Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-25
SATISFIED WITH WAY
DENVER HAS PLANNED
NEW CONVENTION HALL CAN
HANDLE CROWDS
Auditorium viii Cost More Than Haf
a Million, and 100000 VIII Be
Spent In Entertainment
Of Delegates

DENY En- COLO, MAY 81 w "
entirely satisfied with the manner III
which Denver is planning TO handle
the Democratic national convention.
Your new auditorium will be the hnest
building of it's kind in the world, and
it is admirably arranged to acconmo-
date a large national convention. Den
yer is keeping every promise maze 10
the national committee and her people
are sparing no pains to make the con-
vention a complete success"
The foregoing was the unanimous eA-
preston of the members of the COM
mitee on arrangements OF the Denio-
cratic national committee at the con-
clusion of their recent meeting IN DEN
yer. The committee came 10 Denver
TO inspect the new auditorium anu 10
take up in detail the arrangeneHts as
MANNED by the committee of the DEN
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 convention.
The members Of the national COM
mittee who met in Denver were Roger
Sullivan of Chicago; Urey Woo1soh
| Greensboro KY; Norman Il. Mack'
Buffalo, N. Y; r. M. Johnson, Hous-
| ton Texas: former Governor John II.
| Osborne, Rawlins, Wyo.; Mayor JAMES
| c. Dahlman of Omaha. Neb.
| Col. John 1. Martin, sergeant-at-
| arms of the Democratic national con-
vention, was present and he VIII re-
| turn to Denver early in June TO reHia III
| nermanently until the convention Is
over. The committee on arrangements
| will return to Denver on June ~ anu
| will not leave again until the conNeh-
| tion adjourns. .,,o
| Norman f. Mack, IN a speech .ie
night before the national committee
lat Denver declared that the 100000
| offered and subsequently paid py the
Denver Convention league was not
| what induced the national committee
| to select Denver for the conVehtioh'
1--WE came to Denver because we
knew there we're thousands of Demo-
Gratis in the United States who wanted
the convention to come 10 CoioI auo
capital" declared Mr. Mack. The fanle
If Denyer's hospitality has spread
around the world, and the climate oi
this citv makes Denver an ideal place
I'm which to hold a convention in sum
mer. The committee was assured tnal
| q. convention hall would be furnished
that would be complete In every oe-
tail and we knew Denver would make
good that promise.
mThe committee that Denver sent to
urge this citys claims was prepared
to assure us on every point. 1t was
committee of business men VINO kne"
what they were talking about, ana lt'
members made such deep impression
unon the national committee that tner'
was nothing left to do but award I'M
convention to the hustling western city
Since Denver secured the convent1oi
there never was a doubt in the mind
Of the members of the national com
mittee on arrangements that this CIT
? would meet it's obligations. The none
pledged to pay the expenses or the con
yention was paid promptly, and In al
dition TO this sum of 100000 Denve
3 &c building an auditorium that WI
cost not less than 900, and Is rails
ing n large fund to entertain our PEG
pie when they come to your peautlIu
city"
Col. John I. Martin, the veteran ser
geant- arms, said he never mad see
such complete methods in arrangin
for a convention as those followed u
l. the Denver committee.
= 'You Denver people certainly are en-
d titled to put your city forward as tn
= leading convention city in America,
= declared Col Martin. Securing an
: handling conventions with you Is
= business, and you have learned we
the principles of such ventures l I'm
: that every detail has been anticipate
y by your local committee, and l predle
- that not only will the attendance b
J. larger than at any other convention {
the party, but that it will be the mos
r successful meeting from every stano
n point.
Ie II look for a large attendance
Is ladies at the convention. Everybody
Is the east and south who never has bee
ts in Denver expects to visit this attrat
IS tive and enterprising city some da.
e Thousands of people will take at
vantage of this occasion to come WlVt
and sisters of delegates and alternate
viii insist upon being taken along, ar
your woman's clubs and societies vi
" have their hands full looking after tt
comfort of these visitors.
"Denver is a beautiful city, and TT
n progress she has made in the last te
m years in commercial way Is Wonde
I'd full. The Rocky Mountain region ce
\ tainly is a glorious country, and DENY
as the commercial center of this Sc
"a ton is abreast of the progress of Il
age.
80 anxious TO do the square thing in CO.
70 nection with the Democratic nation
% convention misunderstanding III
~ have occurred have been adjusted ca
ilv. and I look for smooth sailing fro
now on. In carrying out my duties
sergeant-at-arms of Democratic natio
al conventions / never have had n
headquarters in a city where the pc
IN ple were more anxious to co-opera
t., with the national committee with t
Il view of considering the welfare a.
hit comfort of the visitors The people
W. Colorado should be proud of the WI
Denver is handling this affair, and t
Democrats of the nation should
proud of this great western city tn
- is doing so much to make the next II
~ tional convention of the party one
' ssi be remembered as an important a
=, brilliant event in the annals OF I
y. party.
80 Meet me in Denver in July. m
high is ringing in the ers of eve
good Democrat in America, and Den
Gratis certainly will be here in lar
of numbers when the convention &C
y venes on the morning of July z.
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