Connecticut western news., 1892-01-28
CHICAGO'S CONVENTION.
THE SELECTION SAID TO BE A
 VICTORY FOR HILL.

Delegates Daxed when on the Fifteenth
 Ballot the Result Was Announced-The 6
 Date Selected Was June 21-Cheers for
 Cleveland from Disappointed Cities.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-After a good na- tured, animated contest, and on the ff teenth ballot. the Democratic national com mittee has chosen Chicago as the place for holding the Democratic national convention of 1892, and June 2l as the time.
 From the first Chicago has sought to con- vey the impression to the country that it did not care to secure the convention. In the last five days, when this city was full of boomers for different towns, no voice has been heard proclaiming Chicago's advan- tages. For this reason many people imagined that it was entirely out of the race. Chi cago, as usual, did not want anything. As usual, she got everything.
 A Hill Victory.
 There were forty-nine committeeman present, 30 that 25 votes were necessary to choice. Chicago finally won by 27 votes. For these she is indebted to the following, IT the most part strong Hill Democrats: s. P. Sheerin, secretary, Indiana; Henry D. Cyton, Jr, Alabama; M. F. Carpey, Cali for aia; Charles S. Thomas, Colorado; Car los French, Connecticut: Jones, Florida John H. Estill, Georgia; Henry Watterson, Kentucky; James Jeffries, Louisiana; Ar thur Sewal, Maine; A. P. German, Maryland; Charles D. Lewis, Massa- chusetts; c. A. Broadwater, Montana; James B. Boyd, Nebraska; A. ". Sullo- way, New Hampshire; Miles Ross, New Pn1rEo Grctyrar Narp varJ. Ransom, North Carolina; Calvin s. Brice, Ohio; A. Mother, Oregon; John c. Haskell, South Carolina; O. T. Holt, Texas; John s. Barbour, Virginia; J. A. Kuhn, Washing ton; I. N. Camden, West Virginia; William L. Kuykendall, Wyoming; William M. Fer ry, Utah.
 This is unmistakably Hill victory and is regarded as favorable for Hills nomination.
 June 21 tho Date.
 In executive session the Montana contest was decided in favor of c. A. Broodwater, with Mir. A. W. Lyman as proxy, Mir. A. Mitchell being unseated, but invited to re- main during the session of the committee. MT. Richardson was recognized as the repre- sentative from Iowa, and Mir. Harrity was substituted for Mir. Kerr to represent Penn sylvania-
 When the several contests had been de- cided, MT. Sullowey, of New Hampshire, moved that June 21 be selected as the date for holding the next Democratic convention. MT. Watterson suggested July 6. Senator German supported June 21, and MT. Wat terson, stating that he was not particularly welded to any date, withdrew his motion and June 21 was selected.
 The committee then went into open ses- session and the spokesmen for the various cities presented their claims. Governor Peck's speech in favor of Milwaukee was the wittiest and spiciest of the lot.
 1t Struck Them All Dumb.
 When the balloting began the interest became intense. The hotel corridors were crowded with delegates from the various cities, and as their cities showed gains the corridors resounded with cheers. It soon became apparent, however, that the com mittee was coquetting with several cities. When on the first ballot Kansas City led, it's adherents gave wild western cheer. On the third ballot when San Francisco received Is votes, the number of people who wanted to visit the Golden Gate would doubtless even appalled, the generous Californians. St. Paurs hopes were raised by leading on the fourth ballot by IS votes, only to be dashed on the subsequent ballots.
 Perhaps the worst collapse was that of Detroit, which on the Sxth ballot received l9, while on the next it dropped to 1. In- dianapolis' hopes were raised on the eight ballot only to disappear from the contest in the next ballot, when she received vote.
 The men from Milwaukee were perhaps the noissst, and rent the air when the Badger state capital received 90 votes on the ninth ballot. The crowd was in great good humor, and their enthusiasm rose and fell as their favorites fared on each recur- ring ballot.
 When on the fifteenth ballot it was an nounced that Chicago had p votes and the convention the crowd in the corridors were fairly struck dumb. That a city which had not even asked for the convention should be selected was inexpicable. The Milwaukee, St. Paul and Detroit delegations went out on the sidewalk and cheered for Cleveland.
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