The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-22
CHICAGO GETS IT
The Democratic Convention to be held
in that City.
JUNE 81 FIXED UPON AS THE DATE.

The Worlds Fair City Started with
Only One Vote. on the Eleventh
Ballot Showed an Increase. and
on the Fifteenth Was Chosen by q
Bare Majority
WASHINGTON. Jan %. In executive
session Of the Democratic national com.
mittee the Montana contest was decided
In favor Of G. A. Broadwater. with Mr..
A. w Lyman as proxy, Mr.. A. Mitchell
being unseated, but invited to remain
during the session Of the committee.
Mr.. Richardson was recognized as tho
representative from Iowa, and Mr. Har-
rity was substituted for Mr. Kerr to
represent Pennsylvania.
When the several contests had been
decided Mr., Sulloway, of New Hamp-
shire moved that June 2l be selected as
the date for holding the next Democratic
convention. Mr.. Watterson. suggested
July 5. Senator German supported
June 81, and Mr.. Watterson, stating that
he was not particularly welded 10 any
date, withdrew his motion and June n
was selected.
When the committee reassembled at
p. m. the banquet hall was placarded
with the pictures of the principal build
1ngs in the various competing cities.
Chairman Brice stated that each city
would be allowed twenty minutes to
present its claims.
Lauding Their Respective Cities.
Senator Turpie, Of Indiana, SPOKE
briefly in favor of Indianapolis. lie
said that it had 100000 inhabitants and
was well known as a convention city.
More national conventions had been held
there than in any other city in the Union.
He knew the next conyHltion would be
largely attended, for ne was confident
that it would name tho next president
of the United States.
Charles l.. Jewett, chairman of the
state Democratic committee of Indiana,
also spoke for Indianapolis.
When Kansas City was reached G. #.
Putnam assembled the platform. He
said he represented the Democrats of
Kansas City, and was here to ask the
convention to go there. Kansas City
was, he said, the center Of the Western
hemisphere. He was authorized to say
that arrangements had been made to
erect a convention hall to hold $1,000
people, and they would be willing to
allow any architect whom the con-
vention might send to supervise its
erection.
Senator Vest followed in very witty
speech IN favor of Kansas City. ut is
sufficient for me to say" said Senator
Vest, tthat New York does not need
this convention, and should not have it.
For that reason, from political stand
inf b alS x..Nk1 10, AS,I
New York Is too great, financially and
commercially, to need the aid Of any
convention. It has Tammany, and
Tanmany is larger than any convention.
bad Boy" Peck's Witticisms.
Governor Peck, of Wisconsin, was
the next speaker, The governor was
greeted with applause and made unique,
humorous and effective plea tor Mil
waukee. He said in conclusion:
"Isclaim our citizens will walk the
streets at night from choice, and we will
giveyou their beds If the people will
come to Milwaukee they will never
hold convention anywhere else, and
when you adjourn you will adjourn to
meet in Milwaukee four years hence.
Every man who goes there must bring
his wife; our ladies will take charge OF
them and give the husbands chance.
Mayor Summers, of Milwaukee ana
j. j. Donnelly also spoke for Milwaukee.
Comptroller Myers, of New York,
followed, presenting the claims Of that
city from a practical standpoint. stating
that no city had better accommodations.
No matter where the convention went,
however, it would not change New
York's attachment to the Democratic
party or decrease its majority for the
Democratic nominee.
Colonel Fellows made an argument
for the metropolis, NJ +. Tarby urged
San Francisco and ext Congressman Will
son Landed st. Paul. The meeting then
adjourned, reassembling at 0 o'clock,
The balloting was then begun. On
the first ballot Chicago had /, Milwau-
kee 8, Kansas City 10, New York 5, Gin
ciIinati 3, San Francisco s, Detroit 3 and
st, Paul I. On the sixth ballot Detroit
led with 10. On the eighth Indianapolis
had 81, and on the ninth Milwaukee
had 20. On the eleventh Chicago began
to loom up, that city receiving 10 votes,
which was II more than it had received
on any previous ballot. In the next two
ballots votes were added to Chicago's
count, and ON the fifteenth ballot that
city was chosen by the following vote:
Fifteenth ballot Chicago, 81; Mil
waukee, IS; Kansas City, q; st. Paul, /;
Detroit, l-49.