Evening star., 1951-04-29
Presidential Politics
Expected al 6. 0. P.
Meeting in Tulsa
By Gouid Lincoln

SUITES slaQ OGeQ requested 1OT
lpartisaris Of two presidential pos
sibilities. Senator Taft Of Ohio
and President Harold e. Stasseu
lof the University Of Pennsylvania
It Is expected that supporters Of
Gen. Eisenhower. Gov. Warren OF
California and other potential
candidates will be on hand also.
The news developed as site
committees Of the Republican and
Democratic National Committees
listened to the opening bids OF
Chicago and Philadelphia to the
1852 national conventions Of the
two political parties.
The requests for Tulsa hotel
suites were made by David In
gals of Cleveland and Ben Tai,
Of Cincinnati, supporters Of Sen
ator Taft, and by Ames Peaslee Of
New Jersey, Dan Gainey of Min.
nesota and former Representative
Ryan. also Of Minnesota, friends
of MIR. Stassen.
Convene i'm Same Hotel
| Whether a decision over the
National convention city will be.
come involved in Presidential.
politics remains to be seen. Mem.
bers of the Republican site COM
jmittee declared themselves strong.
lily against such a course. holding
that selection should be for econ.
Iomy and convention facilities. The
site committees Of both parties
met at the same time yesterday
in the Mayhower Hotel to hear
bids.
Neither site committee made
any recommendations after the
hearings. They will report later
come involved in presidential
which will make the decision.
Philadelphia was in first with O
cash offer-$250, 900 to both the
Republicans and the Democrats
Chicago, considered a leading con-
tender. put no figure on. its con-
tributions. but said that on May 2
a citizens committee luncheon
would be held to raise or pledge
| necessary funds. The Chicago
representatives stressed particu-
larly its facilities for housing and
its easy accessibility by rail and
air from all parts of the country
They called attention to Chi
/ cago's 135, 400 hotel rooms and
said that 5000 f1rst-class rooms
in the business district would be
available for delegates and visi-
tors.
| 5000 Rooms Available.
Philadelphia's spokesm e n
among them Albert M. Greenfield
said that 5000 rooms would be
available for the conventions. us.
ing dormitories of the University
OF Pennsylvania and Temple Uni
versity. They added that 4,500 Of
the rooms would be first class
downtown hotel rooms.
One other cash bid was made
by Miami and Miami Beach fol
the Democratic National Conyen-
tion alone-$300, 900, with an ad.
ditlonal $50, 900 for the entertain.
ment." The Miami representatives
did not invite Republicans since
they said. they, did not believe the
Republicans would go into the
South.
/ Telegraphic invitations from
ISan Francisco and Los Angelo.
were received by both site COM
mittees. The telegram from Los
Angeles indicated 100000 woulc
fbe raised for each convention.
The Chicago representatives said
that three dates were open fol
holding the national conventions
the weeks of June 80, July I
and July 20. Philadelphia told
the committees that any dates
from the middle of June to mid
July would be available.
Publisher Appears.
Appearing before the Republican
site committee in behalf of Phila-
delphia were Walter H. Amen
berg, publisher of the Philadelphia
Inquirer and chairman of the
Non-partisan Citizens Committee;
Frank B. Murdoch, vice chairman
of the citizens committee, and G.
Mason Owlett, Republican national
committeeman for Pennsylvania
Speaking for Philadelphia before
the Democratic site COMMITTEES
were Mr.. Annenberg, Mr.. Murdoch
David L. Lawrence, Democratic
national committeeman for Penn
sylvania, former Senator Myers OF
Pennsylvania and James P. Fin
negan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic City Committee of Philadel-
Iphia.
Speaking for Chicago were Jake
M. Arvey. Democratic national
committeeman for Illinois. Wer-
ner w. Schroeder, Republican ma
tional committeeman, Senator
Douglas of Illinois and Chester
A. wilkins, executive director of
the Chicago convention bureau.
/ Miami and Miami Beach, Fla,
were represented by Mayor Harold
Turk of Miami Beach, Tom Smith,
Miami Beach director Of publicity;
Mayor M. N. Wolfarth Of Miami,
IChelsie Senserchia, city manager
of Miami; Holt Aige, Miami pub
licity director, and several of the
Florida congressional delegation.
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