Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-16
CHICAGO MAY GET
BOTH CONVENTIONS
Believed That Democratic and Re-
publican Leaders Favor
That City.
II WILL HAVE 70 PUT UP $4,000
Several Other Cities, However, Desire
Big Meetings Within Their Borders,
And Hot Fight is Looked For-kan.
sas City, Mo-, Hustlins for the Re.
publican Gathering.

w AStflNGION, oct. lb.-lt looks
MS IL Chicago will be chosen as the
place for holding both the Republican
Conventions next year OF course,
there have been no actual devotion.
ments to warrant anything like pre-.
dictlon that the Windy City will be
awarded this twofold honor. but the
opinion suppressed by the politicians
OF national prominence of both par.
ties who drift into Washington seem
decidedly to favor the Illinois metrop
oils Nevertheless. Chicago II sho
does get either of the big meetings.
VIII not do so without struggle
Ihere not dozen or more cities am.
Ditious OF having the 1905 Presiden.
llal candidates named within their
norders VINO Will contest for that priv
iiese' SO that lively fight NAV bo
rocked Tor before the National Com.
mittees when they meet in Washinr.
ION TINS winter to make arangcments
Tor the conventions.
One Thing Against CHICAGO.
There Is one thing against Chicopo
however. and that is the unwritton
law which says that no city shall no
CHOSEN which Is in n State bavin, -
candidate for the nomination. "IInclc
Joe Cannon Is ut least n stronrlv ro.
coptivc candidate, and he bajls iron,
illinois. Nevertheless n 7s he,invnd
mat some way will be found 10 over'
come this objection.
me date of the National Commit.
l,..Ef
ing chairman Harry S. New. with Sec.
,u.ary Elmer Dover, In this city the
'"''er part of this week.
Must Show the Money.
~ t"kes money to get II National
convention to your town. II Ia safe
~ say that nowadays neither Nation.
~ committee would be willing to
asreo to hold the gathering in any
uisy before mt least $4,000 not ONLY
Mas promised. but was actually in
n'""; That IL large amount for
any put inc largest cities to nut nm.
VT at ieast to collect from It's citi.
Hehs. That Is one thing that inst
now stands IN the wav of Louisville.
she wants the Democratic hosts 10
gathcr there year from now. hut
,heFc seems to be hesitancy about
opening the purses to guarantee the
expenses incidental to the work of tbe
delegates.
IL is understood that Acting Chair.
man Harry F. New of the Republican
National Committee has already ro.
ceived overtures from representative
citizens of several cities, including
chicago. ST. Louis. Kansas City. Den.
yer and milwaukee, Kansas CITY Is
especially active. Her people anneor
TO think that Chicago is their only
rival worth considering. and are hurl.
ing all sorts of invectives in tho IN.
rection of that town. They hal tho
1910 Democratic Convention ont thero
and they think they did pretty wei
In the entertaining line. and they are
willing tn try their hand Mt IL again
Cincinnati is also understood To no
In the race with fair showing. hut
rs matter of fact there is very little
hope that this city will win out.
Want Central City.
There is popular idea that the sec.
ton of the country in which Ma.
tional Convention is held is affected
for the party holding
1t, but the oldest practical politicians
think there Is very little in this. In.
deed, they now give more consi,lera.
ton to the convenience OF the dela
gates than anything else and that is
one reason why Chicago Is regarded
with so much favor. Ii Is centrally
located. so far as the greater number
oil delegates are concerned. In adj
dition, it has reputation for hand
ling big crowds effectively. This re-
counts much with those del
egates who have suffered the incon.
veniences incidental to inadequate no.
tel facilities in smaller citis
There are Indications. however.
that an effort may be made to have
the Republican Convention at least
held somewhere in the East. There
is an outcropping of press comment
favorable to such a plan. and in this
gossip Baltimore, Washington Phila.
delphia. New York. Pittsburg. Buffalo
and Albany are among the places
rs those which might well
be considered. SO far there has been
no organized effort to get either OF
tn conventions for any of these cities.
Republicans to Meet First.
II is expected that the Republican
Convention will be held. as usual.
about a week before the Democratic
which will doubtless be scheduled for
the latter part OF July. There is some
criticism heard here by those Demo
Gratis who think it unwise for their
always to be in the wake
of that OF their opponents. but there
is no reason for feeling that the Gus
tom will be changed The argument
of tho Democrats who are opposed to
such n policy is that It ia calculated
to foster the feeling among the people
that the Democratic paryt lacks initia.
tive, and can only find meat upon
which to feed as mere critic of the
nnlicins Of the Rnnmhlicans