The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-10-25
NATIONAL COMMITTEES OF THE
BIG PARTIES WILL SELECT
THEM IN DECEMBER.
CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS LEAD
Many Others viii Submit Their
claims-Gatherings to Nominate
Next President Probably Will Be
Early in June.
BY JAMES p. HoRNApAY.


tees of the two political parties are
already beginning to prepare for next
years presidential campaign. The
first actual step by either of the old
party committees will be to select
convention city. Each committee will
do this at meeting which will be
held here about the middle of De-
cember. Having decided where the
convention will be held. as well ms
the convention date, each committee
will issue the formal call for the con-
vention. Custom dictates that the
party that is not represented by the
occupant of the White House shall
hold its convention first. and unless
this custom shall he disregarded the
Republicans will meet mt least one
week, and probably two weeks, in ad-
vance of the Democrats.
In. 1916 the conventions were held
about two weeks earlier than ever be-
fore, the Republicans meeting on June
o at Chicago and the Democrats on
June IA mt st. Louis. and the represent
atives of the parties seem to like the
idea of getting the nominations out
of the way early in June. So 1t IS gen
orally assumed members of the ma
tiOna committees say. that the con-
ventions next year will he over by the
middle of June. or soon thereafter.
Many cities already have let II he
known that they would like to enter
tain one or both of the old party
conventions. Chicago and st. Louis
have come to be known as favorite
political convention cities. and the pol
| iticinns express the view that it is al
together likely that one of these cit
| les and possibly both of them will he
| favored next year.
Among the cities from which the
party chairmen have received invita-
tions which they will submit to the
| December meetings are Cleveland. In
dianapois, Minneapolis. Kansas City
and Denver. At least two Pacific
coast cities, Los Angeles and Port
land, have indicated that they will in
due time let 1t be known that they
also will extend Invitations
Chosen City Must Pay the Bill.
The city that takes care of II ma
tional political convention must obli-
gate itself TO pay the bills of the con-
vention. This rule has been followed
for good while. This does not mean
that the city becomes responsible for
the hotel bills or other expenses of
the delegates, but IL does mean that II
must provide the hall free of cost and
take care of the legitimate expenses
| of the national committee. The situa-
tion is usually met by the city turn
ing over to the national committee
cash sum sufficient to cover the le-
climate convention expenses.
Next years conventions will contain
the same number of delegates that sat
In the conventions in 1916. The num-
Der OF delegates from each state Is
based on the number of senator's and
representatives the state has in con-
gress, and although new census will
be taken in January next year, the re-
apportionment for congressional pur-
poses will not be made in time to af-
feet the political conventions
Reducing Army to Peace Basis.
The army of the United States
has been reduced to almost its
normal strength. 1t now numbers
about 100000 men and 2S.00O Off
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