Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER I
RY Heb. l6M STAR STAFF
WALKER AAllsss ssl;lRE SPoNDENT
WOES OF DEMOCRATS

they would be. Then, to the general
CONSERVATION of Democrats Of both
| factions, it developed that neither of
them was man whose name had
been on the list at all. In fact no.
| body seems to know whether the men
supposed to be picked are Democrats
or not; that is, whether they have
always been Democrats or not which,
as everybody knows, is the best test
of partisanship.
One of the men picked by the Presl-
dent is "Ollie" Newman, a newspaper
writer from Iowa, who has ideas
about commission government, single
tax and other radical notions, who
doesn't care hang about party or
CARNATIONS or names, and isn't at all
likely to take much trouble to find
jobs for loyal Democrats il he gets
the job. Newman is a young man.
in the early thirties; has written some
clever magazine articles, and won the
Presidents attention and admiration
In the campaign last fall, when he
travelled with the Democratic cam
didate and reported his speeches for
string of Western newspapers.
The Other Now a Banker.
The other man supposed to be on
the Presidents slate for Commissioners
is former newspaper man named
Siddons, who has lived here a num-
Der of years, and in recent years has
given up writing to do banking, as
an officer of a national bank of this
city.
When it was announced that these
men would probably be named the
storm broke. John F. Costello is the
head of one of the Democratic fac
lions here, and he has been haunting
the White House for a week, daily,
to tell the President what mistake
he is making. Costello's own name
was on the list of eligibles. and every
time he has been to THE White House
he has taken with him a statement
showing how he raised $100 last fall
for the Wilson campaign fund The
President is said to have seen the
list, and made no comment. Co.'S
tello's faction is willing to agree to
Newman, but wants to name the Sec
ond commissioner and is willing to
take man named Cox. If the Presi-
dent doesn't recognize them with at
least one man of their choice Costello
and his lieutenants don't exactly
make threats. but it's plain to see
that they mean something desperate.
Imagine Dayis's Feelings,
]. Henry Davis, who is always
mentioned by the local newspapers
as being prominent in Democratic
politics in the district" is the leader
of the other Democratic faction, and
Davis is hotter on the warpath than
even Costello. He doesn't want either
Newman or Siddons, and If Cox is
named he wants it understood that
he is to be chosen as a Davis candi-
date and not as Costello adherent.
Davis has also been daily visitor
at the White House for a week. He
hasn't seen the President at all; Co.'S
telio saw him for five minutes one
morning. Yesterday Secretary
Tumulty told Davis that maybe the
President could see him next Mon
day, and as everybody expects the
nominations to be made this week
you can understand just how Davis
nation.
BY reason of all of which it may
be understood that the President isn't
| just exactly making good with Dis
trict of Columbia Democrats. But,
curiously enough, while the President
has been told this very plainly 1t
doesn't seem to be worrying him
bit.
Just what Costello and Davis and
the other local Democrats will do IL
they don't get what they want is a
matter of speculation. From what
they say about it there's serious dam
ger that they may even go so far as
to print that $4,000 campaign sub
scription list in the newspapers, and
show how the President is running
! the party in the District of Columbia.