Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-24
At MINNEAPOLIS
viii The Republican National
Convention Meet June I.
RI. Iattsr Settled BY The Committee on
the SeYonth Ballot.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-At II 80 A. NJ.
the National Republican Committee went
into executive session at the Arlington
Hotel. Acting Chairman Clarkson pre-
sided Every state aud territory was rep
resented, directly or by proxy. exeept New
Mexico, whose representative was detained
on the railway.
The committee accepted the resignations
Of Chairman Quay end Treasurer Dudley,
and unanimously resdop,ed the resolu,i 3ns
Of comm sndasion at pied by the eIecvuve
committee last summer. The action Of the
executive committee 10 nsming J Clark
500 of lows chairman aud VIM. Barbour
Of New York treasurer Of the committee
vas approved.
TIE committee cons dered the Utah con-
test and recognized Mr. Mcbride as mem-
Der Of the committee from UAh. Dennis
T. Flynn Of Oklahoma. presented his Gre
deniiAls and was admitted increasing the
membership to As Garrett A. Habart OF
New Jersey, was elected vice chairman Of
the committee.
The comm tee decided to allow an hour
to the REPRESENTATIVES of each city com
peting for the h,nor OF being the meeting
place of the convention, aud the doors
were med at IL 40
Congressman MeCenra, Mr.. De Your &
and F G Newlsnds Of Nevada presented
the claims of San Frsncisco. Mr.. De
Young said the people of that city we-e
prepsred to paw the travelling expenses and
hotel bills Of delegates. Ex-senator Palmer
and Senator Stockbridge advocated the
clsims OF Detroit
Toe claims of Minneapolis were present
ed by Senator Wsshburn Of Minnesosa,
G W, johnson. chief 'erk of the United
States $ Senate, Gov. Merfimsn of Minne-
sofa, Senator Casey and Representative
johnson Of Norih Dakota
Committeeman Fil!ey Of Missouri spoke
for 8, Louis. c. Il Sc,tt, Senator Man
derson, Senator Carr Of Wyoming and john
VI Thurston of Nebraska followed in the
advocscs If Omaha. The clsims of New
York ti;y were presented by Col. Elliott
Sheppard, Senator Hlscock, Hon j. Sloat
Fsssett and Senator Hswley of Connecticut
Senator Hauley said he would act on the
principal laid down by the old judge Who
said to young lawyer Young man, take
it for grante d that The court knows some
thing" Laughter They have been told
Of the good times to nave, coming back from
eUtut Siy Wv ~ sAS IVA +''eAs'oH
Vas held in New York there would be the
same enthusiasm, onls it would be little
farther to 20 and there would be move Of il.
He wou have 100, 600 roaring Republi-
cans at the caves Of Tammany Hall, who
would wake the town up as it had not been
-akened up .ince it heard Of Appomattox
+ Applause But he would say no more
rhe court had studied the whole subject
very thoroughly, and the court knew some
thing Laughter
The cisims of Cincinnati were presented
bv ex Governor Foraker and Governor
cleo! Mckinley. Mayor Curley Of Pitts
burg and Congressman D.lzell and Stone
Of Pennsylvsnia presented the claims of
Piusburg. This concluded the speeches
and the committee went in'o secret session
and began bslloting. Seven ballots were
taken.
Minneapolis led in the fret second and
third baliots, Cincinnati in the fourth bal
lot and ih=n Minneapolis took the lead
The seventh ballet stood Omaha, o; Min
nrsp1lis, 80; Cincinnati. 10; New York,
3; San Francisco, withdrawn Minne-
spolis will be the mee.irg place Of the II, :
convention. June III was agreed upon as
I ,a data of thp conyentiou