The Washington times., 1912-01-09
DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET ON JUNE Is
TO NAME LEADER
COMMITTEES Hastily Agrees to
Hold Convention Week
I. Later Than 6. O. P.
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what Chicago would do 1t would pay
AL convention expenses. and be liberal
about It. When he was done, Commit
teefnan Woods, OF California. proposed
that Mr.. Upham be made honorary
member Of the Democratic committee.
The real Chicago oratory was put
y. who was warmly greeted when he
pursued his famous aurora borealis
lyhiskefs up to the platform and loosed
the hoodgates. The Hon. Jim Ham
bi6tpres or the wonders OF Chicago all
over the place, after assuring the COM
mtttee that he, would not talk OF the
towns facilitiS and attractions becuse
iStsiiissnce q The az audience ae'' On 'n'
Hie real argument, after getting In
the spfead-eage stun about ChicaEo's
oeink the greatest city of ancient or
ess1 s,e he CAPITAL q the wo rcs
American municipality was a prccsntar
zion of the political advantages tho
democrats would reap from sending
pcimted oSs ehss when the Democrats
nominate In Chicago they always WIN
ut the election-bafring, OF course, sou,c
uhimportant exceptions; and he made 1t
81 no:sination in Chicago-is reilly
noble moral victory for the party.
A DEMOCRATIC City.
Today. Mr.. Lewis p6inted out. Chi
c4go 10 q Democratic city; half the re-
mainder OF Illinois is Democratic; the
prospect for capturing the States cleo
tpralvote was not nearly so good thus
Tar IN advance of the 1884 election as
today. But Illinois Democracy must
be jollied along by showing It some
Considerattop;'f It really needs to have
this convention In Chicago to make
the outcome certain. Il
vention, Illinois would go Democratic.
Mr.. Lewis proceeded to present q
series 81 political combinations in
which Illinois vote assured that the,
even II New York and the traditional
ly doubtful States Of Indiana, Con-
necticut. and Jersey should slump Off
to the Republicans.
every mind that the Democrats would
carry Illinois, and Illinois would save
the nation. II the convention went to
II was an awfu,,v ROOD sne.cb avon
for J.. Ham, who. by the way. was get
ting In q few indirect boosts for him.
sell, Tor he H. running for the Senate
n Illinois. and running hard. too, but
much less orstoricai EFFORT of Charles ss les
Hermann, OF Chicago, which occupied
about forty-five seconds, Immediately
attsr MT Lewis;
that Chicago isn't in earnest about
wanting this convention" he said.
Now, let me prove it. Mr.. Upham
has promised all the reasonable and
70 that saaans hoi Re in e0n NV ssnd
iishiiity Mr.. Sullivan viii attsst-the
Slsdse thas s,s we win also hand you $4,000
campaign fund, and no questions asked"
ut was fetching coup. and as Mr..
Hermann bowed himself from the plat
ay % oTs sRIanse t frHm h sas
Lewis had exhibited.
baltimore came next in the alpha
a snce se rsa tbs Ss
wind, national committeeman and
Warhorse OF the party, was called
upon. He didn't really want to go
On the platform, but the crowd In
He. didn't intend to make the real
nominating speech, but just couldn't
refrain from few observations
facilities and the eminence Of Mary
land hospitality: 1.-THE town will be
yours from the time you land till
you are ready to tear yourselves
iisss You WI Will et be- M Se said dont De-
And aboxt that ancient convention
history that the Denver man had
sprung. Mr.. Talbot wasn't impressed
with 1t. II don't care about what
happened before the Mexican war. and
before most of US were born" he In
sisted with disdein. I'VE want this
convention located with reference to US
folks who are here now-right now"
Robert Grain opened the argument
Diea for the Maryland city and evil
IDENTIFY impressed the committee fav-
orably. He produced q guarantee
signed by the hotel man of Baltimore,
piedginR that the hotel rates should
not be raised during the convention
period. but that only the regular
(nAfees should bk made, and at the
close OF his speech Grain produced a
certified check for 100000, which he
tendered to Chairman Mack. Mayor
Preston, of Baltimore and Senator
Rayner also spoke for the Maryland
city. 81
The st. Louis champions then took