The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-07
THE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC SHOW
SAN FRANCISCO PREPARING FOR
THE BIG CONVENTION
THIS MONTH

San francisco, June IF you're
going to be one of the 10000 at the
coming Democratic National cOnven-
tion in this town the week of June
goth, there are certain things you
ought to know. Charles w. Fay,
postmaster of San Francisco and gen
eral head of the local reception COM
mittee, is trying to make the little
party worthy of the occasion of the
Pacific coasts first national conven-
tion in history, and he wants the east
to know just what the west is DOING
to make the visitors comfy.
Bring your light wraps and over
coats" is his only request. He'll al
tend to the rest. California summers
about San Francisco bay are not the
sweltering things they are in eastern
cities. The bay breeZes often make il
very cool and the evenings far from
balmy.
Don't fear the profiteering land
lords, is his confident assurance
The hotel mems association is going
to show the delegates what western
hospitality means, and they have
agreed on one price program. This
means that room with bath can be
had for from $5 to SIS a day.
The railroads have arranged for a
one-and-a-third fare from eastern
| points. For instance the round trip
from Chicago will be $500. There
will also be excursions from here to
other California points so that dele
| gates and their families can combine
| the occasion with a sightseeing tour.
AT three big hotels of San Francis
co the activities of the week will cen
| ter. The Palace will be the executive
| center, and much of the lobbying will
| go on in the big corridor of this hos
telry. The celebrities will stay al
| the Fairmont and st. Francis
There will be over 20 governors
and at least seven members of the
| presidents cabinet here. Bryan, who
is sure to be the storm center, of the
week, will be at the St. Francis. S.
candidate of New Jersey, GOyernor
Cox of Ohio, and Vice President Ma
shall. The 35 United States senators
and $50 members of the lower house
who are expected will be divided be
tween two hotels, while the state
delegates will be scattered over the
city in other hotels.
There will be 1892 delegates, o.
which about a fourth will be women
The largest delegation will of cours'
be New York's of SO delegates ant
alternates and over 200 members
Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona viii
have but three apiece. Porto Rico
! Hawaii, District of Columbia, th'
Philippines and Alaska will each sent
three.
:. Besides the delegates and their al
ternates, there will be SO member
of the press. whose comforts will b.
| cared for by Jim" Preston, who pre-
, sides over the congressional pres
gallery at Washington.
. The big meeting place of the con
, vention is the Civic Auditoriur
which holds 10000 people. TIL
{ Coliseum in Chicago and Madiso
r Square Garden in New York are sal
= to be the only two larger halls i
: America. Seats for $500 are bein
c arranged on the ground floor and tn
rest will be seated in the galleries.
/ The convention is likely TO last tn
entire week. Unlike the republican
: the Bourbons require two-thirds (
$ nominate, or 72S votes. The repuf
\ licans need only a majority out c
: their smaller representation of 40;
: or only 1913 votes.
1t is doubtful whether the demo
t Gratis will name their candidate bt
e fore July g.