Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22
Asks Leaders to Turn Parker Down a
Chairman--- Answers Vary Much
Clark with Parker Men and Ex-
poets New YOrk'S 80 Votes.
READY FOR THE ARRAY.

| Baltimore, June 21.-Only a small
| proportion of the delegates to the
| Democratic National convention and
about half the National committee
men were here tonight, but Baltimore
has assumed the aspect of conven-
| ton city. All the candidates head
| quarters are We'll established and are
hard 1T work and the crowds in the
hotel Hobbies discuss the Democratic
| situation with an interest almost as
single as if the Republican fight in
| Chicago WAS not in progress.
The physical arrangements fer the
convention, that will meet, next Tues
| day. are practically complete and the
Subcommittee of the National COM
mittee has about finished the tenta-
tive plans to be considered by the
main committee at its meeting here,
Monday, aside from the selection of
the temporary chairman of the con-
vention, which now seems certain to
he contested in the National commit
tee, these arrangements, Which include
the appointment of minor officers and
the committee on rules, probably will
stand.
Today, convention tickets were al
loted and positions We're assigned to
the various state delegations.
Those delegates who gathered at the
various state headquarters seemed in
clined to leave the controversy over
tie temporary craftsmanship for the
present to their National committee
men. The Ohio delegates are interest
ed in fight which the opponents of
- fp ,as1ly
against the prevalence of the unit
rule in the Ohio delegation. National
Committeeman Harvey c. CARRIER of
Ohio, who arrived, today, declared that
he and Mayor Newton u. Baker of
Cleveland would lead the fight against
the use of this rule in counting the
Ohio vote. Gov. Harmon's opponents
take the ground that the state conven-
ton was authorized to instruct only
the six delegates-a large. 1.-The claim
that Ohio is unit for Harmon" said
Mr.. CARRIER, lis preposterous. If this
question comes before the convention
it Will be another test of the relative
strength of Mr.. Bryan and his friends
and those that oppose them. The Har-
mon leaders insisted, today, that the
whole Ohio delegation was legally in
structed for him.
The latest claim of the Wilson man
ayers is 315 instructed delegates. This
number, they say, is the minimum and
does not include the Wilson district
delegates from Ohio, which the Har-
mon people declare are bound to them
by the unit rule. The Wilson leaders
concede that Clark will get 800 on the
first ballot and Underwood Sc.
Senator John Bankhead of Ala
hama, tonight. declared that Under
wood had between no and 100 votes on
the first ballot. The Underwood men,
who have one of the smaller hotels
all to themselves, hope to dominate
the situation in the event of dead
lock
A report that Mr.. Underwood was
coming to Baltimore, next week, was
emphatically denied, today, by his
campaign managers. "Mr. Underwood
las turned the campaign over to his
friends" said Or. IL. II. owen, secre-
tary of the Underwood National Cam
paign committee. Il believe he has
not once even visited his headquarters
in Washington.
Few of the Clark leaders were in
Baltimore. today, for most of them
remained in Washington to attend the
meeting of the Clark campaign ex-
ecutive committee. Those who came
over from Washington, tonight, de-
clared that the latest estimate of the
Clark delegate strength was 40, OF
| which 4O6 were instructed and ga UNI
instructed delegates
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