Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-22
THE CONVENTION.
Meeting of the Democratic National
Convention Commli,ce.-Qnes'ions
Of Proxy Settled.
CLAIMS OF THE VARIOUS CITIES
coNsiprRro.
chicago Chosen for ~. national
Convention.

chicago tlnseu Tor tuo Hah"""
Convention.
WAsnINGTuN, Jan. 2l.- Promptly
az noon the Democratic National Com.
miitoe was called to order. The call
Of the roll showel tina, the various
states and Territories we're represent
cd.
The committee went int, secret sea
sion Tor the purpose ofscttllng all qucs-
lions Of proxies.
the Montana contest was settled by
declaring G. A. Bron1water the icgu-
lntly accredited committeeman Tor
that state, hut Mitchell, hia contest
nut, was allowed the privilege or par
tiClpatiug with him IN the committee
duties during the session. A. the
meeting Of the committee the latter
was allowed no vote, the right TO vote
being accorded TO Lyman, the proxy Of
BrcAdwnt.r.
when Pennsylvania was reached,
kofr, who WIS appointed by Brioe
10 succeed Scott, deceased, resigned
whatever claims he may have mad 10
represent that -iate anu tho appointeo
OF the democratic state committee was
declared the successor Of Scott
Tuesday, June 2lst, was selected as
the date Of holding tho convention.
a recess was taken until $3.50.
At 4 O'Clock the committee was
again called tn order nnd the roll ~
elites called. Hon. William Ramsey
opened the speeches for CINCINNATI
urritg the selection Of that city. He
I Vi otr OF the CJuvcnlarcus % railway
/ facilities, etc; said the election would
| be " great political advantage.
Ohio l. To-Day, ~ iOr years, demo-
cratic, snil lie, and, ifyou viii give us
[ good platform and good candidate,
| We will pledge the ELECTORAL vote Of
| Ohio IA lo2. The people Of that State
/ bru being educated upon the subject OF
4 the hriil and are ioiniug the party 10y
/ thcuannds. IX-Cunsrcssman FUllrit
also spoke Tor Cincinnati
| The claims o. Detroit were first pre-
secuted by ox.COugressman Maybury.
| Two years ago they hat redeemed
/ Michigan 20 the democratic party 10y
! not only ulcctiug the governor, cut tie
legislature Is democratic In both
branches. They hal adopted system
hy which presidential electors OF
Michigan will be elected by districts,
and the President on that system VIII
represent what he ought 10 represent,
the lower house ~ Congress In the
country. Thus whenever YOU go for
your candidate, We will bring you
eight electoral votes, but n you come to
our city we viii bring YOU every clcc.
! tpml vote OF the Slate OF Michigan.
Congressman Chipman also spoke lot
| Detroit.
indianapolis was represented by u
:. senator Turplc. That city, said he,
had twenty.eight hotels, with accom-.
citations for 10000 guests. rhou there
are reGlaurant Accommodations for l5,.
900, boarding. Accommodations for q ,O1l
more. Tho facilities for the press
would be unsurpassed. Chslrman
Jcwett Of the state Central COMMITTEES
| followed the Senator from Indiana.
| HpHaid indiana II close aud dehatahlp
ground, AMI thoy want tho encourage.
mcnt Of the convention. They pro.
pose to carry the State II possible, but
The convention would encourage aud
upliit the Democrats.
The claims OF Kansas City were iirst
| presented by Mr.. Putunm, who said
that, with the exception OF Now YORK
aud Chicago, there wa. not city In
the United States that enjoyed The
facilities Kansas City enjoyed 10 en-
able the representatives u the Demo.
cracy TO assemble. Tho hotels Wereahlc
10 accommodate all tbs convention.
! The buildingwould be Notwithstanding
! TO plans approved by tho committee.
SenatorNUst alsO spoke for Kansas City.
New York, he said, did not need this
| convention, md should not have II.
New York VIVA too great financially, nu.
ulerlcally and politically, TO need the AID
Of any convention, and besides, New
York has Tammany, and rammany
was larger than any convention.
Tammany had no division about the
platform or the candidate. Laughter.
chicago did not need the convention,
and should not have II, nor ehOull Il
40 10 Mllwaukeo. st. Paul should
not ask for II. One Of the charges
made by the Republicans was that the
Democratic pSfty camped one year
where the Republicans camped the
Year before, and 1t was time that the
Democrats should follow their own
policy.
Milwaukee, claims were frat nd.
vanced by Governor Peck NJ Wiscpn.
ain. He came from a state where
Democracy has been walked upon foi
forty years that he knew. Thlngs wore
different now. There was not Republic
caninWisconsin'scapitol building nom
dome to basement, except one cOlored
man, and he was kept for luck Laugh.
teri MayorSom OF Milwaukee aud
Mr.. Donnelly Of Wisconsin also spoke
for the Cream CITY.
The claims Of New York were pro-
sented by James Broslln, lComptr6ller
Myers aud Colonel John Il. Follows.
NJ. r. Tarpey Of California spoke
for San Francisco, poftgaying the
advantages which would accrue from
tho election OF that city, and was
followed by Mr.. Coleman, who spoke
In the same vein. II there was 60 be
n campaign u education, said no, IL
must he "a campaign OF enthusiasm
Let the convention come 10 California
and the lesson he taught 10 the boys
now growing who wanted to be Demo
Gratis.
Hon. T. W. Lawler, Of 81. Paul, was
the fret speaker In behalf OF that city,
md caused telegram TO DO rnad,
hgnod Jointly by tho mayors OF I'd.
Paul and indianapolis, making ev0ry
requisite pledge Tor thu accommodation
Of the convention aud the entertain.
ment NJ the visitors. Congress.
mnn Wilson also spoke for -. Paul
saying that tho Democracy OF
the great Northwest had been
overlooked by tho Democracy OF