The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-23
TWO CITIES IN 1T
For tho NeXt Convention OF tho
Republican Party.
CINCINNATI AND MINNEAPOLIS
Seem to Have tho Call for tho Honor
Tho Arguments Used Against
Cincinnati = Committeeman Scott
VIII Vote First FOR Pittsburgh.
Blaine Is the Fayoritc..IIc Can Have
the Presidency ir lie Wants 1t.

STtciGl Diipa.ci 10 he Intcligcnor
WASHINGTON, b. G., Nov. 22.-Sunday
has been surprisingly well observed by
the national convention city boomers
until after tho late dinner hour. To-
night all the boomers insis. tha. they
arc doing nothing about the matter that
brought them here-they arc just talk
ing with old acquaintances and making
new ones TO pass tho time. From the
court they are al! paying to tho national
committeeman as they flo through tho
Arlington lobbies, they are at least open
to the suspicion OF going out OF their
way TO keep the limo OF communication
open ior to.morrow's business. After
nj! the wire pulling, what city will draw
the prize? A negative guess is easiest
at this stage oil the very entertaining
performance. The convention will not
20 TO New York, Pittsburgh, Omaha or
Detroit, hardly to San francisco.
TIE REAL CONTEST.
The real contest seems to be at this
timc-certainly is-betwccn Cincinnati
and Minneapolis witha shade in favor OF
Minneapolis. The strong points urged
against Cincinnati are that it is lacking
III hotel accommodation tha. such Il
crowd, as that at Chicaso in 1854 or 1885,
would submergc it; that Ohio is Il Re-
publican State anyhow, and Kentucky
is joined TO her Democratic idols. Gin
cinnati is doing her best to meet these
arguments, making some hcadway. Then
she is reminded that at critical stage
OF the proceedings the gas went out in
the convention hall in 1876. Tho reply
to this is that it might happen any
where, and wont happen this time.
ClNcYSATi's HIGH CARD.
Cincinnati men got the idea that it
would be shrewd play to circulate
the report that the administration is
against Cincinnati because Harrison
is afraid OF Mckinley movement
being sprung on him, where it would
be brought up and rushed irrcsisti-
bly,. For the past 24 hours this talk
has been industriously passed along
the line. The object was to pull into
Clncinnatis support all the Blaine
men who were not afraid OF anybody
anywhere. The administration story
makes people smile. So lar as the
nominee is concerned it makes no
difference where the convention may
be held, Blaine will be the man unless
he positively forbida the use oi his
name, and even this may not change
tho party feeling.
BLAINE THE FAroRITE.
In the big crowd assembled here IRON
every part OF the country you couldn't
find enough an;i-Blaine men to make d
respectable. caucus. While Cincinnati
is trying to pull the Blaine string, the
other boomers are circulating the story
that Harrison would have the best show
in Cincinnati, because it is near his
home, and on account OF his. tranquil
Ohio connections. This argument is no
more impressive than the other Cincin-
natl claims, to have come here with -
votes pledged. am sure this is 4 mis-
Take.
COL. coNGER's INFLUENCE.
A good deal OF her strength is due
to the good feeling for Col. Congcr,
Ohio's committeeman, who stands par
ticuIarly well with the national commit
tee. Against Cincinnatis chances is, the
strong pressure from the great west.
II that section unites this, OF course,
will settle it. and my guess is that Min
neapolis wonld be the beneficiary. The
New York men Gon't seem to know how
10 go about Ii.
NEW YoRK's CHANCES.
One OF them said to me to-day that
his delegation had much to learn in
this kind of business from the western
boomers. Tho energy OF the cast"
lie sad, has gone west, and We don't
understand how to meet il"
WILL lie NO AUCTION.
1t was understood, and it was true,
that New iorl; had offered to make up
the indebtedness which the National
committee has been carrying since the
campaign Of 1883.
California said she would do aa we'll,
ana then there was some sharp talk,
when Ciarkson said there WASH: going
TO be any auction over this thing. Tho
committee got together and resolved
that all that would be asked was guar
antec to provide the necessary accom-
modations. Az for the indebtedness,
that was provided for BY the members
OF the committee assuming it person.
ally.
Each city will bc listened to, and the
poorest will have as good a chance as
the richest, ii it can show that it can
ana VIII take care OF the convention.
CHICAGO NOT IN IT.
Chicago is not in the fight, but there
are Chicago men here who will give the
necessary guarantee il tho convention
wants to come that way for compro-
misc.
Committeeman Scott, OF West vir-
gnia, will give our neighbor, Pitts
burgh, n complimentary vote. Which
way he will turn after that he has not
determined. He would like to obligc
Conger but thinks n point farther west
would be better politics. Postmaster
Cowden'and Hon. G. w, Atkinson aro
here working for Wheeling, rs near rs
can discover. havetricd in vain TO get
them to Join me.in iayoring Buckian-
non. c.r n
LCOKS LIKE CINCINNATI.
. T.