, 1892-01-22
CHICAGO THE PLACE.
That City Secures the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
The Other Cities Make a Gal
liant Fight For 1t.
Entire Committee Enthusiastic
and Lively.
June the 21st the President
Will Be Named.
Chicago Gets the Convention.

w aonlNoioNs Ohus 1l-lh6 DtuO-
cratic committee was in session here all
day. Alter a few preliminaries the com
mittee adjourned until the afternoon. At 4
o'clock the committee was again called to
order and the roll OF cities called. Hon.
VIM. Ramsey opened the speech making
for Cincinnati, urging the selection OF
that city. He spoke of its conveniences.
railway facilities. ETC.. aud said that selec-
ton would be a great political advantage.
Ohio Is today, as for years, a Democratic
state, said he. and if you will give MS a
good platform and a good candidate we
will pledge the electoral vote of Ohio in
1892. The people of that state are being
educated upon the subject of tariff and
and are joining the party by the thous-
ands. Ext Congressman Follett also spoke
for Cincinnati.
The claims of Detroit we're first pre-
sented by x-Congressman Maybury. Two
years ago they had redeemed Michigan to
the Democratic party by not ouly elect
ing a governor but a legislature, demo-
cratic in both branches. They had
adopted a system by which the presiden-
tial electors of Michigan will be elected
by districts and the president on that sys-
TEN will represent that he ought to repre-
sent the lower house of congress in this
country, thus, wherever you 20 for your
candidate we will bring you eight electo-
raj votes, but if you come to our city we
will bring YOU every electoral vote of the
state of Michigan.
indianapolis was represented by United
States Senator Turpie. The city, said he,
had twenty-eight hotels and accommoda
tions for 20. 900 guests. Then there are
restaurant accommodations for Is, 900 and
boarding house accommodations for 81
600 more. Facilities for the press would
be unsurpassed.
Chairman Jewett OF the Indiana state
central committee followed the senator
from Indiana. He said: Indiana is close
and debatable ground, and they want the
encouragement of the convention. They
propose to carry the state il possible. but
the convention would encourage and uplift
the Democrats.
The claims of Kansas City were first
presented by Mr.. Putnam who said, with
the exception of New York and Chicago,
there was not a city in the United States
that enjoyed the facilities Kansas City
tulOytu W tudUlG Tue TtDTeSel IauVeS OF
Democracy to assemble. Her hotels were
amply able to accommodate all; a conven-
ton building would be erected, and if
required, according to the plans approved
by the committee. Senator Vest also
spoke for Kansas City. New York, be
said. did not need this convention and
should not lave it. New York was too
great financially, numerically and poIiti.
callv to need the aid of any convention,
and beside New York had Tammany, and
TammaDy was larger than any convention;
Tammany had no division about platform
or candidate. daughter
Chicago did not need the convention
and should not have it. Nor should it go
to Milwaukee. st, Paul should not ask
for 1t: One of the charges made by the
Republicans was that the Democratic
party camped one year where the Kepub-
licans camped the year before, and it was
time the Democrats should follow their
own policy. M~ilwaukee's claims were
first advanced by Gov. Peck OF Wiscon-
sin. He came from a state where De.
mocracy had been walked upon for forty
years. that he knew of, but things we're
different now.
There was not a Republican in Wiscon-
sins capitol building, from the dome to
the basement, except one. colored man,
and he was kept for luck. Laughter.
Mayor Somers Of Milwaukee and Mr..
Donnelly of Wisconsin also spoke for the
Cream City.
The claims OF New York were presented
by James Bewslin. Comptroller Myers
and Col. John r. Fellows.
M. +. Tarpey of California spoke in
favor OF San francisco, p%ortraying the
advantages which would acrue from the
ApIecfion nj that o,t,, o,l h. rro, Cnl1a-Ul
by Mr.. Coleman. who spoke iu the same
vein. If there was to Re q campaign of
education, said he, it must be a campaign
OF enthusiasm. bet the convention come
to California and a lesson will be taught
to the boys now growing, awho are wanted
to be Democrats
Hon. t. w. LAWYER OF st. Paul was the
first speaker on behalf of that city and
caused a telegram to be read, signed
Jointly by the mayors of St. Paul and
Minneapolis, making every requisite
pledge for the accommodation of the con-
veDtion and the entertainment of the Wis
itors
Exc Congressman Wilson also spoke for
st. Paul, saying the Democracy of the
great Northwest had been overlooked by
the Democracy OF the nation lops enough.
There Is an alliance movement in the
Northwest. Eliminate a few of its char
latans and the alliance is hut a protest
against Republican rule. From the ALI
ance ranks is being recruited our party.
Ii the Democratic ranks are to be re-
aruited it must be from the Northwest.
ms closed the arguments TOR the cities
ana a recess was taken until 9 D. m. when
oalioting began. which resulted in the
convention going to Chicago. The ballots
are as follows:
First ballot-New York 5, Milwaukee
O. gan Francisco 8. Cincinnati 3, Detroit
st Paul 7. Indianapolis Q, Kansas
City 13. Chicago l..
Second-New York 4, st. Paul I, Gin
oinnatl !. San Francisco s. Detroit 2,