Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-03-08
~. LOUIS CHOSEN.

- ST. LOUIS NCdOSeNs se
me Deliberate Natton.l Committee b.
ieSts st. Louis - the PlacS and June 3 ~
the Time for Hofd.ds the Nsti0naa C0a'
1ention. al
Wxsii1seroA, Feb 2-The hstf6na1
Democratic 6smmfttee met in Wizards
Hall in this city at l6or to-day for the pur'
pose of selecting time ana 1.ass Tor the
holding of the next Democratic convens.c'y'
William 81. Barnum presided
and +, b: Ptinse acted as secretary. There
was a full Attendance Of delegates. The
work of selecting date for the nesting Of
he convention was then proceeded with;the
speakers being ex Senator McDorf
aid. Senator German andCongressman w. L.
Scott, who holds seat in the committee as
proxy for W. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania.
Fbe COMMITTEES selected July 8 as the date for
the holding Of the convention, the votes being
tweSty.eiGht for that date and twenty
against it.
The committee took ten ti6su scessful bal
lots for the choice Of place for holding
the convention, the tenth ballot standing
San Francisco, Il; Chicago, Is; st. Louis,
IA. Cincinnati, L Adjourned until ten
o'clock tomorrow.
CoMPGsifIUN OF fat COMMITTEES.
The following afe the rismbers Of the
committee: Alabama, Il. q. ser.plei Ar.
kansas, J. II. Feerdice; California n; r.
rarpie; Colorado, c. s. Thomas; Connectt
cut, w. b. Barnum; Delaware, l. c. Grubb:
Florida, Samuel PascO; Georgia, Patrick
Walsh, illinois, W. c. 'Goady; Indiana, ].
f: McDtnaldi Iowa, W. 1. HAYES; Kansas,
c. w. Blair; Kentucky. II. D. McHenry;
Louisiana, B. F. Jonas; Maine, ": Il. Chf'
ford; Maryland, A. P. German; Massaohu'
sets, F. o. Prince; Michigan, L NJ. Wes-
ton; Minnesota, r. H Kelly; Mississippi,
c. A. jofinst On, Missouri, ]. G. Prather;
Nebraska. j. E. Boyd, Nevada, H. q. King;
New Hampshire, A. W. Sullcwayi New
Jersey, Miles Ross; New York, William
Steinway; North Carolina, NJ. W. Ran
som; Oaio, W. w. Armstrong;; Oregon,
A. d. German; Pennsylvania, w. l.
Scott; Rhode Island, ]. B. Barnaby'
South Carolina. F. w. Dawson; Tennessee,
A. f. Looney; Texas. O. 7. Holt; Vermont
Hiram Atkins; Virginia, ]. y. Barbour,
West Virginia, a. s. Davis; Wisconsin, E
B. Usher; Arizona. W. K. Mead; Dakota
NJ H. Day; Idaho, John HALEY; Montana,
W. ]. Mccormick; New Mexico, Antonio
Joseph; Utah, r. 7. Hammond; Washing
ton, j. 81. Kunn; Wyoming NJ. E. Post:
District of Columbia, William Dickson.
ST. Lofts CHOSEN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Aftsr severa
ballots had been taken by the Democratic
National Committee yesterday morning
with reference to holding the National con
vention, break took place in favor OF st
Louis, which city was finally declared to bt
the choice of the committee.
IA ty1of n
the vote by which July had been fixed Al
the time for holding the convention. anc
Mr.. Tarpie took the floor in opposition tt
the motion. He said that June was the
time when his people were busy with thelI
harvest and when it would be most In
convenient for them to attend the
convention. As the convention hat
been denied to the Pacific coast, hi
hoped that the committee would be able Il
consult the wishes Of his people in the mat
ter of time. Mr.. c. s. Thomas, OF Colorado
and Senator-elect Barbour, OF Virginia
also spoke in opposition to the motion, but
on being put to vote the motion prevailed
by vote Of % to 10.
Ex-senator Mcdonald moved that the
date Of the convention be changed from
July to Tuesday, June 5. A motion t.
amend by substituting June rs for June
was lost and Mr.. McDonald's motion wal
adopted by a vote Of 29to II.
The chairman was directed to appoint
committee of seven, Of which he should be
chairman and the secretary Of the commit
tee secretary, which committee should
have authority to make all the necessary
arrangements for holding the convention,
and also have charge Of the preparation
and organization Of the canvass until the
meeting Of the convention. That committed
was not announced. Announcement was
made Of the death Of Edmund Wilson, OF
Maine, and Hubert D. Thompson, OF New
York.
THE CALL.
- The National Democratic Committee having
met in the City Of Washington on the ed day
of February has appointed Tuesday, the 6tt
day of June next, at noon, as the time and
chosen the city Of ST. Louis as the place TO,
holding the National Democratic convention
Each State Is entitled TO a represents
ton therein equal to double the number
the Congress of the United States and each
Territory and the District OF Columbia may
have two delegates. All Democratic copserva
tive citizens of the United States irrespective
Of past political associations and differences
who can unite with US In the effort for pure
economical and constitutional government are
cordially invited to join us in sending delegates
to the convention.
WILLIAM II. BARNUM, Chairman,
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary,
National Democratic Committee.
The committee adjourned to meet In St
Louis on Mondav June f.