Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-12
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Washington, Dec. 12.-The members
OF the Democratic National Commit.
tee here to attend a meeting of the
committee were among the most In
terested readers of the announcement
made today that President Roosevelt
had reiterated last night his determi.
nation not accept another nomination
for the presidency. Several were
frank enough to express the opinion
that he could poll a larger Demo-
cratic vote than any other candidate
and with him out of the way the Dem
ocratic candidate will not only retain
the vote of his own party but will
stand a better show of making in
roads upon the opposition. Most of
the prominent Republicans refused to
talk but Senator Chester Long, OF
Kansas, said:
"As a supporter of William H. Taft
am very much gratified that the
statement has been made by Presi.
dent Roosevelt"
Perry Belmont Favors Publicity.
Before the meeting of the Demo
cratic National Committee today Per.
ry Belmont, treasurer of the commit
tee, was seeking pledges to the fol.
lowing resolution, which he intro
duced:
Resolved, That the Democratic
National Committee cordially ap-
proves the movement under way to
assist in bringing about publicity in
state as well as national campaigns
Of the money confronted and all
expenditures made by the committee
for political purposes"
Five Cities Bid for Convention.
The Democratic National Commit
tee met at 1905 o'clock today. The
states which failed to respond to the
roll call were Arkansas, California,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mon
tana, North Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma
and the Territory of Hawaii The
committee at once got down to bust
ness and nominations for the place of
holding the next convention were
made. Five cities made a bid as fol.
lows: Denver, Louisville, Chicago,
st. Paul, and Atlantic City.
Denver's Claims Well Presented.
Charles Franklin, of Denver, was
the first speaker to be heard in advo-
cacy of that city's claims for the con-
vention. He showed number of large
diagrams covered with objects of which
Denver was the center. He said Den
yer was convention city, from $50
to 200 conventions being held there
every year. He spoke of the ample ac-
commodations both in the matter OF
hotels and new auditorium, which
he said was built by the city at
cost of s550,000, and was capable of
holding $4,000 persons. He made a
strong point of Denver's climate, de-
claring that the delegates would De
able to do as much work there in two
days as in in the humid atmosphere
of the east. He claimed that not
since 1882 had there been a national
convention held beyond the geogra-
phical center Of the United States. He
said that from many southern states
the railroad fare to Denver was no
greater than to Atlantic City or Chi
cago and but little more than to Louis
Vile, while from the Pacific coast ii
would be no more. Franklin said the
Denver committee had 100000 to
cover the expenses of the convention
and guarantees every facility as to
hotels, committee rooms, press ac-
commodations, etc.
w. F. R. Mills, of the Denver Bust
ness Mems League, presented the
formal invitation of Denver, repeat
ing In substance what he had said to
the Republican committee in an Of
fort to get the Republican convention.
Senator Teller supported those who