The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-08
FIGHT OF CITIES FOR
CONVENTION Begins
nv JUSTIN McGRsTH

Washington, Dec, 7.-Nits h
meeting Of tho Republican national
committee here IN Wednesday To -
Iec4 a plarc for the holding Of the
Republican national convention, the
am paign for the presidential mont
nation will become generally active.
The e4mpaien for the nomination
actually began when South Dakota
held its presidential primaries and
indorsed Geners1 lie n"rd Wood for
the Republican nation and
~ Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic
i. domination.
gut not until the Republican ma
fioHal committee has met and Re
publican sentiment throughout the
country on candidates FOR the Rcpub-
iiF1n nomination developed, through
q n q EXPRESSIONS of the committeeman
and tho fight for tho location OF the
convention. will there he good indi~
cations of just how the contest for
The nomination is sfa ping.
II is expected that more than half
a dozen cities wnl contest for the con-
vention. Chicago. 81. Louis, Cievc-
land. ma polls. Kansas city. Min
~neapoiis ard San Farucisco II is
understood. will compete for the hon
ora.
Undoubtedly, most Of the members
~ the nationa committee would
favor Chicago If Illinois did not have,
In Governor Fra TX q. Lowden, n
prominent candidate fer the nomina-
ton While Governed Lowdan's
candidacy does not by any mean pus
Chicago out Of the running. IL GER
tainiy woul operate against Chi
cago's chances for obtaining the nri2e.
lust as the candidacy of Senator
Warren G Harding Of Ohio, will op-
crate against the chances OF Glove
land. The disposition generally Is to
select a city in 6 state which has no
favorfte men fog the nomination In
order to guard against the packing
II the convention.
Advocates Of st Louis are claiming
that 1t will he neutral territory for
the Republicans. but they are being
reminded that General Pershing ~
from Missouri and that II is MOI at
all improbable, especially if there
should he a deadlock in the couven-
ton, that an effort might be made to
stampede tho convention for Perish
ing.
II is understood here tina, San Fran
eiseo will be a strong bidder for the
convention. San Francisco has raised
a partisan fund OF $3.50, 600 to land
one or the other o, the national con-
Nen.icns. Probably San Francisco viii
stand better chsnc of getting the der
ncrstic convention than II does of get
ting the Republican convention becaua@
Of the candidacy Of Senator Hiram
Johnson and the hard feeling old line
Republicans stiil entertain against
California. because OF the defeat of
Hughes,
The decision as to where the con-
vention will be held will have signih-
canoe for the friends of the candidates
usually take a stand and the result
shows which candidate has the strong
est following in the COMMITTEES.
Among those who will address the
Republican national committee in it's
open session or Wednesday will be GOV.
ernur Sprout. Of Pennsylvania. ani
Governor MeKelvey. Of Nebraska. The
feature of the meeting will be the pres
ence and active participation OF many
Republican women, including Mrs. John
q, South. Of Kentucky. chairman of
fhe wonan's division Of the Repub-
tican national COMMITTEES.
Senator smoot, Republican national
committeeman from Utah. has issued p
statement in which he says hat the
snormous appropriations recently re-
auested OF congress ny the administra-
SION for the maintenance OF the gov
during the next fiscal year
make II certain that one Of the great
est Issues of the forthcoming national
campaign will be democratic extrava-
SancN.
All of the Republican leaders in CON
gross have been gathering facts on
democratic extra~aEance They say
hey are prepared to make a showing
which will startie the country.
Thu democratic national committee
meets in Washington on January ?.
During that week. on Jackson day Ii IL
$ customary to hold great banquet at
which the men considered most avail
able for the democratic nomination are
invited TO deliver addresses. Through
heir addresses and the Impression
rhich they make democratic sentiment
with respec: TO their candidacy -
largely formed.
The belief prevails that President
Wilson II ne mas no intention Of run-
ming again. will send "a communications
so the democratic committee to he read
at the Jackson day banquet formally