The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-08
REGAIN OFF TO GET
CONVENTION HERE
Hotel Man Takes With Him Some
of the Money That's to
Allure 1t.
HIS OWN CHECK FOR S25. 900
Limitation Fec" With Two Other IN
stalmcnts in Thirty and
Sixty Days.
HIS OWN CHECK FOR S25.NOt

James Is. Regan and his committee
mates left for Washington Yesterday
at 3 IS in special car over the Pcnnsvl-
vania Railroad to champion New York in
th" contest among the cities for tn"
Democratic national convention next
June. Mr.. Regan's companions were
Edward VI. 1i"rn"v of the Marlborough
Hotel Fred T. Reed of the Park Avenue.
Harry p. Stmson of the Cumberland
Charles J.. Spratt of the Grand Central
Palace and Milton G. Roach.
About2 o'Clock Nr Rcgan was found in
his apartments getting ready for the trip.
YES" he said. "we shall present our
credentials to the national Democratic
committee. and give them the reasons
why New York exceeds and supcrs"deS
any city IN the country" Tn" credentia .
came forth. three httle white envelopes.
One of them was opened; il contained a
personal check for s?5 ooD certified ~ the
National Park Bank.
our initiation fec" said Mr RrCan
modcstlv. There will be two other in
stallments IN thirty and sixty days.
Some one has to do the guaranteeing; |
believe in the project.
NO. we hotel men don't need this as
a business proposition The Knicker-
booker and most OF the other big places
are full all the time Bat New York is
the logical and the only place for a con-
vention of anv kind and do you realize
that we haven't had a Democratic con-
ventiou here since seymour and Grant
We're nominated, fortythrec years ago.
Because New York is crowded, Never
New York never is'Crowd"d. Can they
aiwav- get one moro ON the subway car;
Next week when We have our biggest
crowds Of the whole year for the auto
mobile show "" could accommodate"
10 ooo uou more people. The reason New
York do,sn plav for things of this Sort :
hecan-" its too busy"
"l,- shame" continued Mr Rcgan
Indignantly. You make "A visit 10 an
other city and the first thing that hap
pens to Won j. ride around the town ~
vour hosts machine He will stop be-
fore every other building, tell about this
new thing and that. such man who Is
responsible for this, and such another
who has dos" that II may take whole
morning. That man is proud of his city;
he'll bring a convention there If he can.
New York mon haven't the time To do this
| They're making money. thinking of
nothing else but that. They decide TO
twenty minutes they can dress, dine and
ha ready to talk business between IN"
acts
Proud Of New York myself? OF course
| am. we all are And We are going 10
| take time away from money making 10 60
to Washington and talk about how proud
We are. Then. with all due respect, We
are coming back as quick az we can
New YORK." said Mr.. ReGan slowly
can hn made the biggest summer resort
1 in the world. London is now. Think of
/ orr city comparrd To London. surrounded
Ia- We are 10y water. by parks. beaches,
excursions. accessible To all kinds of
amusement We are the only real sea
! shore resort Yet people flock 10 London
and Paris We want to show representa-
| tive people our New York in summer time.
| This convention IL only step. Its about
| tim. New Workers woke up 10 their own
city Then the rest of the country may
know about II. and the rest of the world
We do need summer theatres. and
races. such as the Partisan with one or
two francs in his pockets can go To for a
days outing Those will come with the
| crowds, though.
AS TO what may happen in this con-
vention-no, | cant say All I'm doing Is
to bring il here. The country needs a
strong head, of course, like business or
a hotel. We need man who can turn a
corner quickly or take a rap without
falling or Unquestionably the high cost
I of living and the general business unrest
will be big issues. No, sir, ! am not a
politician in any sense. just business
man proud of New York We are u of
MS going to fight our best, and we're hop
ing, Norman +. Mack is chairman Of the
chairmen of committees. I'll have few
words To say 10 him Immediately on arrival
They meet next Monday or Tuesday "a
decide you will know it all then"
Mr. Regan will bc in Washington long
enough for senator O'Gorman' jackson
dinner and one or two smaller affairs, II
is said that his party will make the Shore
ham Hotel their headquarters. Balti-
more IL the most formidable rival, st,
Louis and Chicago having slumpcd,