St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-22
KANSAS CITY'S CLAIMS.
Senator Vest Presents Them in a
Rather Humorous Vein.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2f.-The claims
of Kansas City were first presented by
Hon. Mr.. Putnam. He said that, with
cago, there was not city in the United
States that enjoyed the facilities that
Kansas City enjoyed to enable the rep
resentatives of the Democracy of the
United States to assemble. The hotels OF
that city were amply able to accommo-
date all the delegates who might be
present at the convention, as we'll as the
numerous visitors. There would be
erected convention building, and, if
required, that building wonld be con-
Structed according to plans approved by
the committee. The telegraph system
of Kansas City was second to no city,
with the exception of New York and
Chicago. In conclusion he said that if
the convention were brought to the city
he represented the delegates would be
allowed to shake over something
stronger than Ohio river water" APP
plause and laughter
Ex-senator Vests appearance OH the
speakers stand was the signal for pro-
longed applause. He spoke in a con-
versational tone. and directed most of
his remarks toward an eulogy of the ac-
cOmmodations that could be afforded by
Kansas City. He assumed that this
convention would go to the West. If ne
were in executive session (as his friend
Senator German well knew he thought
he could give reason for that opinion.
New York did not need this convention
and should not have it. New York was
the battle ground of the conyen-
ton to be called and for that reason Of
no other New York should not be
selected. New York was too great,
financially, numerically and politically,
to need the aid of any convention. And,
besides that. New York had Tammany,
and Tammany was larger than any con-
ventlon. Applause and laughter.
Tammany had no division about plat
form or candidate. laughter.
There was no acrimonious debate
heard in those traditional halls. He
said that with all kindness to Tammany,
for he was an honorable member of that
society. Laughter. He did not be-
long to the ranks Of those gentlemen
whose velvet conscience and silken
ears were turned by the shouts of the
Iamnlany braves as they scattered in
flight the broken hopes of the Repub-
lican party. The claws of Tammany's
tiger, crimsoned today as they were with
radical blood, had 10 terrors for anyone
except an enemy Of true Democracy.
New York did not need the convention,
and should not have it. Chicago, the
imperial city of the inland sea, did not
need it, and should not have it. The
energies of the people of that great city
should be engroSsed by the great task
of setting before the civilized world the
arts, resources and manufactures of
this great continent. 1t would be bad
policy for Chicago to thrust herself
into the fight for the national conven-
ton, nor should the convention
full city, Milwaukee. Milwaukee
ives not centrally located. TLaughter1
Milwaukee was on one of the borders of
the country. The Democrats wanted a
city which was individually and dis
tinctively cosmopolitan and was not
Swallowed by an immense city within
eighty miles of it. St. Paul should not
ask for the convention. One of the
charges made by the Republican party
was that the Democratic party camped
one year where the Republicans had
camped the year preceding and it was
time that the Democrats should follow
their own policy.
Kansas City was a cosmopolitan citv.
1t was Democratic, but its people knew
no flag but that which decked the hall,
Ii 1t were urged that Missouri was a
Democratic state, he admitted the soft
impeachment. [Laughter.] 1t was a
Democratic state, and, like the old guard
OF Napoleon, the Democracy of the state
might die, but it would never surrender.
Missouri was Democratic state, and
her votes would be given to the Demo-
cratic candidate. Whether the conyen-
ton went to Kansas City or not, the
destiny of the Democratic party would
be the destiny of the Democrats of Mis-
souri,.