The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-02
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN.

The Democratic National Committee &c.
lects 1t. Louis ~ the Place and June ~
the Time for Holding the National Con.
vention.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The National
Democratic COMMITTEES met in Willard's
Hall in this city ut noon to-day for the pur-
pose Of selecting time and place Tor tho
holding Of the next Democratic convention.
Ex-senator William II. Baruum presided
and +. O. Prince acted ~ secretary. There
was Q full attendance Of delegates. The
work of selecting date for the meeting OF
The convention was then proceeded with, the
principal speakers being ex-senator AcDon-
aid, Senator German sndCougressmanW w. L.
Scott, who holds seat in the committee a.
proxy for W. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania.
the holding Of the convention, the votes being
twenty-eight for that date and twenty
against it
The committee took ten unsuccessful bal
lots for the choice Of place for holding
the convention, the tenth ballot standing
San Francisco, Il; Chicago, Is; st. Louis.
"A; Cincinnati, l. Adjourned until ten
o'clock tomorrow.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE.
The following are the members Of the
committee: Alabama, II. c. Semple; Ar
kansas, J. II. Feordice; California, N. =.
Tarpie; Colorado, C. =. Thomas; Connectt
cut, w. H. Barnum; Delaware, l. c. Grubb;
Florida, Samuel Pasco; Georgia, Patrick
Walsh; Illinois, w. C. Cloudy; Indiana, ].
F. Mcdonald; Iowa, W. L HAYES; Kansas,
G. w. Blair; Kentucky, II. d. Mchenry;
Louisiana, B. F. Jonas; Maine. w. d. Gill
ford; Maryland, A. P. German; Massachu.
| sets, F. o. Prince; Michigan, L NJ. Wes-
ton; Minnesota, T. H. Kelly; Mississippi.
C. A. Johnston; Missouri, J. G. Prather;
Nebraska, J. E. Boyd; Nevada, H. e. King;
New Hampshire, A. w. Sulloway; New
Jersey, Miles Ross; New York, William
Steinway; North Carolina, NJ w. Ran
som; Ohio, w. W. Armstrong; Oregon,
A. H. German; Pennsylvania, W. l..
Scott; Rhode Island, ]. B. Barnaby
South Carolina. F. w. Dawson; Tennessee,
A. F. Looney; Texas. o. 7. Holt; Vermont,
Hiram Atkins; Virginia, j. s. Barbour;
West Virginia, H. 8. Davis; Wisconsin, f..
b. Usher; Arizona, w. K. Mead; Dakota,
M. H. Day; Idaho, John HALEY; Montana,
w. j. Mccormick; New Mexico, Antonio
Joseph; Utah, r. +. Hammond; Washing
ton, J. H. Kunn; Wyoming, M. E. Post !;
District of Columbia, William Dickson.
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-After several
ballots had been taken by the Democratic
National Committee yesterday morning
with reference to holding the National con-
venton. break took place in favor Of st.
Louis. which city was finally declared to be
the choice of the committee.
Mr.. Scott made a motion to reconsider
the vote by which July 3 had been fixed as
the time for holding the convention. and
Mr.. Tarpie took the floor in opposition to
the motion. He said that June was the
time when his people were busy with their
harvest and when it would be most in
convenient for them to attend the
convention. As the convention had
been denied to the Pacific coast, he
hoped that the committee would be able to
consult the wishes of his people in the mat
ter of time. Mr.. c. s. Thomas, Of Colorado,
and Senator-elect Barbour, OF Virginia,
also spoke in opposition to the motion, but
on being put to a vote the motion prevailed
by vote of % to 49,
| Ex-senator Mcdonald moved that the
date of the convention be changed from
July 3 to Tuesday, June 5. motion to
amend by substituting June 26 for June
was lost and Mr.. McDonald's motion was
adopted by q vote Of ~ to IL.
| The chairman was directed to appoint o
committee Of seven. of which he should be
chairman and the secretary Of the commit
tee secretary, which committee should
have authority to make ali the necessary
arrangements for holding the convention,
and also have charge of the preparation
and organization of the canvass until the
meeting Of the convention. That committee
was not announced. Announcement was
made of the death Of Edmund Wilson, of
Maine. and Hubert o. Thompson, Of New
| York.
THE CALL.
The National Democratic Committee having
| NIT in the City Of Washington on the I'D day
| Of February has appointed Tuesday, the 9Th
| day Of June next at noon, as the time and
| chosen the city OF St. Louis as the place for
| holding the National Democratic convention.
Each State is entitled to a representa-
ton therein equal to double the number
| OF its Senators and Representatives in
| the Congress of the United States and each
Territory and the District Of Columbia may
have two delegates. All Democratic conserva-
| tive citizens OF the United States irrespective
who can unite with US in the effort for pure.
| economical and constitutional government, are
cordially invited to join US in sending delegates
| to the convention.
WILLIAM II. BARNUM, Chairman,
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary,
National Democratic Committee.
The committee adjourned to meet in St
Louis on Monday. June T.