Arizona republican., 1919-12-11
Delegates to Convene One Day Earlier Than Hereto fore-Arizonian Named on Two Important Com mittees
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O-The repub- lican national committee today selected Chicago and Tuesday, June s, as the place and time for the national con- vention at which the party's 1920 can- didate for president will be nominated.
 On the roll call, Chicago mustered A votes to for St. Louis, whose boosters had made a stubborn fight for the honor. Asbury Park, N. J., and Chey- enne, Wyo., made bids for the con- vention but withdrew them before vot- ing began.
 Create New Departments
 The committee also authorized the creation of two new departments of party organization to deal respectively with policies and general party vel fare. The former, composed of selected members of the committee and other men and women representing labor, capital, the farmers and others will go to work at once sorting out sub jects to be dealt with in the 1920 plat form. The second committee com prises an equal number of national committeeman and outside party lead CTS and will function as an advisory council in the conduct of the campaign.
 The plan of Will H. Hays, the na- tional chairman, for limitation of in dividual campaign contributions to $l,O0O formally was approved and the committee announced some changes in the apportionment of the delegates to the national convention. These changes were not of a sweeping nature, however, and affected only seven states. | Alter hearing a, report of Chair man Hays and adopting a resolution approving his efforts for party organ izatton and harmony, the committee ended its session and many of the re- publican leaders, who had come to Washington for the gathering, left for their homes.
 State Chairmen Confer Today
 Of the several hundred prominent republicans who attended the meeting however, large number remained for the session to be held tomorrow by the state chairman. Only questions oi organization are expected to come for mally before this meeting but the partisans of various republicans men toned for the presidency will continue the active efforts which have kept the capital alive with gossip and confer ences since Sunday.
 Despite the committee meeting today the maneuvering of the friends of var. ious candidates was conspicuously 1T evidence, but the only result appear. ing On the surface was a statemen by Senator J. E. Watson of Indiana declaring he was not seeking the nomi. nation and would not permit any per. sonad ambition to interfere with part, harmony.
 During the past few days a move ment in his favor has been activel, promoted and there was no evidence tonight that his supporters had aban doned their effort.
 Provide For Longer Meet
 Iodays meeting of the national com mlttee was marked by several innnova tons. The choice of Tuesday in ; stead of Wednesday for opening tn convention was decided on, the lead CTS sald, Tn order to obviate the GUS tomary accumulation of business O. oaturoay afternoon and night, and tn selection ot a date so early in Inn was regarded by many as guarantee ing that the democratic national con Yention would be held at a later tim in contradiction of the practice c years under which the party in powe has been first to make it's nominatio z and declarations.
 Another novelty was an open meetin preceding the executive session 2 7 which the formal business of the da was transacted. During the mornin, f while the doors were left open, tn | committee heard the claims of citie , asking for the convention and listene to addresses by Governors Sproul a Pennsylvania and McKelvie of Nc ? braska and Mrs Medill Mccormick
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