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! Chicago. which has guaranteed sl5o.000
required by the committee for conven-
ton expenses The invitations of the
various cities however. will be care
fully scanned by the committee. Ed
ward n, Hurley former chairman of
the Shipping Board. is the head of the
, Chicago committee. which will give the
| invitation TO the Republican National
Committee Mayor Cermak Of Chicago
is here in the interest Of the city's bid.
Other Cities Seek Choice.
Several Of the other cities are having
difficulty raising the required sum. DR..
E 3. Clements. national committee
man from Missouri. said today that his
city hes not yet been able to guarantee
the tTll sl50.000, but hopes to do 50.
Philadelphia representatives are un-
derStCOd 10 have said 1t appeared tley
would not be able TO guarantee .he
whole Sl50,000. but that nel e-theless
they would extend an invitation
Hoover to Give Dinner Tonight.
President Hoover will BE- the host to
members of the Executive Committee Of
the Republican National Committee at
dinner in the White House tonight. The
diner will be informal and no speeches
Will be made
1t is expected that the National Com
mlttee will be in session both tomorrow
and Wednesday. A meeting OF the
Executive Committee at the Willard
Hotel. where all the committee sessions
will be held. is set for . 80 O'Clock today.
Chairman FeSs is to appoint a Subcom-
mittee on arrangements for the ma
tional convention and a committee to
draw up resolutions Of regret for deaths
of members of the committee since its
last meeting. DR.. Clements of Missouri
is to be chairman of the latter sub
committee.
! ID. c. to Have Two Delegates.
| The District OF Columbia's repre-
sentation in the next National Conven-
: ton under tie reapportionment plan,
which will be laid before the National
Committee will be two delegates, the
/ same as IN the last convention.
Hawaii Is agitating for a greater
number Of delegates than two. but 20
far, ii is said, no request has been made
for greater representation in the Dis
! trict of Columbia.
4 The Republican leaders who have
worked out reapportionment plan had
. ! " NCtS "IltlIIGI lIltN NlSIlPQ
stand ty the apportionment of the
, members of the House of Representa-
tives in the present Congress or the ap-
| portiOnment under the 1880 census,
| which becomes effective in the cleo
| tions next wear. They decided that 1t
would be fairer to make the ALLEGATION
of delegate strength for the National
Convention on the new House appor-
3 tionment made under the 1880 census.
New G. o. P. States Get Bonus.
The Republican rules adopted at the
! 1923 convention allow bonus Of three
! delegates to States that had gone Re-
! publican in previous elections The
overturn in Southern and border States
| has made 1t necessary to increase the
/ size OF the Republican convention con-
siderably. Congressional districts in
which Republican plurallties were more
/ than 10000 were allowed a delegate in
addition to the basic one for each con-
| gresSional district in the United States.
| Two delegates at large are allowed for
each Senator.
Proposed ALLEGATIONS Listed.
! The following tables show the changes
In delegate strength proposed:
To I