Evening star., 1919-11-25
GETS
DEMOCRATIC CALL
FOR SESSION HERE
Both Parties Are Expected to
Act in Capital on Conven-
ton Matters.

Chairman Cummings OF the ueho
cratic national committee has issued
call for meeting of the committee IN
this city. at the Shoreham hotel
Thursday. January next. at lo:3e
In Chairman Hays of the republl-
can national committee had previous
ly summoned the republicans to as
semble here at the New Willard HOTEL
Wednesday, December 10 next, at II
am.
The principal object of each meet
ing will be to select the time and des-
ignate the place for holding the ma
tional convention of the respective po-
litical parties for the noWinatlon OF
candidates for President\ and vice
President to be elected in November
1920, and to frame partyI platform
Each call, however, provides Tor the
transaction of such business>-s+'- -4saSa y
properly be brought before the meet>
ing.
League of Nations Question.
At the meeting of the republicans.
to be held first, efforts to interject the
league of nations question. if made,
will be resisted by the managers.
I'VE deprecate the suggestion or
the national committee resolving it
self into a national convention sara
an official of the committee, VINO is
now in Washington. THE purpose OF
the meeting is to call a national con-
yention. not to usurp it's functions.
The democratic national committee
is expected to indorse the attitude
of the titular head of the party, tha
President of the United States, upon
the league of nations, as proper
order of business.
Selection Of City.
The republicans are to have first
choice in selection of time anc place
for their national convention. The
date will be in the first or second
week of June, it is thought. While
several cities will make more or less
perfunctory claims for the conven-
ton, the selection is thought to rest
between ST. Louis and Chicago, with
cogent arguments in favor of each
city ready for presentation.
Chicago is believed to be the hearty
choice of majority of the leaders, on
account of hotel. transportation and
telegraph facilities, the possession of
an adequate auditorium and the CEN
trail location of the city. The Chicago
proponents have agreed to attend to
the financial details, and Fred Upham,
to come across"
ST. Louis is making an earnest de-
mand for the convention. offering to
break even or a little better with
Chicago on finances and putting up
the argument that it will help the re-
publicans of Missouri, now struggling
valiantly to restore the state to the
republican column. to arouse interest
San Francisco Talk.
The democrats have ST. Louis, Kan
sas City and San Francisco in view.
The drift of sentiment is said to be
toward San Francisco with the lead
ers. but the views of the rank and file
of the committee may Overrule them.
The argument of the leaders is that
it would be happy psychological
move to carry the convention to the
state that won the fight for the party
in 1916 Moreover. the holding OF the
convention there, it is claimed, would
warm up the enthusiasm of demo-
very much courted by the democratic
party. Thousands of democrats west
of the plains have never seen a ma
tional convention. it is said, and
would doubtless attend at San Fran
cisco. Kansas City has a splendid
auditorium, which is attractive to the
leaders.
II the republicans do not go to St
Louis it is thought that democratic
sentiment will strongly swing to-
ward the Missouri city, for reasons
of convenience and political expedi
ency.
Worried Over Expenses.