Show BIG CROWD = GATHERING I Coming Convention of the National League of Republican Clubs Detroit Mich July 11The hotel lobbies are crowded tonight with the advance guard of the delegation to the I convention of the National League of Republlcah clubs which commences on Tuesday The chief topic of interest among the delegates already on the field is the election of a president The prominent candidates for president are Marcus Pollasky of Chicago Colonel George Stone of San Francisco L J Crawford ot Newport R I Edward H B Green of Dallas Tex son of Hettie Green and Lieutenant Governor Gover-nor Timothy E Woodruff I f New York Secretary Dowllng also says that he may be a candidate for president if the Minnesota delegation desires to present his name The favorite is easily Marcus Pollasky of Chicago His badges areeverwhere tonight and from present indications he seems to have the inside track He has received re-ceived positive assurances of substantial substan-tial support from nearly every state and territory Mr Pollasky is at the Cadillac tonight receiving his friends The cities who will compete for the honor of entertaining the next convention con-vention are Kansas City Omaha Dallas Dal-las Chicago and Baltimore Los Angeles and Fargo N D also claim to be in the race Hotel men from most of these cities are Jn the campaign for local interests Delegates Dele-gates are expected to anive tomciTrow faster than they can be chronicled Among the celebrities billed to arrive in the morning are General Lets Wa lace and Senator Mark Hanna |