| Show I I I 1 I I COAST CITY r GIVING N Ym Y WARM RACE Gotham G and San Fran Fran- Francisco Francisco Francisco cisco Lead for 1924 Convention DEMOCRATS BUSY National Committee Faced With Need of Re- Re Reorganization Re Reorganization organization i-organization WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Jan The 15 IS contest for tor the tho 1024 Democratic na- na na national conTention simmered down dO today to New York and San Fran Fran- Francisco deco cisco ban bIln offer otter of at a purse It was said would be met by a similar bid by New York I The New York delegation WI on the support of or Chicago 0 l l J p Jn j Ml cd to be out of the contest W WASHINGTON Jan New 16 IB NewYork York and San Francisco apparently took the load lead In the contest fo for tor the tho 1924 Democratic convention as aa the party's national committee con con- convened con convened today to select the tho city There was WM a II showdown of ot otters offers from Crom New York San Francisco Chicago and St Louis prior to the convenIng of oC o the committee Representatives of oC the four tour oon- oon con contenders tenders tenders enders appeared beC before e a sub sub- sub now ell ell eli of ot Georgia Charles A Ozeat- Ozeat house Cleat house of Indiana and Miss Mary Archer of Penns Pennsylvania 1 anlo The sub sub- subcommittee subcommittee sub subcommittee committee received d definite finan finan- financial del cial proposals front from each rach ach of oC o the contestants and nd prepared a t for tor the full Cull committee FIVE I MADE Party leaders said aid the tho bids from New York and San Ban Francisco ap- ap appeared ap appeared to meet with the Iho he gatet ate gr and the tho race was s oaid to be narrowing to those two cities un- un un unless less lees Chicago and St Louis Loui came cam am across across with better offers San offered cash shand ca-shand and tree free use URe of ot th the tha auditorium the New York orIela otter orIel a nas i iJ J O end and free tree use of oC Garden irden decorated nod and equipped The Chicago otter offer nal 11 J and St Louis trailed n It II IIan an offer of oC antI and free rree us use of oC the auditorium where whre the 1 1 convention was all h l l ULOnG UON IZ-UON The national nations I committee also was confronted today with a 0 partial ro- ro re reorganisation organisation of ot Its staff Wilbur Wllbur W Marsh ot of Iowa lona national treasurer announced that lie ho would resign be- be bc cluse of ot his hilt In to be In Washington dui ing the ci Mr 11 Greathouse v ho ho li is the was aid aid to Iw be slated for lor election either as treas treas- treas treasurer treasurer or as national secretary to succeed Ld Hoffman ot of Indiana who icho sonic some time timo ago After Atler the committees committee's business session today It will ill III visit isit the homO of former President Wilson who Is Iq said eald to be anxious Iou to e the Ibo committee members s forma II |
