The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-28
DEMO cRATS READY TO
I NAME CANDID ATES All
81. San FRAN CISCO TODAY
Frisco Opens Doors to Large
Throng Of Democratic e
y Delegates Today. Ss; Y "a
BY, HUGH Baltic

5Stt1' - by f1ugn bAllue "a i%. ~ !
u Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
II San Francisco, June 2S.--.--Democ-sl
racy met here today to choose a stand
ard bearer and prepare its platform.
AS at Baltimore eight " years ago,
there was no certainty as to the lead.
er who will be chosen, but the plat
form, it is believed, will follow closely
the policies 2of 1 President Wilson, as
outlined to Chairman Cummings, the
I. .'keynoter."' s @ 5ssS, "A. "a q
# This is the. first national political
convention to: be held west Of the
Rockies. It is being held in the chief
city of the state that four years ago
swung from the republican to the
democratic column, thereby turning
the election in favor Of President
Wilson. 49, IL ). t5tzI ! ,..' ~ 49,,
q Seated in Exposition Auditorium
are 1902 delegates. OF, these, 728,
or two-thirds, are necessary to, a
choice Of the presidential candidate.
Democracy this year chung to it's pre-
cedents Of q two third choice. Only 9
majority vote was required to choose
Warren G.. Harding, republican nomi-
nee at Chicago. ""%f .s, <1
:~fT The big auditorium, seating 1O.066
persons, proved too, small for the
great demands placed upon it, and
many Of the visitors here for the con-
vention have been unable to gain adj
mission. In order to help raise the,
5000, 900 demanded of San Francisco
by the national committee as a con-
vention fund, the local committee has
been giving an auditorium seat Tor
each 500 subscription.
The great square brick and stone
Ebuild linz, modern in every way was
declared today by; Postmaster Charles
w. Fay to be the best arranged hall IN
the country for a national conventions
Fay, q democratic war horse, has been
to many SUCH conventions. The hall
Is about the same size as the one in
St Louis and slightly smaller than the
Chicago Coliseum. Fay claims that
because it is square and thus enables
the whole audience to be nearer the
speakers platform it is superior. Also
it has twenty big committee rooms.
"The entire convention could pc
adjourned to the committee rooms II
necessary" Fay said. {. r
An immense canopy has been piac-
enfssoyer the hall to better the acous77
a. Tie biggest pipe organ in AM
Srica III there and will be- used <atctmes
during the convention. The building
was given to the city by the san
Francisco Exposition. + !, ~' -; -.
4 Postmaster Fay's famous genlanty
was tested today as he marshailed
the entertainment forces and took
care of the throngs. All delegates
and alternates had been assigned IN
advance to hotels. The same was
true Of every man Of Importance IN
the democratic party who slgnlned
in advance he would be here. friends
of the candidates and Of the national
committee, and representatives OF tns
press who were forehanded, touno
rooms waiting for them. In addition
/. 900 other rooms; were assigned IN
advance. Fay said he could meet any
demand for rooms by means OF PITY
ate residences placed at his disposal.
The national committee was com,
fortablv established on the second
floor Of the Palace hotel in the French
narlors. Here they will hold their ses-
sions and decide contests. :,
The convention program as mapped
out by National Chairman; Cummings nl
calls for early appointment by the
convention itself Of the platform COM
mittee, which will consist OF % men
and women. These will then build up
The framework upon which the candl-
date will stand. Balloting tor can
d;date may not come until late !, IN
tho week. It will not be prolonged, Is
the belief of many politicians.
- Williams Jennings Bryan IS mere as
a delegate from Nebraska ana ls e..
pected to exert his influence boen IN
the framing of a platform ana tne
choosing Of q candidate. y.