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Show ST. LOUIS DESIRES BOTH CONVENTIONS WASHINGTON, March 11. Representative Repre-sentative Bartholdt of St. Louis told the President today that St. Louis would endeavor to secure both the Republican Re-publican and Democratic national conventions con-ventions next year. "It will be world's fair year in St. Louis," said Mr. Bartholdt, "the greatest great-est year in the history of the city, and we will be able to offer such attractions attrac-tions to the national conventions as never before have been offered by any city." President Roosevelt, of course. Is taking ta-king no part, and told Mr. Bartholdt he would take no part In the selection of a place for the Republican convention. Representative Bartholdt discussed with the President some of the arrangements ar-rangements for his visit to St. Louis at the time of the dedication of the exposition ex-position on April 30th. |