The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
Everybody I'm N Happy Mood-Head-
auarfera for DELEGATIONS.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 10.-There is general re-
joicing in ST. Louis tonight over the action
OF the national Republican committee in
selecting this city for the place TO hold
the next Republican convention in June.
1896. Not alone those who will be directly
benefited by the convention and its at
tendant crowds showed their interest in
the action OF the national committee, but
everybody seemed enthused. Long before
the bulletins announcing the vote or the
committee on the location had been posted
in newspaper Office windows large crowds
of people assembled. and when the final
ballot was put up announcing that St.
Louis had won the prize the enthusiasm
was unbounded. At the offices OK the Busi-
ness Mems League. which has a committee
in Washington, bulletins were received by
telegraph every few minutes after the vot-
ing commenced. and when 1t was seen that
st. Louis was steadily gaining there was
much rejoicing. Almost simultaneously
with the receipt of a bulletin announcing
the result Of the final ballot the following
dispatch from Washington was delivered by
James Cox. secretary Of the Business Mems
League:
''The battle is fought and won. Our
friends are celebrating and everybody Is
y.
Washington, without exception, have been
earnest, hopeful and valiant"
Congratulations came in over the tele-
phone in quick succession and Jubilation be-
came general. Secretary Cox, in discussing
the result, said that the information
prior TO the departure of the committee for
Washington convinced him that the dele
CATION would bring back the convention and
the result was by no means surprise. w Q
are not quite out OF the woods yet" he
added when the committee started We
n absolutely
necessary to entertain the convention and
maintain the reputa ton of St Louis for
$4,000 being subscribed by the steam rail-
roads which have not yet finally reported
Since Saturday morning / have secured
pledges for about 5000 more money, so that
there Is $4,000 at least still to be raised TO
make good our guarantee of $4,000 but We
will have no trouble raising the amount re-
quired. The plan is to hold the conven-
nave of which VIII be fitted up at a cost
or $4,000, and when finished will seat at
least 1900 people. Every effort will be
perfect for its work."
The hotel managers were kept busy all
afternoon and evening answering kilograms
that rooms be reserved res ID during dur 's the conSens S
ton week. Speaker Reed and Major Nc
kinley. presidential possibilities, antcpat-
reserved quarters at the Southern Hotel,
where their respective State delegations
will also be taken care of. Hon. j. II. Man.
telegraphed that rooms be reserved for
the committee at the same hostelry. Gen.
eral Russell A. Alger, another possible
cured rooms at the Southern, which will
also be the headquarters Of the following
State delegations: Michigan. New Hamp-
shire. Ohio. Maine, Colorado, Illinois and
Massachusetts. Melville E. Stone. general
manager Of the Associated Press, will make
his headquarters at the st. Nicholas Hotel
wtxfl xaI-
Of at the Planters Hotel, handy to both
the telegraph companies.
In addition to twenty rooms at the South
have reserved for him twenty at The St
Nicholas and thirty at the Planters Hotel
Numerous requests from newspapers are
also being received. Already about half
the available rooms in the first and second
class hotels have been spoken for