The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-07
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE,

Republicans Gathering III Washington.
Rival Claimants 10 tic Conventions.
NIcItInIcy Delegation Present.
WASHINGTON, b. C.. Dec. 6.-Aotiva
preparations for the assembling next
Tuesday OF the Republican committed
to select n iliye and place FOR the ma
tional convention are making. The eS-
ecutIye committee. or eleven members,
meets on Monday night, and the full
committee will be called Ia order by
Chairman Carter nj II o'clock Tuesday
morning IN the banquet hall OF tho Ar
lington hotel. Large delegations are
expected from the cities gcekinE 70 Sc
cure the convention. Wig: Pittsburgh
San Francisco, Chicago and ST. Louis
While these are the main contestants.
New York state VIII have n delegation
seeking the convection, with Saratoga
as tho convention place.
The most considerable delegation yet
here is that representing the Interest
OF Governor Mckinley. II Includes
McyFrs, Joseph f. Smith. cxRcprc-
sentative Thompson, Of Ohio: General
W, NJ. Osborne, OF Boston: Powell Clay
ton, OF Arkansas, ana other well known
men, william NJ. l.nlru, tie national
committeeman from Ohio. also will bI
here. Hon. Mark Hanna. OF Cleveland
intended tD come. but Is GctlinedSby
the Illness OF hlB wife. The party make
no conccalmont OF their purpose to
look after tho lnterestH OF Gov. McEin-
lev, ns the Ohio candidate for the pres
fdpncy Mr.. Smith, one OF the most
active men OF the delegation, said: I'VE
hive no plans to submit, and are not
fnvorinE one city as against another.
But the cnnhldncy Of Governor Me-
Kinley Ia fully undcrrtcod the country
over, and we nre here, without any re-
quest from him. to look after Ohlq.S
choice. The state IN absolutely united.
and all talk Of division has passed
away" -,
The national committee meetings Will
be- open when the claims OF the va
rIous cities are presented. After that
tho committee will go into secret sea.
sion The first buglnCgs to be passed.
on ia the rcrOlutIOn or Committeeman
Payne, OF Wisconsin. for n change IN
the bngls Of representation tu tho Con-
yontion, the proposed hnrlE btlng pro-
portloried to- tho Republican vote cast
Tor prcnldCnt IN the last prc1ldantlal
election The resolution was intro
duccd by Mr. Payne and seconded by
Mr. IInhn, Of Ohio II was ln7t dit
cueged in f,ouIaylllr in May, 1898 and
was then laid on the table to hc tnltnn
IN at tho meeting next Tucgday. Thcri
nrc three WAYS Of dealing with II,
namely. to adopt II. To vote II down,
or 10 refer II to the national Wnycn'
ton. This last courUc II likely To ba
tnl;nn,
sac Francisco has been p%crtlnr
much nctlvity and Influence ~ lnto Ia
r,curc the convention, The main points
brlnE urged against going 10 the coast
are that the telegraph service would
not hc sufficient nnd tint the difference
| Of three hours time would br drtrl-
mental tu the afternoon press Of tie
cbst durlrg the day sessions hn1 to Tia
| uuInlng urCBa during night sessions,
| Ililgburrig advantages nfc bclniy
urged with equal vlgur senator guny
hnH IN influential circle VI frlrndH In
Tho committee, and he Ia urElnH the
Chplco Of rltluburEh ~ n personal fc-
quest
| division NJ sentiment hctwcnn June
nnd September. but the prevailing Int
| urOHelUn In TINT there viii lc mn nd
| hrfpnCc 10 tho custom ~ June con.
VcnilUu, Against this II Ia being urged
that there should 10 nhoft "nincty
dnya' c1mprlrn," with the least dis
tnfbanur NJ huruOnH. This IN met by
Tho statement that even with n iun0
convention the cnmpulrn duuH not be-
gln un'Ii Boploubur aud TINT II "
nrcilena ~ luup the country IN nus
punHc unill autumn
An otfudouuH lmprrrHi1n ptoVNllr
that II chairman NJ The national com
inlltoo IN Ia bc bhon'n ~ succeed chair.
mlh Garter The lnlicrA l'ntlfn lasts