Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN.
Fne Democratic National C0mmlteeo Sc
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the Time for Holding the Natio.al Con
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leots st Louis the Place and June -
the Time for Holding the NatiOsal Con-
vention-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The National
Democratic Committee met in Wizards
Hall in this city at noon to-day for the pur-
pose OF selecting time and place for the
holding Of the next Democratic convention.
Ex-senator William H. Barnum presided
and +. o. Prince acted as secretary. There
was a 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 Melon
aid, Senator German andCongressman W. Il.
Scott. who holds a seat in the commi: tee as
proxy for W. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania
The committee selected July 3 as the date for
the holding of the convention, the votes being
overweight for that date and twenty
against it.
The committee took ten unsuccessful bal
lots for the choice OF Il place for holding
the convention, the tenth ballot standing
San Francisco, Il; Chicago, 15; 81. Louis,
"A; Cincinnati, L Adjourned until ten
o'clock tomorrow.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
The following are the members OF the
committee: Alabama, II. Z. Semple; Ar
kansas, j. II. Feordice: California NJ. F.
Tarpie; Colorado, c. s. Thomasi Come ctl-
cut, w. II. Barnum; Delaware, 1. Z. Grub;
Florida, Samuel Pasco; Georgia, Patrick
Walsh; Illinois, w. c. Goudy; Indiana, ].
F. Mcdonald; Iowa, W. L Hayes; Kansas,
c. w. Blair; kentucky, II. ID. McHenryi
Louisiana, Il. F. Jonas; Maine, w. a Cliff
ford; Maryland, A P. German; Massachu-
sets, F. o. Prince; Michigan, 1. NJ. Wes-
ton; Minnesota, Z. II. Kelly; Mississippi,
G. A. Johnston; Missouri, ]. G. Prather;
Nebraska. ]. E Boyd; Nevada, II. G. King;
New Hampshire, A. w. Sulloway; New
Jersey, Miles Ross; New York, William
Steinway; North Carolina, NJ. w. Ran
som; ONO, w. W. Armstrong; Oregon,
A. II. German; Pennsylvania, w. L.
Scott; Rhode Island, j. B. Barnaby;
South Carolina. +. w. Dawson; Tennessee,
A. F. Looney; Texas. o. T. Holt; Vermont,
Hiram Atkins; Virginia, ]. s. Barbour;
West Virginia, II. S. Davis; Wisconsin, E.
B. Usher; Arizona. w. K. Mead; Dakota,
NJ. II. Day; Idaho, John HALEY; Montana,
W. j. Mccormick; New Mexico, Antonio
Joseph; Utah, R. L. Hammond; Washing
ton, J. Il Kuhn; Wyoming, NJ. E. Post;
District of Columbia, William Dickson.
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Af ter several
ballots had been taken by the Democratic
National Committee yesterday morning
with reference to holding the National con-
vention. break took place in favor of St.
Louis. which city was finally declared to be
the choice of the committee.
Mr.. SCOIL uaQS a 10 rccOnSlueF
the vote by which July 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 PacifiB coast he
hoped that the committee would be able to
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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 26 to 10.
Ex-senator Mcdonald moved that the
date of the convention be changed from
July to Tuesday, June 5. A motion 10
amend by substituting June &c for June 5
was lost and Mr.. McDonald's motion was
adopted by vote of 80 to IL.
The chairman was directed to appoint
committee of seven. of which he should be
chairman and the secretary OF the commit
tee secretary, which committee should
have authority to make all 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
met in the City of Washington on the 22d day
of February has appointed Tuesday, the 9TH
day of June next, at noon, the time and
chosen the city of st. Louis 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
Of past political associations and differences,
who can unite with in the effort for pure.
economical and constitutional government, are
cordially invited to join in sending delegates
to the convention.
WILLIAM II. BARNUM, Chairman,
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary,
National Democratic Committee.
The committee adjourned to meet in st