Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-14
One of Four to Be Chosen.


temporary chairman lay between Altor
B. Parkern who was nominated by tn,
democrats in 1884, Senator-elect Oil,
James of Kentucky. Senator OGorman O.
New York and Senator Kern of Indiana
who ran for Vice President with Bryan
four years ago.
He said that the situation was still un
decided and that when the committee OF
arrangements met next week it woult
probably determine between those fou
men, although he had heard number 0
others mentioned.
Coincident with the coming of Mr.. Macl
it was learned that as the result of tn
conference in New York Judge Parke
will probably be named as temporar.
chairman for the reason that he Is no
actively identified with any of the candi
dates.
The temporary Craftsmanship is entirel,
undecided, according to Mr.. Mack. HI
said that so far no one had been seriOusl.
mentioned for the place, because 1t woult
depend entirely upon the men who wer'
named on the permanent organization
committee when the convention met.
Job Considered Important.
The temporary chairmaship is consid
cred extremely important at this junctur,
for the reason that the candidates ar,
trying to dictate the temporary chairman
ship. Their aim is that when the tenn
porary chairman is named they cal
spread it through the hall that then domi-
nate the convention.
In 'hoir
form is practically settled upon, because
the issues have already been made. The
main points. he thinks. will be the high
cost of living. tariff trusts and what he
calls open the books Taft and Roose
welt have been saying so much about eacf
other lately, he says, that a grand jury
should investigate >the federal govern
ment.
His own position as to his retention OF
the Craftsmanship of the national commit
tee Mr.. Mack would not discuss He
said frankly that the Craftsmanship de.
pended entirely upon who the nominee
was. and that he could not say whether
he would take the craftsmanship II II
were offered to him.
: Friends Greet Mack.
Mr.. Mack arrived in Baltimore on the
Congressional Limited, which reached
Union station at :33 o'clock. He wa:
met by Robert Grain, who took him t6
the Belvedere. number of friends We're
waiting in the lobby to greet Mr.. Mack
among them being Sergeant-at-Arm:
Martin and National oCmmitteemar
Wood of Michigan and Newman OF the
District Of Columbia.
Mr. Mack was asked about the repor
from New York that before bis departure
II had been fixed at conferences between
Tammany Leader Murphy and men from
Illinois and Indiana that a combination o
the three states be formed. Mr.. Mach
said he had heard nothing OF SUCH com
bination.
After final inspection of the press
stand and other details. the party wen
back to the Belvedere. where Mr. Macl
will open his headquarters today. he saft
he would begin today to arrange the de
tails of the convention. the hiring or at
tendants and everything else pertainln,
to the starting of the convention on time
Reduced Fares Announced.
Baltimore and Ohio passenger officials
have been formally notified by all TIT
passenger associations that the rate of
round-trip fare to the democratic ma
tional convention in Baltimore has beer
definitely fixed at practically a fare-and
a-half rate The Central Passenger As
ISOLATION was the last to act. Notice wa:
at once sent To all the cooperating asso
Citations. The Western and Southern as
sociations had previously promulgated
their rates on the same basis.
The Trunk Line Association, of which
Baltimore and Ohio. the Pennsylvania ant
the Western Maryland are members. wa
the first to tiA uhis rate. 1t made its an
nouncement early in May.
The passage by the city council of tn
ant.-scalping ordinance FASTENED tn
others to make concessions to the Balti
more visitors. These tickets will be is
sued in on-transferrable form and tn
purchasers will be required to sign then
at the time of buying. 1t will not be nee
essary to have them validated here.
The roads have also extended the tim
limit of these excursion tickets. The.
will be issued through to New York an,
Atlantic City on the same reduction basis
with a stop-over privilege in Baltimore
This will give opportunity to many of thu
southern and western contingent to v.si
those places at the adjournment of TIN
convention.