The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-23
NATIONAL POLITICS.

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The Democratic national commit
zee has selected the city Of Baltl-
more, Maryland, as the place and
Tuesday, June 25, 1912, as the day
and date for the meeting Of the con-
yention for the nomination of can
didates Of the Democratic party for
president and vice president OF the
United States.
The Republican national convention
is to assemble in the city Of chicago,
Illinois, on Tuesday, June Is, 1917,
one week in advance Of the Demo
cratic gathering, hence before the
end Of the first summer month the
tickets and platforms of the Two
greatest political parties of the coun-
try will be before the people for con-
sheraton
There has been some talk OF haV-
ing the Democratic committee recon
vened for the purpose Of fixing a
later date for the national eonVen-
ton Of the Democracy, but 1t does
| not seem probable that the move
ment will prevail The idea Of those
who favor such a postponement IS
that the entry Of Colonel Roosevelt
| in the lists as a candidate for the
| Republican nomination puts new
| phase on the situation and renders
the action of the Republican conVen-
I tion much more uncertain of forecast
1 than it would have been otherwise,
4 and that it will be to the advantage
of the Democracy to have a greater
| interval than one week for d1gestlhs
!. and observing the effect of the op-
4 positions nominations and platform
/ before selecting its own standard
/ bearers and formulating the declara-
4 ton OF principles upon which they
will appeal to the voters Of the ma
ton for support.
| The complexion Of two state del
egations to the Democratic conVenlol
has already been determined. Tne
Missouri delegates will be united il
favor of the nomination for preslden
of Hon. Champ Clark of that stSnnl
speaker OF the national house OF rep
resentatives, and the Oklahoma del
egation will be equally divided be
: tween Speaker Clark and Gov. wood
row Wilson OF New Jersey. Missouri
had two favorite sons aspiring 10
the Democratic presidential nomina
!, tion-Speaker Champ Clark and eS
: Gov. Jos. w. Folk-and it was agree
that their respective claims Woui
Y be submitted to the decision OF tn
! Democracy at state primary eiee
ton. A majority of the countle
Eyoted for Mir. Clark, SO Mr.. FOLK al
inounced his own withdrawal and II
/. dorsement Of his successful opp(
d lnent's candidacy. The contest
: Oklahoma between the supporter
Of the Missouri and New Jersey cal
: didates was SO nearly a stand-o5
d that an agreement was effected
i divide the delegation equally.
II Gov. Judson Harmon Of Ohio an
= Congressman Oscar Underwood
+ Alabama are prominently mentlone
1t in connection with the Democrat
u nomination, and the Indiana deleg
70 ton will probably present the nan
10 of Gov: Marshall of that state, D
IS 1t is generally believed that u
N principal contenders for the fir
= place on the Democratic ticket W
J be Wilson, Clark and Harmon, al
IT. that one of these will be chose
20 Col. William Jennings Bryan OF =
- =, braska has positively declared tn
s. he is not in the race and this IN
n nobody appears to doubt the since
go ity Of his announcement.
y President William II. Taft and
= President Theodore Roosevelt will
the main contenders for the Repl