▁who ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁run ▁as ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁candidate ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁Cal vert ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁polit icians ; ▁his ▁ancest ors ▁had ▁ruled ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁However , ▁pressed ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Ros al ie ▁to ▁avoid ▁politics , ▁he ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁dev ote ▁his ▁energ ies ▁instead ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁However , ▁it ▁seems ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁missed ▁an ▁opportunity , ▁as ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁candidate ▁chosen ▁in ▁his ▁place , ▁Charles ▁Car nan ▁R id g ely ▁was ▁d uly ▁elected ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁the ▁Club ▁sought ▁a ▁new ▁sight ▁for ▁the ▁tract , ▁as ▁the ▁current ▁one ▁that ▁lay ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Dec atur ▁House ▁at ▁H ▁Street ▁and ▁Jackson ▁Place , ▁crossing ▁Se vent e enth ▁Street ▁and ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Tw enti eth ▁Street - today ▁the ▁Eisen h ower ▁Executive ▁Office ▁Building - was ▁being ▁over t aken ▁be ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁City . ▁With ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁John ▁T ay lo e ▁III ▁and ▁Charles ▁Car nan ▁R id g ely ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Peter ▁Van ▁N ess , ▁Dr . ▁William ▁Thor nt on , ▁G . W . ▁P . ▁C ust is , ▁John ▁D . ▁Th rel k eld ▁of ▁Ge or get own ▁and ▁George