The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
NINE CONVENTION CITIES.
THE APPLICANTS FpR THE REPUB-
LTCAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

Chicago Win Take II Ir IL Comes 70 Hse.
but Minneapolis San Francisco, anA
Tacoma are Making Mig BIDS Tor tie
Frixe-New York's Delegation ExpestsA
On Saturday -Pittsbtrgh an AppileaaA
WASHINGTON. Nov, 1s.-The Republican Nar
tional Committee will meet In the Arlington
Hotel In this city on Monday next, at IL A. u.
for the purpose Of choosing place for holding
the Republican National Convention Of 1891
There will be q lively competition for the
honor. Tho cities that have already put In
applications. or decided to do 40. are New
York. Chicago, Cincinnati. San Francisco.
Omaha. Minneapolis. Pittsburgh. Detroit. and
Tacoma Already the representatives and
boomers" Of the various cities have
arrived in Washington. and are pre-
pairing the speeches that will be lev.
elled at the fortyseiRht members Of
the committee. one from each State and Terri
tory in the Union. 1t is tho general opinion
that oratory is not what settles the question Of
locating conventions.
Heretofore thcre have been just two consid-
erations that have had any weight with such
committee members as were unpledged. and
these we're the questions OF hotel and hall
accommodations Of the rival cities.
Chicago has OF late years experienced no
difficulty in demonstrating In Just two min
utes that no city outside Of New York has half
SO many nor half 80 good hotels as the
prairie wonder. This year tho case In
somewhat different Several other cities
have erected big buildings where .
crowd OF any size can DO slowed away. and
point with pride to large and modern hotels
built within tho past three years. No repre-
sentative delegation has come from Chicago
yet. but Senator Cullom. who has been here for
amonth or more. is representing her in per-
functory sort OF way.
Minneapolis is the city that really intends TO
make tho noisy. earnest fight. She wants tho
Convention. and wants it bad. Her advance
agent. ex-senator Gil" Pierce. now editor Of
the Minneapolis Tribune. has been here some
days. and will be joined on Saturday by the big
delegation OF influential citizens who left that
city on special train this morning. Minne-
aapolis viii Ley great weight on her possessions
OF delightful climate and ample hotel 40.
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now bounding eastward BY fast express. bear
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has GOOD Setes n AND r Ssa
taurants. and the lack Of q suitable hall can be
s sa11 nSS
proved in fifteen years, and altogether there
those Republicans Who have WHINE thus far aac s4.
pressed an opinion that Cincinnati VIII not
'qP sSe asess for oonven
ton honors A canvass OF that city has shown
whe funa
On Monday. headed by the Mayor Of the city,
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week. and this n town Gs rs.dS s E
raise any bid that Ban Francisco sees ct to
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bIs Tfo%o e
pr own Week expense two s'a she 1isR ns ses:s
ths t9wn Would gain b. az Of
outlay. The! Tacoma agent has been in wash
i9gton for q week. and Will be well prepared on
MsnSsE to sRss ss @ g. ss
toe to 9ork ths n SesOn
Convention city as ELOQUENT as that unsuocess- cess.
aarns &c Tse
E . II Ss Mo Fss aa a. IsIsss
time when the eondltioas that existed In 1896
a56 send o,
Alger. to Did for the Convention. Detroit has
neither the necessary hall nor street car facili-
ties.
There will be at least half dozen head
quarters open for FIVE or six days, where eAta-
bles and turntables will DO free, and after the
battle ia over there will be q grand iolliHcation
at the expense OF the victorious CITY, At pres
ent there is absolutely no indicatiols as to
which has come to be known as the .Conven-
ton CITY," does not seem to care whether she
Is chosen or not