Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-17
CEDAR RAPIDS
WINS CONVENTION
The Parlor City will Get the
Next State Convention
August Z.
Hon. j. c. Davis to Be Temper.
ary Chairman and A. NJ.
Mccall Secretary.
Decision Against Des Moinss
Arrived at Late This Alter.
Moons Capital News.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times-Republican
Des Moines, April IL. p. MAS pre-
dicted in these dispatches few days
SINCE the republican state convention
will be held at Cedar Rapids. The date
will be Aug. 4 The state central com
mittee late this afternoon voted in fa-
vor of that city. The convention will be
held on Aug. and j. C. Davis will be
chairman, "A. NJ Mccall secretary and
S. c. Platt reading clerk.
Des Moines, April 17.-There was but
one absentee at the state committee
meeting today. George Scott, the Elev-
enth district member. had sent word he
could not be present.
The committee met at 2 p. m. 10 con-
slider the question of locating the next
Republican convention. fixing the ratio
of representation. selecting the tempor-
AIRY officers and fixing. the date.
Committees from Des Moines and
Cedar Rapids appeared before the state
committee and presented the rival
claims of these cities for the republican
convention. 1t was pointed out by Des
Moines that there would be a consider
able saving of railroad fares if Des
Moines was selected as the place. that
the auditorium is the only one large
enough TO hold the crowds. that the
hotels are capable of taking care OF
most of the crowd, etc. The Cedar
Rapids people had strong reasons to
urge why their city should be favored
this year. A meeting of Des Moines
people took place last evening for the
purpose of laying plans to secure the
convention. But little general interest
has been taken in the contest here and
the people generally seem to be indif-
ferent about the matter.
| Before the meeting it was claimed
that the division would be about as
/ follows in the committee: For Des
Moipes. Second. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth.
and Eleventh districts: for Cedar Rap
| ids, First. Third. Fourth and Sixth dis
fric;s. leaving the Tenth district to de-
eide the matter. 1t was also claimed
that a majority of the counties of the
Tenth district are in favor of Des
NIoines.
| Members of the committee. previous
70 the meeting We're noncommittal as to
1 what would happen in the meeting. and
lpreferred 70 put off making a decision
or announcing one The Cedar Rapids
i.psople. however. We're very confident of
success and claimed they had assur-
lances from a sufficient number OF the
committeeman 10 get them the conven-
!! tion
| The matter of hotel accommodations
at state conventions is always a thing
\ i n
committee and the candidates but TO
the delegates and the visitors. The
committees are usually given free ac-
eomnodatons, but candidates are ex-
pected to yield up goodly sums for
their rooms. For instance a good room
icn the parlor floor of a hotel is worth
from So to s35 day during conven-
1 tion week and a candidate ought to
| lave the room for four or five days at
least. Rooms on other floors cost less
bus are undesirable The hotel keeper
gives the privilege Of having five or
SIX persons slesp in d room, but it is
customary to keep the "headquarters'.
rooms open practically all night, so
that the candidate must in fact secure
4 a separate room for sleeping, provided
| he intends to do any sleeping at all.
/ AiSi = is'N OF el2ns1
teen known candidates for state office.
The cost of hotel accommodations TO.
these men and their immediate mana-
gers is no small item. A room for tie
meetings of the state committee is US
ually furnished without expense to the
comnittee. There ought to be rooms
for all various caucuses of delegations
land the district meetings as we'll as the
\ p,c1 IayI
state convention in Iowa is a great
4 thing and deserves the best treatment
and the greatest facilities possible.