The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-14
BALTIMORE AWAITS
DEMOCRATIC CLANS
Advance Guard Of Boomers Al
ready On Hand.
A BIG RUSH FOR TICKETS

Baltimore, Md.-Baltimore awaits
the coming of the thousand and ninety
delegates to the Democratic National
Convention, the preparations for
which have been completed. Already
the advance guard of boomers for can
didates for the Presidential nomins-
ton have pitched their camps on the
battle-ground and are laying the final
plans Of campaign.
Applications for tickets to the con-
vention proceedings are pouring in
from prospective visitors from all over
the country. 1t was estimated that
nearly 100000 requests for tickets
have been received. AS there are
about 10000 tickets to be distributed
the committee is having difficulty in
making assignments.
Colonel John 1. Martin, sergeant-at-
arms Of the Democratic National Com
mittee, came in from St Louis and vii
open the headquarters of the National
Committee when Mack arrives.
The convention hall stands i nreadi-
ness for the gathering of delegates.
Nothing remains to be done. Guards
have been thrown about the big arm
DRY building to prevent vandalism.
Tests of the acoustic properties
were made, and so well have the archi-
tects planned that a speaker only
slightly raising his voice can be clear
ly heard in every part Of the hall.
Owing to disturbances incident to
the ~steyedores' strike here, necessitat-
ing a special detail of police, Marshal
Farnan of the local Police Department
probably will call upon other large cit
les for special detectives to assist in
watching the convention crowds.
The convention will meet in the
Fifth Regiment Armory, which occu
pies nearly a whole city square in the
Mount Royal district, fronting on Hoff-
man street, and bounded by Preston
street in the rear. At the two ends Of
the block are Park and Linden ave-
nues, both of which carry trolley lines
connecting with the business centre.
Norman E. Mack, chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, sent
out a call for the subcommittee of ar
engagements which will make the pre-
liminary preparations for the Balti-
more convention to meet at the Belvi-
dere Hotel on June 20. The sub-com-
mittee will take up at that meeting the
selection of a temporary chairman and
will report its recommendation to the
national committee, which is to meet
On the Path, the day before the con-
vention.
Mr.. Mack and Mr.. Woodson said
that the matter of the temporary
Craftsmanship Of the convention had
not even been mentioned in that talk.
Nothing will be settled" Mr.. Mack
said, until the subcommittee meets
in Baltimore. How can anything be
settled when we have so many good
men from whom a choice could be
made" Mr.. Mack, however, did per-
nit himself to say that in casual on
versations he has had within the last
week or two with Democrats from this
part of the country he had heard men
toned such names as Alton B. Parker,
Senator O'Gorman, Congressman Fitz-
gerald of New York, Senator Kern OF
Indiana, Congressman Ollie James OF
Kentucky, Congressman R. L. Henry
of Kentucky, Senator RaynOr of Mary
land and James Hamilton Lewis of
Chicago. He added that he thought
that it was probable that the temper
airy chairman of the convention would
be one of these.
Neither Mr.. Mack, Mr.. WoodsOn o
Mr.. Palmer would hazard a guess as
to who probably would be the nominee
of the convention for President. Mr..
Palmer said
Il have been travelling around a lot
of late and have found strong senti.
ments expressed 70 all the candidates
now in the field and you must remem-
Der that such diversity of opinion will
make if harder for the Baltimore con
vention, as we look at it this far away,
to make a choice, because of the two
thirds rule. Take for instance this
State. The delegation is uninstructed
and you can find on the delegation ad.
vocates of all the candidates whose
names are expected to be put in nomt-
nation in Baltimore"
do you think, then, that it may
come about that it will be necessary to
bring forward a compromise candt-
date?" Mr.. Palmer was asked.
q don't know" he answered, mo
one knows what will happen at Baltt
more"
Asked what he thought of Mayor
Gaynor's chances, Mr.. Palmer said
that he had heard a great deal of talk
favorable to Mr.. Gaynor up State, but
that he would not say more than that
because it would be idle for him even
to speculate as to what might happen
at Baltimore.