Show Dont Quote Me MeB Me- Me Br B d Pre Pr IJ The These words are arc the ones most frequently heard by Washington Washing Washing- ton correspondents Items which never appear in the regular dispatches and little intimate pictures of public characters will appear in this column from Crom le to time WASHINGTON May 2 The 2 The Republican Republican Re Re- publican national committee through some of its members is explaining how it was teas outsmarted by the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- in jn making arrangements for lor the national convention next month When the Republicans sl signed ned a contract to put the convention into Chicago's steel and md concrete stadium on the west side several unobtrusive unobtrusive unobtrusive sive details detaiL were overlooked One of or these involved arranging for a speakers speaker's speakers speaker's speakers speaker's speak speak- ers er's stand and decorations for lor the thc huge hall Built Bunt primarily for sports the thc great hall has no permanent platform and andl speakers speaker's stand This is being constructed constructed con con- and with the decorations wIll wilt cost The Democrats who will use the same hall a few days later had a provision provision provision pro pro- vision written into their contract protecting protecting pro pro- i them against being required to pay for the alterations When he learned of ot the thc additional expense Chairman Fess of the Republican Republican Re Re- publican national committee went to hc the Chicago citizens' citizens committee and asked if the Democrats could not be made to share part of the cost He lIe pointed out that Democrats undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly would use the Republican fixtures fix fix- tures substituting tures-substituting substituting of course their own pictures and banners where essary Edward N. N Hurley chairman of the Chicago committee and a staunch Democrat opined it couldn't be bc done and that he hc would have to pay the himself if an attempt were made to split the expense Finally it was decided to get out a program the advertising from which night might ni ht bring In the needed But I h here re the committee had its Jl difficulties ties ties and and is still having them First there was the danger of or undesirable undesirable undesirable un un- un- un desirable advertising Senator Fess' Fess eyebrows arched at the ver very thought Imagine how embarrassing if it a staid and sober box bearing Compliments of Al should find its way in Or the card of some well known speakeasy proprietor with address appended There was another danger If It the national committee itself backed backe the program venture it might interfere with the raising of campaign campain funds later The committee had no intention intention tion lion of having any contributor in the position of saying when approached for lor his contribution this summer Why Ive I've already contributed by ad advertising advertising advertising ad- ad in your pro program ram Finally the citizens' citizens committee was given the task of Issuing the programs program without national committee backing An outside concern was called in but some of their solicitors overanxious in their sales saes talks are bringing forth denunciations denials and maledictions maledictions maledictions of Fe Fess Foss s and Vice Vicc President Curtis Cur Cur- Us for using the party's name as a major selling point I |