The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-08
CONVENTION CITY
TO Be SELECTED
Republican National Summit
tee Meets Wedne y in
Washington t lck
Out the s
BooMs FOR Es1DENT
Several Candidates Mentioned and
Headquarters Will be Opened
Within a Few
Days.
BoOMs FOR RESIDENT

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national conventions only six months
away, republican leaders from all
states began flocking to Washington
today for the meeting Wednesday OF
the republican national committee.
Officially the committee will fix the
date of the national convention next
summer at which presidential can
didate will be nominated and select g
city in which the convention will be
held.
Unofficially however, the delegates
will discuss nominations and probable
campaign issues.
Washington hotel lobbies today are
bedecked with banners of candidates
and city delegations hopeful of getting
the convention.
st. Louis and Chicago are believed
to have the best chances.
Mayor Kiel arrived from ST. Louis
last night heading big delegation of
workers who spread themselves
through hotel lobbies in search Of
committeeman upon whom they could
urge the merits of the Missouri city
as q convention place. Immediately
upon their arrival the st. Louis boost
sars began to distribute copies of an
elaborate booklet describing the con-
vention qualifications of that city.
Fred Upham. treasurer OF the ma
tional committee, is expected to arrive
today heading delegation of Chicago
boosters. The first formal meeting of
the committee Is scheduled for We'd
nesday morning.
Governors Sproul OF Penna, and
McKelvie, of Nebraska, are booked for
speeches. The committee then plans
to go into executive session to pick
the convention city. Formal business
will be concluded Thursday, it is
planned.
Several women political leaders are
expected to be here during the meet
ings although none is entitled to sit
with the committee.
Among those expected are Miss
Mary G. Hay, of, New York, and Mrs.
John G.. South, Kentucky leader.
Presidential booms are beeoming
evident. John r. King. national COM
mitteeman from Connecticut is nurs-
ing the boom of Major General Wood
Friends are preparing to open head
quarters of Senator Harding of Ohio.
Senator James A. Watson also Is
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rive.
Women seem likely to take lead
ing part in the proceedings. At the
opening meeting Of the national COM
mittee Wednesday morning, Mrs.
Medill Mccormick is to make a
speech. She was chairman OF the
special committee which recommend
ed organization of woman's division
of the national committee. Many
women will be present, including
Mrs. Mary Garrett Hay, OF New York;
Margaret McCarter, Kansas. and Mrs.
! Preston, of Olympia, Wash.
st. Louis, Asbury Park Chicago
and San Francisco were in the bid
ding today for the 1920 convention
city. Chicago and st. Louis boosters
were very confident.
The executive session will start
Immediately after the open meeting
at which speeches will be made. The
| business should all be concluded by
Wednesday night, Hays said. On
Thursday the national association OF
state chairmen will meet. Mrs. ]. B
Hume. of California, will represent
that state at the session.