The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-23

activities would be impossible. More
over the Baltimore hotels-or one at
least-hardly invite the economical.
At the recent Democratic banquet
three gentlemen-twO Of them repre-
sentatives in congress-were charged
nine dollars for a suite of two rooms
long enough to change from street to
evening clothes.
New York Much In Favor.
There is a growing sentiment
among Democratic members of con-
gress that 1t is about time that the
party should hold it's national conven.
| tion in New York. / have talked with
score of representatives, men like
Rucker of Colorado. Clark Of Florida,
Bartlett of Nevada, Sulzer of New
York, Sharp Of Ohio-I am purpOsely
picking men of widely-separated sec.
tions-and the composite picture OF
their views, the combined interview
so to speak, runs about like this:
''The Democratic party has not held
a convention in New York since the
Civil war. It has not held a conven-
ton in any city which might be
classed as an eastern city since the
convention of 1880 at Cincinnati when
Hancock was nominated. Since then
we have been to Chicago twice, to
Kansas City, to st. Louis and to Den
yer. In each of these cities we have
been treated admirably, given large
| guarantee fund, an admirable audi
torium hotel accommodation that
could hardly be eQualled elsewhere.
Must Capture East to Win.
But many Democrats believe that
the time has come to turn to the East
for support. Some years ago Mr..
Bryan made the tactical error of re-
ferring to the East as the enemy's
country. Today If the Democratic
party is to win 1t must appeal to the
East. How can that appeal be made
more promptly than by putting the
next national convention in the great
metropolis of the East. am pretty
we'll convinced that the next candi,
date of the Democratic party will
come from some point east Of the
Mississippi river, and If this shall be
the fact why should we not go down
into the East to find a place in which
| to hold our conventions? Everybody
believes that to elect a Democratic
and the adjacent states of Connect
cut, New Jersey and Delaware. What
could we do better to accomplish this
end than to hold in New York City SO
| great and enthusiastic a convention
as to impress upon these common
wealths, which in presidential cleo
tions at least, have been in late years
against us, the fact that the Demo
cratic party is growing and is com,
ing back to its own"
This seems to be the general point
of view of the Democratic politicians
In Washington. 1t is fair, however, to
quote the opinion of those who are In
the minority and who are anxious to
| have the convention held at some
point west of the Hudson river. Their
! expressions run about like this:
Other Cities Discussed.
"Tt is quite true that the Sullivan
| influence would be hurtful in Chi
cago, but what about the Murphy in
! fiuence in New York? II the one is
| to be avoided, why not avoid the 9th
er? There ought to be cities between
Chicago and New York--for we do
not believe that at this tine the con
vention should go West-ahNe to care
| for it. Why not Cincinnati? Oh
course some people might think that
a stroke In favor of Governor Har.
mon, but we don't care about that
nor do we believe that 1t will mate
rally affect the action of the conven
ton. What about Indianapolis? II
has a good convention hall and if II
is a bit shy on hotel facilities, it Is
at least equal to Louisville. Buffalo
has good hotel accommodations, so
too, has Detroit, but If either of these
cities should become a candidate fol
the convention 1t would have to erect
an auditorium especially for the pur
pose"
That is about fair summary Of the
views of the Democratic managers
here in Washington today. Person
ally should say that the chances are
very strong for the taking Of the con
vention to New York
Republicans May Go West.
AS for the Republicans, those with
whom have talked seem to look upor
Chicago as the place for their conVen
ton, though there are some who thinl
that the change in the attitude of the
party might make it wise for them tt
go out into the middle west, to Den
yer with it's magnificent auditorium
and to put up against the Democratic
party the western sentiment al
against eastern sentiment to whicl
the Democracy seems likely to appea
next year.
Copyright. 1911, by Joseph B. Bowleso