The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-22

The Next National Democratic Convention
VIII be Held i'm Chicago.


washington. ID. c.. Jan. 21.-The National
Democratic Committee. called for the pur-
pose OF selecting time and place for holding
the next National Democratic Convention.
met in the Arlington Hotel TO-DAY 1t was
1910 i. NJ when the committee convened.
Senator Brice chairman of the executive
committee. called the meeting 20 order after
which General Duncan s. Walker. secretary
of the local Democratic committee. INTRO
duced District Commissioner Ross. who de-
hvered an address of welcome. which was en-
Enthusiastically received.
The committee then went into executive
session aud decided the Montana contest IN
favor of G. a. Broodwater, with A. W. Lyman
a. proxy When the several contests had
been decided June 2ist was selected as the
date for holding the next Democratic conyen-
tiOn. After an hours recess the committee
met and heard the claims Of the various cities
presented. Cincinnatis claims were present
ed by Mr. Ramsay and MIR. follett
those Of Detroit by ex-Congressmsn
Maybury and Representative Chapman
Indianapolis by Senator Turpie and
Charles Jewett Kansas City by {. +.
Putnam and Senator Vest. Milwaukee by
Major Sommers and sGoyernor Peck New
York by Mr Breslin for the hotel men /.
". Fellows San Francisco, by NJ. +. Iarpey,
and St. Paul by T.. w. Lander and ex-Conz
gresham Wilson.
This finished the presentations. and at l05
the committee took q recess until . o'clock,
when the committee reassembled IN executive
session and began ballOting for the location
of the convention.
First ballot Chicago. 1: Milwaukee, 8;
Kansas City. 18; indianapolis, 2; New ork, o;
Cincinnati. 3; San Francisco, 8; Detroit Z; st.
Paul. z.
INTEREST ~ THE BALLoTING.
When the balloting began the interest be-
came intense. The hotel corridors were
crowded with delegates from the various
cities. and as their city showed gains the
corridors resounded with cheers. II
soon became apparent. however. that
the committee was coQuettlng with sew
oral cities. When on the first ballot
Kansas City led its adherents gave Wild
Western cheer On the third ballot, when
San Francisco received fifteen votes the
number OF people who wanted 10 visit the
Golden Gate would doubtless even have ap-
palled the generous Californians.
St Panps hopes were raised by leading on
the fourth ballot by thirteen votes. only TO be
dashed down on the subsequent ballots.
Perhaps the worst collapse was that ot De-
trOit which on the sixth ballot received
nineteen while on the next 1t dropped to
one. indianapolis hope was raised ON the
eighth ballot. only 10 disappear from the con
test on lue ltAb DE4lObt Nlth nlic lNNoAfoNA Dbo
vote The men from Milwaukee were per
haps the noisiest and rent the air when the
Badger State capital received twenty votes on
the ninth ballot. The crowd was IN great
good humOr. and their enthusiasm rose and
fell as their fayorites fared on each recurring
ballot
When on the fifteenth ballot il was an
nounced that Chicago had twenty-seven votes
and the convention, the crowd was fairy
struck dumb That a city which had not
even asked for the convention should be Sc
lected was ineXplicable.
Resolutions thanking Hon. William Dick
son. the resident member of the committee,
and the local reception committee Tor their
excellent care and attention 70 the National
committee we're adopted, and at ll:4j the
committee adjourned.
SHOUT CLEVELAND" FOR SPITE.
WAsHNGroN. ID. c., Jan. 2l.-lSpecial. J.
DELEGATIONS from Milwaukee and Kansas City
are extremely sore az the selection of Chicago.
Milwaukee men openly threaten TO antsgO-
ize the Dem cratic ticket They ascube
the choice of Chicago to Hill aud
German. and vented their feeling against
Hill by forming a procession and marching
through the corridor of the hotel yelling
cleveland Grover Cleveland "
Delegations from the disappointed cities
ioined in shouting Tor Cleveland and denouuc-
ing Hill. because of bis supposed agency IN
selecting Chicago.
Members OF the committee say the choice
WAS based solely on the capacity Of competing
cities 20 care for the convention. and that ez-
animation showed Milwaukee has not the
reuuislte facilities.