Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 5 | Jackson Dinner Looms as Great Democrat Rally

JACKSON DINNER LOOMS AS DEMOCRAT RAl RALLY W WASHINGTON Dec Doc 31 AP AP- AP Responses to the 1400 invitations sent out by the Democratic national nation l committee to the Jackson day din ner ncr here hereon on January 12 have led Chairman Clem L. L Shaver to believe that this will wilt be the greatest party such an occasion in years This This' will bo the Ur first firM t gathering gathering- of the hosts of or Democrats since the tho historic struggle at Madison Square Garden lI lIt 1024 and it likely will wilt bring together tho the central figures In that battle Alfred E. E Smith and William G. G McAdoo I Both Bolli of 01 these men the ono ono now 1 a ft prominent contender r for the tho presidential pres pres pres- prest t nomination and the other self eliminated from front the race having hayIng hay hav ing been een Invited to speak Similar Invitations In also have gone gono out to need Heed of Missouri Walsh of ot Mon l Montana tana lana Robinson of Arkansas Ritchie of ot Maryland Donahey of ot Ohio and anti others whose names have Ilave been talk talked d about in connection with the presidential nomination as well as asto asto asto to several other party leaders TO ro a BE OVER 1000 I Chairman Shaver said that the tIlo responses inse to the invitations to tho the dinner indicated that thE th the gathering w would bs ba very ven representative of ot th the Democracy over the entire country countr th large delegations coming from west vest north east and south The estimate now nov Is H that there will bo be e upwards of ot 1000 gathered around the banquet board when tho the chairman chairman chair chair- man raps for order and presents a athe atho as tho the toastmaster John W. W V. V Davis the party party- standard bearer in the last campaign Claude Bowers author and ad member member mem morn ber of the tho New York World editorial editorial edi edt staff will deliver the keynote kenote address ss taking as ns the life and work of ot the man in whoso hosu honor the day dily Is named This his banquet is coincident to th the the- meeting of the national committee to 0 fix fL tl the time and place for the 1928 1925 Democratic convention The committee will hold Its preliminary meeting in the forenoon of ot January 12 2 and is expected to conclude its Hs' ts labors within three days SEEK EK CONVENTION While nearly a L dozen cities itte are expected ted to make offers for tor the con con- the chairman said that San Francisco Detroit Cleveland and Malm were the most active at this t time me St. St P Paul Boston oston Chicago and Houston are arc among the other cities expected t to bid for the convention which likely open the last part of June two we weeks l s after arter tho the RI Republican Re Re- publican I convention assembles on Juno 12 2 In Kansas CIt City AH MI Jl proffers are to be considered b by the tho whole committee and the thedoor door to bids will not riot b be closed 11 until Ul after artel the committee has haa assembled Whether the tho committee committee- 5 in makIng mak Ing ng its selection n will wilt consider th the question n of excluding cities In states saving having candidates for tor the nomination nomina tion remains to be e determined but there Is 13 a feeling now in party cir circles ir- ir cles des here hero that this probably will be done Such a decision would militate against d Cleveland Ceveland eland only o of those now looked to for tor offers