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Show JUNE 25 IS DATE I FOR GATHERING WASHINGTON, Jan 9 Tho Democratic Demo-cratic nauonal commltteo complete I Us work oday with the selection of Ualtlmore as the convention city. June-25 June-25 was flxod as tho date of tho national na-tional gathering when candidates for pic3ldcnt and vice president wll be solocted. Tho Republican national convention is to bo held In Chicago on Juno 18. The Democrats adopted a "permissive" "permis-sive" primary resolution in connection with tho calls for delegates, and such states as have laws on tbo subject, or deslro to do so, can select their representatives repre-sentatives In the national convention by direct vote. Thero aro 1,071 dologatos to bo choson Bryan Talked Unt'l 3 a. m. Harmony marked today's sitting of tho committee, whioh was glon over almost entirely to tho argumonts of tho representatives of tho varloua cities bidding for tho convention William Wil-liam J Bryan did not attend the meeting meet-ing He had not finished his speech at tho JackBon day banquot until well after 3 o'clock thin morning. Thorc was a brief controversy ovor tho proposed recognition of the Progressive Pro-gressive league clubs, an organization which is said to have grown out of tho Independent loaguo movement started by Wllllnm R. Hearst Whon objcotlon' was made to the question of recognition It was deferred for four years. National Chairman Norman E Mark was named to head tho sub-commltlco on arrangements for tho conontlon Vlco Chairman Hall of Nebraska and Socrolarv Uror Woodson of Kontuckv will bo ox-offlclo members of this subcommittee, sub-committee, and tr-ro will bo seven additional momlor6 to bo namod later by Mr Mack Modify Primary Resolution. Tho prlmarv resolution adopted wan a modification of one proposed by Senator Chamborlnin of Oregon It was framed bv a sub-comraltteo headed head-ed by Clark Howell of Georgia, and was as follows "That in tho choice of dolcgates and alternates to the national Democratic convention In 1912, tho Democratic state or territorial committoes ma3( if not otherwlso directed by law of such Btntcs or territories, provide for tho olectlon of such delegates or alternates alter-nates If, In the opinion of tho respective respec-tive committoes, It is deemed desirable and poBSlblo to do so with propor and f sufTjclont safeguards, Whoro Buch provision is not made by the rcBpcc-tLvo rcBpcc-tLvo committees for die cholco of the delegates and alternates, and whero tho state laws do net provide specifically specific-ally tho manner of Buch choice, thon tho delegates and alternates to tho said national convention shall be chosen In tbo manner that governed the cholco or dclogates from tho respective re-spective "Btcs and territories to tho last hatldnal Democratic contention." Baltimore led In the fight for tbo convention from trie first, biit two ballots bal-lots wore taRon before 'St. Louio suc-cumbd"d suc-cumbd"d vThen tbo voto wns mado unanimous The Baltimore bid was accompanied bv a certified check for SI 00.000 The dato of tho convention. Juno 25, suggostcd by F B Lnch of MInncsotn, was adopted unanimously. Daltlmore Wins Convention. Tho first ballot for tho convention city gavo Baltimore 25 votes and St Louis 19. with scattering votos for Denver, Chicago and Now York On tho second ballot Baltlmoro had 29 voIob, a majority of tho committee and sufficient. St. Louis went up to 22 votes, but the fight for tbnt city carried up to tho last minute, proved vain On tho fust ballot, Arizona voted for Bnll.'moro. California. Colorado, Idaho, Montann, Nevada, Now Mexico. Kansas, Kan-sas, Orogon, Texas, Utah. Wvomlng. Missouri, Alaoka and Hawaii for St Louis. South Dakota and Washington for Chlcaco 'nw York voted for New York city. On tho sero'nd ballot Massachusetts and South Dakota deserted Chicago. Texas left St. Louis and New York gave up Its fight, tho four states go.ng to Baltlmoro, making tho voto for that cltj 29 St Louis gained Illinois. Indiana. In-diana. Kcntuckv and Ncbraika from the Chicago roll, but lost Texas to Baltimore, making the total of St Louis 22. On the second ballot Ch cago received re-ceived onlv the vote of WasblnKton On tho first call of tho roll four votoa wero cast for Donver, but that cltv withdrew and the votes wero changol to othor cities On motion of Wood of Massachusetts, tho voto for Baltlmoro Baltl-moro after tho second ballot was made unanimous. Itching piles provoke profanity, hut profanity won't euro them Doan's Ointment cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering. suf-fering. At any drug store. v R Reynolds, senior clork In tho local lo-cal offices of tho Southern Pacific returned re-turned to Ogdcn last night from Sparks whoro bo has been for some time past on business for tho com- pany. |