Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-13
MACK NOT TO QUIT
Rumors Democratic Chairman
Will Retire Discredited.
PLANNING FOR CONVENTION
Meetings of Committee to Be Held
From Now On in Baltimore.
CHANGE OF TWO-THIRDS RULE
Talk of Resolution to That Effect
Being observation-disclosures
for Chairman Pro Tenn.
FOR CONVENTION
CHANGE OF TWO-THIRDS RULE

BALTIMORE, June 13.-Informal meet
ings Of democratic national committee
men with National Chairman Mack with
in the next week are expected to outline
the plan of convention proceedings that
will be formally adopted by the arrange
ments committee which meets June 20
to select the temporary officers OF the
democratic convention
Chairman Mack was due to arrive here
early this afternoon to open headquar-
tiers Of the national committee and con-
fer with several national committeeman
already on the scene of the convention
campaign. Reports that Chairman Mack
would retire Is head of the national
committee are not credited today by ma
tional committeeman, who say that Chair
man Mack's retirement is question that
lies mainly between the presidential can
didate and Mr.. Mack. The chairman has
not indicated to his friends what he pro-
poses to do.
Baltimore awaits on Chicago, say the
national committeeman of the democratic
party now In the city. There Is little
disposition. the leaders declare. to start
the political pots a-boiling until the re-
publican national convention has thor
oughly uncovered Its hand.
Open Bureaus in Baltimore.
Col. John Clifton of Champ Clark 8
Washington bureau came to Baltimore
Yesterday to arrange for the transfer of
the Speakers entire bureau to this city.
Headquarters will be opened tomorrow
to compete with the Harmonites. Gov.
Wilson's headquarters will be moved from
Washington to Baltimore today.
There has been some intimation here
that resolution may be offered abro-
eating the two-thirds rule in making
nominations in the democratic conven-
ton.
Discussion yesterday centered around a
proposition to make the second man
on the final presidential ballot the can
didate Of the party for Vice President.
and the suggestion will be taken up with
National Committeeman Mack and other
leaders The idea was suggested by Jo-
sephus Daniels, national committeeman
from North Carolina. Mr.. Daniels said
he would do everything in his power to
put it through, and he is preparing for
q campaign of education among the dele
gates.
Harmon Objects to Second Place.
For Gov. Harmon's part. however. Ed
mond H. Moore and his other campaign
managers assert most positively that he
would not accept second place on the
ticket under any conditions or circum-
stances. Followers of Wilson and Clark
also scout the idea of second place for
their candidates.
On the other hand belief was general
that Representative Oscar Underwood
might take the nomination for Vice Pres
ident, and on all sides 1t was said that
he would strengthen any ticket ma
terially.
social feature of the convention will
be a reception given by Mayor and Mrs.
James H. Preston of Baltimore at their
residence to the delegates and alternates
and their families the evening Of June %.
o'Gorman Temporary Chairman.
United States Senator James A. O'Gor-
man of New York will start the ball a
rolling in the convention. BY an odd CO.
incidence Mr.. O'Gorman's colleague from
New York in the Senate, Elihu Root will
be the temporary chairman of the repub-
lican national convention in Chicago.
Senator O'Gorman was picked last night
as temporary chairman by prominent
democrats who have arrived here to at
tend the convention and by democra tic
leaders in Washington and elsewhere.
The selection will be made today by the
subcommittee of the national committee
on convention arrangements. There will
be other prominent democrats who will be
OGorman is reported to be the states
man who is most acceptable to all the
presidential aspirants.
Senator OGorman will preside Tuesday
when the committees on permanent or
ganization, credentials, resolutions and on
Ofh or mot arc will tn
also preside Wednesday, the day when
speeches are made by democratic orators
and when the convention will kill tune
in order that the several committees may
transact business. Thursday he Will sur
render the gavel to the permanent chair
man.
The chief duty of the temporary chair
man will be to deliver a keynote speech.
which will be prepared with great care
by party leaders before it Is delivered
That speech will be one of the campaign
documents, as will also be the speech of
the permanent chairman.
Contests Up Monday Next.
The national committee is not expected
to take up the few contests for seats in
the convention until next Monday. or per-
haps later. Full attendance of the COM
mittee Is desired before contests are acted
upon.
Porto Rican delegates to the convention
will fight for a change in the political
status of the island. according to Dr. Pc
dro Guerrero, one of the islands six con-
tested delegates. DIR. Guerrero had a
conference in New York yesterday with
Norman p. Mack. chairman Of the ma
tional committee. At its conclusion he
said:
We will ask the convention to adopt a
platform giving Porto Rico self-govern-
ment. 1t is our plan to have the party
approve the policy of allowing Porto
Ricans to elect their own senate and as
sembiy, and to have the executive power
vested in governor to be appointed by
the President At present We elect the
lower house, and hve members of the
eleven in the Upper house. The other