The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13
St. LOU|S,JuNE IS, '96
Place and Date Of National
Republican Convention.

Tho Mound City After a SpiritedIy
Conducted Contest Secures the
Prize on the Fourth Ballot-San
Francisco's Gallant Fight-New
York Was Not in 1t.
Washir gton, Dec. 1.-THE republi-
can national convention will be held at
st. Louis on the 10th day of next June.
These were the two material results of
Yesterdays quadrienial meeting of the
republican national committee. Thus
ends contest that has been spiritedly
conducted by the four cities of San
Francisco Chicago, Pittsburg and st.
Louis. New York was nominal can
didate for convention honors, but her
representatives did not reach the city
until Monday night, too late to begin
an active propaganda for the metropo-
Ns Of the east. st. Louis victory was
due to variety of causes, the principal
of which was the untiring effort put
forth by her representatives, who ar
rived on Sunday last, supplemented by
sound Judgment, good political fnesse
and by the further fact that the big
gains made by the republicans of Mis-
souri, year ago appealed strongly to
the sympathies of the national commit
tee with whom the selection lay. st.
Louis had been regarded as strong
competitor from the start, but expert
enced observers of political affairs felt
that her principal rival would be Chi
cago, which, curiously enough, was
never seriously in the race.
CALIFORNIA; Game Fight.
The California delegation made a
game, uphill fight. That they succeeded
polling so large vote at the start and
holding it practically intact until the
final ballot, furnishes the strongest
proof of the good work done by her
committee in the face of obstacles with
which none of the other cities had to
contend. The distance was against
them; the time consumed in making
the trip was against them; the expenses
OF the trip We're also factor which
initiated against them, and yet for
three ballots they led all their COMPETE
tors. Their organization was perfect;
their courage superb. Pittsburg, like
lhcago, was never formidable con-
estant, and after two ballots, the brave
blowing she had made at the begin
hing gradually disappeared.
The Baiioting.
The first ballot was taken at 4 o'clock.
1t was informal and was d 9 gned to
test the sense Of the committee. 1t re-
suited as follows: San Francisco, 20;
chicago, s; Pittsburg, 8; st. Louis, 13;
New York, l. Total, 81. On motion of
Mr. Hobart of New Jersey the city
polling the smallest vote ON this ballot
was dropped. This eliminated New
York and reduced the contest to the
| iour cities first named. On this ballot
the member from the District of Co.
lumbia voted for San Francisco. On
the first regular ballot both he and
the member from New York trans
erred their votes to st. Louis with
he result that San Francisco was
Idropped to 49,; Chicago and Pittsburg
remained stationary with 8 and votes
respectively, while st. Louis went up to
10. During the intermission between
the hrst and second ballots Mr.
herens, the Missouri member of the
committee, and some of the staunch
adherents OF the Mound city, did some
effective missionary work, which was
shoWn when the second ballot was
taken. On this ballot San Francisco
retained her nineteen votes, Chicago
gained one from Pittsburg, Pittsburg
loSt tour, three of the number going to
o. Louis, increasing her strength to
eighteen. On the third ballot Pitts
ourg forces disintegrated so that the
member from that state was the only
person voting for the Smoky City. The
lour votes lost by Pittsburg on this
occaslon went to st. Louis, thus put
ung her in the lead with twenty-five
votes, San Francisco and Chicago re-
naming stationary, with nineteen and
nine votes each to their credit. 1t was
NOW apparent that St. Louis was forg-
ing steadily to the front. Pittsburg
uropped out of the race. On the last
ailot San Francisco received fifteen
O'es, Chicago seven and st. Louis
Senty-nine, three more than ma
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