The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-23
CHICAGO IS THE WINNER.
The Worlds Fair City Proves to- BE
Too Strong TOR the Other
Aspirants.
1t Gets the National Democratic Con
ventiOn ST. Paul Is Badly
Left.
Big Fire in the Metropolis The Loss
Well Up in the Hundred
Thousands.

WASHINGTON, Jan. III 3 o'clock
the national committee was entertained
at luncheon by the democratic reception
committee Of the District of Columbia
having decided in the morning to hold
the national convention on June p at
-. o'clock. The committee WAS again
called to order by Chairman Brice and
the roll of cities was ordered to he called
by the secretary and nominations made
Of different cities in Alphabetical order.
The balloting then began, resulting as
| follows
First balot--New York s.; Milwaukee
.; st. Paul Z; indianapolis .; Kansas
City Is; Chicago l.
| Second ba lOt-New York I: ST. Paul
| Z; Cincinnati l; San Francisco s: Detroit
9; Milwaukee 10; Chicago =; Kansas
City II; indianapolis 3.
Third ballot-New York |: st. Paul o;
Cincinnati 3; Detroit /; Milwaukee 10;
Kansas CITY >; indianapolis ;: San Fran
cisco 10; Chicago 3.
Fourth ballot New York |: st. Paul
l3; Detroit 3; Kansas City /: Milwaukee
s; Indianapolis z: San Francisco >; CHI
cago B; Cincinnati t..
Fifth ballot New York 1: st. Paul 8:
Cincinnati Ii; San Francisco o: Detroit
/; Milwaukee 10: Chicago 3; lnC!iauapo.
| lis .: Kansas City To-
Sixth ballot New York 3: St. Paul 6:
Cincinnati ,; San Francisco o; Detroit
10; Milwaukee 8; Chicago ,: lndianap-
oils 3; Kansas City 6.
Seventh ballot New lor; ): st. Paul
+; Milwaukee 9; Detroit !: Indianapolis |;
Kansas City I: Chicago >: Cincinnati =;
! Des MONIES II.
Eighth Ballot St. Paul ): New YORK
! |: Cincinnati !: indianapolis -: Detroit
/; Chicago .; KANSAS CIly ); Milwau-
kcr 9.
Ninth Ballot-Ncw York 10: ST Paul
6: Cincinnati !: Detroit ]: Milwaukee %;
! Chicago 4: indianapolis l. Kansas City 6.
| Tenth Ballot ST Paul s: Cincinnati
! O: Now York !; Detroit !: Kansas City
I; Milwaukee lo; Chicago Is; lndianap-
Oils /.
Eleventh Ballot New York !; st. Paul
! 6; Detroit ]; Milwaukee -: Chicago 10:
indianapolis |: Kansas City3
Twelfth bailo, New York !: st. Paul
6: Detroit /; Milwaukee 20; Chicago Il:
Kansas City 81 indianapolis /.
| Thirteenth ballot Milwaukee II: St.
! Paul >; indianapolis !; Chicago l.: Kan
sas City 1; Detroit |.
Fourteenth ballet st. Paul .; De-
| troit |: Milwaukee 2l; Chicago -: Kan
sas City ..
Fifteenth ballot Detroit J.: Kansas
! City >: Milwaukee Is; st. Paul |; chi
cago II.
| On motion of Mitchell Of Wisconsin it
was made unanimous.
At 9o'clock baliOting began at once
and the various an surprising changes
| announced from time 10 time as it pro-
cecdCd caused intense cycitemant among
| the adhercnts of cities contending for
the prize. The crowd grew impatient
and anxious and the suspense was only
relieved when Senator Barbour Of Vir-
ginla, stepping out of the convention
hall. said:
Chicago is the place; she needs bat
one vote and she will get it."
There was an instant hurrying to the
telegraph wires and when moment af.
terwards the official announcement was
N ade that Chicago was the fortunate
city cheer was raised by her supporters.
But the hour was late and what earlier
in the day would have been greeted with
triumph and exultation was received
with comparative quiet.
The resignation of Mitchell, a member
of the committee from Wisconsin. was
accepted The committee then ad-
journed to meet in Chicago June Goth
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