Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-23
that San Francisco should have thought

that San Francisco should have thought
ful consideration at its hands. ZAP
plause
All persons except the members of the
committee were then excluded and the
balloting began 10 select the city in
which the convention should be held.
The following were the ballots:
First--Ssn Francisco, 10; Chicago,
10 st. Louis, If Cincinnati, New
York. 2.
Second-San Francisco, Is; Chicago,
-; st. Louis, IA; Cincinnati. New
York, ?.
Third-San Francisco, -; Chicago,
IS ~. Louis. 10 Cincinnati, ].
Fourth-San ranclsco, Is; Chicago,
l6 st. Louis, lG.
Fifth--San Francisco, Is; Chicago,
lG; St Louis, Ii.
Sixth-San Francisco, Is Chicago,
IS; st. Louis, lG.
Seventh-San Francisco, IS; Chicago,
IS; st. Louis, If.
Eighth-San Francisco. Is: Chicago,
10; st. Louis, - Cincinnati, l.
Ninth--San Francisco, 10; Chicago,
IA; St. Louis, 13 ; Cincinnati, !.
Tenih-San Francisco, Il; Chicago,
10; st. Louis. II ; Cincinnati, l.
At the conclusion Of the tenth ballot,
no choice having been made, the com
mittee adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The following are the members Of the
committee: Alabama. H. G. Semple {;
Arkansas, J. II. Fordyce California,
VI, +. Tarpcy; Colorado, G. S. Thomas !;
Connecticut, w. n. Barnum Delaware,
J. G. Grubb Florida, Samuel Pasco =;
Georgia, Patrick Walsh Illinois, W. c.
Goudy; Indiana, J. f. Mcdonald ;
Iowa, w. !. Hayes; Kansas, 9. W.
Blair; Kentucky, II. ID. McHenry ;
Louisiana, b. i. Jonas Maine, w. II.
Clifford Maryland, A. j. German ;
Massachusetts, L. .. Prince Michigan.
j. VI. Weston Minnesota, p. II. Kelly
Mississippi, G. 4. Johnston; Missouri,
J. q. Prather; Nebraska, j. f. Boyd ;
Nevada, II. c. King New Hampshire,
A. w. Sulloway; New Jersey, Miles
Ross New York, William Stcinway
North Carolina. VI. W. Ransom; Ohio,
w. w. Armstrong; Oregon. a. II. Cor
man Pennsylvania, w. J.. Scott Rhode
Island, J. Il. Barnaby; South Carolina,
i. W. Dawson; Tennessee, A. J.. Loo
ney Texas, 0. T. Holt Vermont, Hi
ram Atkins: Virginia, J. S. Barbour
West Virginia, II. s. Davis; Wisconsin,
e. b. Usher; Arizona, w. X. Mead ;
Dakota, NJ. II. Day; Idaho, John Ha-
ley Montana, W. j. Mccormick New
Mexico, Anthony Joscphs Utah, 4. T..
Hammond Washington Territory. J. H..
Kuhn Wyoming, NJ. f.. Post; District
OF Columbia, William Dickson.
OPINION DIVIDED A TO WHERE TIE con
yESTlON Will co.
Especial telegram to the Dispa'ch.l
WASHINGTON, February -. Opinion
is much divided tonight as to where the
convention will 20. If San Francisco can
hold her own IT is thought that the
greater part of the 81. Louis strength
will 90 to her. St. Louis is lookodupon
as ont Of the race, and unless "a horse
named New York comes in Chicago or
Frisco will be the winner Chicago has
the best managers, and tue Old poll
ticians are inclined to think she Will OBJ
tam the prize.
Senator Ransom said Just now -
an inclined to think Chicago will get
It, 1t would cost each delegate $3.50
more to 90 to San francisco than any
other place and take three weeks to
make the trip from the South Atlantic
States
1t is possible that the Pacific delegates
NAV offer tomorrow TO guarantee free
transportation to all the delegates. That
would probably secure them the conyen-
ton. If San Francisco should be
dropped Oregon, Nevada, and most Of
the Territories would probably go to Chi.
cago in preference to st. Louis because
it is more accessible Several southern
committeeman who have voted for 1t.
Louis are claimed tonight by Chicago.
MARYLAND. Virginia, South Carolina, and
West Virginia will stick to san Francisco
as long as she has chance to win, and
She claims a majority OF the southern
men who have voted for St Louis will
come to her when they leave st. Louis.