The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
ST. LOUIS GETS THE CONVENTION.
June 10 the Date for the Big Rally
of the Republicans.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The republican
national convention will be held at ST.
Louis. No, on the 18th day of next June.
These were the two material results of
to-day's quadrennial meeting of the re-
publican national committee.
Thus ends a contest that has been spir-
itedly conducted by the four cities of San
Francisco, Chicago. Pittsburg and st.
Louis. New York was nominal candi-
date for the convention honors, but her
representatives did not reach the city
until last night, too late to begin an active
propaganda for the metropolis of the
east. st. Louis victory was due 10 a va
riety of causes, the principal of which
was the untiring efforts put forth by her
representatives, who arrived on Sunday
last, supplemented by sound judgment,
good political finesse and by the further
fact that the astounding gains made by
the republicans of Missouri a year ago
appealed strongly to the sympathies
of the national committee. with whom the
selection lay. St. Louis has been regard
ed as strong competitor from the start
but experience observers of political af-
fairs felt that her principal rival would
be Chicago, which, curiouSly enough, was
never seriously in the race. The CalifoT-
MIA delegation made a game uphill fight
That they succeeded in polling so large a
intact until the final ballot, furnished the
strongest proof of the good work done by
her committee in the face of obstacles,
with which nope 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 was also factor which initiated
against them; and yet, for three ballots,
they led all their competitors. Pittsburg,
like Chicago, was never a formidable con
testant, and, after two ballots, the brave
showing she had made at the beginning
gradually disappeared.
The first ballot was taken at o'clock.
1t was informal and designed to test the
sense of the committee. II resulted as fol-
lows: San Francisco, 20; Chicago, S; Pitts
burg, 81 st. Louis, 13; New York, /; total,
on motion of Mr.. Hobart of New Jer-
sey the city polling the smallest vote on
this ballot was dropped. This eliminated
New York and reduced the contest to the
four cities first named. On this bal
lumbia voted for San Francisco. On the
first regular ballot both he and the men,
Der from New York transferred their
votes to st. Louis, with the result that
San Francisco dropped to 10; Chicago and
PittSburg remaining stationary, with s
and 3 votes respectively, while st. Louis
went up to To-
During the intermission between the
first and second ballots Mr.. Kerens, 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 10 votes; Chicago
gained l from Pittsburg; Pttsburg lost T. 3
of the number going to ST. Louis, increas-
ing her strength to 49,
On the third ballot Pittsburg's forces
disintegrated so that the member from
that state was the only person voting for
the Smoky City. The four votes lost by
Pittsburg on this occasion went to St
Louis, thus putting her in the lead with
p votes; San Francisco and Chi
cago remaining stationary with
10 and 8 votes each to their
credit. 1t was now apparent that St.
Louis was forging steadily to the front
and Pittsburg dropped out of the race.
On the last ballot San Francisco re-
ceived Is votes, Chicago and st. Louis 20,
three more than a majority.