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extend invitations. Procuring and entertaining big
conventions has to be a regular business In
these days, and this simply establishes certain
rules TO be observed in the bidding OF all of them,
the duadrennal president-nominatng conventions arc
I believe, the most sought after. and most keenly
sriven for, although only few cities are equipped
to take care OF them properly and really in the
running for them have helped locate two OF the
republican national conventions, and served the
COMMITTEES OF arrangements for the last so have
some personal information this Tho bonus
has been the differences distinguishing repub
lican and democratic national conventions. bonus
or fixed guaranty whatever being exaced by the re-
publicans, whereas the democrats have been in the
habit OF exchanging their convention location for
certified check.
Both Of the last two times that the republican
national convention located In Chicago cannot
speak of previous occasional the only consideration
was assurance by few OF Chicago's leading citi-
zens that they would to It that all the legitimate
expenses OF tho meeting would be paid. In 1907 this
assurance in the form Of telegram bearing two
signatures 20 which Colonel Frank o. Lowden added
his verbal enforcement and in 1911 II recollection
serves correctly the assurance wholly verbal
except inferred In the original invitation For Chi
cago guaranty fund raised and placed at the
disposal OF the treasurer. who paid all bills
proper warrants. told that the total guaranty
amounted last time TO si25OOo Of which only
around $4,000 used. that the subscribers re-
ceived handsome refund on their contributions
When the democratic convention went to Denver, on
the other nand. 10000 turned to the demo-
cratic national committee, OF which they spent lit
tie they had 10. leaving resulting nestegg surplus
When the democrats went TO Baltimore. Il again
understood that similar 10000 bonus was forked
over; some OF IL used to pay back debts of the
committee. and before the convention was over the
public-spired citizens of Baltimore called 10
put In second time for extras and other things
included in the original estimates II the bonus"
rule Is established and enforced with reference 10
political conventions well 70 Others 1t will not
change the republican usage. but 1t will put quite
crimp in the democratic campaign strongbox.
Here is where can repeat a story told by my
father going back TO the time when Omaha tried 70
secure the 1892 republican presidential convention.
The availability OF the old Coliseum--now the AS-Sar-
Ben demand the completion of several hotels
encouraged the notion that Omaha might bid for this
big meeting So a committee, and subcommittee
appointed to promote the proposition. and It devoved
upon my father. with others. 20 wait Herman
KountEe TO secure his signature at the head Of the
list OF giarantors
Mr. Kountze received me eourteously and out
lined to him briefly what involved" is the way
my father explained e. II told him that would
have to guarantee the expenses OF the convention
not to S100000and that wanted him TO sign
for $4,000, OF which per cent to be called to
defer the expenses OF the local committee sent TO
Washington to present and press omaha's claims be-
fore the national committee pictured what grand
thing 1t would be for Omaha to have this great meet
ing here. how II would be known as the Omaha con-
vention and the platform the Omaha PLATFORM;
how all the leading newspaper of the country
and many foreign newspaper men would attend and
how all the newspapers would carry the Omaha date
| line for days and weeks tried TO impress him
further that IL failed TO land the convention
| It would be q great feather in omahas cap to ask
for H. drawing wide attention to the fact that city
out the edge OF the prairie had the facilities
to entertain such convention and its citizens pos
sessed the public spirit TO put up 100000 guaranty
and that in either event the advertisement to the city
! would be OF incalculable value.
Mr.. Kountxe listened attentvely, and In his
| tomary slow and deliberate manner gave his answer:
All right. I'll put my name down for $1,000 and I'll
gladly pay the per cent But don't get the conven-
| tion.'"
| Omaha is TO entertain a visitor tomorrow. the
man who made Woodrow Wilson president OF the
United States This is DIR. Andrew r. West,
dean of the graduate college OF Princeton, faml-
iarly called ANDY by the boys OF course. Dr. West
did not make woodrow Wilson president OF the United
States all by himself for that claim has been put
forth and copyrighted for lot Of people. But Dean
West Is largely responsible the transfer Prince
tons former 'prexy'' to the White House. although
he did not have that object in view. and perhaps
would not have wiilfully helped to put him there.
believe record the truth OF history, however when
President Wilson's political career to the con-
tenton inside the managing board OF Princeton uni
versity Dean Vests pet project for the develop
ment OF the graduate school, I'm which the president
found himself without the support Of majority of
the The dscomforts OF his position unques-
tionably brought about his decision to become
dldate for OF New Jersey. and 70 make way
for another executive Princeton. to come later
In the person of President John Grier Inbben whose
sympathies as professor had been with the West ele-
| ment. 1 attended the inaugural ceremonies with
which President Enbben indicted into office three
years ago. having been given q commission to repre-
sent the University OF Nebraska that occasion and
met Dean West casually at that time. The affair
gtterng collegiate function. all such install
lauons arc. yet with the noticeable absence. OF the
preceding Princeton president. who should oceu-
pied the second place OF honor. II the then
| Governor Woodrow Wilson. although within few
hours ride OF the campus had found excuse to
stay away. and avoid publicly greeting his
| Under such circumstances. Il naturally West
crowd rather than Wilson crowd, and the popularity
OF Dean West acclaimed along with that OF Pres
dent Hbben in all the usual noisy fashions that char
| acterEe such gatherings.
While on educational subjects. notice in the lis,
OF schoolmen who promise 10 help secure the next
meeting OF the Department OF superintendence of the
National Educational association, is that OF Charles
| ID. Hine. writing from Hartford, Conn. and saying
in his that he would be glad TO favor Omaha be-
cause he lived here Tor several years l wonder
how many remember Prof. Hine principal OF the
Omaha High school. which position he held while
attending the grammar grades In the same schoo
building, until he succeeded by Prof. Homer p
Lewis In 1853 being the entered the high school,
MY recollection of Prof Hire is trfie indstinet
eept that he energetic, wiry, dark-hn,~l mar
of the downeast type When he resigned Il vSs know
he was 20 so back TO Connecticut and except this
secretAryshp OF the state Board of Education,
spoudinE to a state commissionership OF education
which position he still TO hold When he wa'
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