Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-05-18
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900 TO Give Out to 100000
Applicant.


Appilcantr.
Baltimore. May ie Within the next
few weeks final preparations will be
gin for the Democratic National Con
sention, which viii meet In this city
on June rs. The committee on ar
rangements, which has charge Of ali
details, viii assemble about June /
and will likely remain here until after
| the convention adjourns.
II win pass on the alterations made
TO the Fifth Regiment Armory and
make other such arrangements as are
necessary for the gathering OF the
Democratic hosts.
Allottlnp the Seats.
One of the important duties OF the
committee will be the allotment of
tickets by which alone admission 10
the convention hall can be secured. on
account of the large number OF visf
tors expected this promises to be a
more difficult undertaking than usual,
Space for delegates and alternates
will be allotted flrst There is always
contest among the State delegates
10 secure the more favorable position.
The committee usually makes these
allotments secretly, and until the hall
is opened on the morning of the con.
ventIon no delegation knows where il
will be seated. The choice places are
usually reserved TO the important Dem
ocratic delegations like New York,
Texas. IllIonis, Indiana. New Jersey
and Ohio. Maryland as the host OF
the convention will receive likely a
choice place
1900 Tickets to Give Out
There will be about $4,000 tickets to
allot. The seating capaci'y of the hall
will be somewhat In excess OF $4,000
OF these about 2.20e seats are resery
ed for the delegates and alternates
and 1000 for representatives OF news
papers and press associations.
The other seats are divided into
classes according to their locations
and tickets for them gre distributed
pro rata among those entitled to re-
ceive them. The local convention com
mittee. of which Robert Grain is chair.
man, will receive about 5000 tickets
for distribution. Each delegate and al
ternate, besides the ticket for his own
receives three to give away.
The remaining, between 5000 and
1000 are allotted to members of the
National committee and prominent
Democrats throughout the country.
The problem that will confront those
who have the Distribution OF tickets
is how to divide 10000 tickets amons
$4,000 or 100000 visitors
The appointments of the hundreds
of employees of the convention door.
keepers, pages, messengers, assistant
sergeant-at-arms and other attendants
is In the hands of Col. Jchn |, Martin,
sergeant-at-arms, but they are made
upon the recommendations OF the Ma
tional committeeman ana are subject
to their approval.
To Pass On Contests
About a week before the convention
opens the National committee meets
for the purpose of passing upon con
tests between delegates and to select
the temporary officers. Though Chair
man Norman e. Mack has not issued
the call for the committee meeting,
Il will assemble in all likelihood on
June IS, one week before the conven-
ton opens
An oortaats must ha nrpepnfad to
this committee In writing, and both
contestant and contestce may be rep
resented by counsel. The importance
OF this work will be realized when 1t
is remembered that after hearing the
contests the committee makes up the
temporary roll of the convention.
In case OF a close contest between
two or more candidates for the Presi-
dency, the National Committee has
much influence. 1t selects the temper
airy officers, and rarely has the con-
yention refused to accept its choice.
One of these occasions was in 1896,
when the National Committee, con-
trolled by the sound money element
of the party, selected David b. liiil,
of New York, as temporary chairman.
The convention, in which the free-sil-
yer men predomnated. rejected Sena-
tor Hill and elected Senator John w.
Daniel, of Virginia.
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