The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-01-25
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
New York Captures Demo-
cratic Convention, Which
Will Open on June "a.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARp

NJ EW YORK has captured the Demo
cratic national convention of 1924.
The big meet will be held in Madison
Square Garden, opening June "a, and
? the hotel keepers and amusement pur-
veyors are preparing to care for several
hundred thousand visitors who are ex-
pected at that time.
When the national committee met In
J Washington on Tuesday, bids for the
convention were made by New York.
San Francisco, Chicago and st. Louis.
The first named topped all other offers
with a guarantee of S205,0OO cash and
the expenses of the convention hall.
San Francisco offered almost as much.
but was beaten by consideration of the
long distance the great majority of
delegates would have to travel If the
meeting were held on the Pacific coast.
Chicago having withdrawn, the final
ballot stood: New York, 81; San Fran
cisco, 40; st. Louis, 6.
Politicians were especially concerned
with the political effect of this choice.
The McAdoo managers, 1t was said,
were somewhat dismayed, fearing the
local influences would injure their can
didate's cause. 1t was held that All
Smith. certainly, and Underwood. prob
ably, would profit by the selection. The
drys In the party ranks are not ali all
pleased, for the wet sentiment has its
headquarters in New York and vicinity
and the metropolis always appears tol
be more than moist. The Wall Street
bugaboo also jumps up. 1t Is NOT con-:
ceivable that William Jennings Ivan
Is pleased with the selection of .,ew
York.
The national committee. adopted a.
resolution recommending f0 the ST esI
that half of the delegates at large shlII
be women. 1T was also decided tlsatI
national committeeman attending theI
convention shall pay their own travel
ing and hotel expenses. Having dis
posed, of its business, the committee
went In body to pay its respects to
former President Wilson, and presented
to him a resolution of appreciation of
his achievements and ideals and OF
hope for his speedy recovery Of he~lth
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S precon-
vention managers now profess 10
see his nomination on the first ~ p.
Admittedly his chances will be gr tiy
enhanced If congress passes tax ~.
vision bill not vastly different from
that proposed by Secretary Mellon and
yet satisfactory to the people at large
House Leader Longworth is working
hard TO bring this about, and there tsl
a fair chance that he will succeed I'M
so far as the house is concerned. But
the Democrats see in the slim Repub-i
Iicnn majority and the insurgency In
Ihe G. o. p ranks a chance to get the
support of the Republican radicals for
their own tax measure and thus to
capture the credit. The main point OF
is still the maximum sur
lax rate.
The house insurgents last week won
he first test of strength in the fight to
iberalize the rules. BY a vote of 20S
o III the house adopted an amend
nent repeating the rule which the
Democrats put into effect more than
en- years ago ami which prohibited
he Offering of amendments on the floor
o tariff md revenue bills unless they
we're germane TO the particular section
o which 'hny we're offered. Modifca-
lon of RE discharge rule so that legis-
alton ,Gnrot SO easily be smothered
n committee followed. and the Demo
ratio lenders announced they would
low press tariff bills with a view to
educing duties on everyday articles
# food and clothing. They believe
hey can muster enough votes to dis
barge the ways and means committee
rom consideration of bills of this char
cter, which do not agree with the Re
ublican program. In the senate they
hink they may be able to pass such
1easures with the aid of the insurgent
republicans.
Two new plans for financing a sol.
i diers' bonus were presented to the
enate last week Senator Curtis OF
ansas, Republican whip. proposed to
,tain in modified form the existing
Omission taxes and use the proceeds
pay the bonus. The annual yield
.om the admission taxes is about ST0,-
10000 and Senator Curtis estimates
lat this would come within 100000
f meeting the annual cost of the
onus.
Senator Copeland of New York.
'emocrat, introduced a bill providing
)r a straight cash bonus to ex-service
len at the rate of SIPS day for each
ay of service with $625 maximum
ayment. The total cost of the bonus
nder this plan is estimated at about
800, 100000, and Senator Copeland