Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-01-09
BRUCE kREMER
HELPS TO STEER
TO GOLDEN GATE
Montana Committeeman Points Out Growing I'm
portance Of Far West to Democratic Party as
Reason for Nominating This Years Ticket on
Coast; Women Back Winning City; $125, 900 Of
fered; Defeats Chicago and Kansas City.

clared the paramount issue in the cam
paign would be foreign affairs and that
the republicans by malicious falsehoods'
were seeking to "array the foreign-born
citizens against America He pleaded
that the convention go to Chicago so
that the large foreign-born population
there could see first hand that the party
really was not working against them.
Chicago Both Wet and Dry.
"The republicans said Senator Lewis,
shave indulged in that form of disloyalty
which has not been equalled by American
citizens since ! remember. by seeking to
summon every foreign born citizen to
agitate his grievance merely because the
president happened to be a democrat
Presenting the financial end of the
argument, Mr.. Sullivan said Chicago was
ready to make guarantee Of SIo.Vjo
for the convention. The committee room
roared with applause when he concluded
BY saying that for those Of us who have
disagreed about recent public ques-
ton, Chicago can take care of both drys
Frisco Outbids EN- All.
Isadore Z. Dockweiler. Of California,
nominating San Francisco, outbld Chi
cago's offer with proffer of a guar
anteed sum Of S125.0O for expenses. the
free use of the municipal auditorium.
seating from $1,000 to $4,000, and Of ad-
ditional funds for entertainment pnr-
poses.
San Francisco asked for the conven-
ton for the first time Mr. Dockweiler
said, as token of appreciation of what
the Pacific coast did in the last election.
Kremer Backs San Francisco.
The claims of San Francisco were sec
onded by Miss NJ +. Foy. California, as
sociate delegate and J. Bruce Kremer,
Montana, vice chairman of the national
committee Miss Foy said that the
women of the country. awake to the
responsibility Of citizenship and reaiz-
ing the existing unrest in the nation,
/ 'are searching both parties to see what
they stand for"
I'VE. the women Of the Pacific coast,
are under the tuteage of Woodrow VII
son." she said.
Mr. kremer pointed out the growing
political importance Of the western sec
tion of the United States and asked that
the national committee help to keep the
solid west" for the democratic party.
Clark for Kansas City.
The case for Kansas City was pre-
sented by Fred Fleming. of Kansas City
Representative Champ Clark, DR.. Il. A.
Jenkins, publisher Of the Kansas City
Post Breckenridge Long, Of ST. Louis
third assistant secretary of state. and
S. 7. Amidon. national committeeman
for Kansas. The city offered guarantee
/ Of $4,000 and free use Of the conyen-
| ton hall
DR.. jenkins. pointing out that Fan
sas City lay in the center OF IL grour
Of doubtful states, declared that while
/ my heart would say let's go to Sar
Francisco. my head would say let's q
| to Kansas City
Mr.. Clark said that award of the con
/ vention to Kansas City would cheer
up every democrat from the Mississippi
to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
I After the convention claims had beef
presented and resolutions adopted il
! open session. the committee adjourned
| to meet behind closed doors at 2:30 p
m to vote on the convention time anC
place.