The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-11
CHICAGO LANDS
REP, CONVENTION
ST. LOUIS MUSTERS
ONLY NINE VOTES
Committee Adopts Hays Plan
to Limit Campaign Con-
hibutions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Chicago was
selected TODAY as the place for the Re-
puhlican National convention next week.
June s was selected as the date Tor tie
con ICntiOn.
publican national committee. The con-
test for the convention city was mar
rowcL 10 Chicago and st. Louis. ana the
vote was A for Chicago to nine for ST.
LOUIS.
ST. Louis received the votes Of Con-
ne ntcticut, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Geor-
gia, Iowa, Tennessee. Texas, Missouri
and hawaii.
The committee also authorized the
creation of two new departments Of
party organization to deal respectively
with policies and general party welfare.
The formet composed OF selected MEM
bcrs Of the committee and other men
and women representing labor. capital,
the farmers aid others, will go to work
at once sorting out subjects TO be dealt
with in the 1920 platform. The second
committee comprises an equal nurnper
Of national committeeman and outside
party leaders and Will function as an
advisory, council in the conduct Of the
campaign.
No Contribution over $1,000
The plan Of VIII II. Hays. the nation
al chairman, fo- limitation Of individual
campaign contributions to $1,000, for
mally was approved, and the committee
ann 1unccd some changes in the appor-
tionmCnt of delegates TO the national
convention. These changes were not
If sweeping nature, however. and af-
frcted only seven states.
After hearing the report of Chairman
Hays and adopting n resolution approy-
ing his efforts for party organization
and harmony, the committee ended its
session and many of the Republican
leaders who had come TO Washington
for the gathering left for their homes.
hn hundred moi n
Republicans who attended the meeting,
however. n large number remained for
III" session to be held tomorrow by the
state Chairmcn. Questions of orEaniZa-
tion are expected TO come formally be-
fore this meeting. hut the partisans Of
various Republicans mentioned for the
presidency Will continue the active ef-
forts which have kept the capital alive
with gossip and conferences since Sum
day.
watson Men Active
Despite the committee meeting today
the manocuVcring of the friends of var
ious candidates was conSpicuouSly in
evId"nC" but the only result appearing
on the surface was statement by Sem
ntor James L.. Watson, of Indiana. de-
rlarlnS he was not seeking tn" nonina-
tiun, and would not permit any personal
ambition 10 interfere with party har-
mony. During the past few days
movement in his favor has been actively
promoted and there was no evidence to-
night that his supporters had abandoned
their cffDrts.
Tuday's meeting of the national COM
mitlcr WAS marked by several innova-
lions upon the usual party practice The
choice Of n Tuesday instead OF We'd
nrSday for opening nf the convention
was decided un, the leaders said. in or
der TO obviatc the customary accumu-
latinn Of business on Saturday after
noon and night and the selection Of a
date SO early in June was regarded by
many us guaranteeing that the Demo-
cratic national convention would be held
az later time in contradict ion of the
pract iCc of years under which the party
in power has been first TO make its NOM
ination and declarations.
Keynote Speeches
Another nov city was an open meeting