New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

Chicago he said, would offer ample facihuus -,
al ,he needs Of the convention. He oehe'eo
,h.. all anv citv should do was to pay an eN
ranses Of the convention, and that Nii0"s
would do Twenty-Five thousand ooiois .
he the least and anything beyond 'iia'
un a. s1os fsao would be forthcoming Chicaso'
n. rsid would do all 1t did four years aso' "
then IL kent all promises that were maoe'
ct am not here so much in the nteres. OF
Chicago he said. "as am IN the liioeie Va
penuhIican party of the country
fIa s,,6 there had been some criticism OF 'ne
,,.on,s Of Chicago on account of what seelheu
g. .,,,. as lack Of activity Of the committee
r,,,. ,hev were here now, he added. TO assure
,h. na.,ona, committee that Chicago wanted the
convention and would do as we'll In caring lor II
as n had done foar years ago He saio 'he |oii-
scum would seat $4,000 persons. and 'hat nun az
b.r he believed. was as many as shoulo Nc
,resan. at 2 convention in which important
h, siness Ves to be transacted. The good falth
of the city. he said, would be guaranteed oS
Samuel r. Raymond and F. w Upham. OF chi
caso and he sure their word was saliicieii'
20 every one who knew them. Nhen MI Low"
den nroduced a pocketbook in which ne had
telegram from Messrs Raymond and Upham
there was loud applause
..tse has the dough with him. called out
delegate.
Afr I,owden declared he had something 'ue'
ss GOOD in the form of guarantee that Chicaso
would 10 all it did four years ago In proViuiis
for the convention
,-n.,,nsn New. being appealed to by the
speaker, said that If the treasurer OF the com
mittee was present he would say that Chlcaso
four years ago had kept all promises i'"'
the national committee.
ARGI-E FOR KANSAS CITY.
upnn s,Ssouri was reached Thomas j. AZ
hing ,ressntea the claims Of that state ne
declared that Kansas city had every facih'E 'oi
,hs convention and that in the event or the coii-
vehtion being held there Republican Victory III
the state would be assured
NJ .ttfns WAS followed by Senator Warner
,,-bo dacIared that while Kansas City was not
,he biggest city commercially. 1t had hall hoio-
,,s 81 0ne nrrsens and of freproof construction
in which the convention could meet missouri
ba5 given ;ts electoral vote to MI RooseNei'' ne
declared. and the holding OF the next convention
,here would do much TO keep the state IN 'iie
r,enubljcau column next year. He made an ep-
peel 10 the party to meet in MISSOURI anu "as
frequently interrupted by applause
Senator Scott asked whether negro Repuoh-
cans from, the South would be taken care Of in
souri is a Southern State he doubted Whether
that would be done.
Senator Warner was emphatic in declaring
that he had no doubt about the good care that
would be given to the negro delegates
They are not much darker than L am ne
said land politically they are not at all darker
II believed any such man would be oeneo
accommodations would stand here to-day ana
.sk Won not to permit the convention to go
there"
After the applause had ceased, MI warner
said a certified check would be given al any uie
for the expenses OF the convention
Representative Bartholdt, Of Missouri, advo-
c..ed the claims of his state for the conVen-
tion If the convention should be held there ne
said. the 'eyiI forces Of Democracy and de-
str.,ction" would be routed in the next election
III IL Nen ex-Mayor of Kansas City. said
.b.r Missouri was owned by Roosevelt and
rs-,-.-7 and that no man could make so strong an
anneai TO tie people OF that state as Roosevelt
The mention Of Mr. Roosevelts name called forth
+. demonstration from the Kansas City delega-
,ion in the rear of the hall
Ny Nef presented a certified check for
s5oooo and q receipt for the rent Of the Audi
-oriuu1 at Kansas City as evidence of good
fs,.f, and said the remainder of the money for