The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-29
CITIES IN LIVELY
CONVENTION FIGHT
Chicago, Baltimore, St. Lou
is, Kansas City Want
Democratic Meeting.
By RoDERtck CLIFFORD.


WASHINTON, Oct. 2s.-Democrat-
ic convention boomers have become
active since the announcement that
the Democratic National committee
would meet in Washington on January
to fix the time and place for holding
the Democratic National convention.
In addition to selecting the time and
place for the convention, the commit
tee will have to determine the ques-
ton whether resolution shall be
passed instructing the state commit
tee to provide for direct vote for del
egates to the convention. 1t is an
nounced that the Democratic progress
! sive league will ask the committee to
make such a recommendation to the
state committee.
The activity of the convention boom
ers forecasts lively fight in the ccm-
| mittee for the convention city. Bal.
| timore has been in the field for some
| time and is making a vigorous effort
to obtain from members OF the COM
mittee pledges of support of their cam
| paign to take the convention to the
Monumental City. and the Baltimore
boomers assert they have been given
assurance of enough votes to win.
| Recent developments would indi-
| cate, on the other hand that the Bal
timoreans are bit over-optimistic,
as Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis
have entered the fight and it is said
st. Paul intends to extend an invita-
ton to the committee. 1t is under
stood that some of the members OF the
national committee, who several
months ago were disposed to vote for
Baltimore, have changed their minds.
1t is said they have been impressed
with the argument advanced by some
| of the Western members of the COM
mittee that if the convention should
be held in an Eastern city, and can
didate with reactionary tendencies be
nominated, the party would enter the
camapign with heavy handicap.
Up to the present the men who have
been considered as candidates for the
nomination for president have given
no indication of their preference and
taken no part in the preliminary Skin
mishes over the selection of a conven.
ton city. Friends of Governor Wilson
have intimated they believe the gov
ernor would prefer to see the conven-
ton 60 west but so far no declara
ton has come from the governor.
The announcement that the Demo-
cratic National committe would meet
here in January, which will be almost
a month later than the fixed date by
the Republican committee, gives assur-
ance that the Republican convention,
will, as usual, precede that OF the DEM
ocrats. 1t has been intimated by men,
bers of the Republican committee.
who have been exchanging views as to
the time for holding the convention,
that the delegates would be summoned
to assemble next June, probably the
latter part of the month.
Chicago is about the only city con-
sidered so far by members of the Re-
publican committee as the place of
holding the convention.
Despite the fact that the convention
will be held almost every year from
this date, there already is strong talk
of an extended fight against the re-
nomination of President Taft, and the
Endorsement by the meeting OF pro-
gressives in Chicago this week of Sen
ator LaFollette is regarded here as
but the opening gun of this campaign.
Notwithstanding this. old political
leaders, professed to be optimistic as
to the outcome and freely concede
the nomination to Mr.. Taft.
On the other hand there seems to
be no question that there has been
considerable dissatisfaction among the