El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-06
DEMOCRATS To
EAT A So
BANQUET
After Selecting Next Meet
ing Place, They viii Sit
Down to a Feed.
TWO CONTESTS TO
BE SETTLED, TOO

Washington, d. c.. jan 6.-The Dem
ocratic national committee. which meets
in Washington on Monday. the anniver-
sary of the battle Of New Orleans. and
popularity known in Democratic cOun-
ellis as jackson day" viii have sew
eral interesting little questions to set
tie, besides the determination Of the
time and place for holding the next
national convention Of the party. It's
delegates viii also eat a S5-a-plate
banquet and talk shop when through
business
The same proposition wnicn caused
the Republican national committee no
small amount Of worry will be brought
forth in the Democratic meeting 1t
IS the proposition to hold presidential
preference primaries. wherein the
Democratic voters will be allowed, In
selecting their convention delegates to
express their choice for the presiden-
tial nomination The question, how
ever. viii not annoy the Democrats so
much as it viii the Republicans, for
considerable proportion of the member
ship of the committee is favorable to
the proposition, and it is doubtful If
any of the committeeman viii openly
oppose the principle
Such plan viii allow those states
where primary laws prevail to have
their delegates elected by that method
and instructed, If the people desire to
do so while in those other states where
there are no primary laws, the old con-
VentiOn method viii have to prevail
Two Hot Contests.
There are at least two interesting
contests coming before the committee
Tor settlement, one from Pennsylvania
and the other from Tennessee At the
Denver convention a resolution was
adopted that wherever a vacancy oc-
ours in the membership OF the ma
tional committee. it shall be filled by
the state committee of the state where
IN the vacancy exists Prior to that
time the national committee filled its
own vacancies.
At the Denver convention, acting in
accordance with the wishes of Col
Bryan. who was to be the nominee a
certain number of delegates from Phil
adelphia were thrown out and thereby
Col. James n Guffey. Of Pittsburg. the
national committeeman for PennsylFa-
Ma and the recognized leader of the
state, lost control Of the state delega-
ton and was Ousted from the com
mittee- James ~ Kerr was selected in
his sread-
A few months after the election
Kerr died. whereupon the Pennsylvania
state committee, which Guffev con-
llnued to control. exercised the right
given IL under the new party pro-
cedure. and again elected Guffev as
national committeeman. There was a I
organization Of the state committee Z
-ater and, by a majority Of one. Guffev /
vas ousted and representative A. !
AlJcnell Palmer was chosen in his I
stead. Both will appear before the ma ]
IOnal committee and ask TO be seated ]
The Tennessee Fight.
ne tennessee case is between Col /
f. T. Lee MOntcastle and T. J. Yer
rees. Who was counsel for former sec
-etary Of the Interior Ballinger during
the BaIlinger-P inchOt iuvestfea zion
-ol- 1cntcastle was originally selected ;
= tue nallonal committeeman for the
a mi al
Jon year ago, sought a third term
tAo IN tnat connection endeavOred to {
orce upon the party his own candf-
lateS Icr the judiciary. The indeDend- I
mt Democrats refused to tolerate Pat
erson any longer and made deal with
ne hepuollcans 90 support their can :
leale lor governor In return for SUP 4
,orJ or the Independent Democratic ia
Icial ticket Col MOntcastIe was one
'I those independent Democrats who
Imported the Republican candidate for
governor. ard thsreupOn the regular
'emocrat1c crga nizatiOu. still controlled
y the Patterson faction. proceeded to
ust MIN from the national committee
nj to install Vertrees
me prediction is that Palmer and
lontcaGtle. both reDresentinC the Dro-
.resslve element of the party. viii be
Selecting = Convention CITY.
4HcSe matters settled. the committee
VII select q city I'm which to hold fha
--1li' emu TX tue QaUe Tor the as
omollng Of the delegates. Baltimore
-as The first city In the race for rh..
onveutiCn- It made its entrance 1ss+
anuary at the time the Democratic in
lee was held in the Maryland citv fol-
wing the Democratic victory Of the /
revious fall
St Louis is BaItimore's most active
omPetltor and promises TO cover .anv
mount which Baltimore NAV name Il
as coliseum, the acoustic prODerfies
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