The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-29
CHICAGO CHOSEN.
The Democratic National Conven-
ton Goes to the Lake City.
F1fteen Ballots Necessary TIC Decide the
Contest-The Convention Called For
June 21-The Contest an Ex-
eeedingly Lively One

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22-The national
democratic committee met at noon yes
teriay in the spacious banquet room OF
the Arlington hotel which had been
beautifully deco ated by the demo-
cratic commit tee or the District of Co
lumbia Chairman Brice presided and
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, it being reported
that the right of C. A Broadwater to
represent the state of Montana might
be contested.
Chairman Brice suggested that as
The national committee was to be en-
tertained al luncheon BIZ the district
committee at 3 D. n. it might be well
TO announce before going into secret
session tina. the dele cations from the
competing cities would not be heard
before o'clock A motion to that eff
feet was made, but was finally with
drawn on the conclusion that this was
. matter of business which should
rather be settled in secret session
The committee then went into secret
session, the general public and press
being excluded.
l., IL ~
ritv. of the Pennsylvania central COM
mitsee presented his credentials "a
the national committeeman selected
by the central committee of that
sac to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Hon. ". L. Scott Clair-
man Brice hal at the time OF Mr.
Scots death appointed ex-Congress-
James Kerr to fill the vacancy from
Pennsylvania, but the state CEN
trail committee of Pennsylvania for
mally declared that Chairman Brice
had no right permanently to fill
such vacancT and thereupOn
selected Secretary Harrity as Mr.. Scott's
successor. utterly ignoring Mr.. Kerr's
claims 1t was expected that this might
provoke discussion, but Mr.. Kerr au-
nounced that he would solve the dis
pute. at is my intention" said he as
he stepped out of the meeting for a
moment so relieve the situation of
embarrassment by simply resigning.
That will leave a vacancy and the COM
mittee can settle it without controversy
by accepting Mr.. Harrity's credentials
OF otherwise as it may seem fit Tlere
1,
The Montana contest was settled by
declaring c. \. Broad water the regular
committeeman from that state, but
Mr. Mite lel, his contestant was al
lowed the privilege OF sitting in the
room during the sessions of the com
mIttee The latter was allowed no
vote the right of vot. being accorded
10 Mr.. Lyman, proxy of Mr. Broad
water
When Pennsylvania was reached, Mr..
Kerr fJrmaily resigned whatever claims
he may have had to represent that
state. AMI Mr.. Harrity, the new COM
mitteenaa, was declared the successor
OF Mr.. Scott
These tvp contests being settled the
committee proceeded to the selection of
the date OF the national democratic
conveati n After very lite discus.
sion Tuesday, June 81, was selected
At the conciusi N of the secret ses.
sion the committee took a recess until
s.s1 it being decided that tae aryu-
ments for the cities should begin at 1
O'Clock, each city to be given tweaty
minutes TO present its c aims, the argd-
ments to be heard in the alphabetical
order o. tie various cities.
At o'clock the committee was
again called to order by Chairman
Brice and the roll OF cities was ordered
10 be called by the secretary and each
representative advanced the claims OF
the CITY he represented
The ballotiag began in the evening
at 9 o'ciocl. and the various surprising
changes announced from time TO time
as il proceeded caused intense excite
rneut among the adherents of the cities
contanding for the prize The crowd
grew impatient and anxious. and the
suspense was only relieved when Sena-
tr Barbour. of Virgiaia, stepping out
of the convention hail, said quietly:
Chicago is the place She needs but
one vote and she viii get it -
On the first ballot New York received
votes; Milwaukee, s; San Francisco,
S; Cincinnati 8; Detroit, 5; St Paul. =;
Indianapolis, ,; Kansas City, Is; Chica-
go, !. The balloting continued with
out results, and with vari Us changes,
until the tenth when Chicago reached
I3 votes aud Kansas City dropped 10
:. From that TO the fifteenth ballot
Chicago steadily gained On the IF
teentn ballot the vote was; Detroit. l:
~. Paul. /; Kansas City. .; MiIw aulee,
Is; Chicago -. and 50 Chicago was &C.
cared TIE -hoice Of the committee.