The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-10

ored delegates to the national conven-
ton would receive exactly the same
accommodations, facilities and treat
ment at the hotels and public places as
the white delegates, and also make a
guarantee that the hotels would not
advance the rates during the conven-
ton.
Some of the contesting cities evident
ly are not in favor of the movement to
hear their claims today instead of to-
morrow, and public evidence of their
protests was made when Colonel
Swords, sergeant-at-arms of the ma
tional committee, said at noon that pos
sibly the programme might be changed
again and the hearing of the cities de-
York delegation has been delayed and
was feeling that the hearing would be
premature.
The large banquet hall where the
hearing is to take place has been elab-
orately decorated for the occasion.
At o'clock only a few committee
men had reached the hall, and it was
some time after that the meeting open
ed behind closed doors, one Of the first
things decided being the date of the
hearing of the convention city rivals.
At 2:30 o'clock only twenty members
Of the committee were present and it
was 8 p. m. before it was called to Or
der and Chairman Carter announced
that the hearing of the claims of the
cities would be postponed until tomor-
row.
Bradley Congratulated
The national committee passed a reso-
luton appointing a committee to send
congratulations to Governor Bradley Of
Kentucky on his election. The committee
is composed of Mr.. Hahn Of Ohio, Manley
of Maine and Clarkson of Iowa.
Mr.. De Young of California introduced
a resolution, which was adopted, proVld-
ing that the representatives of the press
should be admitted to the meetings OF the
committee when the claims OF the various
cities should be presented.
Each city is to have an hour tomorrow
for the presentation of its claims begin
ming Immediately after the opening OF The
session tomorrow. The convention then
adjourned, having been in session ten
minutes, TO 10 o'clock tomorrow.
This evening the corridors OF lHe AIlliS-
ton were again thronSed. At the head
quarters of the four rival cities the cnam-
phone of each were dispensing hospitality
and putting forth their most earnest arSu-
ents in behalf of their respective cities
The Pittsburg contingent dWelt upon us
location as a railroad and telegraph cen
Ter. The oGlden Gate partisanS were OF
fering almost any inducement' that might
be demanded. Some days ago MI De
Young announced that San Francesca mao
obtained a $50 railroad rate from chicago
to the coast and return. Tonight the del
egatfon decided to offer a, $50 rate to the
public a SO TO the delegates and Tree
TRANSPORTATION and hospitality TO tne
members of the committee. General \.
p Chapman and Mr.. De Young VIII pre-
sent San Franciscos claims.
The Chicago delegation was, perhaps
the most serene OF any.
St. Louis displayed seemingly more &C
tiyity than any of the other cities. Both
Mr.. Kerens and Mr.. Ftlley sala tne COZ COL
test would settle down to Chicago ana
ST Louis. and that the Mound city would
carry off the prize.
Each of the candidates was prepared
to offer the Republican committee
enough and more than enough TO pay OH
the old debt of the committee. This debl
is Yariously placed at from $32,OOO to S5V,-
600. -ooo
Pittsburg has a fund of $4,000 sub
$4,000 each and San Francisco is sald
to have 600 and more if money will
avail. Each city declares that 1t Will pay
ANYTHING in reason to secure the con-
yention. Although each candidate claims
victory on the final ballot careful can
yass tonight shows that they approx
mately agreed in the result OF the flrst
10, Pittsburg L, St. Louis ana Chlcaso IL
each All except San Francisco however,
agree that the first ballot does not IN
dictate the winner. Reports of alliances
between San Francisco and st. Louis,
and Chicago and PiutSburg were abroad,
hllt were strenuously denied. The shrewd-
est politicians about the hotel tonight
on the first or second ballot, her votes
will break to St. Louis and Chicago, ana
that the contest would lie between the
Lake and the Mound city.