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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
4
Baltimore, June 24. Several thousand people swamped the city as crowds flooded in for the event. The Emerson and Belvedere Hotels were crowded beyond capacity by evening. An elevator warning notice was posted at the Belvedere.
A crowded Baltimore scene traps delegates and visitors at hotels Belvedere and Emerson as elevators fail and taxi rates rise. Reporters recount clashes of toasts, marching clubs, and brass bands while politicians from Bryan to Wilson maneuver through a city alive with rivalries and fanfare.
Baltimore dispatch reports the Democratic National Committee shaping a fighting platform aimed at tariff reduction and anti trust enforcement. Key planks include stronger anti trust measures, banking reform, and a push for popular election of senators amid broader progressive labor and monetary reforms.
Reporters note heated crowd watchers outside the Times Building as supporters debate Bryan's strength against Judge Parker. A 2 hour session delayed the Parker report with remarks that Bryan is "dead," then a late bulletin announced Parker ratified by the temporary chairman, drawing mixed reactions.
The 1300 strong Tammany delegation arrived in Baltimore amid subdued enthusiasm. Murphy’s tight control over the convention planning reduced its visible show of force, though a parade is planned for tomorrow. Bryan sentiment exists among delegates, while Belmont and Murphy push to block Bryan from key posts. Gaynor supporters organize to sway delegates in favor of Mayor Gaynor over Parker or Roosevelt.
Clark Howell of Georgia received a loving cup from the Georgia delegation in Baltimore on June 24. Pendleton of Macon, chairman of the delegation, spoke at the presentation. Howell has served on the Democratic National Committee for twenty years.
The Perunga Company of Columbus Ohio states Champ Clark did not sign a testimonial for a patent medicine advertisement. The confusion lies with Gen John B Clark, former Missouri congressman, whose name appears in the company files. No record of a Champ Clark testimonial is found.
A peculiar muddle places the Taft Bureau on the second floor of the Cambridge Building at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-third Street alongside Jamaica Estates Company offices. Timothy L. Woodruff heads the real estate firm, while three rooms are used by the Eastern Branch Taft Bureau. An office boy keeps watch as Hutchinson Jr. and other staff may arrive from Chicago at any moment.
Governor McGovern cites campaign mismanagement led to La Follette defeat. He claims Walter L. Houser caused Senator Root's victory and a cascade of losses. McGovern asserts different chairing would have shifted votes among Taft Roosevelt Cummins and La Follette delegates. He argues La Follette delegates held the balance of power.
A Taft insider recalls office space funded by Mr Woodruff and recounts a dramatic cash episode. Andrew Carnegie allegedly sent a 5000 dollar contribution to sustain the rooms but a 2500 dollar rent bill consumed much of it. The speaker declines to name the exact sources or details.
Massachusetts figures in Washington say Secretary Meyer plans a return home amid reports of typhoid fever to survey conditions for a potential 1926 Senate bid after Senator Murray Crane announced he does not seek re election.
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