Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN.
THE Missouri City to Have the Re-
publican Convention.
DECIDED ON THE FIFTH BALLOT.
June 16 Set as the Date of the Asse milling
st. Louis Hotel Managers Kept
Eusy Answering kilograms
for Rooms.

rat st. Louis on June 10 ne4L. 1ndI
was the decision reached by the re-
publican national committee yester-
day after spirited balloting lasting
two hours. The successive ballots
were as follows: St. Louis-13, IA, 49,
%, 20; San Francisco-2O, 49, 10, 10, TO-;
Pittsburqh-9, g. 5, l, Z; Chicago-8, s,
%, Q, 6; New York;, x, x, X, x. The
morning was spent in hearing speeches
in behalf of the contending cities, the
doors being open to the various con-
testing delegations. This concluded,
the committee began it's afternoon
session behind closed doors. An eager
crowd choked up the corridors leading
to the committee room and awaited the
announcement of results
The first important question of the
afternoon was the fixing of the date
of the convention. The executive
committee reported a resolution favor
ing June It, This was amended by
Committeeman Lehman, of Utah, in
favor of August 49, There was sharp
debate, and Mr.. De Young, of Califor-
MIA, finally proposed compromise be-
tween June and August, viz, July.
The De Young and Lannan amend
ments were both defeated and then by
a practically unanimous vote the date
was fixed at June 16.
Then came the main contest between
the cities. There was much excite
nent as the ballots proceeded, the COM
mitteemen from the interested sections
hurrying and seeking to effect combi-
nations. At the outset San Francisco
secured one more than the nineteen
claimed from the first. The announce
ment of her lead was greeted with en-
thusiasm when it reached the outer
corridors. The strength of ST.
Louis was somewhat greater
than had been expected, while
neither Pittsburgh nor Chicago made
the showing anticipated. st. Louis
gained steadily on each ballot. San
Francisco sought to meet this by draw
ing the votes of Chicago, but without
avail. The first serious break occurred
when David Martin, of Pennsylvania,
led the Pittsburgh forces toward st.
Louis. On the fourth and last formal
ballot San Francisco broke for the
first time, Michigan, Wyoming and
Connecticut going to st. Louis That
settled it, and gave st. Louis the con-
vention. The choice was made unani-
nous on motion of Mr.. De Young, of
San Francisco.
After concluding the ballot, the COM
mittee took up the question of terri
torial delegates, and recommended
that New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and
Oklahoma each select four delegates
in addition to the two heretofore chos-
en-. A hearing was accorded Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster, who spoke of woman's
influence in behalf of the party.
q - n l. J.. L.
pleted it's labors and adjourned. The
executive committee then held brief
session to arrange the details of the
convention in accordance with the de-
termination of the full committee.
GREAT REJOICING AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Dec. 11-There rs general
rejoicing in st. Louis over the action
of the national repu blican committee
in selecting this city for the place to
hold the next national epublican con-
vention in June, 1896. Not alone
those who will be directly benefited
by the convention and its attendant
crowds showed their interest in the
action of the national committee, but
every body seemed enthused Long
before the bulletins announcing the
vote of the committee on the location
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.
It is planned to hold the convention
in the Exposition building, the north
nave of which will be fitted up at a
cost of SIS, 600, and when finished will
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fort will be made to present to the con-
vention hall perfect for its work.
Hotel managers were kept busy all
afternoon and evening answering tele-
grams from different parts of the coun-
try asking that rooms be reserved dur
ing the convention week. Speaker
Reed and Maj. Mckinley, presidential
possibilities, anticipating the COM
mittee's action, had already reserved
quarters at the Southern hotel, where
their respective state delegations
will also be taken care of. Hon.
j. H. Marley, secretary of the
national committee, telegraphed for
rooms for the committee at the same
hostelry. Gen. Russell A Alger. an
other possible candidate for presiden.
tial honors, has secured rooms at the
Southern, which will also be the head
quarters of the following state delega-
tions: Michigan, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Maine, Colorado, Illinois and
Massachusetts,.
In addition to twenty rooms at the
Southern hotel, Maj. Mckinley has
asked to have reserved for him twenty
at the st. Nicholas and thirty at the
Planters hotel.
Nuns from Ireland.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Dec 11-As-
SlStant Mother