The Washington times., 1912-06-28

III years, TeSulleu IN Ou
the floor of the Democratic convention
in Baltimore the delegates from the
District known as the Costello dele
gates, and who are taking the leader
ship in the fight now being waged In
the convention city to nominate Speaker
Clark.
The twelve delegates overthrew the
Newman faction after a bitter contest.
They represent the best type of De-
mocracy in the National Capital, as
did the delegates which were van
quished in the fight.
The twelve representatives of Wash
ington at the Democratic convention
are Walter ]. Costello, John B. Colpoys,
Thomas H. Pickford, Capt. John s. Mil
Ter. Lafe Pence, Dr. T. V. Hammond
Thomas J. Moore, Robert E Mattingly, +,
leen.
Instructed fop Clark.
The delegates are instructed for
Champ Clark, who has resided here for
eighteen years
Mr.. Costello was born here January T.
1868, and has been a lifelong resident Of
Washington. He has been actively iden-
tifed with the local Democratic party
since he attained manhood. He sue
ceeded the late William Dickson as a
member of the Democratic Central
Committee, representing the Twelfth
district in 1892, and was elected secre-
larry OF the central committee at its first
meeting. He has taken a leading part
in District politics since.
In the last primary contest held in
Washington Mr.. Costello led the Champ
Clark instructed forces in the twenty
two local districts. winning by a hand
some majority, and was elected a dele
He Is the senior member of the firm
OF w. J. & j. a. Costello and president
OF the Latest News Publishing Com
pany, a tri-daily sheet. With the rec
the Democratic national committee in
Baltimore this week, Mr.. Costello is
now the recognized Democratic leader
of the District.
the District for forty-three years, hav-
ing come here in 1869 He is a Virginia n
by birth, and for forty-two years has
been engaged in the wholesale produce
business.
He has been an earnest worker in the
cause of Democracy for forty years,
and for thirty years has been a men,
Der OF the Democratic central commit
tee. He also is president of the Column
bia Democratic Club. a position he has
held for twenty years. He is married
and has one son.
Robert E. Mattingly, one of the
twelve representative men at the Bal
timore convention, was born in the Dis
trict September IA, 1868. His father and
mother, the late George L. and Louisa
Mitchell Mattingly, were members Of
the oldest Virginia and Maryland fam
lilies
Mr.. Mattingly is a graduate of the
Jefferson Public School of South Wash
ington. For ten years after leaving the
school he was employed as stenogra-
pher and law clerk in the Bureau of
pnnSinna 10 uradnataH
Georgetown Law School in 1894. He
always has been an ardent Democrat.
Prominent In Elks.
Mr.. Mattingly was a delegate TO Kan
sas City and to the Denver conventions.
and served on the committee on reso-
lutions at both these great meetings.
He is past exalted ruler of the Wash
ington Lodge of Elks. He has been a
mittee of the District for eight years
and Gas just been elected chairman of
that body.
Mr. Moore was born in Leonard
town, Nd, in lS49, and In early hl1
took an active part in politics in his
native county and State. lie came t.
Washington in 1875, and b. so doinS,
lost his right of Suffrage. lie did not
let his efforts in furthering Democracy
die down as a result, however, ami
since that time has been actively en-
gagged in the work of that party here.
He is now serving his third term as
election district. In 1850 he married
Ella r. Talburtt, of this city. He has
three sons, A. Allison Moore, JOHN
Roger Moore, and George Vincent
Moore, who, like their fathCr, are &C
Dr. Hammond is a consistent Demo-
crat. and has been all his lite. He has
practiced medicine here for thirty years.
He is a product of the Eastern Shore
Of Maryland having been hOTn at Be-
lin, Md. His father, DR.. John T. Ham.
mond. was the leading physician on the
Eastern Shore for more than thirty
years.
Or. Hammond is a graduate of the
Jefferson Medical College. of Philadel-
phia. After graduating, he came 10
Washington, and entered Providence
Hospital as resident physician. He is
now consulting physician at that insu-
tuition.
He is member of the Metropolitan,
Chevy Chase, Country, and Hampton
Roads Yacht clubs, and Is popular in
Washington society He married Miss
1854. and has four children, DIR. T. Vic
tor Hammond, Miss Adelene and Miss
Virginia Hammond. and Edward II.
Hammond, now in the sophomore class
at Princeton.
George Kllleen. a delegate to the Bal
timore convention, who is going to vote
for Champ Clark, first. last. and all the
time, has lived in Washington fitty-twO
years. For most of that time he has
been engaged in the contracting busi-
ness. In 1893 he organized the ROsslyn
Brick Company, of 100000 stock. He
owend controlling interest in the COM
pany, was made president and general
manager of 1t, and was quite successful
until such time as he sold out his busi-
ness, and now has retired from business
Voted for Bryan.
John Colpoys was born in Boston
June II, 1875, and attended the public
schools until the age of sixteen years
when he went to work. He first en-
gagged in the carpet business, and at
tended the evening high school. While
still junior he took an active interest
I'm politics His first vote was cast In
1896 for William Jennings Bryan, and he
has always been staunch Democrat.
In the labor movement, MIR. Colpoys
has always taken an active interest
Mr. Colpoys took a prominent part in
the Clark campaign in the District and
won his delegation from what is known
as the fighting Nineteenth distdIct. He
served in an able and capable manner
as temporary presiding officer of the
Democratic city convention.
4 great admirer Of Speaker Clark anC