Show m r a 4 1 R st hi m w NEW NEW YORK Dec 9 AP AP te n ps rumors and speculation re- re riling ng president were q given Ven pro prominence in in tod today's ys New Nevi ew ork newspapers r Tho New York loik 0 rid Dem Demb- Demb UC printed the views Me of ot William l U Hearst Hearl t pu Publisher lisher of Other pigpens appraising Secretary B 14 ellon as us Ul the Ideal to in n can can- tL i 7 f 1 di didato a alC bu put but t co liri t iii it a I n of oCa a a a bit ir 1 Vice President Da Daei vea i e a and ld S Secretary c hoover ci A As 4 th the hour of or the convention cOIl ippi caches wrotE Mellon l 1 and Dawes will ill loom ever larger and aud larger largel upon the political hOli zon ZOll Mellon rellon Hearst t said is 1 the outstanding out out- outstanding standing figuie- figuie f th the Harding and administration because of the record of the treasury department department depart depart- ment The rh objection that he is not young oung Hearst answered ed by saying sa Mellon rellon is 11 young oung enough to cond conduct t with illi o ei overwhelming success the most difficult position in the tho whole public administration O Of the objection objection ob ob- that tint he be is wealthy Hearst declared that this has not influenced influenced Mellon lellon in jn his conduct of the treasury department POOR POLITICIAN hoover Hoovel Hearst ald said was as a man mano manof manof o of moderate and thoroughly sound progressive views He HC has his done i V J. J i V s v- v iLch J I public J ervi vice c but is is ii not ta a soo good politician cian clan Dawes Da was regarded e b bj by Hearst as it a formidable figure JIo He salt said the tho vice Ucc president t is particularly strung strong politically political In iii In tho the 1 West especially In the states slates of Illinois Indiana Ohio Ohio- Iowa Jo Michi 1 gan and find Tho rho New York loik AmerIcan pub pub- published lisped b bj by Ile g gave avo the views of oC vi Vice c Chah Charles D Hilles lIllIes of the Republican ila national co committee that the field was open Asked if it the New York del delegation will prefer Hoover to Dates es or op orDa Da Dawes wes to Hoover Hoo answered GIVES VIEWS It would woul be Imp impossible for fOl me meto meto meto to judge Vice Vleo President Dawes d declares de- de claros clares he lie 10 is n not t a II candid candidate He He ne nem m means means it Secretary Hoover has not announced his candidacy acy Senator Curtis and Willis are I believe the only publicly avowed owed candidates Of course former Governor Lowden of Illinois is being pressed I understand un- un dei stand that Speaker Speaker Longworth is not seeking the nomination The rho New York lork Times quoted Hof- Hof tins Hns Randolph who was chairman of or the time Georgia delegation at the last Jast Democratic convention as saying that ho had been In the tho South w working 01 king to smooth tho way for foi Smith of New York tow toward aid Iho rho Demo Democratic nomination He had urged he said t the 1 delegates to leave relIgious and other prejudices prejudices prejudices dices at home The Tithes Times sal said it Jt Itis itis is 15 understood that Georgia may send an trusted delegation atlon 01 or orone one ono d t to to Senator Walter 1 r George as a favorite son If IC Hoover should be nominated the tho Democratic candidate would be forced to campaign in the South Bouth to offset Hoovers Hoover's popularity because of flood relief relle work the Times asserted as as- SPLIT PREDICTED To 10 Colonel 1 W V. L. L Musgrove an an extreme dry of Birmingham the Times attributed the statement that Smith could not carry cany tho the South and would split the tho Democrats The Tho New York Herald Tribune Republican said there were rumors I that Senator James J J. Reed of Missouri Mis- Mis would withdraw from the presidential race lace to aid Governor Smith Clem Ii L. Shaver chairman of the Democratic national committee was quoted emoted by the tho Times as saying that tho Democratic convention would be bc held late lato in June about two weeks after the Republicans Miami Fla ria he said was prepared Ito Nto to put up for expenses to tog g get gat t the convention and such an of offer offer offer of- of fer would receive serious consideration consideration consider consider- Other possibilities mentioned mentioned men men- by Shaver were Detroit and Cleveland The Tho Times attributed to an unnamed prominent Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat the opinion that Clev Cleveland eland had the best chance The national committee committee committee com com- will decide at a meeting in Washington beginning January 12 SAN S. FRANCISCO Dec 9 AP APAn APAn AP- AP An effort to bring the tho 1 1925 Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic national convention to San Francisco was be begun un today after tl the tle c San Francisco Tourist and Convention Convention Convention Con Con- league had telegraphed to John Shea its representative in Washington to start canvassing committeemen of that party patty for their opinions on the ma matter ter MAY AID CAMPAIGN City Supervisor Warren Shannon Shannon Shan Shall non who also is in the national capital probably will be asked by toy ra l Mayor Major or James Rolph to act with oth other r representatives of San Fran Francisco ran ran- cisco in the new convention campaign cam cam- The Democratic national committee will meet in Washington Washing Washing- ton some time next month to lo de decide decide decide de- de cide on a convention city H II II IT chairman of ot the Demo Democratic state organization said he believed the tho possibilities of bi bringing the convention to this city were fairly bright and worth v working very hard for for I 0 |