The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-16
PLENTY
OF Room and Low Rates to the
Democratic COnvt ntIOn at
Kansas CT y.

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KANSAS CITY, MO, June 15.--Hon.
James X. Jones, chairman of the DEM
cotatic national committee, arrived
hrre today to preside over the sub
committee tomorrew. The committee
v i'll dcide fully on the arrangements
:1r the national convention in July,
Mv. Jones visited the convention hall,
ir the course of erection, and talked
with the local committees on arrange
ments. The principal thmemes discuss
e1 will be the charge that exhorbi-
taut rates will be asked by the hotel
proprietors. National Committe ,man
Campau of Michigan also arrived, and
toCether they visited the hall. Said
Chairman Jones: 81 will talk over the
hotel situation with the sub-commit-
tee and issue a statement to the AS
sooiated Press telling just how the
mater stands"
After a conference with the leading
Iotel men and the general com'tttee
Chairman Jones handed the Associat-
ei Press the following signed state
mtnt:
"rhe three or four leading hotels
have already contracted practically
ior their full capacity. on account OF
the increased expense of preparing for
,he convention, the managers of these
large hotels felt themselves compelled
to require a contract for a minimum
time of four days, the time to begin at
cp,ion of the delegation making the
contract, but they did not increase
,heir regular rate.
ION the other hotels, nearly forty
in number, and the eight or ten thou
! sand out side rooms secured by thc
! local committee in public comfort. a..
| con,modations can be had at reason
able rates, and payment is only re-
/ q,lired for the length of time that the
rooms are occupied.
q he local committee on public com
f,rt has so systemized it's work that Il
anne ars to me that it is possible fol
arv man to be taken care of bettec and
NJ p more reasonable rate than has
teen the case at any former conven-
on.
'The general work of the bureau of
Information and committee on pubic
comforts is in charge Of A. ID. l. dam
! Uton. New York Life Building, Kan
sss City, Mo, who will give all lntor-
rat!on desired, reserve rooms anu
make contracts for all persons wt'hlnG
+o attend the convention. Comfortable
,,oonos NAV be secured by CORRESPOND
enc, with him. Branch headquarte1 :
Of this bureau will be established al
81, railroad stations IN the city; dno
,.,,,hers of the committee on pubic
comfort wearing badges will m eet al
incoming trains and will also be sta'
ti,i ed at all hotels 10 assist Nlsl1ors
=, securing lust the kind of quarters
d's.re. o>-r.,
Sergeat-at-Arms John l. Martin' VINO
was present at today's meeting mas Sc
cured quarters at the Baltimore hote'
and will remain in Kansas City until al
ter the convention.
ONE FARE RATE.
KANSAS CITY, JUNE 15.-The soulh
, western passenger bureau has MADE ON
fare rate from points in Texas Ohla
boma and Indian Territory to the demo
cratic national convention in July. Th'
, bureau had at first arranged rate o
one fare plus 50 from these points which
WAS objected to by the Kansas CITY tran
nortation bureau. The rate granted TO
day leaves a uniform one fare rate oi
Kansas City from coast to coast.
KANSAS CITY, JUNE 15-Six member
of the national democratic committees ol
Arrangement for the Kansas City held
brief meeting here today. The member
came particularly to investigate the OF
repeated charges that the Kansas Cit
> hotel keeDers are demanding eXtortionat
rates for the entertainment Of conven
ton guests. Before the sub-committe
left Kansas ity this evening, Nationa
Z hartman James x. Jones issued a state
e ment in which he gives assurance tina
q not only can accommodations be had a
reasonable rates, but that convention Wis
itors may be taken care Of at more rea
- sonable rates than at any former convex
ton.