Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-12-12
7ODE SELECTEDTO-DAY
Republican National Con-
vention City for '96.

Tive Work Pushed Ahead of Other
Business To Permit Certain Gen.
Iemen To Return Home-One
Hour Allowed Each City To Pre-
sent Its Claim.
Washington, Dec. 10.-Some time
this afternoon the executive committee
of the national republican committee
will announce the name of the city
chosen in which to hold the convention
next year. Contrary to general eX-
poctation yesterday morning, the work
of selecting city was pushed ahead of
other business on account of the desire
of "A number of gentlemen who are here
to push the claims of their respective
cities to return home. 1t did not take
the committee more than ten minutes
| yesterday to discover that the plan of
facilitating the work proposed by
| Messrs. Carter and Manley, which
looked to the placing of the different
cities in nomination at once, was not
satisfactory All of the number, with
out exception, insisted that they were
not ready to present their claims, nor
would they be until Wednesday. Never
thelcss, the meeting was held. After
some delay a quorum was secured.
/ Those present We're:
The Members Present.
NJ. II. De Young, California; Samuel
Fesscnden, Connecticut; D. j. Layton.
| Delaware; Perry Ii. Carson, Washing
ton; J. c. Long, Florida; w. w. Brown,
Georgia; George L. Shoup, Idaho; w. j.
Campbell, Illinois; j. n Huston, In
/ diana; j. $. Clarkson, Iowa; Cyrus
Leland. ir., Kansas: Albert II. Leonard
louisiana; Joseph Manley, Maine;
James A. Gray, Maryland; George L.
| Maltz, Michigan; r. G. Evans, Mime
/ sofa: Il. c. Kerens, Missouri; John NJ.
| Thurston, Nebraska; &. A. Hobert,
/ New Jersey; Cornelius N. Bliss, New
York; H. C.. Hensbrough, North Dakota
/ W. NJ. Hahn, Ohio; Isaac Trumbo,
/ Utah; II. l.. Swords, Iowa; Thomas IL.
Carter, Montana; w. f. Forester,
proxy for w. d. Bradley, kentucky;
j. i. Saunders, Colorado; Heary c..
/ Cowles, North Carolina; f. Nj. Brayton,
I South Carolina; William Lamb Vir-
/ ginia; n. i. Scott, West Virginia
/ Chairman Carter called the meeting to
order and stated that the purpose of
making nominations at once was to
/ permit Il number OF gentlemen to re-
turn home who would otherwise be
compelled to remain in Washington
until after this had been done. He
was willing, however, in view of the
opposition to postpone the matter until
Tuesday to-day,
One Hour for Each CITY.
Mr.. De Young moved that when the
committee adjourned it should be to
meet at 10 o'clock Tuesday to-day,
when the nominations shall be made.
Mr.. De Young also moved that, while
the number OF speakers should be un-
limited. not more than one hour should
be allowed to each city to present its
claim. Both motions We're adopted.
! Upon motion of Mr.. Hahn of Ohio Il
committee of five was appointed, con
sisting of himself as chairman, Messrs
De Young of California, Clarkson of
Iowa, Manley of Maine, and Campbell
/ of Illinois, to draft telegram to w.
o. Bradley of Kentucky, one of the
/ members of the executive committee.
congratulating him upon his election
as governor of that state, and extend
/ ing the hope that his Inauguration to-
day may be attended by all the favor
ing conditions which his personal and
! political worth demand. The meeting
then adjourned.
To Meet in Open Session.
A meeting of the executive committee
was held last evening in Chairman
| Manley's room to discuss the arrange.
ments for to-day's meeting. The ma
| tiouai committee will sit in open session
| To hear the claims OF San Francisco,
st. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburg and New
| York. At the conclusion of the speech
making the committee will go into ex-
eautiye session and select the CON
vcn.ion city.