Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-04
CHICAGO GETS BOTH.
Likely Republican and Demo-
cratic National Conyen-
tions Will Meet There
HAS BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
rs BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
Two Requisites of Hotel and Telegraph
Facilities are obtainable There and
Location is central-Hanna Likely to
Direct the Republican Campaign
Again.

Washington, NOV. 4.-GHlcaso VIII
have both the national conventions, II
auv effort is made to secure them.
Members of the national committees
are predisposed In favor of Chicago
which has all the essential attributes
of a convention city. Ample hotel and
other Accommodations are assured.
and the telegraph companies have
enough wires so that the news is GER
tain to go out without delay. THESE
are the two weightiest considerations
in the minds of those whose duty 1t
is to select the place The city is
central, and the railway facilities am
pie. The climate in june. is usually
salubrious. Naturally there will have
to be some assurance by the hotel pro-
prietors and convention hall people
that the conventions will be accorded
proper accommodations and rates.
Baltimore. Detroit and ST. Louis are
making active efforts to secure the two
national conventions. Baltimore Is
particularly anxious to have the DEM
ocratic convention. 1t has good no
tells and other facilities. but 1t Is not
SO central, and in June 1t is likely 10
be very warm.
Experiences in Minneapolis ana
Kansas City have prejudiced the COM
mittee against cities of that class Tor
holding conventions. 1t may be notei
also that such cities have been cured
Of the convention craving. These ex z
reriences were mutually unpleasant.
Lack of hotel facilities will prob
ably keep the convention away from
st. Louis. without the convention
crowds the city will be overlooked In
June by exposition visitors, and even
in June it is not pleasant to walk the
streets or pay $40 day for six-ln-a-
room accommodations 1t will be cas-
Ter to have the convention doings IN
Chicago and go thence to the fair.
The reports that Perry $. Heath VIII
not serve as secretary of the repub-
lican national committee In the next
campaign are doubtless well founded.
Mr.. Heath has been too close to the
postoffice scandals. While no Official
blame attaches to him it would be
unwise to have him too prominent IN d
presidential camgaign. 1t is quite pos
sible that his resignation will be hand
ed to the committee in Washington
next month. His place may or may not
be filed at once, probably not. me
has nothing to do between
campaigns and it may conclude to
elect a secretary after 1t has been re-
organized for work following the ma
tional convention.
Much gossip is hearl about Senator
Hanna's paans with reference TO the
craftsmanship of the republican ma
tional committee. The old stories
about Mr.. Hanna's failing health and
increasing years are told. and the In
ference Is made that he viii Withdraw.
II he has any such intention the prest-
dent and his friends know nothing
about it. nor has Mr.. Hanna said any
thing on which such an inference could
be based. Hanna Is leadfng very
vigorous life in Ohio just at present.
and there are no signs that he Is play
ing out, or that he INTENDS to quit poll
tics. All stories regarding his sup-
posed plans along this line ought to be
Aberaiay discounted, at least for the
present.
It may safely be assumed that a
good deal OF the talk about his jnten-
tlon to retire from the national COM
mittee has its origin In the desire to
stir up trouble between him and the
president: but this Is no longer posi-
Bile. Hanna and the president under
stand each other perfectly, and it Is
wel known that it is the presidents
wish to have Hanna remain in charge
of the national committee. and that
Hanna has said that he would remain,
provided something now Unforeseen did
rot come UP. There are several prae-
tical reasons why Hanna ought TO re-
main. He is now closing his first term
in the senate. and has risen to posi-
ton of real leadership in that body.
His power in the senate is radically IN
creased by virtue of his Craftsmanship
of the national committee, a fact which
he well understands. Again. his expe-
Renee In the two last national cam
paigns makes him easily the best man
for tlasi place in 1904. If he were to re-
tire it would lead to al sorts of talk
among the opposition and an attempt
would probably be made to show that
the president was without the support
of the business interests of the coun-
try. Much campaign enbarrassm ent
would be avoided by Hanaas remain
ing where he is, and That he intends to
remain is the understan ding here.