Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
Fires Glow Under Surface,
However, With Threat of
Momentary 0utburst.
SIX CITIES FORMALLY
BID FOR CONVENTION
San Francisco Offer Applauded, but
Many Leaders Prefer to Go
to Middle West.
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN.

Democratic national committee as il
met today in the Mayfiower Hotel To
pick a convention city. 1t was evi.
dent that leaders of all factions were
intent upon harmony both during the
committee sessions and at the Jack
son Day dinner tonight. Under the
surface fires are still glowing. how
ever. and might blaze forth again
at the meetings.
Six cities made formal application
for the honor OF holding the Demo
cratic national convention. They are
Detroit, with an offer OF $l2a 900 and
convention hall seating 1900 per.
sons, Miami. 100000 and convention
hall seating $4,000: Chicago. $500
and prospective use OF Soldier Field
stadium Houston. 5000. 900 and a hall
seating $500. San Francisco. $3.50 b0c:
Cleveland, $3.50. 900 and a hall seating
10 600.
Houston led on the first ballot. The
vote was as follows: Houston. 30; San
Francisco. -: Detroit. -; Cleveland
II: Miami 6; Chicago, !.
Middle West Is Considered.
San Francisco's bid Of sa500 for
the convention was greeted with ap.
,lause Il IS recognized that a city max.
Ing a large money offer will he "a reful-
Is considered. In addition. many of the
committeeman remembered with pleas
ure the entertainment provided by the
Coast city In 1920. However. not
few Of the members Of the committee
are anxious 10 take the convention to
he Middle West and Detroit and
clevela nd will he considered. The
offer az Cleveland was submitted at
the eleventh hour,
II was decided that each city should
he given Is minutes 10 present It's in.
vitation orally to the committee. A
decision by the committee on the con
veniion city is expected today. unless
there should he a deadlock. which Is
not looked for.
One Fight Ayertesl.
Prominent members OF the national
committee. representing both the
Smith and anfi.Smith factions OF the
party. have decided that the question
OF changing the t.o-thirds rule of
! nominating presidential and vic.
presidential candidates shall not come
before the committee. or IL IL does,
that II shall he referred tn the com
mittee on resolutions and allowed L.
SO one point or possible difference
has been avoided. 1t liz believed. The
committee itself could no, change the
rule. but could adopt a resolution
| recomme ndin1 change tn ma f0rify
for choice of candidates II II desired
Only the national convention itself
could adopt majority rule and cas-:
| aside the time -honorad two-ihirds rule.
and the unit rule along with it,
Revolt Talk Dies Down.
The talk Yesterday in some quar-
ters OF revolt against Chairman
Glenn Shaver and his displacement
apparently has come 10 nothing No
| effort, IL was said. will be made To
| change chairmen. or even to change
| the method Of picking national
chairman. National Committeeman
Joseph +. Guffey OF Pennsylvania ad.
vanced plan yesterday looking to
the election Of chairman by the
| national committee itself. his term
expiring January OF election years
The present method ~ Ia permit
the presidential nominee 10 choose
the chairman To manage his cam
paign. There was some resentment
among wet members OF the COM
mittee and supporters of Gov. Al
Smith of New York for the presi-
Dental nomination. because OF an
address delivered by Mrs. Glenn
shaver. wife Of the chairman, at
lacking the nomination for presi-
dent of any wet candidate bv the
Democrats this year. Mrs. shaver
spoke before the Democratic Womeus
Law Enforcement League MIR
shaver declined Ia comment upon
his wifes address Ia the league other
than 10 say that his wife spoke only
for herself.
WIN Meet June 20.
The members Of the committee. as
they met his morning. Aid that the
| national convention date would be
June 70. two weeks later than the Re.
publican national convention. which
! 10 TO he neld In Kansas ci,y, Mo
There had been talk OF holding the
| convention before The Republican con
| Fenlion. thus overturning an old Gus.
| tom Ut letting the Republicans meet
| frat
The last meeting Of the Democratic
| national committee WAS held In
harrisburg. w. Va. Al the time Of
the notification OF John w. Davis Of
his nomination for President IN 1924.
Proposals for meetings OF the com
| mi''ee have been mad. several times
In the last three years. but nothing
came of them.
A call of the roll OF the national
committee showed every State and
territory represented at the meeting
today, although some ~ the commit
tr~'h"h ANA committcewoncn were
| represented by proxies.
smiti, IL he Absent.
Willis Gov. Al Smith Of New York
vii not attend the Jackson day din.
ner At The Mayfiowef tonight. n In ui,
hsfstood he has written d letter of no
iIttie intersst To the committee, which
VIII he read at ths dinner.
The national committee sent out the
Invitations Ia the dinner and stands
| sponsor for the affair. More than 1900
persons are expected 10 attend, amang
| them most 1T the Democratic ..'presi
Dental possibilities"
There has been efiticiam In some
quarters Of the failure Ut uov. Smith
10 attend the dinner. sines he Ii tho
| leading candidate to-day for the naml
| nation and recognized as the head Ut
one faction OF the party. However,
many II his friends ana supporters
! viii be preseni ana his interests will
liz ioakeh 10 sneetuails. II Ii said,
Argument ~ be Avoided.
1n motion NJ 1ordUii Hun. nation.
| al committeeman from Tennessee, ths
| chairman was authorised Ia anpnint