Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-06
CITY BOOMERS HERE
AFTER CONVENTION
Chicago, St. Louis and Dallas
to Submit Claims to Demo-
cratic Committee.
SPIRITED FIGHT BEGINS;
CHANCES ABOUT EVEN
Lively Competition for the Honor of
Entertaining National Gathering
Of Party Delegates.

With the arrival today of the dele
cation of Chicago boomers, and the
presence of a large quota of the demo-
cratic national committeeman for the
meeting tomorrow. the contest for the
honor of entertaining the next demo-
cratic national convention was on in
earnest, "a fight for blood" Roger Sui
livan of Chicago, that redoubtable
democratic war horse. pranced into the
New Willard Hotel shifting the battle
from afar and Immediately began to
kick up a dust with the St. Louis crowd.
which fears Sullvan's influence with the
democratic committee more than Chi
Cages claims.
Dallas contingent came in yesterday
by special train with flying banners and
much display, along with photographs
of a certified check for 100000 by way
of inducement for consideration of the
Texas city's demands.
The money question being even, how
ever. each ready to put up the re-
quired ante. other fine points of the
game were being discussed. st. Louis
claims to hold the better hand, and. in
addition, expects to have the support
of the Dallas strength, whatever that
may develop. if Dallas should fail to
show the high cards.
Claims Made by the Rivals.
Political considerations, declared to
be of Importance to the democratic
claimed that Missouri may be doubt
full state in 1916. that democratic
politics need little boosting and
support, and that the presence of the
national convention would serve that
purpose as well as lending assurance
to the election of democratic senator.
The st. Louis boomers urge that the
republicans are alive to this situation
and that if the democrats do not act
the republicans may send their conven-
tion to st. Louis to help swing Mis-
souri, into the republican column.
Chicago will claim that as far as
political reasons are concerned Mis-
souri, hasn't anything on Illinois, and
that there is just as much necessity
for bracing up democratic politics in
the Sucker state as in the SHOW Me"
community. But over and beyond all
that, Chicago boomers will claim that
the Windy city is the logical place for
holding the national convention and
that utilitarian questions of comfort.
commodious housing. salubrious eli
mate and all that sort of thing should
be taken into account.
The case of Dallas differs from the
demands of the other two applicants.
since the latter are after either of the
Dig conventions, Whlie DaiistS mas pinned
its faith to the democracy.
Henry d. Lindsey, mayor of Dallas
and chairman of the Texas democratic
convention committee, heads the dele
cation of sixty Texans. which includes
the mayors of seven Texas citeis. The
Cottrell, Plano: J. w Chancellor,
Bowie; H A. Finch, Mckinney: H. c..
Meyer, Rockdale, and G. NJ. Waller,
Trinity.
Rol1o Wells to Resign.
Rollo Wells of Missouri, treasurer Of
the committee, has informed friends
that after presenting his report at the
meeting tomorrow he will resign, be-
cause he has become governor Of the
federal reserve bank in st. Louis and
does not feel that he should hold a po-
litical position.
ant to Chairman McCombs, will be
elected secretary to succeed Joseph f.
Davies of Wisconsin, who resigned fol-
lowing his appointment by President
Wilson chairman of the federal
trade commission
Rumors that Chairman McCombs
might be succeeded at this meeting by
either Homer S. Cummins, national
committeeman from Connecticut, or
Fred B. Lynch, national committeeman
from Minnesota, are given no confirm
alton by members of the committee
here.
Eight Vacancies in Committee.
The committee will have to fill eight
vacancies. including two over which
there are contests. In Kentucky, Gen.
w. b. Haldeman is contesting the seat
of the late John c. c. Mayo with
Trey woodson. who was elected by the.
state committee. In Oregon, w. H.
Easterly is contesting the seat of Will
r. King. The committee also will con-
firm the selections of Vincent Miles of
Arkansas. John T. Barnett of Colorado,
w. W. Marsh of Iowa, Charles F. john
son of Maine, Cordell Hull of Tennes-
see and q. r. Cheney of Alaska.
Chairman McCombs has promised
delegation of suffragists that he will
make an effort to have the committee
give them hearing. Most of the mem
bers are understood to be favorable to
a hearing.
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