Evening star., 1924-01-20


York which will contribute to the
aim of the dead-lockers.
4: X :. X
New York is taking to the con-
vention with ardor and enthusiasm
and making elaborate plans to
"show the delegates the time of
their life" The city expects to
raise 100000 for the proper
entertainment of the delegates and
alternates and the thousands of
visitors expected TO be in New
York during convention week. Ii
is expected that the double lure
Of gay New York. and a national
convention will bring scores of
thousands of visitors to the city.
The hotels are planning to take
care of the crowds and without
profiteering. The placing of reserva-
tions will be handled by the hotel
mems association, which controls
about 10000 rooms. aside from the
accommodations of other caravan
saries and apartments not in the
association.
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The democratic national commit
tee, out of the sos, 900 check hand
ed in by New York for the privi-
lege of entertaining the conven-
ton, has already paid off the dead
horse" deficit of 1920 and feels on
easy street. with a balance of more
than $4,000 as a bank rolf TO
start the campaign. ,|
The gentlemanly hat-passers
will now go around among the
faithful and shake 'em down for
the big war fund, which Will be
needed.
Fred w. Cpham, the treasurer or
the republican national commit
Mittee. when he was in town a
few days ago, said that "cOllec-'
tions are good" with the republi-
cans, and that he expects to OBJ
tain all money needful for the
proper expenses Of the presiden-
tial campaign. In presidential
years, the national committee has
to "whack up, to a certain extent,
with the congressional campaign
committee, and often is called
upon by state committees when
the latter go broke"
Republican politicians are look
ing forward with interest to Sem
ator Hiram w. Johnson's foray
into MASSACHUSETTS to seek dele
gates in the Presidents own state.
The Coolidge managers have
"beaten him to it" in the game of
rustling delegates in the other
mans territory by setting up
elaborate campaign machinery in
California.
The latest development in the
fight in favor of the tax reduc-
ton bill is the creation Of 'citi-
zens' national committee" which is
to- be nationwide in scope. with
a personnel of distinguished men
and women. 1t is non-partisan,
and it's personnel will work di-
rectly on Congress, eXhorting SEN
ators and representatives to drop
politics in consideration 'of the
bill and give them tax reduction.
Mai. Gen. John F. O'Ryan of New
York heads the committee. An
important feature Of the commit
tees plans is an intensive cam
paign of publicity among the vot-
ers to educate them on the subject
so that they can start backfire
on their senators and representa-
tives in Congress.
1t is the understanding in Of
ficial and congressional circles
that President Coolidge is not
going to insist upon the adoption
of the Mellon tax reduction plan
absolutely in all its proposed pro-
visions, but will listen to the
voice of reason" in the matter of
suggested amendments. The
democratic national committee,
which is supporting the Garner
plan, denies the claim of the re-
publicans that lower surtaxes will
release money for investment in
industrial enterprises.
That claim Is regarded as one
of the mainstays of the argument
for the Mellon plan. The 'repub-
licans and democrats in Congress
are now In a controversy over
whether sit will' and "it won't"
while the public is getting i'm
patient and clamoring for action,