Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-22
NEW YORK MAKING
PRELIMINARY PLANS
FOR BIG CONVENTION

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Declaring
they had laid the foundation for the
most successful Democratic national
convention in history, party leaders
zens' non partisan committee the
job of completing preliminary ar
rangements for the big June SEES
sion.
TITS going to be tho biggest at
traction we ever staged; the biggest
show ever pulled in Madison
Square Garden" said Cordell Hull,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee.
Mr.. Hull will depart tomorrow,
after two days spent with the party's
subcommittee in locating headquar-
ters, negotiating accommodations
for delegates, inspecting Madison
Square Garden, budgeting finances,
and linking the national organlza-
ton with the local citizens group
of convention sponsors.
Norman E. Mack, chairman OF the
subcommittee, will remain here with
George f. Mara, assistant to Mr..
Hull, who next Wednesday Will
open offices adjoining Tex Richards.
in the famous garden tower where
Sanford White was slain by Harry
Il. Thaw in 1906.
Although the Waldorf Astoria has
been chosen for national committee
headquarters, the national Demo
cratic club in this city Will De useo
for the purpose during the months
Intervening until June. Thls' IL was
decided today, would materially lower
the preliminary convention expense
and enable the national committee
to spend just that much more on the
delegates when they arrive.
Plans Perfected
With $250,00 already pledged TO-
ward fhe expense of the convention
and the expenditure of $250,00O more
in sight. New York hackers OF the
session, Republican and Democratlc'
TODAY oiled up the vast machinery
assembled for the undertakings.
Acting Mayor Murray Hubert ano
William T. Collins, president OF the
board Of aldermen, presented thelii |,
salyes before the joint national anu
local committees to accept honorary
chairmanships of the reception com
noittee. They indicated that the ac'
ceptance of Mayor Hylan, who mas
been i'll, also would be forthcoming
Saving he wanted the police de-
nartment to "outdo even the marvel
GUS showing made at San Francisco
in 1920" Mr.. Hubert assured the
committeemep, 1--WE want our force
of $4,000 men to be more than po-
lice protection for your delegates and
convention visitors; we want them
to be walking bureaus of lnforma-
ton
Warning Is Issued
Stanley J. Quinn, directing vice
chairman of the local executive com
mittee, issued a warning which he
expected would effectually frighten
any would-be spectators in conVen-
ton seat tickets.
Hearing that scalpers already were
offering 5000 each for 5000 tickets
the local group expected to distribute
to convention fund contributors on
the basis of one ticket for each 500
given, Mr.. Quinn said:
I'VE want these tickets to go to
persons who already have under
taken the bulk Of the financial bur-
den. We have a vigilance commit
tee to investigate the source of al
donations. We don't want ticket
scalpers' money. If we can't spot
the spectators, Tex Richard, who
ought to know them, will help U.S."
Richard himself has declined to
have anything to do with tickets, ex-
cept those to which he will be en-
titled as a hacker of the convention
to the extent Of $4,000, said Quinn.
Representatives Of telegraph com
panies, news services and individual
newspapers circulated through Mad
Ison Square Garden all day drawine
plans for the installation OF press &C.
commodations in the subterranear
passages which, before the conven-
ton, will be occupied by the men.
agerie Of the annual circus and later
by the huge gardens swimming pool.