The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-01
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION FIGHT ENDED.
SEVERAL FORMAL BALLOTS NEEDED
The Northwestern City Starts Well and
Makes Slow But Steady Gains-Oma-
Ia Not In 1t From the Very Start
Speeches Made by the Ora
tors From the Various
Cities-June the Date. :

|. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Members OF the
Republican national committee were slow
in getting together yesterday morning,
but at II 30 o'clock the doors were closed
If the secret session.
The committee was called together by
Acting Chairman GARRISON and the roll
called. II appeared that every state and
territory were represented, either direct
ly or by proxy, except New Mexico whose
representative was detained on the rail-
way.
The first business after the roll call was
the acceptance OF the resignation of Chair.
man QUAY and Treasurer Dudley. The
resolutions OF commentator which were
adopted by the executive committee last
summer. when the designations were pre-
sented, ,yere laid before the committee and
unanimously adopted. The acton Of the
executive committee in naming j. S. Clark
son of Iowa as chairman and w. G. Bar.
hour of New York as treasurer Of the com.
miitee was approved.
Dennis Flynn Of Oklahoma, presented
his credentials. These were approved
and Mr.. Flynn admitted thus increasing
the membership Of the committee to forty
five.
After deciding to allow one hour to the
representatives of each city competing for
the honor of being the meeting place OF
, the Republican convention, the doors were
opened at IL 40 and the representatives OF
the press admitted.
J The first business done in the open ses.
sion was 10 call the states in alphabetical
| order for the presentation on the claims OK
, the cites aspiring 10 the honor OF enter
tanning the Republican national conven-
, ton.
, The first state answered for was Califor-
, ola. Mr.. DeYoung introduced as the
, spokesman of San Francisco, Congressman
! McKenna. Mr.. DeYoung also spoke brief
=. ty.
Ex-senator Palmer of Detroit offered
. call to hold 10, 900, a wigwa;n in the center
!, of the city and floating raft in the river,
: and declared that annexation spirit in
, Canada would be promoted The Hon.
Mark Brewer, Representative Allea OF
!. Michigan and Senator Stockbridge also
4 spoke.
= After recess Senator Washburn spoke
q for Minneapolis and promised hall for
|. IL OOl and plenty Of hotels, and said that
a the Northwest was beginning TO feel q
!. grievance against the party in power. The
Y coming fight would be won or lost in the
Northwest and the convention should go
:. there as a stimulent c. F. johnson, clerk
!. Of the United States senate. said
I, that Ohio was safe, but tho
: snemy had made inroadsf in the
a Northwest and the convention should so
!. bayond Wall street and the wheat pit OF
Chicago. Governor Merriam declared that
N the Republicans had lost Wisconsin, Iowa
Ia ii ba naGofaS IN n.
= tured with Alliance, but the convention in
!. Minneapolis would so far to redeem the
!. region. Senator Casey and NJ. NJ Johnson
. 81 North Dakota favored Minneapolis.
Judge c. r. Scott Of Omaha spoke for
that city. He ridiculed other competitors.
! New York had had her Burchard after
q the West had elected Blaine and San
i. Francisco had nothing beyond except
A China. Laughter Chicago was ra-
pacious. To get the fair she promised the
West the convention in 1891. II Chicago
!, ,ow took the convention il would be case
:. If dignified larceny. She could not break
a faith and go unwhipped of justice and
should not. (Applause.) Senator Man.
ierson followed Scott. Senator Carey OF
Wyoming. spoke for Omaha also. II was,
he said, the gateway Of the empire West
II and North. There were six new states vot-
De- .ng next time Tor president ana should DC
| stimulated by the convention TO become q
s. Republican surety. John NJ. Thurstou
y pleaded for Omaha. After 1900 the Re
Of publicans of the West would no longer ask
ID for conventions, but would be masters OF
Of the political situations.
,e The claims Of New York were next pre-.
r. sented, Elliott F. Shepard being the first
r speaker. He said that tae city usually
- furnished the Republican party two-thirds
~ If its sinews of war. TIE spirit of the
- Democratic tiger must be met, defeated
III and Gagged. else the tiger would eat up the
country. II had taken New York and was
low after the balance Of the United States
N Senator Hiscock said the ordinary ma
,orities of the West would not do-uot the
U maiorities of Kansas and Wisconsin. The
u New York Republicans had TO so down to
. Harlem with $1,000 majority. Senator
,e Hawley of Connecticut spoke next and
il MIR. Fassett closed. He said there was
: DOT an atom of force they could afford to
j. iispise. New York state never but twice
~ failed to give its vote for the Republican
= ticket, and on one Of these occasions tht
G. grandest Republican Of them all had beer
u defeated. Cheers for Blaine.)
h. At the evening session Senator Edmund!
was invited TO the platform.
Ex-Governor Foraker was introduced a.
the first speaker for Cincinnati He paii
glowing tribute TO Mr.. Fassett "Goot
men nave been defeated before" said he
land some day victory will crown your
efforts" Mr. Fassett arose and took tn,
speakers hands. Mr.. Foraker made ,
strong argument for Cincinnati, but did
not forget to pay an eloquent tribute u
III the other cities. His allusion 70 "Graut
~ Old John Sherman" caused applause.
rs The delegates arose as Major Mckinley
I'd assembled the platform and gave him three
i'll cheers He said among other things: .'Th'
Republican party is not sect ionsl; it Is .
national as the flag"