The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-22

W NAsHINGToSj Jan. 2l.-Ino opening
meeting OF the Democraticnational com.
mittce found tho various delegations
that are competing for the national con.
vention working with ccascless energy
and perseverance, for tho honor so coon
10 be bestowed on one OF tho eight rival
cities.
At 1910 o'clock Chairman Bricc call
cd tho Democratic national committee
TO order in tho banquet hall Of tho Ar
lington hotel, which had been hand
somcly decorated for thcoccasion. Com
missioner Ross made n brief address OF
welcome on behalf OF the Democracy and
in TIE name Of the people OF the District
OF Columbia.
The call OF tho roll showed that the
various states and territories were all
represented.
On motion OF Senator Villas the COM
mittcc went into secret session for tho
purpose OF settling questions oi proxies
and contests, 1t being reported that
the right OF Broadwatcr TO represent the
state oi Montana might be contested
Chairman Bricc suggested that as the
national committee was TO be enter.
taincd at luncheon by the district coin
mittec at 3p. H., it might be well 20
announce before going into secret sea-
sion that delegations from competing
cities would not bo, heard before 4
o'clock. A motion to that effect was
made, but was finally withdrawn on the
conclusion that this was & matter OF
business which should rather bc settled
in secret session. The committee then
went into secret session behind closed
doors, tho general public and press rep
resentativcs being excluded.
Juno 2lst has been selected rs the
date to hold the Democratic National
Convention.
At 3 o'clock the National Committee
was entertained at luncheon by the
Democratic Reception Committee OF
the District OF Columbia.
At i o'clock the committee was again
called to order by Chairman Bricc, and
the roll OF cities was ordered to be
called by tho secretary.
CINCINNATI's CLAIMS.
Cincinnati being tho first on the
alphabetical list, her representatives
were first accorded n hearing Hon.
Wm. NJ. Ramsey was introduced by
Chairman ,Brice and greeted with great
applause. Mr.. Ramsay made 4 strong
plea for the Ohio city.
Said he in substance: "The selection
OF this city OF Ohio, Cincinnati, would
be political advantage. Ohio is to-
day, and it has been ior years, Demo-
cratic state Lgreat applause1, and ii you
Will give us good platform and good
candidate VIC will pledge the electoral
vote OF Ohio in 1892. [Applausc.1 The
people OF that state are being educated
upon the subject Of the tariff. They
are coming to appreciate it, and are
joining the Democratic party by thous-
ands. lApplausc. The independent
vote OF tha. state is growing year by
year and it is coming to US. We were
unfortunately divided last year upon
question upon which the party was
equally divided, question that may be
well postponed until after the election
OF 1882, and with that postponed VIC
will be able to carry tho state OF Ohio
for your candidate. [Applausc.1
Ex-Congressman John 1. Toilette was
the second speaker in behalf OF Cincin-
natl.
The claims OF Detroit we're first pre-
sentcd by ex-Congressman Maybury.
MIClTlG ~ PRESENTED.
''lf there is state in the union" said
he. where it has cost martyrdom to be
n Democrat, it is the state OF Michigan.
1t has required the courage OF convic.
tioa for the last thirty years to stand
up i'll that state in the face OF defeat and
voice the creed of your political party.
But am glad TO say to-day in the pres
encc OF q Democratic governor standing
here in your midst, that the day has
dawned for Michigan, and the shadow
and the gloom has passed away: Pro
longed applause.
Congressman Chipman, OF Michigan.
as the second speaker for Detroit, eulos
Gized all the other cities in the race and
said: "But We want this city in the
west, which in our judgment it will do
the most good. There are but five states
in which the choice should restfor this
convention. They arc Minnesota Zap
plauscl, Wisconsin [anplauscl, Illinois
[applausel, Indiana [applause] and
Michigan [applauscl. Each one Of these
States is doubtful. Como to us. But il
you don't come to us, 60 to some OF the
other doubtful states [bravo, bravol.
But above all, come to the West [grcat
applausel.
indianapolis was represented by
United States Senator Turpic.
"Our city" said he, "has twcnty.cight
hotels, with accommodations for, 10000
guests. Then there are restaurant nc.
commodations Tor $1,000 and boarding
house accommodations for 81 900 more.
Tho facilities for the press will be un-
surpassed. We Indianans havo visited
all thiSroat cities, and we now ask
returlf OF those courtesies and those
visits. We hope you will come. But If
you will 90 somewhere else VIC will fol-
low you.n Great applause.J
Hon. Charles L. Jewett, chairman OF
tho Indiana state central committee,
followed Senator Turpio. He made 4
strong plea ior his city, citing former
years when it went for Tilden and
Cleveland.
Tho claims OF Kansas City were first
presented by Hon. Mr.. Putnam.
lie said that with tho exception OF
New York and Chicago, there was not
city in the United States that enjoyed
the facilities that Kapsas City enjoyed
TO enable tho representatives OF the De-
mocracy OF the United States to assem-
bic. The hotels OF that city are
ample 10 accommodate all tho delegates
who might be present at the conven-
ton, as well as the numerous visitors.