Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-21
ARE ALL AFTER Ii
Rival Contestants for the DEM
oeratie Convention.
they ARE PRESSING TIE FIGHT
New YORK, Cincinnati. Minneapolis, 81.
Paul. Indianapolis. Kansas Ciry,
AlsvSakee sad Dsf1olt.

WAszfxsrex. Jan. sa-The last ca
che delegations "a press the claims of
sax eiues for tAs l1satioa OF tina dene
cratic national eoaventisa rpsa tbs
nsasers of The Ratssasl eonmittes
has reached Warrington. IL consists
OF sssas Efsy TAansny esaveA
4hsaAsd BY AisAard crchsr. the
head q sass orgzaixatisA The
asptFants fes tbs heaor OF en-
AsrtAining the esnvsntIon are New
York cinainaasi. Minneapolis St
Pasl ln1ianaposiA Kansas City. Mil
waskee There are about twenty mem
bsn - The eeznsttss In Wsshington.
sAd they ara essoaghs az All hours by
Ne man ssrs Of he several delegations.
bat smmittees are few Every boom
o. shinks his sity Is sure 70 DO chosen.
bat no one eaa tell what shs result will
b. o. make . ascens approximation Of
ehe vote on the hrss ballot
The national committee viii meet at
boon Thursday. The sdveeates Of the
several eltisA IL Is expected. win be
heard In public. aai The committee will
70 ints executive session to vote.
Milwaukee viii be represented By
Mayor Sennsrs. Judge Dennelly. 0ov.
Peek and Senator yilsA
New ro-k.
A hundred Tammzny braves have
reached Washington 70 assist in New
Jerks contest fer the convention TIVE
sf New Yoyk's leaders, Jefiersos
M. Levy and Comptroller Myers. are IN
the city. Mr.. Myers says that the New
England and middle state committee
men are unsnimsus for New York and
net few Of the southsruers would. he
believed. vote she same way.
lssiaaapsi
The Indianapolis delegation reached
the city over the Pennsylvania road
Tuesday afternoon. Mayor Sullivan
and other prominent citizens are ia the
party. The delegates estimate that the
city can comfortably lodge and feed
90, ooe strangers Editsr Morse. Of the
Indianapolis Sentinel; 8 p. Sheerin,
secretary Of the national committee;
Chairman Thomas Tsggsrt Of the
democratic state central committee;
Senator Voorhees,, and prominent party
men Of Indiana generally are using,
with considerable fierce. the argument
that il would be the best Of politics u
held the convention in the pivotal state
ef the union
Esssas CITY.
Among the latest arrivals are the
delegation from Kansas City. backed
By quite . mum sr OF prominent citi'
seas Of st. Louis. that city having
nsgnanimously rssigaed all claims "a
the convention. Among the speakers
selected - present Kansas City's claims
are: seastor George q. Vest, Gov.
David r francis, Col C. n. Jones. oi
the Republic, and Congressman John
e Tarsnsy, ef Kansas Cisy.
Clne1asasl
10 10 rspsrssd that senator and Chair.
Uaa Brics - working for Cipcian Att
and under the superstition that New
,Ysrk did not really wsat the eonven
ten There WAS feeling thai the
coatsst lay between Cincinnati and
Indianapolis. bat the appearance ol
Croker and his Tsnnany braves put Z
new phase on the situatioa, and IL l.
The Impression that New York will
make strenuous fght for the coaven
tion.
The Detroit delegation II expected
mere. Thirty Thousand dollars has
been pledged by the eitigeAs, and II vii
Be email task to raise the remainder
Of the $50. 900 necessary TO dciray the
sxpousos Of the convention