St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-22
MAY Be CHICAGO
But the Pacific Slope Hustlers
Will Make a Very
Hard Fight.
The National Democratic
Convention the Prize
Sought For.
San Francisco Is Confident,
Claiming Twenty One
Votes in the Start.
However, if the Balloting Is
Prolonged, Chicago Is a
Sure Winner.
Probability Of a Discontinue
anee of Secret Sessions
by the Senate.
Knute Nelson's Red River
Railroad Bridge Bill Passed
Unanimously.
Special 10 the Globe.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Out of the
confusion of claims and vociferationS of
assertions there is a positive and logical
demonstration of strength, backed by
facts, promises, pledges and presence
of the national committeeman, which
seems tonight to warrant the assertion
that the City by the Golden Gate will
he the scene of the Democratic cOnven-
ton. Briefly put, the whole matter is
resolved into combination against
Chicago. New York, Cincinnati, San
Francisco and, of course, st. Louis are
determined that Chicago shall not have
the convention. 1t matters little whether
delegates here are making strenuous
efforts to stem the tide, and doing
a work most commendable in favor of
what seemed to be the convention city,
Chicago'S best workers and most con-
servatiye men claimed this evening to
have successfully patched truce with
New York and Cincinnati. but this is
not credited. If it should prove true,
Chicago may gather in the coveted
prize tomorrow, but there is no present
glimpse or CLEAN of that possibility. In
the final vote tomorrow there will be
plainly evident the fine, keen, serious,
far-reaching, almost invincible, as it
certainly is inscrutable, intellectual
hand Of Arthur p. Gordon, of Maryland.
He is determined that Chicago shall not
have the convention, and his prefer
ence is for San Francisco. The result
of this ballOting will also show the eff
fectiye work, the hustle and rustic of
1hOse tireleSS laborers and sleepless
friends, VI. II. Day, of Dakota: J. K.
TOOle, of Montana, and Morton Z. Post.
of Wyoming. Twenty-one votes are
PLEDGED TO SAN FRANCISCO
on the first ballot. They are the COM
lnitteemen from Arizona, Colorado. Cal
.fornia, Nevada, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Oregon, Minnesota, Idaho.
Dakota, Indiana, Virginia, Georgia,
and Delaware. There is all iron-clad
combination arranged between st.
Louis and San Francisco. TO the city
which shows the greatest strength on
the first ballot the convention will go.
ST. Louis has industriOusly pledged her
friends not only to vote for her. but to
vote against Chicago. The city on the
Mississippi has pledges from nine COM
mitteemen who will vote steadily
against Chicago and four more who will
vote for st. Louis, but are not pledged
against Chicago. These will combine
with San Francisco after the first ballot.
and the California wonder will capture
the convention. Chicago has Post,
OF Wyoming. on her list.
That gentleman arrived about
an hour ago and says: 81 have never
intimated for Chicago. / am for San
Francisco all the time.,' New York has
claimed Barbour, of Virginia, but the
senator said this evening: 81 have
been for San Francisco from the first,
and have not changed my mind" Chi
cagO counted also on James L. BOYD, of
Nebraska, but he was at Arlington this
evening and said: Il have never prom
ised to vote for any place but San Fran
cisco. with st. Louis as second choice"
New York has counted Oh Georgia and
has Patrick WalSh'S name on the list of
pledged voters, but it is ascertained
this evening that Georgia is for San
Francisco. Thus it goes Oh every hand,
where pledged committeeman can be
found, he is frank in DENYING claims
made and pronounces himself for
Frisco, but on the other hand the gen
temen who are counted for the Pacific
slope and honestly counted, and are
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR THEIR CHOICE.
every one Of them claiming that party
policy debating the location at San
Francisco. Col. Tingly and Mr.. Tarpev
are working like beavers, not only en-
tertaining callers and answering ques-
tions, but they are sending out their
lieutenantS constantly, and keep thor
0ughly posted as to the situation every
minute. They are confident Of success.
In addition to the facts above stated it
is we'll to note the fact that all hotel gos-
sip IS favorable to San Francisco, and
betting is being made the same Wav.
Capt. Hassler, of West Virginia, care
full experienced politician and unbiased
IN the matter. offered to bet odds sey-
eTal times this evening in favor of San
Francisco, but found no takers. New
York will make strong argument to-
morrow before the committee She will
say: I'VE give New York, New
Jersey and Cincinnati as birds
in the hand, if you will
hold the convention at the metropolitan
center of those states. Why, then.
should you go away off to the Pacific
slope on promise of fourteen electoral
votes. which are but birds in the bush,
after alp" However, inasmuch as COM
mitteemen have already made up their
minds on the subject, all eloquence on
such matters will be wasted. Chicago
men have good reason to be down
hearted tonight, but are working with
rodOubled energy and still claim to have
made combination which will win.
There is not now and has not at any
time been the slightest show for Mime
apOlis. No dark horse can hope for en-
try in race which has already started
and the leaders already entering the
homeStretch neck and neck. The Min
neapolis rumor is groundless and hope
less.
CHICAGO JrBILANT.
The Chicago men at midnight are
.jubilantly claiming that the states are
Rll broken. They assert that William
s. ;. Scott, William F. Villas and Don M.
dickinson speak for Cleveland in de-
Sclaring for Chicago and an early con-
vention. These gentlemen are now
fearlessly outspoken in the matter, and
Cleveland's friends who have been for