Evening star., 1940-02-16
Republicans Sci
June "a for
Convention
Site to Be Selected
This Afternoon;
Hamilton Speaks
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

Dy We @OOLD AxNCOLNs
The Republican National Com.
mittee today fixed Monday, June "a,
as the date for the party's national
convention at which candidates for
President and Vice President will be
nominated and a national platform
adopted.
The convention city will be Sc
lected at meeting of the National
Committee this afternoon. Cities
making bids for the convention will
be heard.
Chicago and Philadelphia are
vleing for the honor of holding the
convention. Philadelphia, it is un.
derstood, has raised $166 900 in cash.
Chicago is withholding its cash bid
until the last minute.
Hamilton Issues Challenge.
Earlier, Chairman John Hamilton
OF the National Committee hurled a
challenge to the Democrats to re-
nominate President Roosevelt. He
addressed the committee as its
meeting opened at the Willard
Hotel.
I'VE do not know who the candi.
date of the opposition will be-"
said Mr.. Hamilton. I'VE can't
select him, and their convention
date, too" Che was referring to the
fact that the Democratic National
Committee has been unwilling to
fix a date for their national con-
vention until after the Republicans
had done so.)
But If we had the power, the
greatest service we could render
this country would be to nominate
as the Democratic candidate Frank.
lin D. Roosevelt. Then we would
have a clear-cut issue and once
and for all we would have a show.
down on the New Deal Franklin
Roosevelt and the third term-and
we would finish of all three"
Democrats to Act.
Following action of the Repub.
licans today, Democratic National
Chairman James A. Farley is now
expected to select a date for his
party's convention later than that Of
the Republicans.
Two dates were presented to the
Republican National Committee to.
day-the first, June "a, and the
second, July /. The committee, by
voice vote, approved June "a and
its action was made unanimous. The
July date was proposed by National
Committeeman Owlett of Pennsyl.
vania on the theory that it would be
advantageous for the Republicans
to nominate their candidates on
July 4, Independence Day, and that
the convention should be held in
Philadelphia, where the independ.
ence of this country was originally
declared.
The committee then took a recess
until pm.
The delegate membership Of the
Republican National Convention will
be 1000, as it was in 1896. With few
exceptions, the delegate apportion-
ment to the States is exactly the
same.
DR.. Glenn Frank, former president
OF Wisconsin University, submitted
to the National Committee the report
of the Program Committee in execu-
tive session. This report, the work
OF nearly two years, will be made
public Monday morning.
Treasurer Reports All Bills Paid.
Chairman Hamilton read to the
committee the report of the treas
ureT, c. B. Goodspead, showing the
committee has a balance on hand
of 1928 after having met all its
obligations. On January l, 1899,
the committee was $678,242 in debt,
due to the deficit from the 1896
campaign. The balance on hand
was $29,074. In the closing weeks
of 1899 and the first week of 1910
a special drive was put on to wipe
out the deficit, sponsored by former
Senator George Wharton Pepper of
Pennsylvania, Sewell l.. Avery, Jere-
miah Milbank, Edgar M. Queeny,
Silas H. Strawn and E. T. Weir.
The drive was entirely successful.
Reports showed that from January
!, 1889, to February Is, 1910, total
contributions received were $1,478,-
428.
The committee elected Repre-
sentative Reece of Tennessee to be
member of the Executive Commit
tee, succeeding the late Representa-
tive Taylor of Tennessee. Mr.. Reece
was nominated for this Office by
Representative Martin of Massachu-
setts, minority leader of the House,
and seconded by Walter Hallanan
and Kenneth Simpson of New York.
Mr.. Simpson said that his State at
(See REPUBLICANS, Page A-3.)