The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-23
JULY 3 THE DAY SELECTED BY
THE COMMITTEE.
Ten Ballots Yesterday but no Choice
Among the Contending Cities.
Adjourned Until To-day.

day, for the purpose of Selecting the
time and place for holding the next
Democratic Convention, ex-senator Will
liam HI. Barnum, president, and F. o.
Prince acted as secretary. There was a
full attendance of delegates, the only
vacancy being in the membership from
the State of New York. After brief
discussion, William Steinway was elected
to fill the vacancy.
After an organization had been COM
pleted, the chairman stated that the
first business in order was the selection
of a date for holding the National Demo-
cratic Convention. Senator German of
fered a resolution fixing the date at
July Sd, next
This was vigorously opposed by Con-
gresham Scott, of PENNSYLVANIA, who
was present as proxy for VIM. A. Wal
lace. He read long written speech de
picting the advantages which he believed
would accrue to the Democratic party
from the convention being held as early
as May 90. He said that when the
Democratic party was in power before
the war it had been its practice to hold
the convention every year. In the pres
ent case he declared that the campaign
could be made more vigorous and ag-
gressive by the selection of an early
date, and the distinct and early enunoia-
ton to the American people of the prin-
ciples which would be wrought into the
Democratic platform.
Mr.. Dawson, of South Carolina, fol-
lowed in the same vein, expressing the
opinion that the Democratic party would
belittle itself by deferring its convention
until it had first .ascertained how the
Republican platform was framed and
who were the nominees of that party.
Another proposition was made at this
juncture to fix June as the date for
holding the convention, but this, as well
as the early date suggested by Mr.. Scott,
was objected to by Senator German,
who declared that in view of the fact
that there were some differences of opiu-
ion in the Democratic party upon the
tariff question it would be inlpolitic to
hold the convention before the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives had hsd
an opportunity to agree upon tariff
measure which would bring together all
dissentie1 opinions and secure the
united sup ,ort of the party. When such
bill had been agreed upon the Demo-
Gratis could fasten upon Republican
Senate the responsibility for the failure
to enact a law revising tine existing tariff
laws and correcting its evils.
Senator Pasco, of Florida, briefly ex-
pressed himself as in favor of an early
date
A ballot was then taken upon the three
propositions, which disclosed the fact
that the advocate of the July date had a
clear majority over the adherents of the
May and June dates. The latter then
combined their forces to secure the Sc
lection of June, but the committe by a
vote of 2S to 10 agreed that the conven-
| ton should be held on July 3, next. A
short recess was then taken.
When the committee reassembled, on
| motion of Mr.. Dawson, of South Caro-
lima, the representatives of the press and
| personal friends of members of the COM
mittee were admitted to the session.
The committee tnen gave a hearing to
| the representatives of the various cities
/ which are contending for the honor of
securing the Convention, the first audi
ence being given to w. w. Fuller. of
| Chicago, who presented reasons why
that city should be selected. General
| Hunt presented the claims of Cincinnati,
| duty which had been assigned to
| Speaker Carlisle. He regretted the en-
forced absence of that gentleman, who,
he said, had been summoned to the bed
side of his sick son in Kansas. He was
assured that the sympathy of the COM
mittee would follow the Speaker in his
calamity.
| Representative S. S. Cox, of New
York, then went to the platform to pre-
sent the claims of the metropolitan city,
and was greeted with loud applause and
cheers. He thanked the committee for
the kind reception given New York in
his own person. That city, he said. pre-
sented through her business men, its
political organizations, and all associ-
ations which belonged to that Demo
cratic stronghold, its earnest request for
the meeting of the Democratic conven-
ton at that place. He presented com
munication from the business mems
committee of New York, setting forth the
accommodations which could be afforded
the convention in Madison Square Gar
den, and making generous offers of hos
pitality to the committee and of conven
ience to the delegates to the convention
AS to the transportation, said Mr.. Cox
New York would stand on.a par with an,
other city, and as to journalistic ana
telegraphic communication it was IA
the industrial, commercial and imperia
emporum-for the Democracy of New
York was an imperial DEMOCRACY. Ill
did not say that New York surpasse,
. her sisters in suburban comfort and SCI
breezes, but she was the peer of othe
, cities, not excepting Constantlnople II
self. lIaughter.l
Major Francis, of st. Louis, contends
that the convention should be held il
r the same city which mad been the seen
: of the memorable convention of 1876
which had broken the long record of Re-
publican successes. fApplausel h