Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-10
COP. CHIEF TO DISCUSS
CANDIDATES THIS WEEK
Four Candidates to be Repre-
sented at Washington Meet
ing. Hays Soft Pedals
Treaty Row.

Washington, ID c.. Dec o-T'hc lead
ing figures Of the Republican party will
bc IN Washington most Of this week for
the meeting Of the National Republican
Committee, which convcncs tomorrow
Although selection Of "A place and date
Tor the 1920 national convention is the
only business formally before the com
mttcc the gathering of party leaders is
expected 10 bring ont great deal of dis
cti~>inn of candidates and policies. with
preliminary Jockcviug which may have
IN important bearing on the campaign
several members Of the cummittcc and
many others prominent IN Republican
CIRCLES M the various States already have
arrived. and ~ Louis has broken the
lce oi the fight for tho convention bv
opening headquarters Chicago. also MAX
lug a determined effort for selection
rs thc convention city. IS expected To be
represented hy a special tram Of boosters
Bv tomorrow at least four Candi-
dates headquarters are expected to be at
work The managers for General Leon
are Wood are 10 reach Washington late
today and the Illinois delegation try
lue ~ ret the convention for Chicago Is
pNpcetcd &" organize also . campaign
for the nomination of Governor Frank
9 lovJ,n friends of senator Hard
ur ID Oho. arr understood - be plan
urG r take advantage II the meeting,
pd headquarters for Senator Pom lex
aer 1T NaShpgtgu have been active
hcre for semg weeks
othor pp~id,ut,i pos hllltics are OK
peeb'i II r,.,.vt ttld,ut support during
meeting SOM members If thc COM
HIttet fbaught tonight that in addition
- Hsia. nt tt'u, and place of the con-
tcnftnn. the committee would pass rcso-
4tanS uder- NJ the work ~ the Re
puhlrln Congress Il was not thought
iesh however. that steps would hc
tea formally - 20 vrrl far toward
tai'iun- III, Ilrs ~ thr campaign
Vii II HaN~. thc national chairman
sac utmbol yt other officials II the
tr,uartte ar expected Il arrivc tomor-
,t.-mar Ha1~ rc2utcl - =. an ~
p FL nuJHs ol on trnuhlci waters.
s Usfuol ht- assistants ~ choke III
att WrnGlr over tl, peace treaty ur
a1s \at.on~ II Is feared hv MIR
li,t- tui uthrr lcadng kepubhcan~
ea t.r Iaf' 1ln- II TIN pAr'v viii
ttft aarthtg tDrcr ari Troublesome
epatrtuHty arises The soft
eta b ou aii question, that might
...,l Ii. rurt-atcrsr~
NIeus mrrh,rS 81 the Republican Ma
t.es t0NtaHt'ot eafuc from commuu-
Nhe thu ,iGt aracr,ta for killing
80 f# fraN IS unpar.,ar Democrats
anN. uf Wsth tac HlaH1n would not
-u-ffr II +a ~cr Ii, iiay>- penrosc-
e3-. -ro.p toui arird during the Sos
-..r~ ID Tito committee But great care
II he tak,u ~ keep any outbreak from
ue l3ft TENT from ~prcailng
iiay~ comes preceding harmony ccon-
.nN ani death to tie Democratic party.
IL IS soft soaring ail dScor!ant Gle
Is, uts Two ui the SPEAKERS scheduled
ar " e,iheSdaN are Governor Sproul. ~
'cunsvlvanis, and Governor NckclvCy.
# Nebraska
One AZ the features of the sessions of
ho Republican, committee vlll hc the
participation of women Mrs John G.
south, II kcntucky chairman of the
women division of tho committee. will
= A. tlc head u the fcmalc group
The Republican committee IS threat
nea WITH PROHIBITION tight hcrc 4
.IHl5er at t-prohihtonistS ulll urge
members II tlc committee TO adopt a
solution requesting 1angrcSs 70 repeal
le war Prohibition act Il Is pointed
III tho vets that he President
ccouuc0dcd tie r,p,a II that lcglsla-
faa 50 ia- ~ i r .att> 10 beer and light
u,>. and that thr committee could
icak u good elect nov. hartman
LAYS vii ~. pruat any such contro-
er~> L to can prevent Il He has a cut
Hd ,iricc program when wlll -, put
lraaCL u the long run tat it VIII
'rihc sore rough places before Il IS ,
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