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Show BUSY III PLANS OF BIGJpiN Special Committee Is Hani at Work on the "See America First" Movement. MAGNITUDE OF TASK IS GROWING DAILY Invitations to W Present Have Been Extended to Hundreds Hun-dreds (if Editors. Details of the plans for tho big convention con-vention of tho "Sen America First" movement, to bo held In this city January Jan-uary 2o, were partially worked out 8- terday afternoon at a lengthy session of the apedal committee of the Commercial club which has the matter In charge. Tho work Is already assuming a magnitude magni-tude unrealized a few weeks ago. and a corps of expert stenographers Is busy almost al-most day and night. Press Generally Interested. The unanimity with which the press of th- country had endorsed tho plans augurs well for the rlRht kln.l of pul-llclty pul-llclty h Boon as the work Is under way. Advene comments huvc been conspicuous con-spicuous by their absence, the columns of the most influential publications of the country have been frch tendered for extendi d articles. Invitations to attend tho convention nave been Issued to the editors of more than 200 western newspapers news-papers and the responses thus far received re-ceived Indicate that many of the strongest strong-est Journalists, not only of the trans-Mlsslsslppl trans-Mlsslsslppl country, but of tho United States will be present. Much "Work. Ahead. It Is Just beginning to dawn on the members of the committee that the task they have undertaken, that of launching a movement which, If successful, will In a few years mat rially affect Industrial conditions throughout the West, Is much greater than was at first anticipated. The passenger department of every railroad rail-road In the I'nlleil States has been Inter. In-ter. Sted, and hearty responses have been received from many of the leading officials, of-ficials, every Important commercial organization, hoard of trade and chamber cham-ber of commerce In the Mississippi valley val-ley and the West has been canvassed, and the assurances of support have been genera I. Wyoming Delegates Named A letter received during the flay from Gov. B. B. Brooks of Wyoming announces an-nounces the appointment of the following follow-ing delegates at largo from that state: T. A Cosgrlff, Cheyenne; B. M. Aush.-r-man, Evar.ston. Gov Brooks will also be present according to present Intentions. Inten-tions. From now on the work arranging the details Of the programme will 1" pushed with vigor and It Is certnln that on the day the convention Is culled to order affairs af-fairs will be In shape for the accomplishment accomplish-ment of substantial results. |