The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-24

WAsn,SGTo., D. c., Nov. 23.-The
session OF the Republican Satio2al
Committee lasted until hall past l2
o'clock and was devoted 10 the usual
routine business. The committee was
called together by acting Chairman
Clarkson and tho roll was called. 1t
appeared that every state and territory
was represented, either directly or by
proxy except New Mexico, whose repre-
sentative, Mr.. Ryerson, was detained
on tho railway.
Tie first business after the roll call
was the acceptance of the resignation
oi Chairman Quay and Treasurer Dud-
ley. The resolutions OF commcndation
which were adopted by the executive
committee last summer when the resic-
nations were presented, were laid
before the committee and unanimously
re-adppted with tho action OF the
executive committee in naming J. s.
Clarkson, Of Iowa, as chairman, and W.
". 4'tIi bOuI, VI %hCN VI us llcuSllICT
oil the committee, was approved.
Garret A. Hobart, OF New Jersey, was
elected vice-chairman OF the commit
tee, and alter deciding to allow one
hour to the representatives OF each city
competing for tho honor OF being tho
meeting place Of the Republican COLI
ventlon, the doors were opened at II 40
and the representatives OF the press
were admitted.
The first business donc in open scs-
sion was the call OF states in alphabet
cal order for tho presentation Of claims
OF cities aspiring to tho honor OF enter
tanning the Republican national convcn-
ton. The FIRST state answered for was
California. Mr.. De Young introduced
rs the spokesman Of San Francisco,
Congressman Mckenna, who addressed
the committee
After Mr.. De Young, ex-senator Pal
mer. for Detroit, offered hall to hold
10000, n wigwam in the center OF the
city, floating raft in the river, and
that tho annexation spirit in Canada
would DO promoted.
After recess Senator Washburn spoke
ior Minneapolis, and promised a hall
ior l4,OoO, plenty OF hotels, and that the
northwest was beginning to find 4
grievance against the party in power.
The coming fight would bc won Or lost
in the northwest, and the convention
should 60 there as stimulant.
Senator Casey and n. NJ. johnson, oi
North Dakota, favored Minneapolis.
Judge G. X. Scott, OF Omaha, spoke for
that city. Ho ridiculcd other competi-
tors. New York had had her Burchard
after the west had elected Blaine, and
San Francisco had nothing beyond, cx-
cept in China. Laughter.
Senator MGnderson followed Scott,
Senator Carey. OF Wyoming. spoke for
Omaha also. 1t was. he said, the gate
way OF the new empire West and North.
There were six new states voting the
mkt time Tor President, and should be
stimulated by convention to become
Republican surely. John NJ. Thurston
pleaded for Omaha. After 1900 the Re-
publicans in the West would no longer
ask Tor conventions, but would be mas
1ers OF political situations.
The first informal ballot resulted:
New York, Chicago. none; Omaha 5;
Minneapolis IS; Cincinnati 4; San
francisco s; Detroit |; Pittsburgh .;
st. Louis | Chattanooga 4.
First formal ballot: New York 10,
Chicago none, Omaha 3, Minneapolis ii,
Cincinnati s, San Francisco 5, Detroit |,
Pittsburgh l, Chattanooga 4.
Second formal ballot: New York II,
Omaha ], Minneapolis 10, Cincinnati II,
San Francisco 9.
Fifth ballot: Omaha, 3; Detroit, none !;
Minneapolis, II; Cincinnati, Is; New
lork. I; Chicago, none; St. Louis, none;
San Francisco, 5; Chattanooga, none; /;
littgburgh. none.
Sixth ballot: Omaha, 4; Minneapolis,
%; Cincinnati, 10; New York, 6; San
Francisco, 3.
Seventh ballot: Minneapolis, %; Gin.
cinnati, Is; New York, ). Minneapolis
was selected.
The time for tho Republican conyen-
ton IS Juno :.
IN