Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

vention as being one of the most in
teresting since 1895. when free silver
menaced the country. and 1912. when
the bullmoosers bolted at Chicago.
There will be no cut and dried" pro-
ceedings this time, in the selection of
presidential ticket, but every indica-
ton of a stirring battle. with a great
demand for tickets to witness the
fray.
st. Louis Delegation Here.
St Louis is first on the scene here.
business men. headed by Mayor Kiel
and Jacob L. Babler. national commit
teeman- Kansas City will also send
some rooters to nelp out. The Mis-
sourians put forth their claims in the
nature Of a Macedonian call for help.
politically. They say that Missouri is
in the doubtful column. with posi-
bility of the republicans carrying the
state (you ought to see Champ Clark
grin at this statement if only the
stirs up the boys to action. st. Louis
promises 5000 hotel rooms at rates Of
81 day. Which to the ordinary
traveller seems like finding money.
and to those who have attended other
conventions sounds-well. sounds
good
Chicago will be along with that old
time convention getter," Fred w. Up
ham. in charge OF the delegation. Chi
cago will urge its central location, its
railroad facilities and elbow-room for
the crowds. 1t is a fact it is declared.
that the presence OF a convention as
sembly in Chicago makes no appreci-
able difference, and that once on of
Bour Mich, as they call the splendid
street on which border the principal
in town.
Members Of Committee.
The republican national committee
is composed of the following:
Omcers-Will H. Hays, chairman.
Indiana: John T. Adams, vice chair
man, Iowa; James B. Reynolds. secre-
tary. Massachusetts,; Fred w. Upham,
treasurer. Illinois; Reeve Schley. east
ern treasurer. New York, and Ed
ward P. Thayer. sergeant-at-arms. In
diana.
Members by states-Alabama- oliver
D. Street: Arizona. Allan B. Jaynes
Arkansas. 81. l. Kennel; California.
William II. Croker: Colorado. HUI
bert Work: connsstieut, John D.. +:
Florida, George w. Bean; Georgia.
Henry 8. jackson: Idaho, John w.
Hart: Illinois, William Hale Thomp-
son: Indiana. James A Hemenway;
Iowa. John 7: Adams; Kansas. Fred
Stanley: Kentucky. a. T. Hert: Louisi-
ana. Emile Kuntx: Maine, A ]. Sweet;
Maryland. William P. Jackson: Massa-
chusetts. W. Murray Crane; Michigan,
Charles B. Warren; Minnesota, Frank
3. Kellogg: Mississippi. NJ. ]. Mulvi-
hill: Missouri. Jacob L. Babler: Mon
tana. Thomas A. NARROW: Nebraska
r. B. Howell: Nevada. H. G. Hum
phreys: New Hampshire, Fred W. Es-
tabrook: New Jersey, Hamilton F.
Kean; New Mexico. Holm o. Bursum
New York. Herbert Parsons; North
Carolina, John NJ. Morehead: North
Dakota. Gunder Olson; Ohio, Rudolph
K. Hynicka: Oklahoma, James ]. Nc
Graw; Oregon, Ralph E. Williams;
Pennsylvania, Boies Penrose; Rhode
J. w. Tolbert: South Dakota. Willis
c. Cook: Tennessee. Jesse NJ. Little
ton: Texas, H. F. MacGregor; Utah,
Reed smoot: Vermont. Earle S. Kins-
ley: Virginia. c; B. slemp; Washing
V. L. Highland: Wisconsin. Alfred T.
Rogers; Wyoming. Patrick Sullivan
District Of Columbia. Edward F. Col
laday: Al ska. Cornelius s. Murane:
Hawaii. r. w. Single; Philippines.
Henry B. Mccoy. and Porto Rico.
r. H. Todd.