The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-29

yyAauISeros, jan a2-Tho national
democratic committee mot at noon yes
teriay in the spacious banquet room OF
the Arlington hotel which had been
beautifully deco -ated BY the demo
cratic committee OF tho District of Co
iumbia- Chairman Briee presided aud
at once introduced Hon John W. Ross
the democratic member for the District
OF Columbia who delivered the address
of welcome
The call OF the roll showed the va
rious states and territories all repre-
sented
On motion of Senator Villas the COM
mittee went into secret session for the
purpose OF settling all questions OF
proxies and contests, SC being reported
that the right Of C. A. BroadTa to
represent the state Of Montana might
be contested
Chairman Brice suggested that as
the national committee was to be gn-
tertained az luncheon by the district
committee at 3 p. M it might be well
to announce before going into secret
session that the delegations from the
competing cities would not be heard
before o'clock A motion to that ef-
feet was made, but was finally with
drawn on the conclusion that this was
a matter of business which should
aSler be settled in secret session.
] Tbs committee theu went into secret
| session, the general public and press
| being excluded.
/ In the secret session Secretary HsF-
rity, Of the Peunsylvania central COM
mittee presented his credentials as
the national committeeman selected
by the central committee of that
state to ill the vacEncy caused by
Z the death of Hon W L. Scott Chair
/ man Brice had at the time OF Mr..
SCOTS death appointed ez-Congress-
James Kerr to fill the vacancy from
[ Pennsylvania, but the state CEN
/ tral committee Of Pennsylvania for
+ maIly declared that Chairman Brice
had no right permanently to ill
such vacancy a1d thereupon
p selected Secretary Harrity as Mr. Scott's
I successor utterly ignoring bir. Kerrs
i claims 1t was expected that this might
I provoke discussion, but Mr.. Kerr an-
| nounced that he would solve ths dis
| pute. ''It is my intention" said he as
/ he stepped out OF the meeting for "a
I moment "to relieve the situation Of
I embarrassment by simply resiguing.
That will leave a vacancy aud the com
/ uittee can settle 10 without controversy
, by accepting Mr.. Harrity's credentials
/ or otherwise as it may seem mt There
/ viii be no unseemly contest"
The Montana contest was settled by
declaring c. 4. Broad water the regular
! committeeman from that state, but
/ bfr. Mitchell, his contestant was al-
lowed tEa privilege of sitting in the
[ room during the sessions of the com
vote, the right OF vote being accorded
to Mr. Lyman, proxy Of Mr.. Broad
water
When Peuusylvauis was reached Mr..
I Kerr formally resigned whatcvcr claims
he may have had TO represent that
TTaH-fHr-
mitteemau, was declared the successor
of Mr.. Scott
These two contests being settled che
committee proceeded to the selection OF
the date of the national democratic
convention. After very little discus
sion Tuesday, June 81, was selected.
At the conclusion of the secret ses'
sion the committee took "a re cess until
$3.50, it being decided that the argU-
ments for the cities should begin at 4
o'clock, each city to be given twenty
minutes to present its claims, the argu-
ments to be heard in the alphabetical
order OF the various cities
At o'clock the committee was
again called 70 order by Chairman
Brice and the roll of cities was ordered
TO be called by the secretary and each
representative advanced the claims OF
the city he represented
The balloting began in the evening
%
changes announced from time TO time
as It proceeded caused intense excite
ment among the adhereuts Of the cities
con tending for the prize The crowd
grew impatient and anxious, aud the
suspense was only relieved when 5eua-
tor Barbour, of Virginia, stepping out
of the convention hail. said quietly;
Chicago is the place. She needs but
one vote and she viii get IL"
On the first ballot New York received
8 votes; Milwaukee, s; Sau Francisco
6; Cincinnati 8; Detroit, 8; St Paul, q
Indianapolis, % Kansas City, 18i Chical
90, l. The balloting continued with
out results, and with various changes,
until the tenth when Chicago reached
} IS votes aud Kansas City droppeI &C
2. From that to the fifteenth ballot
Chicago steadily gained On the IF
tssnth ballot the vote w as Detroit,
St. Paul, L. Kansas City, p Milwaukee
Is: Chicago, %, and so Chicago was de-
/ cIared the choice of the committee.