The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-22
Baltimore to See the Next Conn
bat When Democrats Gath
er in National Conven-
ton Tuesday
CROWDS GATHERING
FOR DIG SHOW
Seats are Assigned to Delega-
tions Wilson md Clark
Managers Put Out Their
Latest Claims

Baltimore, June 22-Only q small
portion Of the delegates to the Demo.
cratic national convention, and aboaa
half the national Committeeman are
here, but Baltimore has assumed tha
aspect OF a convention city. All the
candidates headquarters are well es-
tablished and the crowds in the hotel
lobbies discuss the Democratic situa.
tion with an interest almost as II thd
Republican fight in Chicago was nob
in progress.
The physical plans for the conven-
tion that meets next Tuesday practis
cally are complete and the sub-com.
mittee Of the national committee has
about finished tentative plans. Aside
from the selection Of the temporary
chairman which now seems certain
to be contested in the national com-
mittee, these arrangements. which in.
clude the appointment Of minor Off
GERS and the committee OH rules, prob
ably will stand.
Yesterday the convention tickets
were allotted and positions were as.
signed to state delegations. The biz.
gest block Of tickets 1000 went ia
the local citizens committee. Eacn
delegate will receive three tickets. in
addition to his individual seat, while
the aIternates will have to be satisfied
with their single seats. Members Of
the national committee win be given
on an average OF ten tickets each, TIA
number varying in accordance with
the needs of each committeeman. All
the recognized candidates also win be
supplied with tickets, but aside from
saying that the candidates would ba
treated literally the committee did
not say how many tickets were to be-
given to each man.
In the assignment OF seats On tha
convention floor those states Jared
best which have candidates 70 present
to the delegation. Ohio, New Jersey,
Missouri and Alabama were given
prominent positions in front Of the
speakers stand, wish New Jersey and
Missouri delegates in the front seats
on opposite sides Of the center aisla
and Ohio aud Alabama Just behind
them.
Those delegates who gathered at the
various state headquarters seemed in.
clined to leave the controversy over
the temporary chairman for the pres
ent to their national committeeman.
The Ohio delegates are interested in
a fight which the opponents Of Cow
Harmon propose to make against the
/ prevalence of the unit rule in the Ohio
delegation. Gov. Harmon's opponents
take the ground that the state conven.
ton was authorized to instruct only
the six delegates at large. "The claim
that Ohio is unit for Harmon" said
National Committeeman CARRIER. lis
preposterous. If this question comes
before the convention 1t viii be anoth.
er test OF the relative strength Of Mr..
Bryan and his friends and those that
oppose them"
The latest claims OF the Wilson man-
/ ayers is 215 instructed delegates This
number, they say, is the minimum and
does not include tho Wilson district
delegates from Ohio, which the Har-
mon people declare are bound to them
by the unit rule.
The Wilson leaders coneede that
Clark win get $50 on the first ballot
and Underwood S.
Senator John II. Bankhead Of ala
bama said Underwood had between Ito
and 1870 votes on the first ballot The
/ Underwood men. who have one Of the
smaller hotels ali to themselves. hope
to dominate the situation. ia The event
Of a deadlock.
/ Few Of the CLERK leaders are In Bal
timore, for most Of them remained II
Washington to attend Che meeting ol
the Clark campaign executive commit
tee. Those who came over w Wish
ngton declared that tk2 latest esil
mate OF the IlHfk delegate sEfepKfs
was i7o. 81 which 4oe were Instructed
aad 81 uninstrueted delegates