The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-13
City Well Equipped to Handle Either or Both
 Big Meetings
ADMITS MANY KEEN RIVALS
San Francisco Is Raising Big Fund; New York
 in Ring

CLLV hLAND, Aprll lo. - NOL COL tent with her fame as the "Mothel of Presidents" Ohio in general and its metropolis, Cleveland, in particular have decided to branch out and make mighty effort to corral both big Presidential nominating conventions in 1924.
 Active steps are under way to raise funds to make the invitations, which will be extended to the Republican and Democratic national committees when they meet late this year to fix the time and place of holding the big political gatherings, more effective.
 City We'll Prepared
 With the largest and finest public hall in the United States, if not in the world; with railroad facilities un- excelled by any city in the United States excepting Chicago, splendidly equipped hotels, and boasting a Sum mer climate that it's citizens claim to be delightful as that of a Summer resort, it is believed here that the chances of getting one or both of the conventions are excellent.
 Congressman Theodore Burton, vet eran Representative, is actively head ing the movement to bring the Repub lican convention here, while former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker is writing letters to all members of the Democratic National Committee, set ting forth the claims of Cleveland upon his party The project is active ly backed by the Chamber of Com merce, the city administration and other civic organizations. Steps are already under way to raise a conven tion fund as large or larger than tha offered by any other city. Many Would Be Host
 That Cleveland will have rivals is admitted. It is understood that Sal Francisco, the 1920 host of the Demo crmatic Convention, is again in tn field. and it is reported that fun' of S35O,000 has been raised to tax one of the gatherings to the Pacifi Coast city. New York, as well as Oh cago-the latter the traditional hos of party conventions-is said to b anxious to entertain a convention neS year.
 Not since 1872, when Grant was rt nominated for the Presidency, in ClI cinnati, has a Presidential candidat of either major party been named l Ohio. In that year also the "Libera Republicans" met in Cincinnati an nominated Horace Greeley, who afte1 ward was named by the Democrat and died when he went down to de feat.
 Will Rent Hall for $1
 Mayor Fred Kohler has recently ar nounced that either party may nav the fine new hall for it's gathering fo s1 for the period of time necessary l Allu II Illty uoh VnAi" W Ply I'll be glad to dig down in my owl pocket and make it right with tn city," he added.
 Not since 1904, when William MIG Kinley was renominated, in Philadel phia, has a Republican national con yention been held elsewhere than il Chicago. On the other hand, th' Democrats have wandered from cit! to city and from coast to coast witt their national gatherings in thes' years.
 St. Louis, Kansas City, Baltimore Denver and San Francisco all have been hosts to the Democratic clans II the last 20 years.
 The Cleveland public hall, with seating capacity of 14,0O0, was built a cost of more than $7,OO0,00O, and it' projectors had in view the attracting of gatherings such as these to thl city. It was opened little more thai year ago, and since that time ha housed some of the largest conven tions held in the United States.