Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-08
REPUBLICANS TO
HOLD C0NCLAvE
IN WASHINGTON
National Committee to Meet
Dec. 10 and Name City
of Next Conven.
ton.

Washington. Dec. 7.-(Special. y
With the presidential campaign al
most at hand and the trend of po-
iitical sentiment, as shown in recent
elections, strongly indicative of
sweeping republican success in 1920,
unusual interest attaches to the
forthcoming meeting Of the republic
can national committee in Washing
ton December 10 and II.
The chief purpose of the meeting
OF the committee will be to fix the
location of THE next national con-
vention and decide upon the date.
Both of these matters will be dis
posed of at the meeting. However.
in addition to settling the place and
time of the convention. there will be
much else Of political moment
brought before the gathering.
Large Attendance.
Reports from the various mem
bers of the national committee ,indi-
cate there will be an unusually large
attendance. Nearly every member
of the committee will be present in
person and there will be a few
proxies. National Chairman Will
H. Hays and other officers of the
committee will participate and many
of the state chairmen will be on
hand.
Women to Attend.
Of exceptional note will be the
presence at the meeting of a number
OF women who are prominent in the
councils of the republican party.
This is in accord with the earnest
purpose CT the republican national
purpose. which has at
different times been expressed and
demonstrated. to do all possible to
encourage and make certain the full
participa lion by the republican wom-
en- of the country i'll the affairs Of
the party. Mrs. John G. South of
Frankfort, Ky, chairman of the
women's division of the republican
national committee; Miss Mary Gar
rett Hay. chairman of the executive
committee of the womcn's division,
and a strong list of other women
who are active in party work will
attend.
Seek Convention.
Four cities are actively and for
rlally seeking the republican ma
tional convention. They are Chicago,
St. Louis, San Francisco and Asbury
Park, N. J. The initial meeting of
the committee, beginning at II o'clock
Wednesday. December 10, will be
open and according to present ar
will be addressed by
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania
and by Governor Carey OF Wyo-
ming. republican governors whose
prominence is such that it need not
be accentuated. 81
Report Conditions.
Not only in the formal proceed
ings of the meeting but in the great
fund of political talk and discussion
which will result from the assem-
blage of men and women prominent
in public affairs the nation over. will
there be exceptional interest. All the
preliminary correspondence and ex-
changes of views concerning the
indicate that it will be
marked by the utmost earnestness
an dentllusiasn. Reports will be
made on political conditions in every
state and the meeting will be, among
other things, great clearing house
Tor the interchange of views, opin-
ions and information. At the same
time, it is expected that much work
in the way Of perfecting plans for
will be given impetus,
Millionaire, Woods Manager.
Announcement was made that
Cooper Proctor of Cincin-
natl, a multimillionaire, has accepted
The Craftsmanship of the campaign
for General Wood
By Wednesday at least four CAN
didates' headquarters are expected
to be at work. The managers for
Gen. Leonard Wood are 70 reach
Monday and the Illinois
delegation trying to get the conven-
ton for Chicago is expected to or
game also campaign for the nomi-
nation Of Gov. Frank o. Lowden.
Friends of Senator Harding of Ohio
are understood to be planning to
take advantage of the meeting and
headquarters for Senator Poindexter
Of Washington have been active here
Tor some weeks. A