Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1915 — CHICAGO AFTER THE NATIONAL CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

CHICAGO AFTER THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

W. B. Austin Named On Hamilton Club Committee That Will Try to Get G. O. P. Convention. William B. Austin, of Chicago, formerly of this city, a former president of the Hamilton Club, of Chicago, the largest republican club in the United States, has been named a member of the committee that is to try to land the republican national convention in Chicago. The chairman of the committee is Fred W. Upham.- Others on the committee include Mayor William Hale Thompson, George T. Buckingham, Joseph H. DeFrees, Charles S. Deneen, Guy Guernsey, P. J. O’Keeffe, George M. Reynolds, Edwin W. Sims, James W. Stevens and Homer A. Stillwell. The Hamiltonian, a monthly magazine published by the Hamilton Club, publishes a splendid picture of Mr. Austin and gives a page to the reasons he offers as to why Chicago should be chosen for the republican national convention. The reasons assigned are: Chicago is the ideal convention city. It is conveniently located. It has ample hotel accommodations. It is splendidly equipped for the care and entertainment of delegates and friends. Its climate is ideal —it is free from excessive heat. It is the home of the strongest advocates of genuine Republicanism. The Hamilton Club, the most influential and active Republican club in the United States, is located there. Chicago’s best citizens are actively interested in bringing the convention there.