The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-10
||vNE 8 LIKELY DATE
|committee Favorable to That
Time; Selection Will Be
Made Today.
CANDIDATES GETTING BUSY
Dozen Potential Candidates
Discussed by Leaders of
the Country.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Although
heagu admittedly was the faVorite
,o,tsht for the 1870 convention city
AZ n. republican party. choice Of
which viii be made tomorrow by the
national committee, boosters for st
louls still were making "A determined
campaign and were asserting they
had A fighting chance 10 win,
Meantime, discussion as TO the date
NJ the convention which also Will
be fixed by the committee tomorrow,
| csntered about Tuesday. June s. The
custom u conyeHlng the convention
on A Wednesday. II was predicted by
,hs leaders. would be changed In or
der TO provide longer week.
Stleclon Of time and place for
The convention will conclude the
Ttormal business OF the committee
| feetlng but most OF the hundreds OF
party leaders VINO have come 10
| Washington for the occasion, are ex-
pecled 10 stay for the session OF state
chairmen which convenes Thursday.
Dorrn Candidates Mcntiu. .Hd.
With the arrival today OF the last
| Of hose who are TO attend the meet
/ ng. conferences over presidential
possibilities greatly multiplied until
The claims Of upward OF "A dozen po-
enual candidates were being pre-
senttd In the race for convention
advantage.
Particularly conspicuous were the
friends OF Maj Gen. Leonard Wood
and Governor lowden OF Illinois,
who brought to Washington working
| Organizations TO further the interests
Of their respective candidates. Boost
tn for Senators Watson OF Indiana
and Harding Of ohio also got active
y into the arena, while those favor
ING other candidates were busy feel
ING out the sentiment OF the commit
'.emen and their guests. Among
hem were friends OF Senator Miles
PundeSter Of Washington and Hiram
Johnson u California.
A novelty OF the meeting tomor-
row will be an open session at which
The claims Of the cities trying for the
| convention Will he presented and
Speeches made by several prominent
| republicans from scattered parts OF
he country The decision will be
made, however, In executive session.
The committee also is expected TO
'trmally endorse the plan OF Nation
Chairman Hayes for limitation OF
,nfyidua' campaign contributions 70
1000
Editors Present
10 addition 10 the state commit
fnen and most OF the state chair
O. many tAltors OF republican
Npapers and five OF the six form -
'halrmen Of the national commit
J't had come In response TO an .nvi-
tloh Of Chairman HAYS TO lend
hei eounsels In the formulation OF
Wv plans. Women also were taking
active part In the gathering and
Vhshl the committeeman and state
carmen were guests at dinner
t''n by the executive committee of
u. women's division.
~ us meeting toworrow the com
nNee Is expected 10 formally ap-
po's the plan NJ VIII II. Hays, the
nnhai chairman, 70 make he limit
!, 100 '"s
Support OF Senator IRrding's can
s.aaey for the republican nomination
VT president was pledged today nv
,p''lcan members OF the house
'for Ohio.
Nhat was regarded In many
sIAts as the formal launching OF
=, Ovo'n Tor Senator James f.. Watson
Iaohna also was the subject OF
eh alk among the committeeman
" their guests
Shaior Watson has announced he
- hel candidate for the presi-
ny out would he in the race 10
go himself as senator His
ss aS~rt however. that the In
4, sh'e convention will instruct
~ cs'ega,es for him and that an
I've campaign In his behalf will
YAae In many other states
v.,nds ot sen@or Sutherland OF
~. N'rrina also became active to
49,. max Ing plans Of an extensive
'"palgn for his nomination.