Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
PARTY MUCH DIVIDED.
Three Sets of Democratic DEL
egates to Baltimore.
EACH FACTION CONFIDENT
Leaders Give Their Reasons for
Claim to Regularity.
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
Statement Issued by Edwin A. New
man in Criticism of the
Costello Contingent.
EACH FACTION CONFIDENT
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED

With three sets of delegates to the
democratic national convention at Balti-
more. elected by many factions of the
democratic party in Washington, the sit
uation here today, 50 far as the demo-
cratic party is concerned. is complicated.
10 say the least The three factions are
busily engaged lining up evidence to
prove to the committee in Baltimore the
right of their delegates to be seated in
the convention
The Costello faction, which. on the face
of the returns of the election of Mon
day had a majority of the delegates
TO the local convention. i confident that
its delegates will be seated in the ma
tional convention. In addition, they point
out that the Clark headquarters gave
their wing of the ,ocaI party its indorse-
ment
Edwin A. Newman, democratic national
committeeman for the District, leader
of the Newman faction. said today that
the convention held yesterday afternoon
by the Newman people in old Masonic
Temple was the only meeting of the day
that had a semblance of regularity.
He charged that the Costello faction
had begun immediat ely to carry things
New Masonic Temple because the Cos
tello faction knew that the Newmanites
would have controlled that convention
had the proceedings been in order.
Reason for the Bolt.
Mr.. Newman said he had no intention
of boiling that convention until after it
became apparent that the Costello faction
intended to rush matters through with
out a square deal.
II expected that the convention meet
ing in New Masonic Temple yesterday
would proceed in order. demand that the
ballots cast in the election Monday be
canvassed by the central committee and
certificates of election issued to the sue
cessful candidates" said Mr.. Newman.
Had this been done, the Newman party
would have been in absolute control, for
many of the Costello votes would have
been thrown out. and many of the Cos
tello nominees would have been shown
TO be irregularly placed in nomination.
Mr.. Newman said he was collecting
that the Costello faction had had hum
dreds of repeaters at the polls.
One thing that stands out clearly is
that today J. Fred Kelley. chairman of
thirty years in harness. has been left
high and dry. He might have had a
place on the Newman ticket had he
been willing to accept, but he took the
stand that he could not afford to
eountenance any one faction of the
party against the others at this time,
though ne himself has been Newman
man right along.
1t was predicted today that later Mr.
Kelley would be given a place on the
central committee elected by the New
man faction.
Division on Committeeman.
While the Newman faction will sup
port Edwin A. Newman as candidate
for national committeeman from the
District, and the Observation-Disclosures
faction will support Charles W. Darr
for that position. the Costello faction,
it Is. said. has not yet picked it's can
didate for that Office. but will leave the
selection of candidate to the dele
gates to the national convention.
surprise was sprung in the Costello
convention yesterday afternoon. when
list of delegates to the national con-
vention. emitting the name of Fulton
r. Gordon of the second district James
s Easby-Smith of that district was in
Guided in the list. Mr.. Easby-Smith
asked permission of the convention to
have Mr.. Gordon's name substituted for
ms own put this was not granted How
ever. MT Gordon was elected central
committeeman from his district.
Three Sets of Delegates.
The three sets of delegates elected by
the various factions to represent the Dis
trict democracy at the Baltimore conyen-
ton follow:
Costello faction. instructed for Clark
John 9. Miller, Robert E. Mattingly,
George kileen, Thomas j. Moore LATE
renee, walter j. Costello. James s.
Easoy-Smith, John B. Colpoys. William
s. Riley. T. V. Hammond r H. pick
ford and Charles r. Newman
p. A. Newman faction. instructed for
Ciark-P. T. Moran, Hugh F. Harvey,
Edwin A Newman, DR.. s E. Lewis. John
G Campbell, B. G. Brown; alternates,
r L Siddons, L. p. Shoemaker, John
Ready. Nevin Shade. William J. NeaIe
and Ellie Sheetz.
carr-paGr-Jamieson factions. unin-
Douglas, Henry E. Davis. Z. T Benton.
tr., Robert Allen. Bernard Buscher.
George Fields. Edward Mitchell. j. j.
Purcell, Thomas Jameson. Frank wiss-
ner and o. II. Gore; alternates, r. F.
Rooster, ID. j. Golotto. S. II. Hines, H.
J. Costello. Charles A. Smith. Levi David.
Ward Savage. s. NJ. Long. Frank Alex
and John Fields.
New Central Committee.
The Costello convention. after the bolt.
continued with its work OF seating dele
gates from every district, substituting
Costello men for all the boilers and then
elected delegates to the national conven-
ton and adopted resolutions setting
forth the principles and objects for
which the organization stands Robert E.
Mattingly was made permanent chair
man
new central committee was elected as
follows: Thomas ]. Moore, Fulton r..
Gordon. George killeen. d. F. Finucane,
James l.. Magruder. DIR. j. d. Robinson.
John 5. Miller. John y. Hodgkins Jerry
s. Mccarthy. Thomas 3. LIE Cuyer,
Braxton l.. Scott Walter j. Costello,
William II. Maghan. Frank ]. McQuade
Henry j. Wells. jeremiah O'Connor,
James V. Dyer. Con Keneaiy. the mayor
of Southwest Washington: John B. Col
poys. Robert +. Mattingly. Charles H.
Dausch and Michael j. Coffey
Statement of Principles.
Included in the statement Of principles
and objects was the following:
I'VE congratulate the American people
upon the triumph of the democrats In
1910. through which democratic Con-
gress was elected for the first time in six
teen years. We direct attention to the
magnificent record of the democratic
House under the leadership Of Speaker
he fhnSn of a