The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
BALTIMORE LETTER.
Special Correspondent to THE CITIZEN


Hundreds of prominent Democrats are
arriving daily in the city from every
section of the country and the influx
will grow heavier and heavier as the time
for the converting of the big gathering
approaches.
The situation from political view
point is most interesting. All of the
delegates have been elected and the
managers for each candidate have count
ed noses. but none of them can see any
more than four hundred and fifty votes
on the first ballot in the convention.
None of them, however, are discouraged
over the primary results in the different
States, ard each rival Presidential camp
is claiming the victory. The Democrats
will have scarcely any contests over the
seating of the delegates, and thus there
will be no such dickering and wire pull
ing before the convention as the people
are al present viewing in Chicago. The
chief and most important question to be
settled by the committee will be the Sc
lection OF a temporary chairman, and the
party has scores of men who are ideally
fitted for this place. and thus it is not
believed that any bitterness or faction
alSm will be created over the selection.
Naturally each candidate has his own
individual preference for temporary
chairman, but yet none of them are
fighting the men who are suggested by
their opponents. The chief duty of a
temporary chairman is to make force
/ full speech in which he sounds the kew
note of the campaign, and the Demo-
| Gratis have plenty OF men who are well
| equipped to do this.
| Seldom in the history of the past have
! the leaders and the workers been so iu-
| hilant over the prospects of victory as
/ they are this year. SO confident are
| they that the next President will be a
/ Democrat, that even those who are now
! fighting behind some special favorlte
! frankly admit that any one of those
actively mentioned for the Democratic
I nomination can win. OF course the
| hackers of each candidate believe that
| II the choice were named, the victory
would be more overwhelming and de-
| CiSive, but they do not assert that the
nomination of one of the rivals would
mean party defeat. This has been fire.
quently done in the past prior to the
national gatherings. BY the forces behind
the different candidates, but it is not the
case this year For the past two years
the Democrats have generally believed
that their party would be victorious next
November, but their belief has been
redoubled by the gigantic split in the
Republican party throughout the entire
country. The news of Democratic sue
cess is being brought to Baltimore from
all sections of the country. Every del
egate and visitor from the different
States. and even those which are gen
orally considered rock ribbed Republi-
Can strongholdS, declares that there will
be nothing to it this wear but a Demo.
cratic sweep. States, they assert which
have invariably been found in the Re-
publican column will go Democratic this
year, while those which are Democratic
or very close, will, 1t is predicted by the
men from them, roll up unpreCe-
dented majoritieS for the Democratic
ticket. The Democrats will have a big
majority in the next House of Repre-
Sentatives. and shreWd observers ado
that the sweep over the country will he
so complete that they believe that the
United States Senate in the next Con.
gress will be Democratic.
The managers of Governor hudson
Harmon's campaign for the Presidency
were the first 10 move to Baltimore.
They arrived last week and established
headquarters in the Emerson Hotel.
The headquarters of Governor Wood.
row Wilson, of New Jersey. have been
transferred to Baltimore. while the man.
ayers of the campaigns of Speaker
Champ Clark and Congressman Oscar
w. Underwood moved here during the
first part of the week. although some oil
them were tor the past week daily Wis
itors to this CITY, where they can keep
in close touch with the situation and its
developments.
Those in charge of Governor Har-
mons campaign are splendid, 1ovial men.
They know the political game from the
ground up, and how to play it. AL
though they realize that Governor Har-
mon has instructed for him less dele
gates than any of the other avowed can
didates, yet they are confident that
Ohlo's Chief Executive will be nomi-
mated and expect stampede to him on
the fourth ballot in the convention.
In statement which has been issued
by Leutenant-Governor Hugh L.
Nichols, of Ohio, and concurred in by
every man connected with Governor
! Harmon'S campaign, it is Clainad that on
the first ballot for President, Governor
Harmon will receive one hundred and
twenty-five votes. He will make steady
! gains, they assert, on the second and
third ballots, after which there will be a
rush to get in the Harmon band wagon.
A number of Maryland Democrats, who
are admirers Of Governor Harmon have
/ practically thrown themselves into the
tight and they are cooperating with the
/ Harmon national managers in handling
/ the campaign from Baltimore.
/ Every fair and impartial tabulation of
/ votes in the convention which has so far
/ been made, shows that Speaker Champ
/ Clark will net the highest number Of
4 votes on the first ballot He has in
/ structed for him more delegates than any
OF the other candidates. and. in addition.
II is known that large number of the
unrestricted delegates will also vote for
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentativeS on the first ballot The
/ friends of Mr.. Clark predict that he will
make such strong showing on the first
ballot. that there will be a general stam-
pede TO him on the second ballot and he
will be nominated. One of the Speakers
chief assets will be the influence that the
I Democratic members of Congress- and
especially those from the States whose
( delegations are uninstructed, will throw
behind him. With but few exceptions.
Mr.. Clark is the unanimous choice of the
Democratic House of Representatives
and these men have much weight with
the delegates from their respective States
They will be constantly on the alert for
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