Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-06
GREAT RACE FOR
COP CONVENTION
MANY IN THE FIELD, BUT CHI
CAG0, ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS
CITY ONLY ONES CENTRALLY
LOCATED


principal contenders, and Atlantic
City, Denver, Seattle, st. Louis,
Boston, Pittsburg and other cities
comprising the Geld" the great
race for the republican national con-
vention honors is on today. The
committee met at II o'clock this
morning in the parlors of the Shore
ham hotel, but 1t will probably be
late tomorrow before all the bust
ness relating to the coming big
gathering of the Republican clans
has been completed.
Chairman New believes that the
convention should be held in the
first week of June, and IL is quite
likely that this season of the year
Twill be selected by the committee,
which will disregard the fact that
congress may be IT, session, allowing
congress to do as 1t likes about adj
journing
No Prejudice in Choice
''Tn its deliberations today the
committee will act in a wholly un-
prejudiced manner" said one Of its
members. The city that gets the
convention will win because 1t has a
greater measure Of advantages for
the holding of such an assemblage
than its competitors. 1t must be
easily accessible from all parts OF
the United States, and have first
class railroad facilities. It must
have plenty of good hotels sufficient
to entertain the delegates and visi-
tors, and must guarantee that the
rates for such accommodations will
be reasonable. The delegates will
be put to great expense in reaching
the convention city, and they must
not be made the victims of highway
robbery in the way of excessive hotel
charges. The hall must be big
enough to accommodate the conven-
ton, which will probably attract
more delegates and visitors than any
political convention ever before held
In this country. The telegraph IA
cilities for handling news must re
as perfect as they can be made. The
city that can guarantee to meet all
these demands will be selected by
the committee"
ONLY Three Have o Chance
By the process of exclusion thus
set forth, it is believed that only
Chicago, Kansas City ana St Louis
have any chance of landing the con-
vention. All of these cities are cen
trally located and easily accessible,
I'll have good railroad facilities and
all could probably arrange for the
proper handling of news. In the
matter of hall Kansas City easily
leads its competitors, while Chicago
and st. Louis are better qualified in
the matter of hotel accommodations.
Denver and Seattle are thought to
be too far west, and the other cities
in the field too far east and north
to have a chance of landing the con-
vention. At the last republican con-
vention Chicago provided $4,000
for the entertainment of the conven-
tion, in addition to paying $4,000
for the hall, end Zach city now seek
ing the meeting will have to guar
antee that they can take care of he
proposition III an equally libe n
manner. The recent financial strin-
gency has caused some of the aspi-
rants to retire from active work for
the convention and may make the
financial end of the convention more
Idifficult of settlement
Campaign Will Then Open
! Immediately after the work of the
committee has been completed, city
selected and the call for the conven-
ton issued, the campaign for the
nomination will be on in full swing.
District conventions for choosing
delegates will begin in all states. A
few will be held this month, but
most of them in February AMI
March.
I Who the presidential candidate
will be is a matter in regard to
which the widest difference of opin-
ion exists. Most of the republican
political managers at today's gath
ering believe that President Roose-
welt is sincere in his determination
not to again become candidate,
and that when the proper time