Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23
PULLING THE WIRES.
New York Is Out to Capture One Of
the National Conventions.
WALL STREET ALREADY ACTIVE.
The Friends of Cleveland Are at Work and
So Are the Hotel Men.
ACCOMMODATIONS THE CITY AFFORDS
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE prspATcH.i

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-There will be a
desperate effort made by New Workers to
secure the next national conventions for
this city So far as the Democratic Ma
tional Convention is concerned this effort
will be chiefly in the interests of a particu-
lar candidate, but both schemes will be
powerfully backed by the hotel influences.
There is always considerable body of poll
ticisns who imagine that particular local
ity for holding a national convention e1er-
cises considerable influence upon the con-
vention itself and in measure guides it in
the selection of its candidates and the con-
struction Of its formal declaration of prin-
ciples. The experienced in such matters,
however, know how little influence locality
exerts. They look chiefly to the facilities,
the convenience of access and, where infiu-
ence is taken at all into account, possibly
the influence the convention is likely to
have upon the locality.
Thus far in the history of conventions,
Chicago seems TO have offered the most ad-
vantages and has for many reasons beyond
the spirit Of local pride and enterprise held
the foremost place in the representative
public favor. Her central position, her un-
equAled railway facilities, her great hotels,
have offered a combination of attractions to
be found nowhere else.
INFLUENCE OF FINANCES.
But behind these has always been an
equally strong combination, and that is the
energetic efforts OF her representative citi-
zens without regard TO party. Such pom
derouS and pompous bodies as this city
usually delegates to look after its interest
in such matters are morally certain to be
left in the lurch. Still, they have a good
time trying, and are just now getting ready
to ''Jry. try again" This time there are
other elements in the case. There is a
strong financial element in both parties that
aspires to the guardianship Of the national
credit. and TO the consequent repression of
q recently altogether too free expression
favorable to what Wall street terms de-
based currency. This element will COM
hine to exercise such influences over the |
next conventions az viii keep them in the |
straight and narrow wav.
It is thought that this can be better ac-
complished by securing the meeting of the |
national conventions right here in the great |
financial center of the country The matter |
was formally discussed in a downtown re- |
sort few days ago. The result of that |
preliminary conference Will be the early |
organization Of a committee which will |
operate wholly in private way. 1t will |
not represent New York. 1t will represent |
Wall street. 1t will be wheel within a |
wheel of the combined municipal and polit- |
ical machine, and it will revolve, like the |
dollar, regardless of party.
INFLUENCE OF THE CROWD.
Another element will be the desire of a |
certain act Of Democratic politicians to Sc |
cure the Democratic National Convention |
in New York in the interests Of a certain |
candidate. As 1 said, there are certain |
people who think that a convention hall |
packed with a bowling mob is favorable to
the nomination of the man for whom they
howl Chicago people, at least, know bet
ter. Inever heard of single instance
where that sort Of thing worked with the
desired result. The attempt to make it
work here viii meet with disaster.
TherL are, however, two legitimate feat
ureS in favor of New York as q convention |
town that never existed before, and which
viii be urged by the municipality. These
are, first the magnificent accommodations
for the convention itself and the equally
improved hotel accommodations for those
attendant upon it. New York till now
never had a place where a great National
could be decently held, compared
with Chicago. That fatal defect in her
claims has been rcmeded by the erection
Of the Madison Square Garden, which seats
some 10000 people. For such purpose there
is no equivalent in the country. More i'm
portant still is the hotel Improvement.
Cities can build wigwams or temporary
for convention purposes, but they
;annot build and equip tirst-class hotels.
INFLUENCE OF THE HOTELS.
In respect 10 hotel accommodations no
1ther city in the United States has made
he rapid strides made by New York within
he last two years. Counting the immense
md costly caravansaries now in course of
erection, and which will have been finished
md occupied before next July, New York
las more then doubled her hotel capacity
since the conventions of 1888. From third
lass citv in respect to provision for yisi-
ors she has suddenly jumped to the posi-
ion of foremost in the world. That is, she
will be there this time next year. There
are now in course of construction first class
hotels that viii aggregate furnished up
ward Of $4,000, 600 They will be tie
best of their kind in the world
The Holland House on Fifth avenue
and Thirtieth street is about finished. 1t
is an immense and handsome house of In
Llama limestone, and Will be kept by the
amous Chicago caterer, H. N. Kinsley.
ANYBODY who has dined at Kinsley's Will
Understand what kind of place of New
i iork establishment will be SO tar as eating
5 concerned. The ground floor of the
,uilding contains the business offices, cafes,
var, restaurant and dining rooms, and is
itted up in
NUMIDIAN AND ELRUSCAN MARBLES,
FlorenJine mosaic tile and woodwork of red
md white mahogany. For beauty the
apartments viii be unsurpassed by anything
low in this country. On the second, third
ind fourth floors are spacious parlors din
ng rooms and apartments en- suite The re-
naming six floors are devoted to guest
chambers, all finished in red and white ma
logany and quartered oak. The house con-
aims $50 rooms for guests. twill be lighted
~ electricity and heated by steam. All the
'ther internal arrangements will be of the
'ery best. The house completed and fur
lished viii not cost less than $4,000, 900.
The new hotel of the Astors, Hotel |
Waldorf, Fifth avenue and Thirty-third
treet, just three blocks above the Hol-
and, will cost even more money, though it |
vii accommodate less number of guests. |
/ will cover more ground, but will, while
, stories high, contain but 800 apartments.
These viii run almost altogether en- suite,
here being no so-called single. rooms with
'ut baths and sitting rooms in the house. 1t
S Of dark brown sandstone, and will be
'eauty. Those who have plenty of money !
viii be able TO find an exclusive set of their .
En kind at Hotel Waldorf
OTHER COSTLY PILES.
The Savoy, opposite the new Plaza Hotel
1 the Fifth avenue corner of Central Park,
5 another immense white and costly strnc-