The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-03-05
Rivals Keenly Active in Ef-
fort to Secure Either Re-
publican or the Democrat
ic Meetings.
SAN FRANCISCO is
AFTER ADVERTISING
West Coast City Wants the
Republican Pow Wow
Some of the Cities Want
Both of Meetings.

Washington. March f. Fourteen
cities have entered the race to enter
tain the national conventions of the
Republican and Democratic parties in
1912. These are Milwaukee, Memphis,
Louisville, Atlanta, Baltimore. Detroit,
st. Louis, Kansas City. Chicago, San
Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, New
York and Denver.
OF these cities Milwaukee, Memphis.
Louisville, Atlanta, Baltimore, De-
troit, st. Louis, Kansas City. Chicago
want TO entertain the great Democrat
ic convention and st. Louis. Kansas
City, Chicago and Milwaukee also
want to be the host tor the Republican
convention. New York, Denver. Phila-
delphia, Boston and San Francisco are
after the Republican convention only.
The Republican convention. it is
thought will go either to the extreme
east or west. deserting the Mississippi
Valley and Chicago. though strong
that section. Denver and San Fran
cisco in the west and Philadelphia,
New York and Boston in the east are
hard set on winning Both in Boston
and New York City the argument is
advanced that the Republican conven-
tion would tend to regain lost states
to the Republican ranks. On the 9TH
er hand Philadelphia has not had a
convention since 1900, when Colonel
Roosevelt came into national promi-
nece as a politician, and it believes
that 1t is again entitled to the COM
ing one.
Frisco Hot in Fight.
San Francisco, it is learned, will try
hard for the Republican gathering
The coast city. fresh from it's victory
over New Orleans in the Panama cam
al exposition fight, is out for advertis-
ing and believes that a big political
gathering would be beneficial to the
Panama Canal exposition, which it
will hold in 1915.
Denver which made big success OF
the Democratic convention of 1908, is
probably the most active of the cities
contending for the Republican conven-
ton. Republican national committee.
men have received the following ap.
peal from that city:
THE Denver Chamber of Commerce
urges that the Republican national
convention Of 1912 be held in this city.
The Auditorium and the climate con.
stitute combination unequalled else.
where. while the hotels and other ia.
cilities are uneXcelled. Will you give
Denver's claim a friendly considera-
tion?"
In promising to give Denver's claim
consideration the Republican national
committeeman are reminding one an.
| other that Denver made good with the
last Democratic gathering, and that
the 100000 she promised the Demo.
Gratis for bringing their gathering
there was promptly paid into the Dem.
ocratic treasury. II the Denverites
have similar financial proposition to
make to the Republicans her offer will
undoubtedly be seriously considered.
st. Louis through it's Business
Mems league, has given notice that
at the proper time its claim for both
conventions will be advanced In the
letter of the league to the Republican
committeeman there is a request that
| no decision be reached until the St
| Louis offer for the honor of having
the big political show is made known
In conclusion the letter states: You
Will, We are sure remember that in
1896 the Business Mems league enter.
tained the Republican national con.
vention in st. Louis, and complied to
| the letter with every provision of the
agreement entered into between your
committee and the Business Men
| league
Persuasive Argument.
This reminder that st. Louis always
| makes good with its financial promis
i es when bidding for a national con
vention is persuasive argument to
national committeeman, whether OF
the Democratic, Republican or any
| other brand of political faith.
Chicago, which entertained the Re
| publicans in 1908, will again extend an
| invitation for the Republicans to gath
er in the Windy City, but as sentimen,
and precedent hold that a political
party should not repeat in holding its
convention, the efforts Of Chicago
will probably be directed toward the
capture of the Democratic show.
Louisville, Memphis and Atlanta, in
addition to st. Louis are now strong
claimants for the Democratic conyen.
ton. though Baltimore has the lead.
Strange to relate. Kentucky man,
former Sem Blackburn first suggest
ed Baltimore as the convention city
He sounded the slogan for the Monu-
mental City at the recent Democratic
love feast held there and the business