The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
June % Is Fixed Upon as the
Date of Meeting.
VOTE is UNANIMOUS.
4 Certified Check for 100000
Is Deposited.
st. Louis Was a Close Second on
First Ballot.

Washington. Jan. 9.=The Demo
cratic National convention viii be held
In Baltimore beginning Tuesday. June
25. The choice was made late today
by the Democratic national committee
after a spirited contest and after r.-
personalities OF Baltimore. st. Louis.
Chicago. Denver and New York had
presented the claims OF those oittes IN
detail.
Two ballots were taken. On the nrst
ballot Baltimore received Is votes. "a.
Louis 1s Chicago q Denver s, and rgsvv
1oTk On the second ballot. Ba1ff-
for Baltimore was unanimous.
more received 20 votes. St Louis "a and
Chicago L
This gave Baltimore a clear nA,cr4-
~ and the decision then was made
unanimous.
Members OF the committee ware laso
In assembling. due to the fact that the
jackson day banquet had continued
until an early hour today. It WAS AL
most 4 o'clock this morning when W.
J. Bryan finished his address and q
later hour when the dinner guests ouft
the banquet hall In 1ubnant frame of
mind
Denver made the first bid for the
convention Charles +. Franklin OF
that city told the committee that Dem
yer offered reasonable and necessary
expenses FOR the convention and prom
serted that Denver could give the best
convention hall in the country. Chi
cago next had its innings. Roger Sui
livan, amid laughter and applause,
said he had the unprecedented pleas
ure OF introducing to the Democrat
committee Fred W. Upham of Chicago.
assistant treasurer of the Republican
national committee. When Mr.. Upham
had concluded his argument some one
proposed that he be made an honorary
member of the Democrat committee.
There was more applause. but no vote
on this suggestion. J. Hamilton Lewis
closed the argument for Chicago.
dwelling on the advantages OF that
city and its experience in handiin-r na-
uOnal conventions.
Tho cou1rni ttee adopted n call fof
delegates embodying the perraissivc
plan of primaries and finally ad-
Journed shortly before 4 o'clock.
VIII Hold 10000.
Baltimore, Jan. 9.-The Democratic
national convention will be held in the
Fifth Regiment armory which can ac-
commodate more than 10000 persons.
Chicago's Offer.
Chicago, in addition to defraying the
expenses of the convention offered a
contribution of $4,000 to the Demo-
crat fund. This announcement caused
a stir and apparently increased Chi
cago's chances materially.
Baltimore's bid followed Chicago'H.
Representative Talbot of Maryland
made the opening speech and Senator
Rayner pursued his line OF argument.
o. F. Hershy spoke for Robert
Grain, chairman of the Baltimore com
mittee, and called out a storm OF
cheers when he drew from his pocket
a certified check for 100000 and laid
1t upon the table.
The claims Of st. Louis were pre-
sented by e. r. Goltra- Former Gov
ernor David R Francis. Rolla Wells
and James p. Smith OF st. Louis Of
fered to be more liberal in appropria-
tions for the convention work than
ever before, but no definite amount
was offered
Edward NJ. T1erney then spoke for
New York city. As soon as the New
York bid was in the committee began
balloting.
The committee went into e5cecutfve
session and before a decision was nads
the various offers, reduced to writing
were examined carefully. It then de-
veloped that st. Louis had offered S7B,-
900 in addition to the use of the con-
vention hall. It was contended that
this met the Baltimore cash offer OF
800. 900 in as much as Baltimore would
have to spend a part OF that sum In
preparing its convention hall.