The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-11

The morning was spent In hearing
speeches Ia behalf Of the contending cities
the doors being open to the various con
testing delegations. This concluded, the
committee began its afternoon session be-
hind closed doors. An eager crowd cholSed
upthe corridors leading to the committee
room, and awaited the announcement of
results.
Tho first important question of the after
noon was the fixing Of the date OF the con-
ventlon. The executive committee re-
ported resolution favoring June 16. This
was amended by Committeeman Lannan,
ofUtah, in favor of Aug. 49, There was
sharp debate, and Mr.. DeYoung Of Cali
fornia finally proposed July as compro.
mise between June and August. The De
Young and Lannan amendments were
both defeated, and then, by practically
unanimous vote, the date was fixed at
june 1B.
Then came tho main contest between
the cities, There was much excitement as
the ballots proceeded, the committeeman
from the interested sections hurrying about
and seeking to effect combinations. At
the outset San Francisco secured one more
than the nineteen claimed from the first
The announcement of her lead was greeted
with enthusiasm when it reached the outer
corridors. The strength of St. Louis was
somewhat greater than had been expected,
while neither Pittsburg nor Chicago made
the showing anticipated.
St. Louis gained steadily on each bal
lot. san Francisco sought to meet this
By drawing the votes of Chicago, but with
out avail. The first serious break occurred
when David Martin, of Pennsylvania, led
the; ;Pittsburg forces toward st. Louis On
fhaf NTH nd lac 1nt I,o Ca
Francisco forces broke for the first time,
Michigan, Wyoming and Connecticut
going to st. Louis. That settled it, and
gave st. Louis the conycntlon. The choice
was made unanimous Son motion .of Mr..
DsY6ung, OF San Francisco.
On the announcement of the decisive
ballot there was n rush for the st. Louis
headquarters, where all the delegates from
that city gathered with Missouri congress-
men and politicians at large. There was
q grent Misunderstanding and popping of corks
for a few minutes, with occasional cheers,
until Clark II. Sampson was lifted to a
tabloin reply to calls for a speech. While
he was talking the room was filling up
and Congrossmen jay, Barthold and Cobb
soon appeared, and then the Plttsburg
and California delegations pushed in to
congratulate their rival
L US hppelilo Ol tlc crown IOr Speech
making was remarkable, and many of the
delegates were called upon to mount the
impromptu rostrum. Congressman
Warner, Mayor Walbrldge, Chauncey
Filie", Seth W. Cobb, Democratic congress-
maY from st. Louis; Knight of California;
Richard C. Kerens, Harry Ford, Of Pitts
burg; Congressman William A. Stone,
Nathan Frank and several others were
called upon to talk. All of the visitors
claimed that So. Louis had been their sec
ond Choice and took defeat with good
nature.
After concluding the ballot the commit
tee took up tho question of territorial delc-
gltes, and recommended that New Mex
leo, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma each
select four delegates in addition to tho
two heretofore chosen. A hearing was &C
corded to Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa,
who spoke of woman's influence in behalf
of the party.
AL 8 o'clock the committee had com
plotted its labors and adjourned. The ex-
ecutiye committee then held a brief session
to arrang, the details of The convention,
in accordance with the determination OF
the full committee.