South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-06
COUCERS WORK ON
CONVENTION CROWD
Chicagoans Reap Rich Harvest
Among Visitors to Republican
National Meeting.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

BY LOUIS LUDLOW.
- CHICAGO June 5.-If a suggestion made by How
ard D. Warrington Of Columbus who has charge Of
SEN Hardins headquarters is adopted. the next
republican national convention will be held at Camp
Sherman ChfHcothe o. Mr.. Warrington is boosting
the merits OF Camp Sherman place where dele
gates and visitors from the country gather
without being bIed white By profteers of kind
and another
II. is simply a scandal the way people are being
gouged in Chicago" said Mr.. Warrington. Never be-
fore at a national convention were the hotels and
roorning house keepers graspfhg. 1t that
nothing has been overlooked in the way OF devisng
methods to extract the dollars from convention
goera-
IF could name the place for republican national
conventions I would select Camp sherman There
available barracks there to accommodate enormous
crowd and tents could be provided any overflow.
There is a large assembly hall which the
ton could be held. think the novelty meeting
at an army camp would appeal to most persons and
I sure would be feeling of relief if
some way could be found escape the extortion that
is being practiced in Chicago. Camp Sherman
enough the OF population of the country to
make a place holding national
-yenton"
A short national convention predicted.
one who is the familiar with conditions be-
lieves that the convention viii into the
ond week. Generally thought the convention
wind up its affairs by the nomination of vice
presidential candidate not later than Friday night,
June assigned
that the convention will work fast and adjourn as
possible. In the first place there saloons
and none OF the usual inducements to hold persons
to in
10 have a good time. In the second place the prices
charged for hotel and lodging accommodations
unprecedented believed that alone will
drive many early from the city.
Hotel rates boosted many instances TO
times the normal rate. and Many
gates and party leaders supremely disguised with
this the convention crowds and are
declaring that never again shall Chicago secure a
republican national convention. Others saying
that all this will be forgotten within four years and
that in 1924 the republicans will come right
Chicago to be gouged again
One hears some very contradictory opinions ex-
pressed Henry J. Allen
governor OF Kansas to make the speech presenting
to the convention
Views in regard to the propriey of the selection are
sharply divided. It is conceded eminently
appropriate that Kansas make the presenta-
ton speech. the state of formally and
legally adopted Gen. Wood OF its citizens
no one can nominate favorite with author
iy than the governor OF the state. Furthermore
Aliens oratoricaI ability furnishes guarantee that
he can do the Job in appe-pie order. On the other
hand. there is objection TO him on account OF
the fact that he is target for union labor and It
IS feared in some quarters recognition OF
Gov. Allen by Gen. Woods forces may tend to array
labor against the The other ground OF out
spoken criticism is that Gov Allen himself has pres
aI nfrafFo
convention by repeating the performance Of 1850 when
James A Garfield made such magnificent grafton
in proposing Sherman for the presidency that the con-
venton forgot all about sherman and nominated Gar
field