The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
BALTIMORE GETS
The CONVENTION
Democratic Ma ton a |
Committee SelectsJune
Is for Gathering.
BRY AN DID
NOT ATTEND
Mack Made Head of subcommit.
tee on Arrangcments-Fifth
Regimental Armory Will Be
Used as Hall, With Seating
Capacity for Twelve
Thousand.

washington, January s.-The Demo-
cratic National Committee completed
It's work here to-day with the selection
of Baltimore as the convention city.
June IS was fixed as the date of the
national gathering, when candida .es
for President and Vice President will
be selected. The Republican National
Convention is to be held in Chicago,
June IS.
The Democrats adopted "permis-
s!Ve' primary resolution in connection
with the call for delegates, and such
states as have laws on the subject or
cesire to do SO. can select their rep
resentatives in the national convention
by direct vote. There are 1914 dele.
gates 10 be chosen.
Harmony marked o-days sitting II
he committee, which was given over
almost entirely to the arguments oil
tho representatives of the various
cities bidding for the convention Wi
liam Jennings Bryan did not a.tend
the meeting. He had not finished his
speech at the jackson Day banquet un-
I'll well after 3 o'clock this morning
There was brief controversy over the
proposed recognition Of the Progress
sive League Club, an organization
said 20 have grown out OF the Irde-
pendence League movement, started by
William Randolph Hearst When OBJ :.
lection was made, the question of
recognition was deferred for four
years
National Chairman Norman e. Mack
was named to head the subcommittee
on arrangements for the conven hon
Vice-Chairman Hall. of Nebraska, ana
secretary Crey Woodson. of Kentucky.
VIII be ex-officio members OF this sub
committee. and there Will be seven
By Dir. Mack. is.ssa
Primary Resolution.
The primary resolution adopted was
modification of one proposed by
Senator Chamberlain, OF Oregon. II
was framed by subcommittee headed
by Clark Howell, of Georgia, and was
as followe:
That. In the choice of delegates
and aiternates to the National Demo-
cratic Convention Of 1912. the Demo-
cratic Safe or territorial committees
may. II not otherwise directed by the
law of Such States or Territories pro-
vide for the direct election OF such
delegates or alternate If In the opin-
ion OF the respec live committees II ia
deemed desirable and possible to do
SO with proper and sufficient safe
GUARDS mere such provision is not
made by the respective committees for
the choice of delegates and alternates
and where the State laws do no. pro-
vide specifically the manner of such
choice, then the delegates and alter
mates TO the said national convention
shall be chosen in the manner that
governed The choice OF delegates from
the respective States and Territories
to the last National Democratic Con-
vention."
Led From First Ballot
Baltimore led in the hgh. for the
convention from the very first. but
two ballots were required before st
Louis succumbed. Then the vote was
mado unanimous The Baltimore bid
was accompanied by n certified check
for 100000. The date of the conyen-
Ion. Juno Is. suggested by f. 3.
Lynch. of Minnesota, was unanimous
The first ballot for the convention
city gave Baltimore % votes and ST
Louis 10, with scattering votes for
Denver, Chicago and New York On
the second ballot Baltimore had 20
votes, majority OF the committee.
and sufficient ST. Louis went up to
% votes. butt tho fight for that city
carried up to the last minute, proved
vain. The FIRST ballot resulted as
follows:
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Arizona,
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