The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-01
BALTIMORE MAY
WIN CONVENTION
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMIT T
TEE WILL MEET ON ANNl-
VERsARY OF NEW Or
LEANS BATTLE.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The reason the
democratic national committee has
fixed Jan. for it's meeting in this city
to make preliminary plans for the ma
tlonal convention, has now become
plain Usually both national commit
tees meet here in December, prior to
the national conventions. to fix the
time and place for those bodies. and it
wis expected this year that when the
republican national convention had Sc
lected Dec. II, the democratic commit
tee would follow and select a date be-
tween Dec. 10 and the holidays But
instead of that, il selected Jan s
This is the anniversary of the battle
of New Orleans, the famous battle
which was really fought after the close
Of the war of 1872 and which has so
much significance for democrats, as it
laid the foundation for the political ca
reer of Andrew Jackson without
ii. Jackson, in all probability would
never have been president. and the
democratic party would thus have
been deprived of one of it's two patron
saints, jefferson being the other one.
The democratic national committee
has therefore decided that II will meet
on the ninety eighth anniversary of
the battle Of New orleans TO fix the
time and place for the national con-
vention which, they believe, is to be-
gin a campaign in which they are to
carry the country. The meeting will
have rather more Importance than
usually attaches to meetings Of ma
tlonal committees for the purposes
above referred to. II is the under
standing that some of the ablest men
i'm the party will be present that sew
eral brilliant addresses will be made,
and that the affair will be made to
take on some of the features OF a jol-
LITIGATION and ratification. The de-
tails for the meeting Of the commit
tee are being worked out by James w.
Reilly, confidential political secretary
of Chairman Mack. There will be
rejoicing at this meeting over the
democratic victory of last year, and a
careful planning Of such things as will
rouse lIt splIll VI tilt party Abl Nlt
great struggle Of 1912. OF course. there
will be no formal discussion of candi-
dates for the presidency. 1t is just pos
sible that all of the candidates may be
Invited to attend the meeting. If so
they will speak for themselves.
Won't Decide Maek's Status.
The committee meeting will not de-
termine whether Mr.. Mack is to man
age the 1912 campaign. This ques-
tion will GO over until after the nation
al convention. The members Of tn,
national committee. as usual will b,
selected at the convention. one foi
each state, by the delegates from tina
state. After the convention is over. tn,
committee will meet for the purpose o
Organization. The chairman then I,
be chosen will have previously beer
designated by the nominee for th'
presidency, who. in both parties. Il
given the privilege OF saying who IL
TO manage the campaign. The custom
has grown up on the theory that tn,
candidate for the presidency havinl
more at stake in the contest than any
body else ought to have the liberty o
naming the man who is to manage tn
lcontest. Whether Mr. Mack is TO re
main as chairman Of the national com
lmittee will thus not be determine