The Washington times., 1912-05-30
DELEGATIONS
FROM DISTRICT MAY
GO TO BALTIMORE
]. Fred Kelley May Call
Another Convention to
Settle Matter.

A fourth temporary city convention
to dtermine. II possible who Is to rep
resent tho District Democracy In the
national convention at Baltimore seems
to be possible today.
With the situation clouded beyond
anything before witnessed In politics In
this city, by the series OF bolts that
followed an attempt to organize the
city convention yesterday. some Of the
factionalists are promising today q
fourth convention that may be regular
straight through.
1t Is rumored and declared that a
new convention call and date Is to be
set by j. Fred Kelley, chairman Of the
central committee that conducted Mon
days primary. Mr.. Kelley refused %
call the convention to order yesterday.
and as chairman of the central commit
tee has not yet called the convention.
Hence the possibility OF later effort.
As predicted exclusively In The Times
a week ago. three contesting delegations
will 60 to the National Democratic con-
vention at Baltimore. Two Of these del
egates are instructed for Clark. The
third Is uninstructed. but favorable to
Harmon.
Failure Of j. Fred Kelley. central
committee chairman, to take decisive
action when time came to call the tenn
porary District convention, was the
crisis upon which hung a double bolt
from the regularly called convention
which was apparently controlled by the
Costello instructed for Clark forces.
The situation is SO muddled that II
will undoubtedly take much considera-
tion and much time of the credentials
H., ID a.
factions are smiling and claiming vic.
| tory today. Each Expresses confidence
| Of recognition at Baltimore.
Three sets Of delegates to the con.
vention have been named, with three
sets of alternates. In addition the Carr
Darr, Benton Harmon coalition. and the
| Costello recognized Clark men, have
| each named a central committee for the
District, to control the local machine
| for the next four years. The Newman.
ties took similar action declaring al
of its ticket elected on contest in Mon
| davs primaries.
, Each Of the three factions hghting fol-
| control is busy today preparing data Il
show that 1t is the only regular dele
| CATION.
The three-cornered fight leaves tn,
| national committeemanship more un
| settled than ever. Edwin A. Newman
present incumbent, and twice bolter, u
une,ay the only avowed candidate: ,TS None OF tn.
choice. though there Is no doubt o.
The Carr, Darr, Benton and Harmon
alliance has no candidate, but Il is gen
can command the office from them.
| Walter Costello. leader Of the Cos
teilo faction. apparently the regulars
Is not q candidate for the nationa
advanced no candidate. Costello hai
let It be known that for party reasonl
he does not aspire 10 the honor.
Three temporary conventions wer'
held In rapid succession yesterday. Th'
regular convention broke up in wiit
man Walter Costello had taken the pre-
rogatives OF Chairman Kelley and callet
the meeting. The Costello forces II
control, started on the jump to jam thi
tello delegates were in the majority
but the united opposition-Carr, Darr
| Benton, Harmon, and Newman-wa
lusty lunged and broke UP the meetinl
in protest against this procedure.
Then the opposition convened in odt
Fellows Hall, but National Committee
man Newman conducted q second boil
from this insurgent convention whei
it would not pledge him preferment 70
national committeeman.
and Carr-Darr independents each elect
ed twelve delegates to the Baltimor
convention with a half a vote each Tn
Newman faction elected six full vot
delegates. All of the Costello DELEGATE
are pledged out and out to Clark t
the end. Six Of the coalition half vote
are for Harmon, the other six are in
dependent but for Harmon wheneve
he shows strength in the convention
Consequently this is practically a Har
| hol