, 1880-02-01
LOCAL POLITICS.
Prominent Democrats Discussing
Their National cof1Ven.
ton,
And All Agree that it Should Be Held
:. in Chicago.
The Party ALI at Sea in Respect to the
. Nominees.
Minor Political Topics, Aldermanio and
Otherwise.
TEE DEMOCRACY.

Uth6TWl86s
TEE DEMOCRACY,
A.number Of the prominent lights in the
Chicago Democracy gathered last evening in
the new and elegant club-room on the parlor
floor OF the Palmer House in response to an
invitation circulated among the more In
huential and public-spirited members of the
party In this city. 80
Among those present were: Mr. Goudy,
the Illinois member Of the National Com
mittee, Judge Otis, Henry N. Shepard, Perry
Fl. Smith, Gen. Isaac E.. Eaton, the Kansas
member of the National Committee, F. FL.
Winston, Charles Kern, Potter Palmer, A. B..
Mason, AID. Mccormick. AID. Wickersham,
John Fo1sythe, F. L. Chase, j. r. Doolittle,
Jr., J. F. Olcott, and William Best.
The meeting was called to- order by Mr..
Goudy, who very briefly stated its object, as
above set forth, and moved that Judge Otis
bo called upon to preside. The motion was
carried unanimously.
Judge Otis, on taking the chair, stated that
an effort was made four years ago by q Chi
cago committee to induce tho National Com
mittee to call the Convention here, and the
Chicago Committee came within a very. few
votes of succeeding. Unfortunately, how
eyer, the effort was begun too late, St. Louis
having in tile meantime induced q number Of
. in herfayor: NIr. Goudy would. undou5ted-
IL labor in behalf of Chicago before the Ma
tional Committee, and they should brace him
up in his efforts to secure the holding of the
Convention here.
Mr.. Cloudy stated, for the information of
would meet at Washington Feb. @ to tx the
time and place Of holding the Convention; It
was understood that Philadelphia would Of
fer liberal Inducements. and Cincinnati had
already taken steps IN the same direction,
vile. and ST. Louis had been meniioned as
desirous of SECURING lie honor. Hc had been
Informed that ST. IouIs would make no ef-
fort. on account of. her lack of hotel
accommodations. 4: yery earnest effort
would be made by Cincinnati, and very lib
erai Inducements would be held ont to tie
Committee to decide in her favor. So far as
Chicago was concerned. he lad no doubt
that sic could offer better Recommendations
for place Of assembling, and for the COM
everybody knew tRat her climate was unsur-
passed at tho time Of YEAR at which the Con-.
yention would meet. Objections had been
mada by some Democrats elsewhere to hold
was va no no H Dsnocratic Aein newpaper 1' pub pub
ished here. and it was an obiec-
finn that was regarded az somewhat
serious. AS to that, however, he had no
f1nl,ht that tha nrnss nf this citv wO1111 make
honest and faithfnl reports Of the proceed
ings. They had The rieht of course 10 use
their editorial columns as they saw proper, M
but @ with reference M % to The - actual M reports. he
nresnmed thev woujd he MS correct here AZ in
anv nther city In tha conntry Anofher M
iection had been 1naf1e tn hoidtnr the Con-
yyention here hecanse il world fnfIoW In the
wake nf the Rnn1ihlicans Who had already
WA aaS nnon ch}caeo Rmf after n al % the one
tim ,rnn1d hn defermfnei hv That c,,tv which
vas aka To offer fba best Inducements to The
romm;ttaa n ~ on6 the auast;nn was 1Vhat wac
Gb;cae" 1c;,iin9 ~ d6 Her cit;,,ans r, s wo,,i9
he: ox,ssao,ad ~ furn;sh nloca ~ n,netin~
80 80 ~ ~ r,,un;l,. a,.ansos ~ ~ +ha Tnp
ven ventionp pa}s S. II Louis f69r Years aeo " added I an
indncamont 1rH;c, 1ui r1ndonhtedig % onrl,t r. m ha
ranaotad ~ ,nSiiabin@ 4he ,,yrocest1;nae ~ ~
t6a I'm ranon ~ n nrBna3 fnfrn & aftnr tha 7;on.
vant;nn 1 sho,,1d u haVn adionrned r. fbesa
thinas S,or 1xere dnne rSicarn +, lie on;nion
t,nn7i nffar n1ore 1iharai in,d1,camente m @ tha5
anv nthar n;tW and ti;ara was ~ renenn Whv
~ ato,rt shomid ,,"t ha meda at tha
~ +,aot;na az, ~ 4ha rnn,mittee ~ nrocrra ia
incot;n66 ocot6 NJ f I the Conve,ntion in Chicaan ~
1Ttn Tha n,ambnre nf the !Committee we1a nr6h.
ah1e ddo frea frnm 'n1 committoi to van anx ona
aVy t,ee va .,.ae riod ~ etata ~ +ha oat oo
10y 4H% 1at In ~ ,no ~ anso1 ~ % hn Sad
n9 hlsn @4ta' a man,har n Tie Notinnai Gommjttea
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