The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
HAS $4,000
FOR G. 0. P. MEETING
No Rush to Notify Moose
Shown by Old Guard Leaders
Drifting Into City.
TO MEET NEXT TUESDAY

Those who have been observing the
progress here Of ne preparations for
the meeting Of the Republican National
Committee in Washington neSt Tuesday
look for something that will startle the
wiseacres who have been predicting .
great rush Of old guard leaders toward
anything that will spell . welcome to
those who left the party In 1919. Men,
ber Of the Nstional Committee who
have been drifting into New York on
their way to the capital appear not to
have heard . great deal about the efforts
to moliify tho P~rosressiveA
1t Is admitted by the van Of the old
guard thai many thinss must b altered.
but a. near a. n can get at It there
10 a general impression among those
who stood pat In 1912 that the party
has done about all that can be expected
Of II In formulating now rules for the
seating Of delegates TO the national n
ventton. The cry Of the Progrossives
wal hat they had been cheated out Of
seats rightfully belonging TO them. The
National Committee and Republican
State conventions have made the raising
Of such a cry in the future Impossible,
they think.
From intimations dropped here and
there II 10 gathered that the Republican
national convention viii be controlled Dy
those who believe that It would be fine
II all the Progressives came back. but
who think that the indications OF a Re-
publican victory are so strong that II
will not make q great Q OF difference
whether they do or not.
The members Of the National Commit
tee who will meet In Washington on
Tuesday are the men WHO stood for the
Taft delegates against those who were
for Col. Roosevelt. When they meet
they will have about them who re-
manned on the so-called reactionary side
during and after that struggle. In this
connection 1t may be mentioned that
Frank II. Hitchcock, who managed the
Taft campaign in 1908. came 10 town
yesterday after an extensive tour
through the West. He will be In Wash
ington next Tuesday.
Another man who has been In town
for a week or more Is Col. II. b.
! Ma q Of Reno. New. the Com
mitteeman from his state. Col. Maxson
says he's not interested In candidates
or platforms Just now. He Is Interested
In having San Francisco named Us the
convention city, anu ne aoNaiSes many
reasons why that town should be chosen.
Here are ONE of them
A delegation OF California citizens
will be IN Washington next Tuesday.
One Of them will have q certified check
for 500, 900 to show the National Com
mittee that San Francisco can pay the
bill. II that .s not enough another
certified check for $4,000 Will be pro-
duced. Out OF the surplus funds OF
the Panama-Paciic Exposition there has
been built "A steel and concrete audi
forum that - now the property OF
the city. This will be offered free TO
the convention. along with the infor-
nation that It cost $4,000 for the con-
vention hall in Chicago in 1912. Besides
all this. the Californians have arranged
with the railroads to offer a $56 round
trip rate from Missouri river points to
San Francisco. and the big telegraph
companies have assured the promoters
OF their ability to handle all the press
| stun the convention may produce.
Having presented these material argu-
ments, the California committee will
protest against Chicago. For twenty
years Chicago has la conventions ant
the last one was IA iasco 1t will be
argued that should the party go there
again some one Is almost sure to say
or do something that will open wide the
sores made In 1912.
Col. Maxson says nine OF the nifty
three conmitteemen are pledged to Sar
Francisco and that "A great many more
will name that city Al their second
choice.