Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-19
FIGHTING FOR THE CONVENTION.
Cities That Are Anxious to Receive Nations
Republican DeicxafcsA

nepuphcan DetcgatcA
NrSSEsPoIIs. rTrrsRuRa, OMAHA. CINCINNATI.
NEW YORK. SAN FRANCISCO sE ACTIVELY REr-
RESENTED BEFoRE THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NExr wEEK-cmcsoo MAY aEr IT srrrR ALL
The republican national convention Of 1891.
If those who ought 10 know are 20 be believed.
will be held in Minneapolis. San Francisco.
Pittsburg, Omaha. Chicago. Cincinnati. Detroit
and New York. Just how il is going 90 be
done no one can tell. but that seems 60 be the
program just now in spite Of the fact that
sectional difficulties must necessarily obstruct
None OF the cities that are anxious TO have the
convention located in their midst are g vet
officially represented. but there are any num-
Der Of people in town who seem 10 be busily
engaged IN booming one place or the other.
On Monday the republican national commit
tee meets at the Arlington Hotel. and when Il
assemblies II will find itself besoiged by COM
mittees from the cities mentioned These sew
eral committees have engaged headquarters In
the Arlington. and by Saturday II H. expected
that each organization viii be in thorough
working order. Omaha viii he here
this evening with its shirt sleeves rolled
up. so TO speak. aud for a while the
Nebraska city will have no active competitor,
but when the Minneapolitans and the Cincin-
natians and the lfttsburgers and New Workers
and MichlgRnders and the folks from 'Frisco
arrive there will be real war.
BEIIEF AS TO CHICAGO
great many people are inclined 10 the be-
lief thai Chicago will get the convention with
out much trouble. although the windy city is
notmaking fight for it, The argument that
Chicago Is the only city that can easily accom-
modate the crowd has good deal Of weight.
and this combined with it's universal accessi-
blllty Is being used with effect
80 far as the general impression goes Mime
apohs appears 20 have the present advantage.
The northwest is for Minneapolis and the
northwest is not 10 be sneezed at in thee
iattcr days. Then Minneapolis has
claims of its own, and more than that
II VIII, for this occasion only. have such
assistance as St Paul can render. The two
cities are practically one; there seems 90 be
ample hotel accommodation; and the railroad
facilities are Of high order.
CLAIMS OF pITrsBuRa.
Pittsburg bases its claim principallr upon
the historical fact that it was the birthplace of
the republican party. Some Of the Pennsyl-
Nanians say that the republican marty
needs 10 be born again and they suggest
that Pittsburg outranks all competi-
tors as birthplace. An objection
| 10 PIttsburg is voiced by supporters Of presi-
dent Harrison, who have it that Pittsburg is a
big Blaine town. Pittsburg republicans are
more or less divided on questions OF party
policy, but even Senator Quay and Chris.
Magee would join hands as to Blaine.
CiNClNNATIs CHANCES.
Cincinnatis chances are not believed 10 be
too bright. The great northwest wants that
convention as far away from Ohio as possible
| for Mckinley influences are dreaded As
matter OF fact Cincinnati Is a Blaine strong
hold. but the Dakota. Montana. Iowa.
Nebraska and Pacific coast farmers are
| fearful OF anything that savors Of Mckinley
and as the major has just been elected gov
! ernor of BuckeyedOm the combination cannot
easily be explained away.
San Francisco ls regarded as being lust
trlne too FAR away. although the newspaper
correspondents favor IL. The trip could hardly
fail TO be pleasant. but as a business venture Il
would he weak. due to the limited telegraphic
| facilities. Two or three hundred correspond-
ents would swamp the few wires in fiftcen min
utes. and IN less than half an hour the t.le-
graph companies would he three davs behind
| IN their work
THE OMAHA COMMITTEE.
The Omaha committee has sent on INSTALL
ments OF its literature. A red and blue petition
Is filed with reasons why Nebraska's pride
should be the place. The convention commit
tee, which arrives this afternoon. consists Of
senator l. h. Henderson, Senator A. :. Pad
dock. John N. 1hurston, {. J. Green. f. Rose
water. q. ". i. Dorsey. I. l.. Kimball George
L: Bemis. 5. ID. Mercer, q. II. Scott,
Church Howe, A. Saunders, q. II. Bogcs T. =
Clarkson, john L. Webster, W. NJ Robertson.
A l.. strang, Gov. 4. J. Majors. 4. T. Roggan.
Chas. A. Coe.
New lo.k is said to be preparing for a great
struggle, but the west is more active than ever
before.
President Harrison. it is understood. will do
nothing TO influence the national committee IN
ats choice. but will let the local committees
fight it out with DIR. Clarkson's national aggre-
cation.