The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-01


Baltimore, June 30.-(Special. )-Consider
the democrats, how they fight.
This is the best time in the world to
pause andS reflect that we are in the
midst of the grandest little convention
these United States has ever seen. His
tory is being made as it never was made
before The history factory is running
night and day.
Te wait and contemplate 1t after 1t is
all over would be opportunity wasted. To
prophesy the outcome at this point would
be sheer recklessness. But reflection on
what is now before us and comparison
with events of years gone by are per-
costly safe, proper and interesting activ-
tiles.
1t is especially recommended that con-
sideration be given the following:
The question at issue with the gentlemen
who are voting, fighting. shouting and
perspiring in the convention hall is the
selection of the next President of the
United States. He is to be democrat.
SO what these men do-if they ever do
anything-will be historically important.
The name of the man whom they choose
Is bound to be mentioned in posterity S
history books. Cigars will be named for
him. He will probably be remembered for
quite while. When the delegates began
getting up in the twenties on their bal
lots there was every indication they were
after record. They did pretty well. They
knocked over every high mark established
by their fellow democrats since 1865.
Seymour on Twenty Seventh
In that year Horatio Seymour was nomi-
mated on the twenty-seventh ballot. Mr..
Seymour was defeated for the presidency
by General Grant
The convention was held in New York.
If the present convention satisfied itself
with beating the 1865 record. all will be
fairly we'll But II it tries to Guido the
exercises held right here in Baltimore in
1860, gone will be both joy and enthusiasm.
In 1860 the democrats held two conven-
tions They started In Charleston, expect
ing pleasant visit and a profitable ex-
perience. Under the gladstone southern
sun they began voting on candidates.
They voted and continued to vote until
they had voted 81 times. Then the impress
sion got about that such was no way
and they split. 1t was not a party affair.
y was VIC ~ IN .. a.s 80 ~
pios,oenS', r,.. ~ - -. -.
, vei..ois ~ a. a.,,a,. prao,,a,,n,a1r VI, - :.
t s'as a." - bnaLa ,sna,s, -.
them both.
The next previous high mark establish
lished by the democrats was in Cincinnati
In 1856. They took 16 ballots without
,esui'' ~ va ~, ~ $500 .i
an Mas 80 ""f - .oo.
ou ~, - - ena. 49,. ~, ssa..H.
CITY, uie ue'' 'sse wen' ~ " .ne ioi.y
NM. oar,os LII, n, sns uao' ~, .'en Can
'iua'e fia'''i- "'' 'ie -'''ii'
Nomination of Polk
baltimore ,vaa the SCENE also ~ tho on,,,
other daadlock Of importance in 1874 ,,, ,sv
II too,s nine ballots 10 nominate LANES y
po,L
4; a,ar n sood lido, 70 th,r,. oro,,4
~ tl,,,,,s 60 Jaas,,t u,an, e. haa.s,s,
h,,, thara NAV no somatb;ng IN this bal
snoo,.a business after ali II w.s In POI
ti,na,a Fiat tho aauoorats wore tiad ~ q,
,saa II was in RaItimore that thew wv Yer 70
dead,oc,rod IN 1879 II was In Rai,,,nora
that tbev turned the corner and went
backward in 1860: and it is in Balti-
more now that they are having trouble
Its the same old Baltimore. Md. If any,
one can give assurances that there's Moth
ing in name now is good time for
him to step forward. The rank and file of
the democrats-who are back home now
playing on the parcr organ and serving
lemonade on the front porch-are not the
only ones who view this performance with
regret. The delegates themselves are not
the most cheerful individuals in the world.
Gone are The paraders, the bands and
the trainloads of rooters who came here
with horns and banners and large sup
ply of optimism. Gone Is hope and gone
Is money.
All that are left are delegates. candi-
date will be nominated without the aid Of
paraders and rooters.
In pinci, very short step forward
might be made without the cooperation
of the newspaper correspondents. But no
one-the delegate, the alternate nor any
one else-can proceed without money. and
particularly in Baltimore, where before
the barking taxicabs are crowded with
merry representatives of the people, they