Arizona republican., 1915-12-15
Windy City Is Selected by Republican Nationa! Com mittec Ks Meeting Place of the National Conven- tiOn In 1916
ONE WEEK BEFORE,
 DEMOCRATS MEET
Advocates of Early Conven- tion Argue Time for Republican Party to Take Offensive Without Wait ing for Other Party
rBepubIioan A. p. Leased wire1

RepuoliCan IA F. LCdScu NhSJ
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Cnicago was selected by the republican nation aI committee tonight as the meeting place of 1916 republican national con vcntion to be held June :. one week before the democratic convention in St. Louis.
 Earlier in the day the committees had determined upon the date for the convention, much discussed problem with sentiment for and against meet ing before the democrats pretty evenly divided The decision was reached without roll call and some said a record vote might have brought q diff fercnt result.
 Advocates of an early convention ar @ued that now was the time for the republican party to take offensive against it's political enemies without regard to the ancient custom of al lowing the party in power to meet first and announce it's candidates and principles. It was urged that the par ty should not consider a defensive campaign, but should blaze the trail and give it's story to the country first without waiting to see what the dem ocrats intended to do.
 
 to be more on sided than friends of the cities which lost had believed it would be The fact that the democrats meet in St. Louis, June 1f and that many thousands who will attend have made reservations at the hotels there for several days ahead, undoubtedly had its influence against St. Louis af- ter the committee had decided upon June as the date. San Francisco made a strong showing, but the com hination between St, Louis. San Fran cisco and Philadelphia talked of yes terdaY. failed to materialize.
 IL would have made no difference for Chicago had a majority over all
 Henry R. Rathbone and Mayor Thompson made the principal argu- ment for Chicago: Representative Ju- Illus Kahn for san Francisco and E,x- Mayor C. H. Walbridge for St. Louis After the vote was taken. the contest apparently was forgotten and all sides went to work on campaign plans F,v- cry one of the four citA had it's check ready and before the ballot was taken, Chairman Hilles held paper worth $400.O0O. All was returned ex- cert the $100,0GO rom Chicago.
 The committee officially took no cognizance Of candidates, although the lobby of th9 hotel where the meetings were held was pretty well filled with republicans who have been mentioned as presidential possibilities and their supporters. About 600 of the 9S5 del egates to the convention are to be chosen at primaries, and by the time most of these elections are held the leaders expect to have good line on what the different states think of can didates.
 The republican fight, the gossip went today will be waged on q few plain principles: defense of American commerce and industry and defense of American lives. one of the points Of attack will be that the democrat par ty in congress had not stood for an adequate plan of preparedness until events across the Atlantic forced them to change their position.
 One of the last things done by the committee today was the selection of a committee on arrangements which will select a temporary chairman for the convention and name some of it's important temporary committees
 Chairman Hilles is head of the ar engagements committee and the other members are:
 Ralph F. Williams of Oregon Frank Murphy Of New Jersey: F. C. Dun can of North Carolina: Fred W. Esta- brook of New Hampshire: Fred Stan ley of Kansas; Chas. B. Warren of Michigan; Alvah II. Martin of Vir- ginia; James F. Goodrich of Indiana and John T. Adams, of Iowa. This committee win meet either in New
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