Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-21
The CONTEST
For the Democratic National Convention
10 Warming Up Nicely-The Committee
Meets TO-Day

| For the Democratic National convention
10 Warming Up Nicely-The Committee
Meets To-Day.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January co.
The contest for the Democratic Nation
al Convention is now growing interest
ing, and every incoming train brings
additional delegations from the COM
peting cities. The Detroit delegation is
quartered at the Ebbit House. The
California delegation has not yet ar
rived. 1t has been probably caught in
the snow storm.
The Milwaukee delegation is the
largest, most enthusiastic and most con-
fident. They assert with confidence
that their city will lead all other cities
on the first ballot.
The Indianapolis people are doing
some effective work in quiet way. The
chief argument urged against Indianap-
oils by representatives Of the other con-
testing cities yesterday was that it has
presidential aspirant (eX-Governor
! Cray, but the indianapolis politicians
say there is nothing in this. Mayor
| Sullivan said: "If the convention is
held in Indianapolis 1t will, l feel war
ranted in saying, give no advantage to
any candidate"
1t is already evident that Cincinnati Is
one OF the most formidable competitors
| for the convention, and the labors OF
| Senator Brice in behalf OF that city,
! and the we'll known fact that he holds
! the proxies of several absent members
! makes the Cincinnati delegation conf
| dent Of ultimate success. The big par
! lors OF the Arlington could not half con-
tain the we'll wishers of Kansas City,
who have assembled TO express their
hopes that the Missouri city will come
out winner. There is no mistaking the
| fact that the Kansas City men are
sanguine to high degree. They claim
sixteen votes on the first ballot.
The st. Paul delegation acknowledges
| that the chances of that city are being
| imperilled by somewhat general
! grievance of the press against Mime
apolis for the alleged failnre Of the lat
ter city to make proper accommodations
| for the press during the coming Repub-
lican convention, but Secretary Baker
insists that this grievance against Min
neapoliS should not operate to the pre-
iudice OF st. Paul.
The lobbieS of the Shoreham are
crowded with the New York delegation
of the Tammany Hall men. The New
Workers Indignantly deny the report
| that they are not serious in their con-
test for the convention.
The National Committee will meet at
! noon tomorrow, but il is not expected
the date and site Of the convention will
be determined until the following day.
Unless there have been forces at work
that are not visible on the surface, the
fight is still open and it IS impossible to
say with any degree Of certaintude
where the convention will really be
held.
The arrangements for the meeting
of the National Democratic Commit
tee are now complete. The COM
mittee will be called together
at l2. o'clock tomorrow, when the Re-
ception Committee of the District Of
Columbia will be admitted to the rooms
and an address OF welcome will be de-
livered by Commissioner John w. Ross.
The committee will then go into execu-
tive session on important matters reat-
ing to proxies, unfinished business and
designating the date when the conven-
tion will be held.