The record-union., 1891-11-24
Republican Convention Will Not
be at San Francisco.
THE SPEECHES, WINE AND CAJOLERY
WENT FOR NAUGHT.
New York and Cincinnati Make a
Strong Fight for the Convention,
Too-Death of Governor Hovey of
Indiana-A Trunkful of Dynamite
Explodes on a Train.
special to + . PEcoRp-uN1ou.

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Hotel this morning oefore the meeting of
the Republican \ lonal Committee. The
leaders of the delegations have prepared
themselves for presentation to the COM
mlttee Of the superior merits of their re-
spective cities, and were engaged in can
vassing the list of committeeman and
holding up the hopes of their delegations.
Messrs. Mckinley and Foraker were con-
spicuous among the many persons
thronging the lobbies and corridors, and
were everywhere greeted with marked
consideration. The members of the COM
mittee itself were slow in getting to-
gether. Eleven o'clock was the hour ap-
pointed for the meeting, but at that time
not more than one dozen members were
present in the hall. By 11:30 O'Clock the
doors were closed upon all but the mem
bers, and the committee held secret ses-
sion.
The committee was called together by
acting Chairman Clarkson, every State
and Territory being represented, except
New Mexico, whose delegate was de-
tanned on delayed train.
The first business was the acceptance of
the designations of Chairman Quay and
Treasurer Dudley. The resolutions of
commendation adopted by the Executive
Committee last summer, when the resig-
nations were presented, were laid before
the committee and unanimously adopted.
The action OF the committee in naming
j. S. Clarkson Of Iowa as Chairman and
w. G. Barbour of New York, Treasurer.
was approved.
The contest between Mcbride and Bar
ton for Utah representation was decided
in favor of Mcbride.
Dennis FLYNN of OVp1 ba
credentials, which were approved and
Mr.. Flynn admitted, increasing the
membership of the committee to 45.
Garrett a. Robert of New Jersey was
elected Nice-C Chairman, and after decid-
ing to allow one hour to the representa-
tives OF each city competing for the con-
Vention, the doors were opened and rep
resentatives of the press admitted with
the delegations.
The roll of States was called in alpha
betical order. When California was
reached Mr.. DeYoung introduced as
spokesman for San Francisco Congress-
man Mckenna, who addressed the COM
mittee. The city of San Francisco, he
said, would be found to have claims to
consideration, regarding not only her in
terests and the interests of the Pacific
section, but the interests of the Repub-
lican party. He could best review the
titles of San Francisco by reviewing the
objections urged against them. Mr.. Nc
kenna said it was urged the city of San
Francisco was too far away. That argu-
ment had not much foundation and led to
some strange suggestions. The size of the
country seemed to be getting incon-
venient to politicians. To be away from
home had not heretofore been considered
one Of their conspicuous characters.
Laughter.l If geographical considera-
tions prevail, other places beside San
nh -,
would be the extreme amount of time
consumed III travel between San Fran
cisco and any other city. Was that con-
sumption of time consideration Yes,
If the days be wasteful days; no, if they
be workfuI days-and he emphatically
declared they would be workful days
Where would other such useful and
workful days be found? People would
flock to the Pacific States by thousands.
Every town in that broad land would be
q center of interest and animation. Every
pleasure felt, and every sight seen, would
be memento of the Republican party.
Could anything better be done in any
other six days? Travel would be the
means of exciting, arouSing and instruct
ing the country. 1t would be splendid
opportunity, because he sincerely be-
lived that the political party which broke
away from the y-as-duSt-conservatis
of doing a thing because it had always
been done, and placed a national political
convention for the first time in the West,
would, amid emotional, enthusiastic, i'm
pressionable people, achieve a decided
triumph.
A Western friend had told him recently.
continued Nickenna, that he often came
East to get the conceit taken out of him.
He tMckenna) would not suggest send
ing Eastern men West for such purpose.
because everybody knew the Eastern
1aI
would send West those who had public
functions to perform, SO they should get
that breadth of thought and sentiment
which came from such contact. 1t had
taken one of the great men of ANTIQUITY
fifteen years to compose panegyric on
the city of Athens, and what could he
Nick enna), in fifteen minutes, do for the
great city beyond the Rocky Mountains.
He went on to speak of the hotel facili-
ties OF San Francisco, ana quoted in re-
lation thereof the verse:
8 We can live without love, which is mere
oping and pining,
But Where is the man who can live without
dining"
1t was not to be expected that such a
man could be found in the National Re-
publican Convention. Laughter. The
city OF San Francisco had entertained the
Knight TempiarS and Grand Army of
Republic with spontaneous politeness
ana Such unWearled courtesy and care
that every member thought he was a
special guest of the city and the whole
business had been gotten up for his en-
tertainment.
Mr.. De Young also spoke for San Fran
cisco. Then ex-senator Palmer, on be-
half of Detroit, offered a ball to hold TO-
600 people in the center of the city. A
floating raft in the river said that the
annexation spirit in Canada would be
promoted.
Hon. Mark Brewer said that if the con-
vention was held in Detroit Michigan
would be redeemed from the Democracy.
Congressman Allen said the convention
in Detroit would give the Republicans
nine out of twelve of Michigan's Presi-
dental electors.
Senator Stockbridge said the State
would give 5000 Republican majority if
the convention was held there.
Recess was then taken.
After recess Senator Washburn spoke
Tor Minneapolis. He promised hall
with capacity of l4,e00 and plenty of
hotels. The Northwest, he said, was be-
ginning 10 feel grievance against the
party IN power. The coming fight was
TO be won or lost in the Northwest, and
the convention should go there as
stimulant.
Clerk Johnson of the United States
Senate said that Ohio was safe, but the
enemy had made inroads in the North
west, and the convention should go be-
yond Wall street and the wheat pits of
Chicago.
Governor Merriam said the Repub-
Hcans had lost Wisconsin, Iowa and Ne
hF9SEQ IN hol -rnta rNI