St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-09
FOUR CITIES AFTER 1T.
Hot Fight to Secure the Repub-
Iican National Convention.

Hot Fight to Secure the Repub-
Hcan National Convention.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Chicago,S st.
Louis and San Francisco, three of the
cities competing for the honor of hold
ing within their boundaries the next
national Republican convention, are
now well represented here by delega-
tions. Pittsburg has her vanguard in
Washington, while the main bodya lard
is due in the morning. The quiet or
Sunday in the corridors of the Airing
ton was broken by the presence OF SO
many strangers, all Jealous and de-
sirous of securing this much coveted
prize for the cities they represent. Ma
tional committeeman also continue to
arrive, and it is expected that by to-
morrow night practically all will be
here and prepared for the meeting on
Tuesday. Headquarters have bEsn es-
tablished and everything points to an in
teresting and spirited contest. Very
few claims as to the actual number Of
votes expected to be polled by the. re-
spective cites are put out, the only
statement advanced being that we are
here to win
Among the arrivals were Hon. Thom-
as c. Platt, of New York, and Hon.
Joe Manley, of the national commit
tee. Chicago's committee of five ar
rived tonight. They include George B.
Swift, mayor; s. w. Allerton, T. c.
Mcmillan, j. Irving Pierce and w. D.
Boyce, and with them as the repre-
sentative of the state is T. N. Jamf-
son, of the Republican committee Of
Illinois With the committee are Will
lam Penn Nixon, Sam H. Raymond
and Graem Stuart. Mr.. Boyce is
chairman of the newspaper commit
tee. and he says Chicago's prospects
are of the best Chicago, they say,
has always heretofore treated national
conventions properly, and is now In
better shape than ever to do so, the
worlds fair having left Chicago with
a. surplus of. hotels that would easily
accommodate the multitude. 1t Is
argued that Illinois having no Re-
publican candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination, every candidate would
have a fair show: . s.5.snit :;
St. Louis has a goed-sized delega-
ton here looking out for her inter-
ests. about fifteen having arrived to-
Gay Ill duuEllOll ". IllOt2NS 80
ready here.' The arrivals today in
cluded Hon. Richard c. Kerins, "a
member of the national committee;
Mayor Walbridge, OF st. Louis; ex-
Representative Frank and S. M. Ken
nard, a prominent business man. Hon.
William Warner who also;is, q mem
her of the st. Louis delegation, said
tonight:
Besides the members of the delega-
ton, there were also present at the
meeting the members of congress from
California. The situation was discuss
ed in it's entirety. 1t was agreed that
N. P. Chapman of Red Bluff, should
make the opening, and George A
Knight, of San Francisco, the closing
address in behalf of San Francisco
The members of the delegation say
they feel very much encouraged over
the outlook, that San Francisco has a
bigger following than any, other place,
and there are a number OF fsccmmittee-
men who favor it, for second choice.
Mr.. Chapman, summing upthe whole
matter, says: I'VE stand, ready to do
anything that WILDE. consistent with
he conventions needs and dignity and
everything that will make 1T success
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