St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-23

the Republicans would select he said
the next Republican convention
would be decidedly people, s
convention and it will have no excuse if ii
does not name its own candidate as there
is no evidence Of the existence of any rings
or cliques within the party to-day and as es-
pecial preferences except for a man Of abili-
ty and clean record, who can be elected.
give you this pen picture of his because il
approaches the sublime, but will leave the
readers of the GLOBE 10 guess, if they can,
what Republican he could have had in mind.
1t was the most non-committal description
on record because no member Of that party
fills the bill.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Democratic
National committee met shortly after noon
to-day at the Arlington hotel. When the
committee had been called to order by Chair
man Barnum, a resolution, expressive Of the
regret felt by the committee at the death Of
Thos. O'Connor, of Tennessee, member of
the committee, was adopted. The following
named gentlemen represent the different
states:
Alabama, II. C. Semple.
Arkansas, John j. Dumpler.
California, james #. Farley.
Colorado, T. M. Patterson.
Connecticut, VIM. II. Barnum.
Delaware, Ignatius c. Grubb.
Florida, Senator Call.
Georgia, George It. Barnes.
Illinois, VIM. G. Goudy.
Indiana, Austin II. Brown.
Iowa, NJ. NJ. Horn.
Kansas, Chas. W. Blair
Kentucky, Henry D. McHenry.
Louisiana, Representative Blanchard.
Maine, Edmund Wilson.
Maryland, Outerbridge Horsey.
Massachusetts, Frederick o. Prince.
Michigan, Vim. C. Maybury.
Minnesota, P. H. Kelly.
Mississippi, Mr. Harris.
Missouri, John G. Prather.
Nebraska J. Sterling Morton.
Nevada, Senator Fair.
New Hampshire, Alyord W. Sulloway.
New Jersey, Orestes Cleveland.
New York, Abram S. Hewitt
North Carolina, M. W. Ransom.
Ohio, VIM W. Armstrong.
Oregon, Senator Platter
Pennsylvania, Y. E. Pellet.
Rhode Island, Mr.. Barnesby.
South Carolina W. F. Dawson.
Tennessee, Colonel Looney.
Texas, Representative Reagan.
Virginia, L. j. S. Barbour
Vermont, Bradley B Smalley.
West Virginia, Alex Campbell.
Wisconsin, Vim. F. Villas.
The meeting was conducted with closed
doors. When the committee had been
called to order, proposition to admit to the
convention delegates from the territories
was considered and was resolved that each
territory be advised to send two delegates to
fhn nO tbn ~ a6 iccin
to be determined by the convention.
The question of a proper date for holding
the convention was then taken up, and there
was awide diversity of opinion on the sub
ject, members favoring dates from the latter
part of May to August 5. By vote of 81 to
II the committee rejected the motion to hold
the convention on May 81, and the PROPOSE
ton to select Tuesday, June "a, was agreed
to by 90 to Is.
The delegations were then heard in sup
port of the claims of the various cities as to
the place for holding the convention. F. X.
Wood spoke for Baltimore, Judge Follett for
Cincinnati, Carter Harrison for Chicago, A. s..
Willis for Louisville, Senator Vest for st. Louis
andRepresentative Adams for Saratoga. About
two hours were occupied in hearing these
gentlemen, and the first ballot was not taken
until 4:30. 1t resulted as follows
Chicago Is, St. Louis IA, Sara
toga 5, Louisville 8, Cincinnati l.,
Baltimore 6. Louisville was withdrawn,
and another ballot taken, with the following
result: Chicago 10, st. Louis II, Saratoga 2.
The 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. Louis17. The COM
mittee then reconsidered vote by which
June "a was fixed as the time for holding the
convention, and agreed upon July next,
instead
The following call was presented by the ex-
ecutiye committee and agreed upon:
The enationalDemocratic committee having
met in the city of Washington, on the 22d day
of February, 1884, has appointed Tuesday, the
Sth day Of July, next, at noon, as the time,
and chose the city of Chicago as the place for
holding the national Democratic convention.
Each state is entitled to representa-
ton therein equal to double the num-
Der Of senators and representatives in the con-
gress Of the United States Each organized ter
ritory and the District of Columbia are invited
to send two delegates, subject to discussion by
the convention as to their admission. All
Democratic citizens of the United states ir-
respective of past political associations and
differences, whatever, who can unite with us
in our effort for pure, economical and con-
stitutional government, are cordially invited
to join in sending delegates to the conven-
ton. The call is signed by all the members
of the national Democratic committee. On
motion of McHenry, of Kentucky, it was re-
solved that the next meeting Of the commit
tee be held at the Palmer house, in Chicago,
on July z, next. The committee then ad-
journed.