Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-23
BOOMERS AT WORK.
Log-Rolling for the National
Republican Convention.
SOME TOWN WEST LIKELY A WINNER

Minneapolis and Omaha the Apparent
Leaders in the Race-The Alliance SUI
preme Council Closes Its session-Peo-
pies Party Prospects Bright for What
Votes the Alliance Hasa Boycott
Declared-The Ocala Platform Adopt
ed = Crisp Looks Like the Coming
Speaker of the National House-MiIls'
Position.
WASHINGTON, Nov 23-Very few if any
OF the convention boomers at the Airing
ION hotel attended church yesterday. In
fact they were just as busy yesterday and
last night as they were Saturday, using
persuasion, eloquence and all the appli-
ances at hand in an endeavor to convince
national committeeman of the advantages
and facilities of their respective cities as
place to hold the next Republican con.
vention All the claims that the COM
petiug cities are urging about facilities,
and their generous offers of transporta-
tion to delegates, will undoubtedly be a
sc secondary consideration with the national
Committee, and weigh little or nothing
alongside the question: where will the
holding of the convention do the party the
most goodi
Arguments West and East.
The earnest, energetic men from the
west-from San Francisco, Omaha, Min
neapolis and Detroit-are very emphatic
10 insisting that the holding of the ma
tional convention in the west is almost
essential to the success of the party next
year This seems to be the general senti-
ment among western Republicans. On
the other hand, New Workers, in urging
the claims of their city, point to the fact
that New York is very close state and
very close to New Jersey and Connecticut,
both doubtful or Democratic, and argue
that it would be political wisdom of the
highest order to hold the convention in
the metropolis.
Minneapolis Feels Mighty Confident.
The Minneapolis people are hard at work
in the interest of their city, and from the
work accomplished SO far they are conf
dent that Minneapolis will be at the top
when the interesting time appears They
feel certain of receiving not less than four
teen votes on the first ballot, and have no
fear of falling below that number at any
time. They have been putting out feelers
among their western competitors for good
second place, In case the night becomes a
long one, and in that event they hope to
make a sortie on their enemies and come
cut victorious They consider Cincinnati
their most dangerous rival, but do not
think New York cares mucn for the con-
vention, as the Gothamites are apparently
not making much of canvass San
Francisco and Omaha, they think, will
receive six or seven votes on the start, bat
they have doubts as to their ability to
make any great showing in the race. SEN
ators Washburne and Davis and ex-Sena-
tor Pierce will present the claims of Min
neapolis before the national committee.
Foraker Sure It's Cincinnati.
Ex-Governor Foraker arrived IN Wash
jngton last night and is quaitered at the
Arlington, and his apartments had coz
tinuous overflow of callers. The governor
said he felt confident that Cincinniti
would win the prize. He will make the
address for Cincinnati. The Cincinnati
delegation, though few in number, are
putting forth their strongest efforts in be-
half of their city. They are unable to say
what vote they will get on the start, but
think the votes will be pretty well scat
tered, as there are so many aspirants in
the field