Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-23
TEN BALLOTS CAST.
The Locality Of the Con.
ventiOn Undecided.
THE DATE SET FOR JULY 3RD.
Strong Pleas Set Forth in Favor
of San FranciscO-PrOmising
Indications.
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Indications.
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WASHINGTON, February o. The
National Democratic Committee met
in Wizards Hall at noon for the pur
pose OF selecting the time and place
for holding the next Democratic Con
yention. Ex-senator W. H. Barnum
presided and F. o. Prince acted as
secretary. There was full attend.
ance of delegates, the only vacancy
being in the membership from New
2 York. After brief discussion Will.
lam Steinway was elected to fill the
vacancy.
NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE.
The following are the members OF
the committee; Alabama, H. G.
Semple; Arkansas, j. H. Fordyce
California, M. f. Tarpey; Colorado,
G. s. Thomas; Connecticut, II. A.
Barnum; Delaware, I. G. Grubb
Florida, Samuel Pasco; Georgia, Pat
rick Walsh; Illinois, w. @. Cloudy
Indiana, J. f. Mcdonald; Iowa, w.
l. Hayes; Kansas, G. w. Blair; Ken.
lucky, Fl. D. McHenry; Louisiana
B. f. Jonas; Maine, w. H. Clifford
Maryland, A. p. German; Massachu-
setts, f. L. Prince; Michigan, l. M.
Weston; Minnesota, P. II. Kelly
Mississippi, G. A. Johnston
Missouri, J. G. Prather; Ne,
braska, J. E. Boyd; Nevada,
II. G. Ring; New Hampshire, A. w
Sullivan New Jersey, Miles Ross
New York, William Steinway; North
Carolina, II. W. Rawson; Ohio, w.
M. Armstrong; Oregon, A. II. Ger
man; Pennsylvania, w. L. Scott !;
Rhode Island, j. B. Barnabey; South
Carolina, +. w. Dawson; Tennessee,
A. f. looney; Texas, O. 7. Holt
Vermont, Hiram Atkins; Virginia, j.
S. Barbour; West Virginia. H. S.
Davis; Wisconsin, E. B. Usher Ari-
zona, w. X. Meade; Dakota, M. II.
Day; Idaho, John Harley Montana,
w. j. Mccormick; New Mexico, An
thony Joseph; Utah, R. I. Ham
mond; Washington Territory, w. IL.
Kuhn; Wyoming. M. Z. Post !;
District Columbia, VIM. Dickinson.
SELECTING THE DATE.
On assembling the chairman stated
that the first business order was the
selection of a date for the holding OF
the National Democratic Convention.
Senator German offered resolution
fixing the date July Sd. next. This
was vigorously opposed by Congress-
man Scott of Pennsylvania, present
as proxy for VIM. A. Wallace. He
read long speech depicting the ad-
vantages which he believed would
accrue to the Democratic party from
a convention held as early as May %.
The Campaign should be made vigor-
ous and aggressive by the selection of
an early date and distinct and early
enunciation to the American people
of the principles which shall be
wrought into the Democratic plat
form.
Dawson, of South Carolina, followed
in the same vein. Another PROPOSE
tion was made to fix June 5th as the
date, but this, as well as the early
date suggested by Scott, was objected
to by Senator German, who declared
that in view of the fact that there were
some differences Of opinion in the
Democratic party upon the tariff ques-
tion, it would be impolitic to hold the
convention before the Democratic
House of Representatives had an
opportunity to agree upon tariff
measure which would bring together
the dissenting opinions and the united
support of the party. When such bill
had been agreed upon, the Democrats
could fasten upon the Republican
Senate the responsibility of failure to
enact law revising the existing tariff
law and correcting its evils.
Senator Pasco, of Florida, briefly
expressed himself in favor of an early
date.
The committee finally, by vote OF
% to 10, agreed that the convention
be held on July Sd next.
A short recess was then taken.
AFTER THE RECESS.
Cox arose and addressed the meet
ing in behalf of New York. He said that
generous offers of accommodation and
hospitality were made. AS to trans
portation, New York would stand on
a par with any city, and as to journal
istic and telegraphic communication,
it was far ahead. If the convention
desired salubrity and healthful COM
fort, without which no convention
could do very well, New York
should receive the suffrage of the
committee. He declared that there
was no consideration contemplated
by any one connected with New York
as candidates, but as to the election,
that was another thing. The vote Of
the State of New York determined the
last three presidential elections and
would decide the result of the next,
He regagded the choice of New York
as almost indispensable to victory.
PLEAS FOR ST. LOUIS.
Mayor Francis, of st.. Louis, con-
tended that the convention should be
held in the same city which had been
the scene of the memorable conven-
tion of 1875, which had broken The
long record of Republican success.
(Applause.) st. Louis would defray
the expenses Of every member of the
committee, and the telegraphic, trans
portation and hotel facilities would be
unsurpassed.
Senator Vest, in seconding the
claims of st. Louis, said that if there
was anything in the location which
woald enable the party to continue a
brave and honest administration OF
the Government, no sort of local or
personal feeling ought to interfere
but he did not think holding the con-
vention in any one Of the cities named
would influence the election. He
urged that the convention be held in
practice Of feeding Republican cities
from Democratic sponge-cake (laugh'
ter). None Of the surplus fund Of the
Republican party went to the Demo
cratic cities, and the reason for the
aI,cnass of that partv in tha mast and