Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-12

Inc committee had decided to hear the deleEationl
ne1t place Of meeting, and that they y w ssas
70 proceed alphabetically. In consequence
chicago was 1rst to be heard. Senator Cullom
speak for Chicago, were not on hand; but member
OF the delegation said that they would be ready In
nse minutes. As each delegation, the committee
nad decided, were to have ten minutes, they con-
ciuded they could not afford TO waste five minutes
AT the start, and so
THE INDIANAPOLIS DELEGATION
was called and went In, and members addressed
the committee on behalf OF that CITY,
HEARING THE DELEGATIONS.
The members OF the various delegations as they
waited outside Of the door INDUCED In speculations
as to the probable effect of the dele
CATION then inside upon the minds OF
the committee. The remarks OF Colonel
Snowden in behalf of Philadelphia ELECTED great
applause, which, floating out OF the room, caused
ious faces Of the awaiting delegations. When the
Cincinnati delegation held the floor, the
saiies of Ben. Butterworth's wit created hearty
the committee will reach vote late this afternoon,
put what place will be the choice cannot be pre-
dicted. At half-past two only Chicago and Sara
toga were yet to be heard from. Representative
Brewer appeared In behalf OF ChautauQua, New
York.
First Ballot for the Place.
As soon as the last delegation, which was the
Saratoga, had left the room the balloting for the
nounced, as follows: Chicago, II; Philadelphia,
8; Cincinnati, IL; Indianapolis, 4; Saratoga, 8.
"Chicago will get it," was the comment of know
Ing one, as the ballot was announced.
Chicago Chosen as the Place.
The second ballot resulted as follows: Chicago,
II; Cincinnati, II.
The third ballot was as follows: Cincinnati, q;
chicago, 20; Saratoga, 4; Philadelphia, 1.
The 4th ballot was as follows: Chicago, o: Gin
clnnati, 13. Philadelphia, l; New York, l. Chicago
was therefore chosen as the place for holding the
next convention.
THE VIRGINIA SPRAIGHTOUTs.
At meeting OF Virginia straightout republicans,
held In this city last evening, resolutions were
adopted that the organization OF which Mr. DeZen-
dor1 Is chairman Is the only regular republican Or
gan1Zat1on In the State OF Virginia. also express
Ing as the sense OF the meeting that the republican
State central committee should issue call in ac-
cordance with the call OF the national republican
committee, for the republican electors of Virginia
to elect in conformity to party sages delegates to
the national republican convention pledged to sup
port the nominee OF the convention. committee
was also appointed to wait upon the national re-
publican committee at its session tomorrow and
ask the recognition by that committee Of the
straghtout republican organization OF Virginia.
IL was further resolved that combined and con-
certed appeal should be made to all republicans Of
Virginia to return to the party fold that Malone
ism Is failure.
MITTEE.
The Republican State central committee OF Ar
kansas yesterday declared S. w. Dorsey no longer
q citlzen OF Arkansas, and recommended Powell
clayton for the vacancy In the national republican
committee caused by his removal