The Washington times., 1904-01-11
Headquarters at Shore
ham Thronged by Con-
ventiOn Boomers.
CHICAGO SEEMS AHEAD
Feeling Akin to Confidence
Evident Among Incom-
ing Politicians.

What may be termed the board of di-
rectors Of the Democratic party-the
Democratic National Committee-is as
sembling i'm Washington today. Its
headquarters is at the Hotel Shoreham,
where the national committee will meet
tomorr and the next day. probably.
for the purpose of determining the time
and place for holding the next national
convention of the party.
The out-of-town Democrats-that Is
those who are not members of Con
gress-began to arrive yesterday, and
there was a great influx today, not only
OF committeeman, but convention city
BOOMERS, and long string of promi-
nent Democrats who can always be de-
pended upon TO be on hand whenever
there is anything doing" in party
politics.
A National Democrat"
The first of the prominent Democrats
to arrive was Col. John l. Martin.
known to the Democracy of the nation
from Cape Cod to the Golden Gate.
Colonel Martin is nominalIy attached to
the Democracy of Missouri, where he
lives. but he belongs to the Democracy
of the nation. He is the sergeant-at-
arms of the natioral committee, and
came early in order to make prepara-
tons for the assembling of that body
tomorrow. Colonel Martin established
himself at the Shoreham, and lost no
time in getting busy" about his work.
so that everything viii be in readiness
when Chairman Jones gavei falls to-
morrow. calling the committee to or
der. Secretary Walsh is expected this
evening from Iowa.
Colonel Martin incidentally brought
with him a little boom for St. Louis as
the convention city; that is. he started
the talk about the Mound City as pre-
liminary to the work which will be
done by the big St. Louis delegation
which viii reach here this afternoon,
headed by Mayor RoIla Wells.
ST. Louis Prepared.
st Louis is fully prepared to take
care of the convention and the fair at
the same time. said Colonel Martin.
I'VE are putting up some fine hotels.
which will be completed long before
June, and we will be able to provide ex-
cellent accommodations at no advance
ir the usual rates. Besides we have a
convention han which is in many re-
spects better than the Coliseum in Chi
cago; il Will seat 1900 people, and is
better equipped with exits than is the
Chicago hall
In addition to these inducements. the
ST. Louis people have come prepared to
place a forty-thousa nd-doliar nest-egg
in the Democratic campaign fund. An
offer Of like amount was made for
the Republican convention. but was
passed up when Chicago raised the
ANTE" to $4,000 Colonel Martin saws
that $4,000 is now Democratic money
and viii be cheerfully turned over to
the national committee II the conven-
ton meets IN the Worlds Fair City.
Chicago Boomers Here
The Chicago boomers arrived here be-
fore the St Louis delegation. They are
headed by National Committeeman Ca
han. and in the delegation are repre-
sentatives Of the Iroquois Club. the
Democratic Club. and the County De
mocracy. sometimes rivals among them
selves in Cook county politics. but now
united firmly TO win the convention for
Chicago.
The Iroquois representatives are Ora
Williams. Colonel Lewis. Charles +.
Gunther. Judge A a Goodrich. and
Maxwell Edgar
Those from the County Democracy are
Robert Z. Burke, V. A. Perkins. and
w. II. Colvin.
Vice President. and Willis J. Abbott
OF Michigan. arrived on the same train.
Former Mayor Hopkins and Col. James
Hamilton Lewis. who has left the Pa
csfc Coast and has taken UP his resi-
dence in the Windy City are also
prominent among the Chicago boom
crs.
The Chicagoans. not satisfied with the
Republican convention. are determined
TO have the Democratic gathering as
well Committeeman Gahan said that
he saw no reason why Chicago should
not do as well by the Democrats as II
had done by the Republicans. and as T.
the facilities u Chicago and the ac-
commOdatiOns there was never any
question.
New York viii. however contest with
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