Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
MINNEAPOLIS WINS.
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL CONVENTION
SECURED BY THE FLOUR CITY.

seven Ballots Necessary to Select
Choice-Nripueapolis Secures 80 Votes
Out OF a Total of I.-June :. 1892,
Eixea as the Day of nIeeting-J. S.
Clarksou Elected Chairman of the
National Committee.
WASHINGTON, Nov. A4.-The National
Republican committee was called to
order at 1870 a. III. by Chairman Clark
son. immediately after which they went
INTO secret session and elected General
James S. Clarkson, Of Iowa, chairman
to succeed Senator Quay; Parrett A.
Hobart. Of New Jersey, vice chairman
to succeed Mr.. Clarkson; William Bar
-bour. of New York, treasurer, to sue
ceed W. W. Dudley. All the elections
were by acclalnation. Dennis S. Flynn
was admitted as delegate from Okla
homs. \ roll call developed the pres
ance of forty-eight out Of forty-nine
members Of the committee. the only alb
sentee being w L. Ryerson, Of New
Mexico. and he had no proxy. After
the executive session Representative
McKenna and N. H. DeYoung. mem
bers Of III committee from California,
addressed the committee with argu-
ments
In Behalf of San Francisco.
They spoke Of the arran gements that
bac been made 70, entertaining dele
gates. Shcuid San Francisco b selected.
ano presented bond guaranteeing
$50. 300 for the expenses S ;h, 0aticnal
convention Congress ncr elect Camp.
bell of Illinois sp0A5 ,s.efy ;or Chi
eago He confined l!m>e.f merely 20
recalling resolutions passed By business
men Of Chicago d!scta:m:nE any 3es.re
on the part Of that oiry to maAs on
test :0r the convention. ~, promised 10
dc all tat ,oulG e done &c entertain
the delegates should Chicago be chosen.
Michigan delegates were given .he
next hearing and ex-CongresSma
= Brewer spoke in favor of Detroit. He
was followed by e1-Congressman Alcen,
in brief address, endorsing what all
his colleagues had said for Detroit.
Senator Stockbridge closed for Detroit.
Sn.l4 r~- zsir4ee.,e1is
The claims Of Minneapolis were ably
presented by Senator Washburn and
= Governor Merriam. Senator Washburn
made d good impression. He stated the
matter fairly and earnestly. He said
enough certainly to convince the mem
bers of the committee Of the accessible
itv and the accommodations afforded by
Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Governor Merriam talked in the same
line and his remarks We're well received.
He dwelt upon the good it would do the
Republican party TO hold the convention
in Minnesota. He referred to the last
campaign and said he thought he knew
something about the political situation
in Minnesota, as he had been in it.
North Dakota presented the claims of
Minneapolis through Senator Casey and
Representative Johnson. The former
stated that North Dakota was unani-
mously in favor Of Minneapolis: that St.
Paul and Minneapolis combined formed
the commercial metropolis Of the North
west. and tAat North Dakota and the
whole Northwest would be most favor
ably affected ~ locating the convention
in Minneapolis.
The other cities then had their claims
presented bg their different champions,
after which the committee went into
secret session and took an informal
ballot After the first informal ballot
in secret session the committee took
seven more ballots when Minneapolis
received twenty-nine votes and got the
convention June 7 is the day fixed
upon for holding it.