Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
THE NATIONS DEMOCRATS
THEIR CONVENTION TO BE HELD
AT CHICAGO JULY 8.

The National Committee Issues It's CaIl
for the Appointment of Delegates, and
Invites the support of all Good Citf-
zens Who are in Favor of Reform.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Demo-
cratic National Committee met here to-
day and selected Chicago, July 8. as the
place and date of the National Demo-
cratic Convention.
The following call was presented by the
Executive Committee and agreed upon:
''The National Democratic Committee
having met in the city of Washington on
the 22d day of February, 1884 has ap-
pointed Tuesday, the Sth day ofJuly next,
at noon, as the time, and has chosen the
city OF Chicago as the place ofhoIding the
National Democratic Convention. Each
State is entitled to representation therein
equal to double the number of Senators
and Representative in the Congress of
the United States. The Democrats of
each organized Territory and District of
Columbia are invited to send two dele
gates, subject to the decision of the con-
ventiOn as to their admission. All Demo
cratic conservative citizens of the United
States, irrespective of their past polti-
cal associations and differences, who
are in unity with us in our effort for a
pure, economical and constitutional
government, are cordially invited to join
in sending delegates to the convention
The call was signed by all OF the members
of the National Democratic Committee.
The next meeting of the committee will
be held at the Palmer House in Chicago.
July I.
The following gentlemen represented
the different States at to-day's meeting:
Alabama-H. G. Semple.
Arkansas-J0hn j. Sumpter.
Calitornia-James F. Farley.
COlorado-T. NJ. Patterson.
nnecticut-William H. Barnum.
Delaware-lgnatius G. Grubb.
Florida-Senator Call.
Georgia-George T. Barnes.
lllinOis-Willam s. Goodv.
Indiana-Austn H. Brown
IoWa-M. NJ. Hall.
kansas-Charles w. Blair.
Kentucky-H. D. McHenry.
Loulslana-Represen Blanchard.
'Maine-Edmund Wilson.
Maryland-Outerbridg Harsey.
Massachusetts-Fred O. Prince.
Michigan-William Maybury.
Minnesota-P. H. Kelly.
Mssissippi-M. II. Harris.
MissOJri-,John G. Prather
Nebraska-J. Sterling Norton.
Neyada-Senator Fair
New Hampshire-Alvah W. Sullowav.
New Jersey-Orestus Cleveland
New YOrk-Abram 5. Hewitt.
North CarOlna-M. W. Ransom.
OhiO-William NJ. Armstrong.
Oregon-Senator Slater.
PennSylvania-Vict Piollet.
Rhode lsland-J. B. Barnaby.
South Carolina-F. w. Dawson.
Tennessee-Col. Mooney.
Representative Reagan.
Nermont-Bradley B. omalley.
Nlrginia-J0hn ). Barbour
West Nirginia-Alex f. Campbell.
William 7. Villas.
The meeting was held with closed doors.
MIR. Dawson, Of South Carolina. offered
resolution providing for the admission to
the meeting Ofrepresentatlves of the pl ess.
but 1t was defeated by large majority.
The following resolution, presented by
Mr.. Campbell and amended by Mr..
Gaudy, was adopted:
"Inat the Democrats of each organized
Territory and the District of Columbia be
invited III the call to send two delegates
to the National Convention, subject to
the decision Of the convention as to their
admissions
About two hours were devoted to hear
ing the arguments of the advocates af the
different cities, and the first ballot was
not taken until half-past four. 1t result
ed as follows: Chicago 10, St. Louis IA,
Saratoga ., Louisville 3, Cincinnati l,
Baltimore 0. Louisville was withdrawn
and another ballot was taken, with the
following result: Chicago l9, St. Louis
Il, Saratoga ,. A third ballot was taken
Immediately and resulted in the selection
of Chicago as the place for holding the
convention, the vote being Chicago u,
st. Louis IL