Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-20
THE RIVAL CITIES.
where Will the Democratic Convention
be HEIDI
coSrEsTISG DELEGATIONS ARRIVING IN WASHING.
roN-soNE OF THEN ALREADY HARD AT WORK
WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED.

C0NrES11SG DElE6ATI0NS ARRIVING IN WASHING
roS-soxE OF THEN ALREADY HARD AT WORK
WHERE rHEY ARE LOCATED.
The struggle between rival cities for the honor
OF entertaining the next national democratic con-
vention has already begun, and is being waged
with earnestness and vigor. The cities repre-
sented by delegations OF leading citizens are Chi
cago, ST. Louis, Cincinnati, and San Francisco. aud
New Yorks workers will begin to arrive this after
noon.
THE ST. LoUIsIANs
have the tea-room on the second floor OF willards
and they make a big display In numbers litho-
graph views OK their hall, &C. The delegation Is
headed by Hon. David r. Francis. and includes
among its numbers X. ID. Lancaster, surveyor OF
the port; ex-Congressman James q. Broadhead,
David w. Caruth, JAS Baurerman. Geo. &. Balm,
OF the ST. Louis Dispatch; u. kochnitZer and John
7. Sebrer, M. W. OConnel, X NJ. White, o'Brien
Dente, II. A. Blossoni, q. c. Rainwa water, John
Scullen, Alfred Carr. Win. Hyde, A. j. Murphy,
!. !; o'Connor, John p: Butler, Wesley Austin, j.:
II. Classning, w. +. Sperry, j. II. Burgher and
John Ferris. The delegation headquarters was kept
open yesterday, and deJachments were sent out
mittee and labor with them in behalf OF st. Louis
The claim Is made that St Louis now has a hall
superior for convention purposes TO that OF Chi
cago IL Is The exposition building which is three
stories high built OF brown stone and solid ma
sonry, and contains area OF 400 600 square feet
OF 1oor space Mayor Francis ana has aids say that
81 Louis VIII lead on the flrst ballot; that that
city Is the second choice OF many who VIII vote for
San Francisco on the first ballot, sand with san
soon, said one OF the prominent st. Louisans 10
STAR reporter, ''we will get the convention"
The delegation is Impressed with the conviction
that the democrats should hold their convention
In advance OF the republicans; that as the party
Is now In power It should open the fight.
THE CHICAGO PARTY
Is domiciled In parlors and 8, on the main cor
ridor, second noor OF Willard's The committee,
which was appointed by the Illinois democratic
state committee. is as follows: stephen s. GREGORY
chairman; John B. Carson, Potter Palmer, Mel
Vile w. Fuller, Alfred Orendorf, Martin j. Russell
Horace A. Huribut, William c. Goudy, Frederick
Phelps John II. McAvoy, WIN. j. Mlze $50.
r. Walsh, treasurer; Walter Mattocks, secretaryr.
There is an air or confident assertion In what
the members OF the delegation say OF their pros
pees. They do not seem 10 think that there Is
any danger OF the Convention going elsewhere
tnan 10 chicago. They propose that the conven-
ton. II Chicago be chosen, shall be held In Expos-
ton Hall, which accommodated the two conyen-
tons OF 1854. ave can enlarge H." remarked the
chairman OF the committee TO STAR reporter,
land Will do So" The Chicago committee have
one parlor as a sitting room, and the adjoining
one has an inviting appearance.
THE sANFRASCIsco DELEGATION.
On the fourth fioor, In parior ll0, ot modest
dimensions, but cosy and pleasant In aspect, the
San Francisco representatives are established. IL
Is plain that they mean business. The following
ktnVleuen are pressing the claims Oh the Paciilc
Coast section: Edward Curtis, Suryeyor-GenerI
Hammond, Mr.. f. Tarpey, Col. John Z. Irish, Gen.
11ngie, Senator Hearst, Representative Thompson.
Gen. koSecranz, Delegate Smith, OF Arizona; J.
ID. Kuhn, OF Washington Territory; ex-Gov.
Rodman M. Price, George Heazleton, c. nj.
Ogoen and j. A. Lawrence. Col. Irish and Mr.
curtis maintain that the holding OF the conven-
tlon on the Pacific side Will make the electoral
votes OF that section sure for democracy. ''San
said Mr.. Curtis, california, oregon and Nevada"
NATT
by q number OF her citizens, who are styled
"hustlers" because they are workers. The list is
as follows: C. NJ. Holloway, Frank Alter, Samuel
+. Hunt, d. c. Shears A. g. CORE, 7. W. Zimmer-
man, c. N. Van Ham, Geo. G. Perkins, w. IL. Pugh,
quarters yet, but occupy rooms at the Riggs
House. The Cincinnatians seemed TO be pursuing
a stlll-hunt. They are not making much noise.
They maintain that their music hall is without a
rival In the land, and that II the convention goes
TO Cincinnati It will aid the democrats TO carry
Indiana and Ohio, while taking it TO Chicago can
not.
NEW YORK Is TO BIZ REPRESENTED
by delegations from the several democratic organ.
izations there. Among the perSons mentioned In
connection with the New York representation on
the committee TO NIL the vacancy caused by the
death OF ii. D. Thompson, are Chairman Edward
Murphy, OF the democratic state committee ex-
Mayor Edward Cooper, Senator N. {. Murphy,
AQueduct Commissioner Christopher c. Baldwin,
or the county democracy; Gen. b. r. Spinola, Con-
gresham W. B0urke Corcoran, Fire Commissioner
Richard Croker and Joseph j. O'Donohue OF Tam
many Hall. Mayor HewittS name Is also men,
toned, but his friends declare that he would not
accept II selected by the committee.