Evening star., 1923-11-15
FOUR CITIES CLAIM
G. 0. P. CONVENTION
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fair grounds were made the seat Of
with their families would motor to
the scene and that fully 10000 agri-
culturalists would be In attendance.
lie pointed out that the grounds are
ntted with buildings adequate to
house the whole convention and all
gested machinery hail." with a pos
sible seating capacity Of $1,000 per-
sons, as the place for the convention
itself to meet
the grounds are a little more than
Moines and easy OF access either BY
street car. railroad train or automo-
some of the structures there are even
living quarters. In Des Moines, he
said. are hotels capable Of accom-
modating 5000 persons and an audi
to 5000 persons should the conven-
ton prefer to sit In the city.
Chicago. looking complacently back
upon. the fact that it has won.
years 70 attract the re
tional convention to It's boundaries.
had only one speaker, Fred w. Up
ham; Mr.. upham said the Chicago
subaommittees uo reomest tiea ana WIN nunmii ,he
ted its invitation in writing. He said
the hotels were pledged to maintain
rates Of from 81 a night for bed
up to $50 night for a room with
bath.
Fears "Bad Impression"
Representative Burton. who first
spoke for Cleveland, asked the ma
tional committeeman whether they
should not consider whether or not 1t
haI !. "A
country were given to understand
that Chicago seemed to have q mo-
nopoly on the convention. He pointed
out that 60 per cent OF the people Of
the country could leave their homes
at noon ono day and be in Cleveland
in time for breakfast the next.
The city's auditorium will seat 12. 500
persons, he said, and added that by
violating the fire and police resula-
tionS a little bit" that figure would
be materially increased. He guaran-
teed In the name OF Cleveland $l25,00o
to defray necessary expenses ana
the use OF the auditorium. making the
net financial guarantee $4,000. Ros-
coe j. TompkinS and Col. Carmi
Thompson cited the climatic advan-
tages of the city. and the latter in
vited the subcommittee to come to
Cleveland to see its advantages for
themselves as his guests.
The only drawback San Francisco
has. said Warren shannon. who first
presented that city's plea for the
right to entertain the convention. is
that "it is hard to leave" Humorous
ly taking 1t for granted that the
Pacific coast metropolis would be Sc
lected, he advised the committee men
not 90 forget their overcoats, because
the nights there ARE always cool"
SO sure are San Franciscans of their
climate, he added, that they were pre-
pared to guarantee ideal weather
conditions for the month of June"
Guarantees All Expenses.
The city's convention hall. Mr.. Shan
non said. will seat 1900 persons and
contains numerous committee rooms.
The railroads. he said, have promised
to make special rates TO the city dur
ing the convention. II It meets there.
He guaranteed that there would be
no increase in either hotel or restau-
rant prices and submitted a number
Of menus with present prices. saying
the same would prevail in June IL
the convention convenes there
Financially, he said. the city will
guarantee all expenses regardless of
what they are"
The subcommittee. composed Of