Evening star., 1935-12-16
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


Three cities - Cleveland, Chicago
and Kansas City-were competing to-
day for the Republican National Con-
vention of 1896. as the G. o. P. Ma
tional Committee opened its meeting
in the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Cleveland seemed to have the inside
track
Chicago is the home city Of one OF
the most prominently mentioned prob
able candidates for the Republican
presidential nomination-Col. Frank
Knox, publisher of the Chicago Daily
News.
Kansas City, Mo, Is just across the
line from the home State OF Gov. ALI
M. Landon of Kansas, another proni-
nent probable candidate. Ohio has
no candidate so far. Committee MEM
bers therefore argued it would be bet
ter to take the national convention to
neutral ground.
Furthermore, there has been a sug-
gestion that Roosevelt Democrats
might organize ar. A. A. A. march on
the Republican convention if it were
held in Kansas City or Chicago. or
any other city in the agricultural belt.
Such march might prove embar-
RAISING.
Want Landon Nominated.
While the supporters of Gov. Lam
don would be glad to see the conven-
ton go to Kansas City, they are more
interested in the nomination of Lam
don than they are in having the con-
vention come to Missouri.
The first bid for the convention
was submitted to the committee by
Chicago. Albert D. Lasker, chairman
| of the Chicago committee, opened
the arguments. He announced that
Chicago was ready to meet expenses
up to Sl50,000 The committee was
told that Chicago had been the site
| of more presidential conventions than
any other city, and its central loca-
ton was urged as reason why it
should be selected for the convention.
Its hotel and railroad facilities also
were cited. 1t has a hall capable
of seating $4,000 persons.
Originally the Chicago committee
asked that 1000 seats at the con-
ven ion be turned over to the city.
pres umably to be given to contribu-
tors to the convention fund. Pro-
tests from members of the National
Committee, however, caused this to
| be withdrawn before the Chicago bid
was formally presented.
I'VE all know the New Deal is slip
! ping" said Chairman Henry p.
/ Fletcher. as he called the National
Committee meeting to order this
morning. There was a ripple of ap-
plause from the committeeman repre-
senting all the States and Territories
and the District of Columbia.
I'VE have the Democrats on the
rum" continued Fletcher. 1T rer1indS
me Of what happened in Cuba during
the Spanish American War. Gen.
Joe wheeler, leading charge, shouted,
We've got the Yankees on the run
| (Gen. Wheeler was a general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil
War, but later commanded American
troops in the war against Spain) The
New Dealers are no more Democrats
than the Spaniards were Yankees"
Drives on IOr CanoluaS.
While the main business Of the Re-
publican National Committee is to Sc
lect the time and the place for the
convention, it was obvious that strong
drives for various presidential candi-
dates were under way, with the mem
bers of the committee being canvassed
and canvaSsing each other. Col. Knox,
Senator Borah of Idaho and Gov. Lam
don were the three possible candidates
who received the most attention. al
though other names were brought up.
Many of former President Hoover's
friends were in attendance, either as
members of the committee or as OBJ
servers when the meeting opened to-
day. If they intend to press for the