Show FRISCO OFFERS POLITICAL PLUM To Bid OOOO for Next S National Convention in 19 1928 1923 8 IV n RODEnT ROBERT T SMALL SUD I Correspondent ot or The III SAN FRANCISCO RA CISCO Calif March The G-The The city of ot San Francisco ii 18 1 preparing to bid the tho un unprecedented precedent precedent- ed sd sum sum of ot or or so much thereof 1 as may be necessary to Jet got the Republican national con- con of 1928 1328 The Democratic national convention cOI was wat was brought to the Golden Gate In In 1920 for like Ilke or The Tho big pot of California gold which Is to be set so tempt tempt- temptInglY temptIngly temptingly before the G 0 O P ole ole- ele means either cither one of or two things either either the tho Republicans are arB moro expensive e to handle than the Democracy or the cost of ot holding a national con COD con convention has doubled In the brier brief span of ot seven or eight years ears It IC by any chance the Republicans RepublIcans cans tall rail to respond readily to San Francisco's more than gener genor- generous generous ous Invitation the Democrats will willbe willbe be asked to hold bold their convention next year In this city and the same sum of ot money will be post post- posted posted ed The Democrats had bad a a won won- wonderful wonderful wonderful time here 5 i t 1920 and many Would like to return Then too a quarter of ot a million dollars looks like a a billion to a a lean Democratic war war chest and there thero Is no doubt that It t the San Fran Fran- Francisco Francisco FranCisco cisco invitation eventually reaches the Democrats It will be difficult to resist A AWAIT UT CALS CAL'S WOrlD WORD So far tar as s getting the Republican can convention Is 18 concerned lead lead- leading leadIng ing S San n Franciscans who form torm political a non political committee have been told that that decision like alt s-li others having to do with the no- no notIonal national na national party rests entirely with President Coolidge Republican leaders very frank frankly ly say they can do nothing until Mr Coolidge makes up his mInd or announces his Intentions as s to another term In the White House It If Mr CoolIdge Is to be the next candidate he will be asked to designate the convention city or orwill orwill will take that task upon next year ear Just as In 1924 he upset arranged prearranged plans to hold bold the tho convention In Chicago and sent It to Cleveland In as much as the president Is coming west this summer to spend his vacation period the chances are he will also want the nominating conven conven- convention convention tion held somewhere west of ot the but just how far tar Vest west no one seems to know It Is 18 realized of ot course that it if Mr Coolidge wants the nomina nomina- nomination nomination tion next year the convention will willbe willbe willbe be pretty much of or a cut and dried affair with the platform as well weIl as the ticket directed straight from the White House Nevertheless Nevertheless l less s a number ot of cities alreadY are In the I running for tor the honorof honor bonor honorof ot of entertaining the convention and may be somewhat startled by the size of ot the guarantee San Fran Fran- Francisco FranCisco Francisco cisco has decided to set ct r HI m INTENTIONS Furthermore some members ot of the San Francisco committee which 1 Is h headed b by Will H Crocker Republican national corn com committeeman com for tor the state are re being interrogated as to W the possible In in tenUous of ot some of California's favorite sons Eons Evidently there persists In the east the Idea that Senator Hiram Johnson may jump into the fray tray at any moment and that he might gain some strategic I advantage of or having the conven conven- conventIon convention tion In his own home town But It tt seems teems accepted out here that Senator Johnson has no such Ideas l I There has bas also alao been the suggestion suggestion tion from the east ast that Herbert secretary of ot commerce might be brought forward as a presidential I presidential candidate As a mat mat- matter matter matter ter of fact tact he has been very widely discussed In 10 that connection connection tion for tor a long time past Mr Hoover certainly would not think ot of opposing the president tor for the nomination That Is 18 out of ot the qu question so the field iel seems to be cle cleared red for tor Mr Coolidge to so tar taru taras faras u as the Pacific coast Is 18 concerned Still If It Mr Coolidge t Is 18 to be the nominee nominee a great many Republicans cans In the north and east probably probably probably ably will think the trip to San Francisco a a needlessly long one oneto oneto oneto to do a a very simple thing CO MEET The Republican national com corn committee committee will meet In Washington next l December to to select a con con- convention con convention city ot or or to ratify the choice ot of Mr Coolidge It if he Is 18 to be the nominee Mr Crocker will present his alluring Invitation to the na- na national national na national committee of ot which he has s been a member a great many years ears The Democratic national com corn committee committee will meet In Washington In January It If Mr Crocker the stal- stal stalwart stal stalwart wart and loyal Republican Is un- un Unable un unable able to Induce his own brethren to come to the Pacific coast he heI will remain over and just as strongly urge the Democrats to I accept once more the traditional hospitality of ot San Francisco This city boasts something like 1600 hotels of or various sizes and de- de degrees de degrees trees grees grees of Importance with several ot of the first magnitude e erected within the last five or six years ENJOY DEMOCRATS San sn Francisco still clings to something of the carnival spirit ot of her earlier days and for tor this reason many San Franciscans I would prefer preter the Democratic con con- convention con convention to that or the Republicans for tor they are assured of or a spectacular ular contest among th the Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic contenders and probably a avery avery very long visit by the delegates National conventions come high these days but San Francisco ap- ap appears appears ap appears pears willing to go the limit to get one Her com competitors will like likewise wise Ise have to open wide their pocketbooks A |