The Washington times., 1907-12-07
Chicago is the place.
June IS Is the time.

Chicago Is the place.
June IS Is the time.
BY casting thirty-two OF It's votes for
Chicago as the city for the next Re
publican national convention, the Re
publican national committee this after
noon settled on the Windy City as being
better place for the event than either
Kansas City or Denver
Kansas City got seventeen votes:
Denver trailed in with four
While the speeches favoring the three
cities as convention places were being
made, the committee was in public ses-
sion. Senators, Representatives and pO-
Ideal leaders crowded the room IN the
Shoreham Hotel where the meeting was
held. They stood crowded against the
walls, riveted TO their places by the
bursts OF oratory that hurled themselves
against the ceiling in praise Of this and
that town.
Kansas City Boosters.
Kansas Cty's boomers were on hand
IN force. They had a red-fire, high
pitched. bang-up boom for their town.
They spoke at great length and cheer
ed every time their town was mentioned.
They said Kansas City might be as
cool as any other town In June. They
praised its hotels end lauded its audi
tOrium. Senator Warner. Representa-
tive Bartholdt and several other gentle
men did themselves proud, telling how
tne convention being held in Kansas
city would carry Missouri as a Repub-
lican State.
Then Representative Lowden OF Il
hnois got up and said a few pointed
things IN favor Of Chicago. He spoke
Of money in a way that made the com
mittee take notice. He declared that Il
was for the interests OF the Republican
party, rather than in behalf OF Chica-
go, that he asked for the convention for
Chicago. He said Chicago's hotel, teie-
graph, and auditorium accommodation
easily fitted It for the claim OF the
Dsnver's Plea.
Ths Denver orators, Mr.. Mills, and
Lieutenant Governor Harper threw
bouquets at the climate OF Denver, talk
ed about the sun-lissed mountains. and
the fertile valleys. and made the proud
boast that "sun-strolSes are unknown
in Denver"
After all the speaking and the smoke
of the talk-battle had cleared away, the
committee met in executive session In
thirty minutes the announcement was
given out that Chicago had won, and
that the convention would be held
June is.
After some preliminary work. the
committee took up the consideration OF
the invitations of cities that The con-
vention, be held in their midst Denver
was first on the list. and in her behalf
only the two speakers, Mills and Har-
per, took the floor.
For Chicago Representative Lowden
was the only speaker. He said:
You already know the facilities Chi
cago has for conventions, the hotel ac-
commodations. the telegraph facilities
and so on. I will merely point out that
there will be more interest in this con-
vention than there has been in any con
vention for the pSst generation. For
the newspaper man the facilities foI
getting the news into all parts of tho
country are better there than in any
other city 1t is important that the
newspaper men be in a position TO give
the country the news of such a gath
ering.
Interest of Party.
II am not here so much for the in
terests Of Chicago as I am in behalf
of the Republican party. believe that
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