The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-20
Preliminary Work by Cities Dssir-
GUS Of Securing the Republi-
can Conv ention.
Five Places Bidding, Minneapolis,
Omaha, Cincinnati, San Fran
cisco and New York.
Rival Delegations Mt the ArlinGton--Tho
Committee to Meet Next Monday
Time and Place.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.---The contest for
the honor OF entertaining the next republi-
can national convention has not opened up
in earnest in this city yet. The work of
the several cties ID at present conducted
with the view Of securing advantageous po
sitions and discovering the most effective
modes Of pushing, forward their claims.
when the proper tins comes. Tho friends
in Washington OF each Of the contestants
are doing what they can to advance tho
interests Of the cities from which they hail
or in which they are inter sted. Quarters
have been engaged at the Arlington hotel
in which the national committee will hold
its sessions by representatives of the five
cities which are announced to be in tho
field. These are San Francisco, Cincinnati,
Omaha, Minneapolis and New York..
Chicago also has engaged parlor at the
hotel, but it is generally understood the
Worlds fair city ID content with her hon
ors and while willing to entertain the con-
vention will not strive for the honor. Each
OF the cities named has engaged headquar-
ters for from fifteen to twenty delegates.
except San Francisco which has contided
its interests to smaller delegation of six
or eight persons. Omaha's representatives
are expected this evening and the Minne-
apolia delegation mag reach Washington
late tonight. The New Workers will not
leave the metropolis until sometime Friday
and the Pacific slope delegates are ON the
cars speeding across the continent. No
rooms have been engaged at the Arlington
for delegations from Detroit or Pittsbnrg
which cities 1t ia said will enter the lists,
and as the hotel ID full they probably will
have to conduct their campaign at longer
range than their rivals.
So far as known, only two of the national
committee are here. u namely, ex-Gov.
Powell CLAYTON. of Arkansas, and e. M.
Brayton, of South Carolina. The other
Monday. The only other business. aside
from selecting the time and place Of hold
ing the convention. which SO far as known
will come before the committee, is that Of
selecting successor to Senator Quay.
chairman of the committee, together with,
perhaps, consideration Of d report from ths
executive committees on tho state of its
finances. With respect to the time Of
holding the convention, there is no doubt
it will be held at an earlier date than
heretofore. There has been some thought
OF holding the convention i'll May. but it
before the last week in that month.
The probabilities favor some time early in
June as the time Tor proceeding to nomi-
nate the next republican candidates for
president and vice president. The last con-
vention adopted a resolution providing
that at least six months should intervene
between the time of calling and the time Of
holding future national conventions As
the national committee does not meet until
Nov. %, the six months period in which
are to be made for the conven-
tion will not elapse until May 20.