The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
THE DEMOCRACY.
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
CO1fIIITTEE YESTERDAY.
The Convention Called for July 5, in
the CITY Of Chicago,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Dem
oCrat National committee is Just now
upon the point Of going into session
for the purpose of selecting the time
and place for holding the national con-
vention. There is strong feeling
against admitting reporters. and I'M
less this is overcome the report of the
proceedings win no doubt be late and
fragmentary The Chicago people are
most confident. aud make the unqual-
itied statement that the convention
will go to their city. They will not
admit that there is a doubt of this.
The st. Louis delegation is more quiet
but confident that they will secure the
prize. Some Of them cam seventeen
votes on the first ballot. New York
men believe if they had a good work
ing delegation here The convention
would go to Saratoga. One argument
that st. LOUIS delegates are using
against Chicago is that it would be
unwise for the Democrats to take
their convention, and consequently
their money, into d state which Will
without doubt goIfUrsthe Republicans
for president. There is no doubt that
the general talk about the Arlington
this morning favorS Chicago, and that
there are more believers than dissent
ers in the opinion that both conven-
tons will be held in the same city.
Second Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Dem
ocratic National Committee met short
ly after noon. The following gentle
men represent the different states
Alabama; II. C. SempIe; Arkansas,
Jno. J. Sumpter California; James F.
Farley; Colorado, L. NJ. Patterson
Connecticut, VIM. FL. Barnum; Della
ware, Ignatius G. Grub: Florida,
Lenaton Call; Georgia, Geo. 5. Barnes;
Illinois, VIM. G, Goudy; Indiana, Aus,
tin II: Brown; Iowa, NJ. Harnie: Kan
sas, Chas. W. Blair; Kentucky, Henry
d. McHenTy; Louisiana, II: Blanch-
ard; Maine, Edmund Wilson; Mary
land, Outerbridge Horsey; Massachu-
sett, Frederick o. Prince; Michigan,
NJ. G. Mayburry; Minnesota, S. H.
Rely Mississippi, MI. Harris !;
Missouri. john q: Pratheri Ne
braska j. Stirling: MartcL, Ne
vada, Senator Fair; New Hampshire,
Award W. Sulloway: New Jersey,
Crestes Cleveland: New York, Abra
ham s. Hemitt; North Carolina, M.
w. Ransom; Ohio, VIM. W. Arm
strong; Oregon; Senator Slater; Penn
sylvania, V. PEBBLES; Rhode 1sleand,
Mr.. Barnaby; South Carolina. F. w.
Damson ;ITennessee, Colonel Loonly;
Texas, John Reagan; Vermont, Brad
ley 3. Smalley: Virginia, r. j. S.
BarleoufjWest Virginia, Alex. Camp
bell: Wisconsin, VIM: T. Villas.
The meeting was conducted with
| closed doors. When the Committee
had been called to order a propositiC n
to admit to the next convention dele
gates from the territories was coz
Sidered and it was resolved that each
territory be advised to send two dele
gates to the convention-the
| question of admission will be
determined by the convention. The
question of the proper date for hold
| ing the convention was then taken up
and there was wide diversity Of
opinion on the object, members favor
ing dates from the latter part of May
to August 5. BY vote of twenty
one to seventeen the committee re-
| jected the motion to hold the conVen-
| ton on May 81 and proposition to
select Tuesday, June "a. was agreed to
by twenty-three to fifteen. Delega-
tions were then heard in support Of
the claims Of the various cities as the
place for holding the convention. Mr.
F. F. Ward spoke for Baltimore, Ju lge
FOllett for Cincinnati, Mr.. Carter Har-
rison for Chicago, A. 5. Willis for
Louisville, Senator Vest for st. Louis,
A. s. Adams, for Saratoga. About
two hours were occupied in hearing
these gentlemen and the first ballot
was not taken until 4:30 1t resnlted
as folloWs-Chicago Il. st. Louis IA,
Saratoga 5, Louisville 3, Cincinnati |,
Baltimore none. Louisville was with
drawn and another ballot had with
the following Iesult-Chicago 10, ST.
Louis II, Saratoga 2. A third ballot
was taken Immediately which resulted
in the selection of Chicago as the
place for holding the convention, the
vote Icing Chicago Il, st. Louis II.
The committee then reconsidered the
vote by which June "a was fixed as
the time for holding the convention,
and agreed upon July 8, next, instead
Tine following call was presented by
the executive committee and agreed
upon:
The National Democratic committee
having met in Washington, February
%, 1884, has appointed Tuesday, the
9Th day of July next. at noon, as the
time, and chosen the city of Chicago
as the place of holding the national
Democratic convention. Each state
is entitled to representation therein
equal to double the number of sena-
tors and representative in Congress.
Democrats of each organized territory
and theDiSurict ofColumbia are invited
to send two delegates, subject to the
decision of the convention as to their
admission. All Democratic citizens
of the United States, irrespective of
their past political association and
differences, who can unite with us in
the effort for pure, economical and
constitutional government, are cor
daily invited to join in sending dele
gates to the convention.
The call is signed by all the mem
bers of the National Democratic COM
mittee.
On motion of Mr.. McHenry, of
Kentucky, it was resolved that the
next meeting of the committee be
held at the Palmer House, Chicago,
July 7th next.
The committee then adjour ned.