Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1899-08-22 | Page 1 | Propose Early Convention

PROPOSE EARLY CONVENTION Democrats May Put Out Their Ticket In Next February Chicago Aug 21The Record tomorrow to-morrow will say The Democratic Na tional committee is considering the ad visabiiity of holding the Democratic National convention two or three months earlier than in former years Word came to Chicago thday that a meeting of the committee is to be held in October or November after Senator Jones comes home from Europe to discuss the question It Is not considered con-sidered Improbable that tle convention will be called to meet in Felirtiany Sonic of thc committeemen anti Dem ocnaticsleaders are in favor of holdlng the cOifventtoa to nominate a national ticket as early as February Others favor holding the convention In Mayor May-or June The advocates of a February con ventiomi contend that it will be peees sary to llace the national ticket In the field and adopt a plntforn as early as Fqbnuany or March in order Iii perfect organization and bring together the fighting factions Ia the party They declare it svili be possible to reunite the party and bring a solid organiza lion to the polls iq Novemhrr if the convention is held in ehruary The commItteemen who oppse the early convention movement delani the PhIlippine situmttion wilt be Unsettled Un-settled at that time They ay it nili be physically impossible for the administration ad-ministration to end the var on the Island of Luzon by February antI therefore no one will tie able to predict what the situation will be in May on June