Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-26
Baltimore Makes Strong Bid
for Democratic Convention.
new YORK LATE ENTRANT
But Even New Workers. Think It
Would Be Unwise Choice.
OTHER CITIES STILL TRYING
Cincinnati and st. Louis Making Eff
fort to Raise the 100000.
Guarantee Fund.

We have the goods is Baltimore
boast. pointing with pride to the one
hundred-thousand-do certified check
buttoned up in Col. Robert Grains inside
pocket, as the guarantee fund for the
democratic national convention. Then
the Baltimoreans raise an inquiring eye
brow, as il asking the other cities tC
show their wares.
And the point is we'll taken. New
York. which suddenly started in to
wrestle the convention away from Balti-
more. had raised up to last night only
$4,000. This sum had been promise 1
by the hotel men, who at present seem
to be most interested in the convention.
But today, according to the dispa tches,
the committee will visit wall street to
pass the hat among the financiers and
ascertain if big business is agreeable to
state Gov. Dix has interested himself
In the undertaking and promises to head
the delegation to Washington to make
representations to the national COM
mittee.
But there is a dissonant in the feeble
chorus being raised in New Yorks be-
half. The New York World this morning
says editorially:
Not Proper Place.
New York is the worst possible city in
which to hold the democratic national
convention. AS WI Ting fang recently re-
marked about Picking. The atmosphere there
is not pure. 1t is full of politics and in
trigue. and delegates will be afraid to &C
there. where their plans would probably
be defeated New York democracy is
Tammanyized and Murphyized. 1t is not
in harmony with the democracy of the
nation. 1t has not kept step with the pro.
gressive elements which are the hope OF
democratic victory in 1912. There is d
grave question whether New York can be
counted on at all as one of the elements
in democratic success next year, whether
the party will not be obliged to place its
hope in middle western states like Ohio
Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. In any event,
it will not help the party in New York to
hold the national convention here. That
would merely emphasize the local DONNA
ton of Murphy plus the influence of Wall
street. and these are handicaps that must
be avoided. The only chance of carrying
this state lies in the suppression of such
elements.
The last democratic national conven-
ton held in New York nominated Horatio
Seymour for President. The ticket was
doomed from the start. The Tammany
stain was never rubbed out. Grant aad
PA electoral votes to Seymours 50. New
York is not popular with the democrats
of the country. IT is viewed with justi-
fable suspicion, and a ticket nominated
in New York would be looked upon with
distrust in the middle western states that
must be carried If there is to be the faint
est possibility of democratic victory
There is no reason for bringing the con-
vention here, except that local hotelkeep-
ers see in it a source Of handsome profits,
and Charles F. Murphy believes it would
add to his prestige as boss. This is an
other way Of saying that all the reasons
why the convention should be held in New
York are reasons why it should not be
held in New York.
Two Other Cities Trying.
Meantime. Cincinnati and ST Louis are
digging down into their jeans after the
necessary guarantee fund to offer the ma
tional committee.
advopce pua rds of tho ,o0torS will