The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 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
Bare Majority.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In executiv,
session of the Democratic national com
mittee the Montana contest was decides
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 the
representative from Iowa, and Mr.. Har.
rity was substituted for Mr.. Kerr to
represent Pennsylvania.
When the several contests had beer
decided Mr.. Sulloway, of New Hanp-
shire moved that June 81 be selected a.
the date for holding the next Democratic
convention. Mr.. Watterson suggested
July 5. Senator Gorman supported
June 81, and Mr.. Watterson, stating thai
he was not particularly welded to any
date, withdrew his motion and June 81
was selected.
When the committee reassembled al
p. M. the banquet hall was placarded
with the pictures of the principal build
ings 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. HI
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 convention would be
largely attended, for he was confident
that it would name the next president
OF the United States,
Charles l.. Jewe5t, chairman of the
state Democratic committee of Indiana.
also spoke for indianapolis.
When Kansas City was reached G. F.
Putnam ascended 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 convention hall to hold $4,000
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. SIT is
sufficient for me to say" said Senator
Vest, '.that New York does not need
this convention, and should not have it.
For that reason, from political stand
point, New York should not be selected.
New York is too great, financially and
commercially to need the aid of any
convention. 1t has Tammany, and
Talnmany 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:
II claim our citizens will walk the
streets at night from choice, and we will
giveyou their beds Ii 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 oil
them and give the husbands a cnance.
Mayor Summers, of Milwaukee and
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 ne city had better accommodations
Ne 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, M f. Tarby urged
San Francisco and ex-Congressman Will
son Landed st. Paul. The meeting then
adjourned, reassembling at o'clock.
The balloting was then begun On
the first ballot Chicago had /, Mi1wau-
kee s, Kansas City 13, New York 5, Gin
cinnati 3, San Francisco s, Detroit and
st. Paul I. On the sixth ballot Detroit
led with ID. On the eighth Indianapolis
had 2l, and on the ninth Milwaukee
had 20. On the eleventh Chicago began
to loom up, thai city receiving 10 voses.
which was II more than it had received
on any previous ballot. In the next two
ballots votes were added to Chicagos
count, and on the fifteenth ballot that
city was chosen by the following vote;
Fifteenth hallot-Chicago. ~; Mil
waukee, IS; Kansas City, 2; st. Paul, /;
Detroit, t-40.