The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-23
National Democratic Convention 10
be Held ut Chicago.
fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., February 22.-The
Democratic National Committee met here
to-day and selected Chicago and July Sth
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 APP
pointed Tuesday, Sth day OF July next, at
noon, as the time, and chosen the city OF
Chicago as the place, OF holding the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. Each State
is entitled to representation therein equal
to double the number OF senators and
representatives in the Congress Of the
United States. The Democrats OF each Or
ganized Territory and the District OF Co
mmbia are invited to send two delegates,
subject to the decision of the Convention
as to their admission. All Democratic con-
servative citizens of the United States, ire
spective of past political associations and
differences, who can unite with us in the
effort for pure, economical, and constitu-
tional Government, are cordially invited to
join in sending delegates 10 the Conyen-
tiOn."
The call was signed by all the members
OF the National Democratic Committee.
The next meeting OF the committee will be
held in the Palmer House, Chicago, July
It'll.
The following gentlemen represented the
different States at to-day's meeting: Ala
bama, IL. c. Semple; Arkansas, John j.
Sumter; California, James +. Farley; Col
orado, T. NJ. Patterson; Connecticut, Will
liam Ii. Barnum; Delaware. Ignatius G..
Grub; Florida, Senator Call; Georgia,
George Il. Barnes; Illinois, William S.
Cloudy; Indiana, Austin III. Brown; Iowa,
NJ. NJ. Ham; Kansas, Charles w. Blair;
Kentucky, Henry d. McKenry; Louisiana,
Representative Blanchard; Maine, Edmund
Wilson; Maryland, Ourterbidge.. Hor-
sey; Massachusetts,, Frederick o. Prince I;
Michigan, w. G. Maybury; Minnesota, Z.
II. Kelly; Mississippi, Mr.. Harris; Mis-
souri,, j. G.. Prayther; Nebraska, j. Ster-
ling Morton; Nevada, Senator Fair; New
Hampshire. Alvah w. Sulloway; New Jer-
sey, Orestes Cleveland; New York, Abram
S. Hewitt; North Carolina, NJ. w. Ran
SON; Ohio, w. Nj. Armstrong; Oregon,
Senator Slater; Pennsylvania, Victor Piol-
lett: Rhode Island. j. B. Barnaby; South
Carolina, f. w. Dawson; Tennessee, Colo
mel Looney; Texas, Representative Rea-
gan; Vermont, Bradley b. Smalley; Vir-
ginia, John S. Barbour; West Virginia,
Alexander Campbell; Wisconsin, w. f.
Villas.
The meeting was held with closed doors.
Mr.. Dawson, Of South Carolina. offered
resolution providing for the admission to
the meeting Of representatives OF the press,
but it was defeated by large majority.
About two hours were devoted to hear
ing argument OF advocates OF different
cities, and the first ballot was not taken
until half-past 4 O'Clock. 1t resulted as
follows: Chicago, Is; st. Louis, IA; Sara
toga, 8; Louisville, 3; CINCINNATI, l.
Louisville was Withdrawn and another bal
lot taken, with the following result: CHI
cago, 80; ST. Louis. II; Saratoga, 2. A
third ballot was taken Immediately, and
resulted in the selection Of Chicago as the
place for holding the Convention, the vote
being, Chicago, 81 st. Louis, II.