Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-22
CONVENTIONS SITE.
Democrats Select Chi
cago For It.
AN ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION
Submarine Vessel May Soon Be Added
to Our Coast Defenses.

w WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.--At the national
Democratic committee meeting at the Ar
lington Hotel Chairman Brice raped the
national committee 20 order and at once
introduced Hon. John w Ross the Demo
cratic member of the board of commission
ers Of the District of Columbia, who de
hvered an address of welcome. After the
call Of states the committee went into
secret session for the purpose of settling
all questions of proxies and contests, IL be-
ing reported that the right of g. A. Broad
water to represent the state Of Montana
might DO contested.
June 81 was selected as the date to hold
the Democratic national convention.
At che conclusion of the secret session
:he committee took recess. Each city was
given but twenty minutes TO present her
claims, the arguments to be heard in the
alphabetical order of the various cities
When the committee reassembled Will
lam NJ. Ramsay and ex-Congressman Fol-
lstte presented the claims of Cincinnati as
the place for holding the next Democratic
convention. The claims of Detroit were
presented by ex-Congressman Maybury
and Congressman Chapman of Michigan.
United States Senator Turpie and Charles
L. Jewett, chairman of the Indiana state
committee, spoke in behalf of indianapolis.
Hon. Mr.. Putnam and Senator Vest argued
In favor OF Kansas City.
The claims of Milwaukee were advanced
by Governor Peck of Wisconsin, Mayor
Somers of Milwaukee and Mr.. Donnelly OF
Wisconsin. The speakers for New York
were James Breslin, representing the ho-
tel keepers Of New York city. Mr. Meyers,
comptroller Of that city, and Congress
aL,, ID Ill - NJ
II. Tarpey Of California presented the
claims of San Fransisco.
Hon. T. W. Lawler of st. Paul and ex-
Congressman Wilson urged the claims Of
St Paul Thss closed the arguments and
tho committee took a recess till 9p. m. At
that hour the committee resolved itself
into secret session TO ballot on the selec-
tion Of the site.
When the Balloting Began
the interest became intense. The hotel
corridors were crowded with delegates
from the various cities, and as their city
showed gains, the corridors resounded
with cheers. 1t soon became apparent,
however, that the committee was coquet-
ting with several cities When, on the
first ballot Kansas City led, its adherents
gave a wild western cheer. On the third
DoAiOt, WuCu EDtl IunClStO ItitlNtu III
teen votes, the number of people who
wanted to visit the Golden Gate would
doubtless even have appalled, the generous
Californians.
St. Paul's hopes were raised by leading
ON the fourth ballot by thirteen votes,
only to be dashed on the subsequent bal
lots. Perhaps the worst collapse was that
Of Detroit, which on the sixth ballot re-
ceived nineteen, while on the next it
dropped to one. Indianapolis hopes were
raised on the eighth ballot, only to disap.
pear from the contest on the next ballot,
when she received one vote. The men
from Milwaukee We're, perhaps, the noisest,
and rent the air when the Badger state
capital received twenty votes on the ninth
ballot.
When on the fifteenth ballot it was an
nounced that Chicago had twenty-seveu
votes and the convention the crowd in the
corridors were fairly struck dumb. That
q city, which had not even asked for the
convention should be selected, was mex
plicable. The Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Detroit delegations went out on the side
walk and cheered for Cleveland.
Resolutions thanking Hon. William
Dickson, the resident member of the com
mittee, and the local reception committee
for their excellent care and attention to
the national committee, were adopted, and
nc 11:45 the committee adjo urned.