Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11

/ The selections were made by the
! republican national committee The
contest for the convention city was
narrowed. to ~ and St Louis.
and the vote '~~ra-and
| 9 for st. Louis ~ . n uo,s.
! st, Louis rettr A.. ''8fi irgo,sI
| necticut, Pennsylvania, +~~ s- Ne'
Georgia, Iowa. Tennessee, Texas, MIS-
sorri and Hawaii.
| The committee also authorized the
| creation of two new departments of
party organization to deal respectively
! With policies and general party well
! fare. The former, composed of Sc
! tlected members of the committee and
/ other men ana women representing
/ labor, capital the farmers and others.
/ will so back to work at once sorting
! ont subjects to be dealt with in the
! 1920 platform, The second commit
/ tee comprises an equal number Of
/ national committeeman and outside
party leaders and will function as an
advisory council in the conduct of the
campaign.
The plan of VIII II. Hays. the ma
| tional chairman for limitation Of in
d'v!Gual campaign contributions to
81 600 formally was approved and the
committee announced some changes
in the apportionment of delegates TO
the national convention. These changes
were not of a sweeping nature, now
ever, and affected only seven states.
After hearing q report OF Chairman
Hays and adoption of a resolution ap-
proving his efforts for party organi-
2ation and harmony the committee
ended its session and many of the re-
publican leaders who had come To
Wa gbi0UtA, fI, la o.,
their homes.
OF the several hundred prominent
republicans who attended the meeting,
however q large number remained
for the session to be held tomorrow
by the state chairmen. only questions
of organization are expected to some
formally before this meeting but the
parttsans of various republicans men
toned for the presidency win con-
tinue the active efforts which have
Kept the capital alive with gossip and
conferences since Sunday.
Despite the committee meeting to-
day the maneuyering Of the friends
of various candidates was conspicu-
ously in evidence, but the only result
appearing on the surface was state
ment by Senator j, e. Watson, Of In
diana, declaring he was not seeking
the nomination and would not permit
any personal ambition to interfere
with harmony. During the past
few days a movement in his favor has
been actively promoted and there was
no evidence tonight that his support
ers had abandoned their efforts.
Senator Watsons statement fol-
lows:
This statement is made for the
purpose of defining my position with
reference to the republican nomina-
tion for the presidency.
mot at any time have ] been a can
didate for this place, having repeated
ly declined to permit the use of my
name, but many Of my friends in In
diana and in other states, having in
sisted on my becoming a candidate, |
feel that | should definitely say that
! am not seeking the presidency that | |
shall not become candidate, either |
actively or passivcly, and that my sole |
political ambition is to succeed my
self as senator from Indiana. | cam
rot hut decline to enter into any fac !
tional strife in my own state. The |
position Of our country is too perilous |
and fraught with too many dangers |
and the republican party is too great I
y
to permit one who believes in that |
party as ! do, to be the cause of seri- |
ous differences in our own ranks. II
will not permit any personal ambi- |
tion of mine to interfere with the |
harmony that pervades the ranks OF |
my party at this critical time--a har-
mOny that I believe to be essential to |
the welfare of our country. and, for
that reason, | decline to permit the |
use of my name as a candidate for the |
nomination as president"
Todays meeting of the national !
committee was marked by several in
novations. The choice of a Tuesday
instead of q Wednesday for opening
the convention was decided on. the
leaders said. in order to obviate the
customary accumulation of business
On Saturday afternoon and night, and
the selection of a date so early in June
was regarded by many as guarantee
ing that the democratic national con-
vention would be held al a later time
n contradiction of the practice of
years under which the party in power
has been first to make its nomina-
inos and declarations.
Another novelty was an open meet
ng preceding the executive session, at
which the formal business of the day
VAS transacted. During the morning
while the doors were left open the
heard the claims of cities
asking for the convention and listened
o addresses by Governors Sproul of
and McKelvie of Nebras-
"a, and Mrs. Medill Mccormick Of Illi- /
lois, retiring head of the womans d.
lision of the party. All of the speak
"a CtraGsnd A rt,p prip |
ny and efficiency of administration as
he issues of the campaign.
In the vote on the convention city,
chicago mustered strength which
apparently surprised even its hackers.
The only votes cast for st. Louis were
contributed by Tennessee Connecticut,
pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Georgia,
owa, Texas, Missouri and Hawaii.
1t was explained by party leaders
hat the purpose of the special COM
nittee on policies was to overturn the ,
lsual practice of writing the party ,
platform in few all-night sessions of /
he resolutions committee at the cOn- Z
ention. The new body, it was said, ,
vas not intended to supplaut that {
ommittee, but was calculated to bring I
o it the result of six months OF con-
entrated thought, in which all ele {
nents of party opinion should be rep S
esented. Chairman of the senate and ]
congressional campaign committees |
gill take part IN the work of the poli-
les committee, which will include f2
MEMBERS of the national committee
nd probably score or more Of {
thers I
The same IL committeeman will I
II also on the new council together v