minutes Jameson
and his supporters began to yell, Every.
body out" and gradually the members OF
the factions other than the Costello re-
treated to the door and started for Odd
Fellows Hall.
AS soon as order had been re
stored in the New Masonic auditorium
Dr. T. v. Hammond was elected tempo
rary secretary of the convention
Down at Odd Fellows Hall the meeting
was called to order by Charles Benton.
A recess for five minutes was taken soon
afterward to give chance for an out.
line of program
Kelley Fails to Show Up.
Although scheduled to be called to or
der at IL o'clock this morning. there was
no democratic District convention ir
meeting at that hour. and ]. Fred Kelley
chairman of the central democ- ttic com
mittee, had not put in his appearance.
For nearly an hour the delegates to the
convention hung around the outside OF
the new Masonic Auditorium. waiting
with what patience they could muster
for the appearance of the man who under
the rules should call the convention to
order.
HAS anybody here seen Kelly?" was
the question on every lip.
About noon Walter Costello, vice chair
man of the central committee. who had
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