The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-08
ct. LOUIS AND
CH|CACO MAKE
FIGHT FOR 1920
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE WILL MEET
Presidential Candidates. to Be
Discussed Much Jockey
ing For Position

WASIIINGTuN. Ucr. 1.-The leading
figures At the Republican PARTY Will y"
IN Washington most Of this week Tor
the p1,-tInE of the National RcDuhliran
ConIm:itrr. winch C"uv"ncS Wednesday;
Although Srl"tt lion of riac" ana
date for tn" 1920 national conNentl"h
rr" rulH Hu%lursS formally before thc
committee. the gathering "f party Lead
r,.:, - ,.XprCt"d L. nriuI; cut a great deal
If discussion uf candidates and policies
with preliminary J""k"YInE WhlEn may
have an important bearing on the cam
paIgn.
Srlrral mCm0r-s e In" committee
and many others pr"rulT"nt II i:cpuh!i-
can Cirr;'a IN Tn" various states already
had arrived fortnight. and 81 Louis had
broken thu ice of tn" tight for the con-
NrmtiOu 10y opening headquarters. Chi
rIE". alS.r making 4 determined effort
C"r selection aS III" convention city. la
,.Nprrt"d iu he represented tomorrow
10y 4 special train of boosters.
I:y Vs. dn"SdHy 4: least four cnndi-
dates hoaduunrt'rs are "xNcctvd I" be
- work. Tie managers for General
Leonard W""d ara to reach Washington
'N-n"rr"w and the Illinois delegation
trying 20 gtt III" cuuvv';ion for Chi
Gag" ~ Expected 1" rr-ai,zr also cant
paiGn for tn" nomination "f Governor
Frank -. l."wd,u. Friends Of Senator
Harding. Uf DhIn. ar. uudrrst TODD 10 hr
planning Ia lax" advantage Of the
urcltnE. and headquarters for Senator
poindcx;"r. rf Washington. have been
a"tlV" her" for som" weeks.
other presidential possibilities" ar
expected :" perceive evident support dur
INK tho meeting.
S,n,c members Of the committee
thuupLi i"-Tight that IN addition 10 fix
the committee would pass the rcsolu.
tens "udurS.u+; ti'. wurK Of the HCDUG
NCau congress. !! wa* not ;huugh;
likely. h"w"y"r. that steps w"uld h"
tAh.n formally I" =" Very far toward
outlining IN" i>sl:., uC TN, campaign.
W'l ~. Hays. r.,' national chairman.
Hnd urIsr" uf rI;}rr officials Of the
committee are expected to arrive to-
morrow
Highlrnd I'D Baker There.
National Commute" man Virgil l..
Highland. ur West Virginia. WilI arrive
hrr. early M"r.lay morning from hrs
h"m" at ElarhShurE II" has rooms re-
served for HIM at 'Hr Wl'lart State
Chairman William l.. Baker. q! Elkns.
IS scheduled I" i'ul in his appearance
Tu"~'iay rn'rniuE.
TIL" West NIrs.nil Delegation. Il Is
assured. VIII l." 4 large M. Every can
dIdht". aS"W"d ana prospective. for Il
plar" IN The stat" ticket from governor
on down. Will hr here. and n" state
leader IT Imrnr;HUcr will he absence.
Tu,r" are q number Il them already in
tho city. Then there ~Ill bc Il large
ARA! "t local lradyrS, ranging from
NOS" WHO" lnl!"Ihc" rGaCh t4a lor-
.he'TH' H'i'iS "l c',nTFtSSioilal u'S.Iltt
~ ''t"Ss WIS., Il" ~. -: ithtcIl Del, p'rh
s..,"n "'H""u III" minus "' ii SihF'c
,.;.. . 49, ..
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% ~ Wv" 49, ' -" : '"''nS ~ u, 'r"tS''
'n i"'L'.H ' va P,I"'''C! ~ '''I
H'".' t.ht" WIN 'It EF't''T IH'Tr'N,"
r"hl'rr0 rH H'h IF""i;u Mho 'r" iik,l!
rny,rn',r !, ;v ,yr.,,i"d hy III cmn,,.ra
,ha, the crnrahS Which hnvc been car
rI,L ON in WI v;rriu'o On tho mar; OF
y,r,n,.. r,rdid,i,.s anJ tb.Ir friends
viii h, renewed ncrc
,
1e"cr San'A"%teS'
TIN" trend of lhn$" conferences bark
in tn" State. Nest Nirg.nianS in WASH
in"ton. undrr$tL'.'i. ;>aS in III" direction
of narrowing Tho 'Nr'Ctrd contest for
governor down 10 between Is few IA
possible. The talk here for som" days
has been that SurC"SS has been made IN
that GirrCli"n and tha; !; lnuk"tl as IL
The btttl" fnr t!ir r'a," ~ ihr head Uf
th"Sialr ticket would simmer down TO
h..wrrn COL Fred Irul t;rrSsrup, Of
Charleston. and Iudrr T. =. Nurpsar.uS
faIrmnnt l'ariy lrad.rs in tn. state
ar, generally familiar with the trend
ma results at the nrgulillion$ that
have been COuductrd
Howav-r. thor" h1vc hcrn no nm.
nOunC"mruts of a formal nature Of any
Withdrawal ON ;h. prri of nnv raudI-
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