The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-25
DENVER PlfAlES
COMMITTEES

Special TO Daily Leader.
Denver Colo, May 25.-"We are en
tlrely satisfied with the manner in
which Denver is planning to handle
the democratic national convention.
Your new auditorium viii be the finest
building of It's kind Ia the world and
IL Is admirably arranged TO accommo-
date a large national convention. Den
yer is keeping every promise made .
the national committee, and her peo.
pie are sparing no pains 10 make the
convention a complete success.
The foregoing was the unanimous
expression Of the members of the cont.
mittee on arrangements OF the demo
cratic national committee at the con.
cluslOn of their recent meeting IN Den
yer The committee came 20 Denver
to INSPECT the new auditorium and 10
take up in detail the Arrangements as
planned by the committee Of the Dem.
yer Convention league which commit.
tee is working IN conjunction with the
national committee The local COM
mittee is known as the Denver com
mittee. democratic national cOnven.
ton
The members of the national com
mlttee who met in Denver were Roger
sullivan of Chicago Urey Woodson,
Owensboro Ky; Norman r. Mack
Buffalo, \. ". r.. NJ Johnson llous.
ton. Texas Former Governor John Il.
Osborne. Rawlins. Wyoming; Mayor
James y, Dahlman OF Omaha, Neb.
Colonel John /. Martin. sergeant-at-
arms of the democratic national con
yenuon was present and he viii ~
ia. I'm
main permanently until the convention
is over The committee ON arrange
ments viii return To Denver on June
20, and win not leave again until the
convention adiouns
Norman T. Mack In q speech the
night before the national committee
left Denver declared that the Sl00,O00
oaered and subsequently paid by the
Denver Convention league, was not
what induced the national committee
to select Denver for the conventions
We came 10 Denver because we
knew there We're thousands OF demo
Gratis III the United States who want ID
the convention 10 come 10 Colorado's 4
capitah declared Mr. Mack The
fau7 OF DenYers hospitality has
spread around The world and the eli
mate of this city makes Denver am
ideal place in which 20 hold "a conyen-
tion In summer The committee was
assured that convention hall would
be furnished that would bee complete
Ia everS deiail and we knew Denver
would make good that promise
The committee that Denver sent
10 urge this cityis claims was prepare 4
to assure as on every point 10 was a
committee o. business men who knew
what they were talking about and it's
members made such deep impression
upon the national committee that
there never has been doubt la the
minds of the members OF the national
committee on arrangements that this
/ city would meet it3 obligations The
money pledged 10 pay the expenses Of
\ the convention was paid promptly, and
lin addition 10 This sum OF $lOO.O 900.
Denver is building an auditorium that
viii cost not less than $3.50 Nan qod
Is raising a large fund to entertain
lour peopie when they come b yU0r
beautiml city"
Colonel John l. Martin, The veteran
serEeant-atarms said be never hai
seen such complete methods in ar.
/ ranging .or "a convention as those fol-
lowed hy The Denver committee
"Yeu Denver people certainty are
entitled 70 pat your city forward rs
the leading convention CITY iu Ameri
Ca declared Colonel Martin. Secur.
ing and handling conventions with you
Is a business. and you have learned
we'll the principles of such ventures
find that every detail has been antici
uafed hV YOur local commiffpo and
Ipredict ihai not only viii fhe attend
ance be larger than al ans ether CON
Veniion Of the party but thar q viii
ne the most successful meeting from
every standpoint
n look for q large attendance ol
ladies al The convention. Eyerybod,
in the east and south who never has
been IN Denver expects 10 Visit thi,
laifracfiFe and enlerpfising CIV SONS
day Thousands or people Nii iaks
ladyaniaee Of this occasion 70 come
wives and sisters OF delegates and