Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
CHICAGO CHOSEN.
The Democratic National Conven.
ton Goes to the Lake City.
Fifteen Ballots Necessary to Decide the
Contest-The Convention Called For
June 21-The Contest an Eek.
ceedingly Lively One.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22-The national
democratic committee met at noon yes
terday in the spacious banquet room of
the Arlington hotel which had been
beautifully deco ated by the demo-
cratic committee OF the District of Co
1um bia- Chairman Brice presided and
at once introduced Hon John w. Ross,
the democratic member for the District
of Columbia who delivered the address
of welcome.
The call of the roll showed the va
rious states and territories all repre-
sented
On motion of Senator Villas the COM
Mittee went into secret session for the
purpose of settling all questions Of
proxies and contests, it being reported
that the right of c. A. Broadwater to
represent hesitate of Montana might
be contested.
Chairman Brice suggested that as
the national committee was to be en-
Sertained at luncheon by the district
committee at p. m. it might be well
to announce before going into secret
session that the dele cations from the
sompeting cities would no. be heard
before o'clock. A motion to that ef-
drawn on the conclusion that this was
. matter of business which should
Sather be settled in secret session.
The committee then went into secret
session, the general public and press
being excluded.
In the secret session Secretary Har-
rity, of the Pennsylvania central COM
mittee resented his credentials as
she national committeeman selected
by the central committee of that
Oso.e to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Hon. w. L. Scott. Chair
0an Brice had at the time of Mr..
SCOTS death appointed ex-Congress-
JaUes Kerr to fill the vacancy from
Pennsylvania, but the state CEN
tral committee of Pennsylvania for
mally declared that Chairman Brice
had no right permanently to fill
ouch vacancy add thereupon
oelected Secretary Harrity as MIR. SCOTS
successor, utterly ignoring Mr. Kerr's
claims 1t was expected that this might
provoke discussion, bat Mr.. Kerr an
1Ounsed that he would solve the dis
pute. at is my intentioa.'' said he as
he stepped out of the meeting for a
moment ito relieve the situation of
embarrassment by simply resigning.
That will leave q vacancy and the COM
anittee can settle it without controversy
by accepting Mr.. Harrity's crede ntials
or.otherwise as it may seem fit There
Tri1 be no unseemly contest"
The Montana contest was settled BY
Declaring G. A. Broad alter the regular
committeeman from that state, but
M4 Mitchell, his contestant was al
eoNel the privilege of sitting in the
SOON during the sessions OF the COM
nittee. The latter was allowed no
cote, the right of vote being accorded
% Mr.. Lyman, proxy of Mr.. Broad
Eater.
When Pennsylvania was reached, Mr..
Kerr formally resigned whateve claims
hs may have had to represent that
state. AMI Mr. Harrity,- the new com.
mittecmau. was declared the successor
Of Dir. Scott
These tw contests being settled the
committee proceeded to the selection of
chs date of tho national de nocratic
eonve nti m After very lite discus.
SION Tuesday, June 81. was selected.
AZ the conciusi IN of the secret ses.
zion che committee took a recess until
S:3S it being decided that the argu-
Saents for the cities should begin at
~ SNS", SdSh CASy W NC gwen tWcuCy
tninotes to present its claims. the argu-
1aents to be heard in the alpha bet;cal
OfSler O; TIE various cities.
AZ Z o'clock the committee was
n1aiN called to order by Chairman
1Briee and che roll of cities was ordered
% be called by the secretary and each
representative advanced the claims of
che CITY he represented.
The bailoting began in the evening
- o'cloc,s. and the various surprise 2
changes announced from time to time
- it proceeded caused intense excite
ment among the adherents of the cities
a0utend;ng for the prize. The crowd
grew impatient and anxious, aud the
suspense was only re, ieved when Sena-
{ r Barbour, of Virginia, stepping out
Of the convention hall, said quietly:
SChicago is the place. She needs but
one vote and she will get it"
On Che first ballot New York received
&Votcs; Milwaukee, s; San Francisco,
q Cincinnati. 8: Detroit, 3; St Paul. {;
indianapolis, 2; Kansas City, 13: Chica-
"a I. The bailoting continued with
'Mlt results, and with various changes,
ont;l the tenth when Chicago reached
IS Sotes and Kansas City dropped to
=. From that to the fifteenth ballot
Chicago steadily gained On the IF
t1enth ballot the vote was: Detroit, l.;
g. Paul, /; Kansas City. =: Milwaukee,
aS: Chicago -. aud so Chicago was de,
cared the choice of the committee.
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