Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-01
ST. LOUIS GOT THERE.


rhe Delegation From the Future Great"
seem to Have Had tho Longest Pole; ~
Anv Rate They Scoopcd the Persim-
MONS. ana VIII Have the Honor Of En-
PERTAINING the RATIONAL Democra1'c Con-
vention.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The democratic
National committee reassembied IN Will
.,d,s Hall a few minutes after ten O'Clock
this morning with closed doors. There
was crowd Of anxious workers from gan
Francisco. ST. Louis, Chicago and Nsw
York waiting in the lobby. and all softs
IF rumors were afoat about changes In
tbe nrospects of each and all OF the three
LEADING cities. that had grown ont OF the
conferences of the night A break was TO
occur in the ranks of the supporters OF
San Francisco, and go to New YORK OF
Chicago, and thus end the contest AZ once
in favor of either of those cities. On the
other hand, there was to lie move Ior
reconsideration and change of the date
Of holding the convention, which, If sue
cessful. would fix it early in June, ana
this would inure to the benefit and be
victory for st. Louis. Yet, with all these
conflicting rumors, the workers from the
three leading cities talked confidently or
winning the prize.
AS soon as the committee were ready
for business, Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania,
offered a motion to suspend balloting for
the place of holding the convention and
entertain motion to recons lder the vote
of Yesterday fixing July as the date or
holding the National Convention. This
motion was defeated by a vote of 70 yeas
to "a NAYS. A ballot was then taken on
the place of holding the convention,
which resulted as follows: Chicago, 16;
San Francisco, II; st. Louis, 10; New
York, /.
After recess of few moments bal.
loting for the place OF holding the con-
yention was resumed. The vote FOR 81.
Louis and Chicago stood about as in the
first ballot of the morning, but when the
names of the Territorial delegates were
reached three of them who had previous.
ly voted for San Francisco changed to
st. Louis, and this break, supplemented
by speech from Senator German in
favor of st. Louis, started others in
the same direction, so that when
the result of the ballot was
announced by the Chair st. Louis had
been unanimously selected. Chairman
Baruum, of Connecticut, was the first
delegate who changed his vote from Chi
cago to st. Louis. Mr.. Walsh, of Georgia,
followed the lead of Mr.. Barn um, and Mr..
German, who had previously favored San
Francisco, changed to st. Louis. Then
followed other changes until, on motion
of MIR. Cloudy, of Illinois, the vote was re.
corded as unanimous in favor of that
city.
Mr.. Scott then renewed his proposition
looking to a change of date for holding
the convention, and moved to reconsider
the vote of yesterday fixing upon July g.
This motion was carried by vote of 20
to 10.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, then
moved to subs titute JUNE for July 3, and
this was carried by vote of 30 to II, Mr..
Prather, the del egate from Missouri not
voting. After this question had been de-
cided the committee adopted call which
is practically the samo that of 1884.
and after appointing committee to per-
feet arrangements for holding the con-
vention in st. Louis, ad journed.
Mayor Francis of st. Louis, who heads
the delegation from that city, was the
ecipient of numerous congratulatory
messages on his securing the priza for st.
Louis. The mayor has sent the following
message to President Cleveland:
President Cle0elan6, Jacksonville, Fta.:
I congratulate you and the Democracy on
the time and location of the National conven-
ton at ST. Louis It means, in my opinion.
that the fight will be made squarely on the
principles so clearly, forcibly and courageously
enunciated in your message.
[Signed] d. r. FRANCIS.