The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-10
BALIIMORE'S
 CONVENTION
MARYLAND METROPOLIS WINS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATING
 CONVENTION.
St. Louis the Strongest Contender for the Honor-"Permissive" Primary Resolution Adopted by
 Meeting.

ic National Committee completed its work here today with the selection of Baltimore as the convention city,
 June 25 was fixed as the date of the National gathering when candi dates for president and vice presi- dent will be selected.
 The Republican National Convcn. tion will be he'd in Chicago June s
 The democrats adopted a "permis. siye" primary resolution in connec- ton with the call for delegates ana such states as have laws on the sub ject, or desire to do so, can select their representatives in the national convention by direct vote. There are 1,474 delegates to be chosen.
 Harmony marked the days sittins of the committee which was given over almost entirely to the argu- ments of the representatives of the various cities bidding for the conyen ton. William ] Bryan did not at tend. He had not finished his speeci. at the Jackson Day banquet until well after o'clock this morning. There was q brief controversy over the proposed recognition of the progres sive lleague clubs, an organization. said to have grown out of the Inde. pendence League movement. started by William R. Hearst. When ob. jection was made the question of rec ognition was deferred for four years.
 National Chairman Norman Mack was named to head the snb-commit- tee on arrangements for the eonven- ton. Vice Chairman Hall of Nebras- ka and Secretary Urey Wodsou of Ken5ucky will be ex-otficial mem bers of this subcommittee and there will be seven additional members to be named later by Mir Mack.
 The primary resolution adopted was modification of one proposed by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. It was framed by subcommittee bead ed by Clark Howell and was as fol- lows:
 That in the choice of delegates and alternates to tho National Democratic Convention of 1912 the democratic state CT territorial committees, may if not otherwise directed by law of such states or territories, provide for the direct election Of such delegates CT alternates, if in the opinion of the respective committees, it is deemed desirable and possible to do so with proper and sufficient safeguards. Where such provision is not made by the respective committees for the choice of delegates and alternates and where the state laws, do not provide specifically the manner of such a choice, then the delegates and alter mates to the said National convention shall be chosen in the manner that governed the choice of delegates from the respective states and territories to the last national democratic con vention."
 Baltimore led in the fight at tue convention from the very first but two ballots were required before St. Louis succumbed Then the vote was made unanimous. The Baltimore bid was accompanied by certified check of s100000. The date of the con- vention June 25, suggested by F B. Lynch of Minnesota. was unanimous.
 The first ballot for the convention city gave Baltimore 25 votes and St. Louis 19, with scattering votes for Denver, Chicago and New York On the second ballot Baltimore had % votes. but the fight for that city, carried up to the last minute. proved vain
 The first ballot resulted AS follows: For Baltimore: Alabama. Arizona Arkansas. Connecticut, Delaware Georgia. Iowa. Louisiana. Maine, Mary land, Michigan. Minnesota, Mississipp New Hampshire, New Jersey. Nortf Carolina, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island South Carolina, Vermont. Virginia West virginia. Wisconsin. District oi Columbia and Porto Rico. 25. | For St I.ouis-CalIfornla Colorado Florida. Idaho. Kansas. Missouri Mon tana, Nevada. New Mexico. North Da, kota. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Ten