The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-24
NEWS REvIEWOF
CURRENT EVENTS
New York Captures Demo-
cratic Convention, Which
Will Open on June "a.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARp

NEW YORK has captured the Demo
1 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-
yeyors are preparing to care for several
hundred thousand visitors who are ex-
pected at that time.
When the national committee met in
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 guarantee of $205.O0O 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 il 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Chicago having Withdrawn, the final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 AL
Smith, certainly, and Underwood, prob
nbly. would profit by the selection. The
drys In the party ranks are not at all
pleased, for the wet sentiment has its
headquarters in New York and vicinity
and the metropolis always appears to
be more than moist. The Wall Street
bugaboo also jumps up. 1t is not con-
ceivable that William Jennings Bryan
is pleased with the selection Of New
York.
The national committee adopted n
resolution recommending to the states
that half of the delegates at large shall
be women. 1t was also decided that
national committeeman attending the
convention shall pay their own travel
ing md 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 resolution of appreciation of
his achievements and ideals and of
hope for his speedy recovery of health
DRESIDENT COOLIDGES precon-
yention managers now profess to
see his nomination on the first ballot
Admittedly his chances will be greatly
enhanced If congress passes n tax re-
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 is
fair chance that he will succeed in
so far as the house is concerned. But
the Democrats see in the slim Repub-
lican majority and the insurgency in
the G. o. +. 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
controversy is still the maximum sur
tax rate.
The house insurgents last week won
the first test of strength in the fight to
liberalize the rules. BY vote of 2cS
TO III the house adopted an amend
ment repeating the rule which the
Democrats put into effect more than
ten years ago and which prohibited
the Offering of amendments on the floor
to tariff and revenue bills unless they
were germane to the particular section
To which they were offered. Modifica
tlon Of the discharge rule so that legis
Iation cannot so easily be smothered
n committee followed, and the Demo
ratio leaders announced they would
low press tariff bills with view to
reducing duties on everyday articles
II food and clothing. They believe
they can muster enough votes to dis
rharge the ways and means committee
from consideration of bills OF this char
ucter. which do not agree with the Re.
publican program. In the senate they
think they may be able TO pass such
measures with the aid Of the insurgeni
Republicans.
II 70 new plans for financing sol
llers' bonus were presented to the
nate last week. Senator Curtis OF