, 1876-01-06
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, CONVEX.
Tim

dispatch from Washington Indicates tAAt
Chicago will probably bc selected as tho To-
Guilty Of the National Republican Conycll-
ton noxt summer. Tlis il the proper thing
to 10. There ara 10 good rcasons why it
should not 10 held hero on tho other hand,
there are many reasons why it should. This
city md tho StAto Of Illinois hive no pnrtiou-
lar preference for a President and arc not
chan1pioning any candidates ca,sso. Tho
delegates from tho other States can come
here with the confident assurance TINT there
will DO 10 undue pressure for my candidate.
IAuro will bo no interference With the Pros
poets OF candidates from other Stntes There
will bo no political propaganda here, and no
advantage taken Of local enthusiasm ia ,1rge
u Hpeoiai candidate, ns might hnppan in other
places having strong partisan feeling fol
their own ctizons ns candidates. The State IL
nlreajy satisfcl with its SUCCESS in furnish
ing two yroat Presidents.
II Illinois furnishes tho candidate again, It
vii! hc because tho delegates from tho other
States shall select one Of her citizons OF thsi1
own FREQ choico. Tho delegates cau, therc-
fore, come l.ero as FREQ from local influence es
| in any other part Of tho United States. They
will recoiyo n cordial Welcome here, aud the
| people Of Chicago aud of Illinois will heartily
inlorso their action II 1t In wcl taken. This
il tho only feeling the Republicans OF Illinois
havo In the mattor.
There aro othor important REASONS Of n
local nnture why tho Convention ahould bo
held here. No city III ths Union has such
ample, convenient. a,i comfortable hotel
accommodations rs Chicago. We hayo the
vast Exposition building for tho uso of the
Convention, where tho delegates can I'LL be
comfortably seated and conduct their lo1ih-
erauons III the presence OF a5,00o people OH
tho floor anil galleries.. Railroads converge
hero from every point Of the compass.
Now Orleans, New York, San Francisco, st.
Paul, CharleBtou, anl st. Louis, can get
hora without difficulty. It is central point.
"A hub froa, which tho spolsos ratliats in nj,
directions. It eau ba reached by oil tho dole
gates without hardship OF unnecessary ex,
rsnso or loss OF TIME. II Ism national, po.
litical, and geographical centro. It is cosmo
po!itan. AL tho delegates no matter whenct
they come, will Gud personal friends or rela
tivea lore. They will ind the best Of living
aceonnolationsandt the most reasonable. Cht
cago being unexcelled Us place OF s,,ulmel
resort, they will havu pure sir and wassr
pleasant days and cool nights, instead OF tht
swsttosiEs and disagrecah!o weather Of othel
cities. They will DO In the great mart Of th,
Northwest In tue busy seaaon Of tho year
and will, therefore, hass Oh opportunity o
seeing our commercial system aud watching
i,s operations. They will hava an opportu
nifty, not afforded anywhere else, Of en-
joying tho sights. and sounds, and scnsa
lions OF now and great city thu
enly ave years ago lay In aslcs. autl they viii
isave an opportunity to inspec. Its wonder
ful rebuilding and growth, and to vIsIt ou
beautiful parks. In all these null nun,erou
othcr respects, Ch!oago offers facilities 10
: the meeting Of conventions thak eau bs en
joycd nowhere elsu In such perfection. 1t
J railroad and hotel facilities. its delightful
sulnnlss climate, In accessibility from al
! points, tts cosmopolitan charaotas, lts eou,