The morning call., 1891-11-24
MINNEAPOLIS WINS
The Next National Republican
Convention.
The Result Obtained on The Seventh
Ballot
The West Combines Against the EaSt-The
Claims Of the COnteSting Cities
Ably Presented.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

the many people thronging the lobbies and
corridors, and were everywhere greeted
with marked consideration. The members
OF the committee were slow in getting to-
gether. Eleven O'clock was the hour ap-
pointed for the meeting but at that time not
more than dozen members were present
m the hall. BY IL 30 o'clock the doors were
closed upon all but the members, and the
committee held secret session.
THE PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
The committee was called together by
acting Chairman CIarkson, every State and
Territory being represented except New
Mexico. whose delegate was detained on
the railway. The first business was the ac-
ceptaDce of the designations of Chairman
Quay and Treasurer Dudley. The resolu-
tions of commentator, adopted by the Ex-
eeutive Committee last summer when the
designations were presented, were laid be-
fore the committee, and were unanimously
readopted. The action Of the committee in
naming Hon. j. S. Clarkson of Iowa as
Chairman and w. G. Barbour Of New York
as Treasurer was approved The contest
between NJ bride and Barton for the Utah
representation was decided in favor of Me-
Bride Dennis I. Flynn of Oklahoma pre-
sented his credentials, which were ap-
proved, and Mr.. Flynn was admitted, in
creasing the membership of the committee
to forty-fye. Garrett A. Hobart Of New
| Jersey was elected Vice Chairman, and,
| after deciding to allow one hour to the rep
resentatiyes of each city competing for the
convention, the doors wers opened at 12:40
| O'Clock, and the representatives of the press
| were admitted, with the various delega-
| tiOns.
| CLAIMS OF CALIFORNIA.
The roll of States was called in alphabet
| ical order. When California was reached
Mr.. de Young introduced as spokesman for
San Francisco Congressman McKenna, who
addressed the committee. " The city of San
| Francisco" he said, would be found to
| have claims TO consideration, regarding not
| only her interests and the interests of
the Pacific section. but the interests OF
the Republican party" He could best re-
| view the merits OF San Francisco by re-
viewing the objections urged against them
! Mr.. McKenna said it was urged that the
| city of San Francisco was too far away
| That argument had not much foundation
and led TO some strange suggestions THE
| splendid size of the country seemed to be
| getting inconvenient to politicians. To be
away from home had not heretofore been
| cons idered one of their conspicuous charac-
teristics. [Laughterl If geographical con-
| siderations prevail, other places besides
! San Francisco were Objectionable. Six
DAYS would be the extreme amount of time
| consumed to travel between San Francisco
| and any other city. WAS that consumption
| of time a consideration? Yes, II the days
be wasteful days; no, if they be workful
ha hat
| they would be woTkful days. where
| would other such useful and workful days
| be found? The peopls would flock to the
| Pacific States by thousands; every town in
| that broad land would be center of inter-
est and animation; every pleasure felt and
every sight seen would be a memento of the
Republican party. Could anything better
be done in any other six days9 Travel
would be the means Of exciting, arousing
and instructing the country. 1t would be
| splendid opportunity, because he sincerely
| believed the political party which broke
away from the dry-as-dust conservatism of
! doing thing because 1t always had been
! done and placed the national political con-
| vention for the first time in the West, amid an
| emotional, enthusiastic and unreasonable
| people, would achieve a decided triumph.
"a Western friend told me recently that
he often came East to get the conceit taken
suggest the sending of Eastern men West
| for any such purpose, because everybody
knew that Eastern men had no conceit.
| Laughter. But he 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 an
| tiquity fifteen years to compose pane
| gyric on the city of Athens. and what could
| he (Mckenna) do In fifteen minutes for
the great city beyond the Rocky Noun
tains. He went on to speak of the hotel
facilities Of San Francisco and quoted in
| relation thereto the verse:
We live without love, which is mere hoping and
But where is the man who live without dining
1t was not to be expected that such a man
| could be found in the National Republican
| Convention. Taught er.J The city Of San
Francisco had entertained the Knights
| Templar and the Grand Army of the Re-
! public with spontaneous polteness and
| such unwearied courtesy and care that
every member thought he was the special
! guest of the city, and that the whole busi-
ness had been gotten up for his entertain
ment Mr.. de Young also spoke for San
| Francisco.
DETRoiT's CLAIMS PRESENTED.
| Ex-senator Palmer, on behalf OF Detroit.
then offered hall that would hold 10000
| persons, in the center of that city, and a
! floating raft in the river, and said that the
annexation spirit in Canada would be pro-
| NOTED.
| Hon. Mark Brewer said if the convention
| was held in Detroit, Michigan would be re-
! deemed from the Democracy.
Congressman Allen said the convention
| In Detroit would give the Republicans nine
out OF twelve Of the Michigan Presidential
| Electors.
Senator Stockbridge said his State would
give 5000 Republican majority If the conven-
| tion was held in Detroit
| A recess was then taken.
MINNEAPOLIS DOOMED.
After the recess Senator Washburn spoke
| Tor Minneapolis. He promised hall with
q capacity OF seating $4,000 persons and
| plenty Of hotel accommodations. The North
west, he said. was beginning to feel griev-
ance against the party in power. The
coming Presidential fight would be won or
lost in the Northwest, and the convention
should 20 there as a stimulant.
Clerk johnson of the United States Sem
ate said Ohio was safe, but the enemy had
made inroads In the Northwest, and the
convention should 60 beyond Wall street
and the wheat pits Of Chicago.
Governor Merriam said the Republicans
had lost Wisconsin, Iowa aud Nebraska.
The Dakotas were Iinctured with the ALI
ance doctrine. but the convention in Mime
apolis would go far to redeem that region.
Senator Casey and NJ. N. johnson of
North Dakota favored Minneapolis.
oMAHA's ADVOCATES.
Judge c. R. Scott of Omaha spoke for that
city. He ridiculed the other competitors.
West had elected Blaine and San Francisco
had nothing beyond, except China. Chicago
was rapacious to get the Worlds Fair. She
had promised the West to help get the Ma
! ti0nal Republican Convention in 1892. The