Telegram-herald., 1891-11-13
TOUR CITIES WANT IT
scheming for the Republican Ma
tional Convention
ElMISOy gILL NOT INTERFERE
Mills, NcAiiiis and Crisp. the sesthsrs
Ttiaity, Abest whleh the Speaker
ship Wis hevslvs-fhe sstaa-
tlon Thoroughly Discussed

NaenlngtOns NV. Ia Wo Wceke
hence the republican national commit
tee wiilmeet 10 determine At what time
and place the next republican national
convention shall be held.
It's already pretty Well understood
that the time will be fixed for some day
in May, it being desirable To AVOID the
warm weather SO much more common
a month later. The rules require that
elk months notice of the convention
shall be gwen.
There is not SO much certainty a. 10
the place where the convention shall
be held. There will be delegations be-
fore the national committee urging the
advantages of certain cities. and there
will be particularly energetic force
from the Pacific coast In behalf OF san
Francisco.
The chances are very small indeed
that either party will conclude 10 make
its Presidential nomination IN san
Francisco for q good many years TO
come. With two exceptions no Nat
ional convention Of either of the two
great parties has been held west of tho
"
were the democrat conventions which
met in ST. Louis, one in 1876, nominat-
ing Tilden. and the other in 1883, nom-
mating Cleveland. The first presiden-
tial nominating convention OF the two
leading parties In the west was the
democratic convention of 1856 which
met in Cincinnattl and nominated
Buchanan. No convention was held so
far west as Chicago until 1860, when
Lincoln Was nominated in that city.
For twenty years before that nearly ali
the conventions had been held in either
Phlladelphia or Baltimore, the latter
city getting the greater number.
General Clarkson, speaking Of the
movement for the place of holding the
next NatiQnal convention. says:
-Four cities have made formal applica-
ton for permission TO present their
claims TO the committee. These four
are San Francisco, Omaha, Minneap-
pills and Cincinnati. Other cities have
not, however, been lille, and the mail
of each committeeman has been bur-
dened with appeals for his vote. With
the exception o. those members of the
committee in whose states are situated
cities seeking the honor of entertaining
the delegates, do not believe that any
committeeman has formed or expressed
an opinion. am sure that have not.
] was on jury once, and did not de-
eide on the merits of the case unul |
had heard ali the evidence. / shall
follow the same plan now.
HAS the President Hgnified any
preference ~
"He has not. He will not do or say
anything that will in any way interfere
with or influence the decision of the
committee"
"Do you require any pledges from
the cities asking for the convention p
at is generally understood that the
city which is selected Will furnish free
OF cost to the committee, a hall in
which to.bold the convention. the neces-
sary doorkeepers, and the printing. IL
is sometimes stated that the city is ex-
Iec;ed to entertain the delegates At the
hotels. This is not the case"
One thing is particularly noticeable in
the canvass for the epeakership. now
beginning here with q good deal of
earnestness, and that Is the lack OF
strength on the part of the candi-
dates from the North. The only
two Northern candidates are Mr.
Springer. of Illinois, and Mr.. By
mum, of Indiana. An estimate of
Mr.. Springsr's strength, by well in
formed members, does not give him
over forty votes ut the outside, while
Bynum Will pr baby not have twenty
FIVE. The northern democrats will. for
the first time, have a majority IN the
democratic caucus. but so thorough is
the mastery of the party" by the
Southern wing that the candidacy OF a
Northern man for speaker 10 hardly
considered serious. There is not the
least doubt that Southern man will be
choseu, and il will lie one OF three men
Mills, of Texas: McMillin, of Tennes-
see, or Crisp. of Georgia.
The New York democrats in svmps-
thy with with Governor Hill are openly
in favor of Crisp for speaker, while the
Cleveland men are for Mills. The
Texas statesman is said 10 have pledged
himself 10 the Cleveland leaders TO
favor the ex-President in the next
National Convention, and also TO ap-
point n committee on coinage which
will endesvor TO keep the silver ques-
ton in the background at the coming
session. This question il already COM
ing to the front. Mr.. Bland and other
advocates of the tree and unlimited q
coinage of silver are taking steps 30
make themselves felt IN the speaker
chip contest by requiring any candi-
date favored by them 10 pledge HIM
self TO name = coinage committee with
majority unqaalifiediy in favor of
the early passage OF . bili for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. This
will pa. Mr.. Mills and other candidates
in the position OF declaring in advance
on currency legislation. They are al
| for the free coinsge of silver, but IN
view OF the result OF the recent cleo
tons Mr.. Mills. st least, desires TO keen
IN the background, and that is pecess-
sTv 10 the success Of the plan 10 nomi-
nate Cleveland.