The morning call., 1892-01-21
THE COMING CONTEST
Meeting Place Of The Democratic
Convention.
Milwaukee Has Apparently the Most Friends,
With Cincinnati Next.
Free Coinage Measures Discussed in Commit
tee-SpringGr'S Free Wool Bill.
Cattle Fever in The South.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 After consulta-
tion the Californlans have decided that they
will make some show Of an attempt to cap.
ture the National Democratic Convention
Mr.. Tarpey, the National Committeeman
from California. thinks it would be a pity
to let the wine spoil, so there will be an
campaign. The Californians could not get
rooms at the Arlington Hotel, so they
rented quarters in an empty building across
the street and although the rooms are Orna-
mented with flags and gayly festoOned the
place presents cherries aspect. The
building being empty, the halls ring and
echo with the footsteps Of the few that
have so far yentured into the cherries
place. A few Californians were found hug
ging a very small fire and warming them
selves, but talking graudly of " our pros
poets" In the group were the omnipresent
Edward Curtis. Mr.. Lightman, Patrick
Lamar of Salt Lake, one or two of the San
Francisco newspaper correspondents, and
several supernumeraries. Representative
McKenna was down in the early part of the
evening and later Representative Loud
sauntered in.
TARPEY'S ENTHUSIASM.
When bustling, voluble. hopeful Mr.. Tar
pey came into the headquarters a ray OF
life and hope was infused into the group
Mr.. Tarpey asserted stoutly: I'VE are in
it, boys, we are in it. What's the matter
with you? We will have as many votes at
first as any other city and maybe we might
have as many as twelve" But the Repub-
licans only had eight votes, suggested some
pessimist. "Oh, the Republicans! Who
cares for them. They were not in it. but
we are. tell you cheer up, cheer up" and
then the wine went around But notwith-
standing the hospitality dispensed at these
headquarters, it must be reluctantly con-
fessed that San Francisco stands little or no
chance 10 win the convention. 1t is pre-
dlCted that it will go TO Milwaukee.
TIE TWO POWERFUL CONTESTANTS.
The most confident cities in the race for
the Democratic National Convention to-
night are undoubtedly Cincinnati and Mil
Waukee The delegation from Cincinnati is
speaking confidently OF the ultimate sup
port Of New York, while the Milwaukee
people are counting finally on the votes that
Detroit may get on the first ballot. New
\ ork and Detroit, however, are not at all
disposed to concede the some what presump-
tive claims Of their rivals as yet. There is
talk about the Cleveland and Hill advocates
favoring certain cities, but those with au-
thOrity earnestly deny the statement, and
appear ind ditfprent as to the place of holding
the convention. Notwithstanding this there
is evident anxiety to know where Hill, Cor
man and Brice want the convention to 60.
THE LARGEST DELEGATION.
The delegation from Milwaukee, headed
by Governor Peck. is the largest Its men,
berS assert with confidence that their city
will lead all others on the first ballot The
indianapolis people are doing effective work
in quiet way. The chief argument urged
against indianapolis by representatives cf
the other cOuteStlng cities is that it has a
Presidential aspirant, Ex-Governor Gray,
but the Indianapolis men say there is moth
ing in this.
CLAIMS OF OTHER CITIES.
1t is already evident that Cincinnati is
one Of the most formidable competitors for
the convention, aud the labors Of Senator
Brlce IN behalf OF that city, and the we'll
known fact that he holds proxies for sew
eIal absent members, make the Cincinnati
deeg ,ti0n quite confident of ultimate sue
cess. Kansas City Claims sixteen votes
upon the first ballot. The st. Paul delega-
ton acknow edges the chances of that city
are being imperlled by the somewhat gem
eral grievance of the press against Mime
ap0lis for an alleged failure of the latter
city TO make proper accommodations for the
press during the coming Republican Con-
vention, but Secretary Baker insists that
this lsgrievance against Minneapolis should
not operate 10 the prejudice Of st. Paul, as
that city had ample hotel facilities. The
New York delegation of TammanY Hall
men indignantly deny the report that they
are not serious in their contest for the coll
YentiOn.
MEETING OF THE CONVENTION.
The National Committee will meet at
noon tomorrow, but it is not expected the
date and site for the convention will be de-
termined till the following day.
The meeting of the Executive Committee
of the National Association of Democratic
Clubs was held here to-day They decided
to hold a meeting Of the General Committee
of the association at the place OF the Ma
tional Democratic Convention on the same
date will be decided by the National Execu-
tive Committee here tomorrow. The re-
port of the Secretary shows that there are
between 5000 and 5000 clubs on the rolls.
every State and Territory being represented,
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
Three weeks from to-day the House Com
mlttee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
will. by the terms of a resolution agreed
upon this morning, vote upon the question
of reporting to the House a bill for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver. This
decision was reached harmOniously aud
after n meeting free from dispute The
proceedings of the committee indicate that
it is very likely the committee will report
to the House a bill for the free and unim-
tied coinage Of silver
After the committee commenced work
this morning, Pierce OF Tennessee again
offered his resolution, declaring it the sense
OF the committee that bill for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver should be re-
ported to the House without delay.
As a substitute Bartine OF Nevada offered
a resolution that the committee proceed at
once to the consideration of a bill for the
coinage of silver, taking the Bland bill as a
basis
johnson Of North Dakota proposed that
the committee substitute for the Bland bill
his bill for an international monetary con-
ference but his motion was defeated by a
vote of to ,, johnson and Stone Of Penn
sYlvania casting the only affirmative votes.
Williams of Massachusetts, Taylor of Hi
nois and kilg0re of Texas were absent
Bartine'S motion was then carried, and,
on motion of Stone. it was decided that the
vote be deferred until three weeks from to-
day; in the meantime the committee to hold
special meetings at the call of tue Chair
man for the purpose of hearing such per-
sons as might be accorded a hearing.
sPRINGER's FREE-wooL BILL.
Sprnger's free-woOl bill introduced to-
day is similar TO that made public hereto
fore, except as respects the waste and
shOddy wool section and new section pro-
viding that goods in bond on January /,
1893 the date that the bill goes into effect,
may be taken out of the Custom-ho on
payment of the new duties, the same as
though imported subsequent to that date.
The waste section reads: The articles men
toned in Paragraph 800 of said act. anl
likewise all mung0, shoddies, gsmet ted ol
corded waste, or ether waste products, COM
posed wholly or in part of wool, and which
have been improved or advanced beyond its
original condition as waste by the use OF
machinery or the application of labor, or of
both. shall, on and alter the 1St day OF
January, 1898. be subject TO duty OF 80 PEI
cent ad valorem.
CATTLE FEVER IN THE SOUTH.
Secretary Rusk has issued a notice to all