Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-23
CONTRASTING CITIES.
D moCratic National Committee Nests
10 Select Time and Place of Hold
ing the Next Convention.
Tho Date Fixed for July The Third
After the Mse;iDg OF she RepublI-
cans National Convention.
Ten Ballots are raksn for Place Vgmh nc
ChSicn-OhicsRo aud Tan FrancIsOO
Developed Most Strength.
The LAST BALLOT.

The LAST BALLOT.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % AT the hail
where the National Democratic commit
tee was in session to-day sill was life and
hustle, Grd tonight the usual scsnesst
the hotel mEY.b be witnessed.
The last ballot taken resulted in Il
votes for San Francisco, 10 for C1icsgo,
IA for ST Louis, Cincinnatl l, e0d @ss
Surpr So to ell the delegates except those
from California. Chicago seems 10 be
hot Isyorite, and ehe impression Is gSin-
ing ground thst it will capture the coz
veatioa tomorrow. The appearance Of
special edition Of the San Francisco
Examiner hare this morning IS
part Of the Washington Pest
| with interviews from leading
politicians and delegates and general
convention gossip was 9 surprise, but it
old not have much weight. This sort of
advertisement IS looked upon as showing
that San Francisco is losing ground ana
| will resort 10 any mrs1s so stree gI9Pn
! her chances. Tonight every ore Cf,the
delegates is working to tx Up 'com-
bine" by which. the special city whose
clsims they represent Will be S5le 10
meke so strong q showing esrly II the
morning that Il stampede will occur.
THE TINE AND THE PLACE..
! WASHINGTON, Feb. % The Demo
cratic national committee met in Will
lard's hotel at noon today for the pur-
pose OF selecting the time and place Of
holding the next Democratic convention.
Ex-Senstor William II. BIruum presided
aud F. O. Pri ce Gcted es secretary.
Tnerc wss full attendance Of delegates,
the only vacancy being in the membership
from New York. After brief discussion
W. SteinwSy was elected 20 I'll the
vacancy. The work Of selecting date
for the meeting az the convention was
then proceeded with, be principal speak
ers being * Snator Mcdonald, Senator
: G0rman and Congressman " L Scott,
: who holds seat in the convention as
proxy for ". A. Wallace Of PenDsylgsnia.
II vas agreed that "a the names OF the
: delegates were called each member
should designate his preference as 70
dAte The date Eeceiving the lowest
number Of votes shall then be dropped
Gud the ballJting continue to DIT lite
conclusion
, Mr.. Scott TeEi & long speech IN which
: be pointed cut the advantages which
would accrue to the Democratic party
from a convention held as early as May
; % He said when the Democratic party
was in power before the war 1t had been
its practice to hold it's conventions
EARLY IN THE YEAR.
: IL the present case he declared that the
campaign could be made more vigorous
and aggressive by the selection of en- early
] date and disJiuct and early enunciatiOn
10 The American people CT the principles
which would be wrought into the Demo-
cratic platform.
Dawson Of South Carolina spoke in the
same vein, expressing the opinion that
) the Democratic party would belittle Itself
hy deierrirg IT'S convention until it had
E first ascertained how the Republican plat
form was framed ard who were the ncm-
inees Of that party.
Another proposition WAS made at this
+ i1ncture to Ak June for the date OF
: holding the convention, bat this IS well
as the early date suggested Oy Nr. Scott
wss objected to by Senator G0rmsn, who
0 declared that in view of the fact thst
e there were some differences Ct opinion in
j the Democratic party upon tia tBrif
y question, II would be impoic TO hold
: the convention before the Democratic
: House Of representative mad had an
i opportunity 10 agree upon tariff meat
/ ure which would bring togelt er sll the
= dissenting opinions and secure uniied
q support Of the party. Wheu such bill had
4 b-en agreed upon the Democrats could
} tssten upon the Republican Senate the
;. | responsibility for failure 10 enact q law
u revising the existing tariff law and cor
l re ting is evils.
Il bSllOt was then taken upon the three
l propositions which disclosed the fict that
q the adVo sites OF the July date had 3
9 clear msiority ov=r the adherents TO Msy
ard June dates. The latter then CON-
hiued their forces to secure the selection
:! # jane 5, but the com aittee by vote Of
=. % to l9 sgreed that the convention
u should be held July next. A shor. re-
% cess WAS then taken.
e NOMINATION OF CITIES.
q When the C. mmittee ressse L bled on
motion Of Mr.. Dawson Of S.uth Carolina
II representatives If the press and the per-
g sonal friends Of members Of the commit
= zee were admitted 10 tie session. The
ID committee tnen gave a hearing to The
E Representatives Of the vaEieus cities
1t which are coniending for the honor Of Sc
curing the convention, the FIST audience
being given 20 NV Fuller of Chicago who
p presented reasons why that city should
c. be selected. He congratulated the com
e. mittee on the changed conditions ofp6lit.
IS ical Affairs since he had the honor four
i years ago to present the desire OF the
st citizers Of ChicSgo that the committee
> should lect that city for holding the
ae Democratic convention. Then, tWC15y.
W four years of exclusion from power hsd
q, imDUed the Democratic party with that
j, feeling OF timidity which characterized i
s, minority party and which kept 1t such
re Tnen that great leader, who mad
q Influenced the party by bis
IL force OF mind and his wonderful
is power of organizing no longer led the
forces which ne hnd go long commanded
40 Then the Republican party was INDUCING
Id n the arrogsnt assumption that one
o. half OF the American people were
u UNFIT FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
Id But the election of 1884 had changed a.
It that. The honesty, simplicity and co1r-