The Washington herald., 1912-05-28
FORCES
WIN. In PRIMARIES
Continued from PAGE one.

two bread boxes had been brought into
Mr.. Kelley's ONCE and the certificates Of
the Judges had been deposited with him,
a clamor was made for the opening OF
the results This demand was made
about 1l:3a o'clock
Oaths began TO hiss through the air
like rockets. The little ONCE room was
crowded to the doors. Frequently during
the wrangling and quRrrelling the ,elec-
trio lights went out. At HIS o'clock
the conditions were worse, and Mr.. Kel-
ley was still opposing the demands of
The ianitor thrust his head into the
door and announced that the lights would
be extinguished at midhight. Few heard
him. Those who did were too busily
engaged in the wrangling TO pay any
attention to the warning. Promptly at
the stroke Of twelve the lights went out,
leaving the Democrats elbowing one an
other in the darkness OF the room.
Robert E. Mattingly, a Costello leader,
demanded again and again OF the chair
man that the certificates be opened on
the ground that the election subcommit-
tee Of seven, which was present, had
been authorized by the central committee
at its last meeting to open the returns
from the various districts. "
Two! Men Separated.
Bernard Brown and Robert E. Mat
tingly had a run-in and were separated
just as Brown was beginning to shed
his coat in preparation for q set-to
Capt. John S. Miller shook his fist in
Mr. Kelley's face and declared that the
chairman was usurping the power Of the
body The chairman edged toward the
open window, and at / o'clock this morn
ing was seated on the window sill. TWO
policemen were lurking in the hallway.
In the Seventeenth District, the polling
place for which was located at Seventh
and D Streets Southwest, the police Of
the Fourth precinct were compelled to
tagxe possession OF the ballot box when
about 9 o'clock a gang tried TO take the
box away from one OF the judges. The
three Judges had counted the ballots and
were leaving for the Ouray Building
with the bread box, when a crowd CT
fifty men, said to have been mostly New
NANTES, surrounded them. Bernard
Cooley, one Of the Costello Judges, had
the box in his possession. The crowd
pushed inward and a riot seemed In
evitabIs, when several policemen broke
through the mass Of Democrats and car
ried the box to the station house.
In the Eleventh District, the polling
place for which was located at 600 Elev-
enth Street Southwest, the Costello Judge
Joe Bernstein, Is said 10 have left the
building with the key before the votes
were counted. Just about IS minuteS TO
o'clock more than a hundred voters were
rushed from all the surrounding districts
to the polling place in an attempt to
carry the district for Costello, for II was
generally believed that Newman had the
advantage.
sei1ed by the Police.
At o'clock the polls closed and a
mob of several hundred was struggling
at the door in an attempt to cast their
ballots.
The police, realizing that trouble was
at hand, seized the ballot box in the
scramble and carried II triumphanly 20
the Fourth precinct The lock was
broken on the box in the scramble.
About 10 o'clock Mr.. Mattingly, ac-
by other members OF the
Costello faction. went to the precinct in
an automobile, and, with the permits
sion of the captain, had Lieut.. Flather
convey the boxes to the Ouray Build
ing. When they were presented to
Mr.. Kelley, he refused TO accept them,
and, after a bitter fight between the
and Costello forces, the boxes
we're taken by Lieut.. Father to po-
lice headquarters, to be opened on the
floor Of the Democratic convention, to |
be held this afternoon at Mr.. Kelley's
ofice.
At l:sO o'clock this morning the Demo- |
rats decided to lock the bread boxes
md certificates in Mr.. Kelley's safe and |
% call a meeting OF the central commit |
ee for 2:3O o'clock this afternoon in the |
,hairman's ONCE, At which time all bal |
OTIS, including those OF the Eleventh and |
Districts, will be counted |
md the official figures made public.
Il attribute the defeat OF my ticket TO /
he managers OF the Champ Clark head
Iuarters," said Mr.. Newman late last
light. Il am convinced that an unin.
tructed delegation will be sent TO Balti-
more. This will be the fault Of the
lark managers themselves. Scores Of
,ersons voted for the Costello ticket who
hought they were voting for me, because
Il the fact that some time ago / had
ample ballots printed with the Clark
,Icture such as was used by the Costello
action at the head Of my ticket"
Knew He Would Win.
1T was just as I expected" said Wal
er Costello last night. Il knew that I
would win. have no doubt but that
,ur temporary convention will send an
instructed Clark delegation TO Balti-
more"
We shall probably combine our forces
With the Newmanites and the Darr-Carr-
8entonians in an attempt to carry
he convention against Costello" said
Thomas Jameson, of the Ninth District,
eader Of the Harmonites. AT a recent
Meeting Of the central committee, amid
he jeers of those present, I announced
hat I would carry my district, to /.
made It one better. I beat them to-
. fraZZle, 4 to l."
May Unite in Bolt.
From talk on every side It was quite
vident that the Newmanites, Darr-Carr-
,entonians, and HarmonItes would prob
bly, unite In an effort to defeat the Cos
clio faction in the temporary convention
o be held tomorrow morning In the
few Masonic Temple. II Costello has
fteen districts, or even twelve, and all
Z his men remain loyal TO him, the ef-
orts Of the union forces will prove abor-
I've.
Several OF the districts were contested.
n the Third District, 70 Newman tickets,
{ Harman tickets, and 9 Costello tickets,
we're contested on the ground that the
oters were residents Of other districts
he Costello Judge would not sign the
ertihcate OF the district for the reason
hat Daniel Boyle, one OF the alternates
q nOf raafdanf !