Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
81. LOUIS

Tho National Democratic COMMITTEES met
in Washington on Wednesday and heard
the representatives of the rival cities claim.
ing the presence of the National Democratic
Convention this year. Much eloquence was
aired before the committee in setting forth
the attractions Of the cities themselves and
the advantages to the party to be derived
from the selection of each particular place.
In Chicago it was the changing political
convictions OF the States bordering upon
Illinois that were to be FASTENED to q
Democratic decision by holding the conven-
| ton in Chicago. If the Democratic party
held their convention in Chicago, it would
have a response from the great West next
November that would settle party domino
ton in this country forever" C%incinnati's
claims rested on the fact that ut was the
gateway to the pivotal State of Indiana"
and was contiguous to the now doubtful
State OF West Virginia, in addition to which
the stimulus of the Conventions presence
would possibly rouse the Democrats to
such q pitch of enthusiasm that they could
carry Ohio. The strong pull that San
Francisco had on the Convention consisted
in the fact that the ardent temperament of
the people of that State would be thereby /
fired with the spirit of patriotism, which |
would be carried trlumphantly across the 4
country from the Pacific until quenched in
the waters OF the Atlantic. There werefour-
teen votes trembling in the balance that |
would drop into the Democratic basket if
the Convention were held there. For St.
Louis no such claims were made. Senator
Vest dissipated these fantastic claims when
he said that ''if there was anything in To-
which would enable the Democratic
party to continue its brave and honest adj
of the Government, no sort
local or personal feeling ought to inter
fere; but he did not believe the holding OF
influence in any degree the election"
He held that the Democratic Convention
should be held in a Democratic city, and
did not believe in ''ieeding Republican cities
on Democratic sponge cake. None OF the
funds of the Republican party went
to a Democratic city and the reason for the
OF that party in the past and
its formidable aspect at present lay in
fact that it stood by it's political
In so stating he brushed aside
great deal OF false sentiment and openly
an unanswerable truth. The
matter was put to the ballot and no choice
vas made on Wednesday, but yesterday
;he question was settled in favor OF St.
Louis and the date of the convention set !
or June 8, in advance of that OF the {
in Chicago. One advantage OF
he choice of separate locations for the s
of the various parties will be {
hat there will be no confusion arising from /
both in the same place. In refer 7
ing to the Chicago convention" that of :
he Republican party will be understood at !
nee, and in alluding to the "St. Louis con- r
'%ention' that of the Democratic party viii! 8
'e under stood. The date, June 5, will be =
more comfortable one for the delegates a
han July 5, the date at first chosen, q
8 the heat of July in St. Louis is over
oweringly whiting in it's effects. Then the .
ity and it's surroundings are at their best
everything will conduce to make the 5
to the convention satisfied with e
he committees choice. The city has, in it's i
Exposition Hall, one of the largest audi 8
oriums in the country, in which ample &C.
can be provided for the
aried needs OF a convention. 1t has
olendid railroad facilities and a hotel
equal to any emergency, while the D
ospitality OF it's citizens has a worldwide Il
'putation. :,