Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-13
MIDNIGHT OIL TO
MARK WGILS At
BALTIMORE
Where Real Work Of National
Democratic Convention viii
Be Done; Two Hotel Floors
for National Committee.


Baltimore. June f3.--Only part or
the work accomplished BY the Demo-
cratic national convention, which
opens here on juno 2sth. win bo per-
formed in the convention hall. Tho
recruits will appear there, but before
these results are attained lights wiz
burn far into the night al various ho-
tells and Office buildings throughout
tho city. where convention heaequaF-
tiers have been established by the ma
tlonai Organization and the organiza-
tons supporting the candidates Tor
places On the national ticket.
a political convention II a law unto
Itself without leaders and commit
tees 10 plan their work the great body
OF delegates could make little head
way. bat even tho most astute leader
cannot always know when the delc-
gates VIII upset carefully prepared
routine. Nevertheless until the deli
eRates ballot and one OF the candi-
dates receives the two-thirds vote nec-
osrary for nomination. those who are
trying 10 learn In advance what the
result win be win watch these head
quarters.
A national convention has been llk-
ened TO d great engine IN which the
fly wheel "a the national committee,
the governors, the committees on cree
deutials and resolutions and the fuci
a the body OF delegates which supply
the motive power. controlled and reg
ulated BY these three committees.
the actual work o. the convention
started here when members Of the
national committee began 70 arrive.
This committed consists 81 SO mem
bers. one from each state and from
Alaska. District Of Columbia, Hawaii
and Porto Rice. Its quarters are az
the Hotel lielvedere, situated In the
Mt Royal district within walking dis
lance OF the convention hall. The
two top floors OF the Beivedere have
been engaged by the committee. in
GLIDING 6s bed rooms, many with site
ting rooms attached In addition. the
committee has taken she hotel BAN
qnet hail for It's sessions. In this room
the committee goes over the papers
filed by tho contestlng delegntcs and
prepares the temporary roll OF the
convention. This roll will be used
when the convention is iirst called 10
order After tho committee on cree
dentials ID appointed those those who
are dissatisfied with the ruling Of The
national committee VIII take their
claims before the new committee.
Tho committee on credentials, and
the resolutions committee which
drafts the platform, as yet have no
regular meeting place some Of their
work may be done "a the Bclvedcre IN
rooms allotted them by the national
committee and some In che rooms as
signed to them al the convention hall
Next 20 the rooms engaged BY the
national committee, tho largest reser-
walton ut the BelyeGere has heep
mace by Thomas TagRart, national
committeeman from Indiana. For the
members OF his committee and his
friends Mr.. Tasgart has taken so
rooms In the main buildings, with ace
commodalions for S. persons more Ia
the Annex aud tho Blue Pafior" 0n
the second floor az state delegation
headquarters. Other national com.
mltteemeR IN whose name large res-
erNations have heen made NJ the Bclo
vedere are Roger .. Sullivan. III.
nois Homer $, CumsiinRs, Connecti-
cut }. ~. Kremcr, Montana A. J.
DAILY, Alaska Alvah Adams. Colorado;
Edwin o. wood, Michigan; clark
; Howell. GeorRia; J. NJ GuHey. Penn
sylyania. willard salisbury, Della
ware Urey Wilson. Of Kentucky Sec
! Rotary Of the national committee. and
Herman isidder % New York ia
treasurer, also have their quarters
here.
Representatives OF the candidates
Tor the presidential nomination VIII
be- early on the ground. and all 90
them engaged their headquarters
months ago. several 81 them have
taken suites of offices Ia the down
town business section, as we'll az large
blocks OF rooms M the principal hO-
tells Tho CLARK campaign committee
has Offices IN the Munsey building, COR
nor Calvert and Fayette streets. Gov
ernor Harmon'E managers have a
suite ia the Equitable building, across
! the street. and the Wilson committee
has leased an entire small building az
! No. 10 East Lexington street.
The Underwood forces are the only
ones that expect 20 have o. whole hotel
Ito themselves They have reserved
an the reoms and parl0rs In the Eu.
taw house. one OF the older hoateirics
so the corner Of Eutaw and Baltimore
streets This hotel was badly dam
. aged By fire a few weeks ago. but n
In exnectod that repairs will be nnish-
ga before the convention opens.
The hotel headquarters Oh the Will
son. Harmon and CLARK workers are IN
tina Emerson, IA the corner Of Calvert
and Charles streets, In the heart ~ the
business district and only half d block
from tho Munsey and Equitable build
lngs. The Wilson committee has tho
banquet hall and narlor on the mez-
canine floor and ~ bed rooms The
Harmon men have Is sleeping rooms
! and parlor on the mezzanino floor
/ for their meetings
I Two Of tho notable figures IN Baltic
\ moro during the convention will ho
\ william J. bryan and Alton y. Par
ker. the former thrice and the latter
once the choice Of tho Democratic
4 presidential convention. Col Bryan
comes as a delegate from Nebraska
and Judge Parker 40 q delegate from
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