The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-15

| ai'h th'N IlslNt Sti dnOuI overcoming tnplD
III n characteristic way. Expense Is
never an object in California. Hence
me guarantee fund accommodating in San
Irancisco is something huge.
Inc Caliiornians propose to transport
the delegates to the convention to the
| toldch Gate without cost--to provide
railroad accommodations for them free
of charge.
rms is an enormous undertaking. The
newspaper correspondents will be taken
10y the railroads without any charge for
| sporation--thc Pennsylvania com
pany invariably takes the Washington
correspondents to conventions at it's own
cost IN a special train of parlor ears. So
Tue additional expense of holding the con
lAcniion in San Francisco would fall en-
tlreiy on the visitors, who 20 To n con
vontlon from curiosity. or to shout for
some particular candidate. or to manage
some candidates campaign for the nomi-
nation And 1t is possible that in q
measure the holding of the convention in
san Francisco would realize that cundi-
ton suggested by General Patrick COL
Inns OF Massachusetts. at the last dem
ocratic convention. That convention was
ovcrrun with disurdcrly persons who in
tcrfcre1 with the speech making disgrace
fully. and General Collins expressed the
belief hcfnrr the convention was half
over that the only way to hold u Nation
nj convention was to confinc The number
Of those present to the delegates. the nj.
t,rratcs and the newspaper reporters. II
would not take such large hall to hold
these and with the public excluded the
convention would become n dciherltivc
body. something it has not been for many
years.
GENEROSITY OF CALlFORNIANS
The California people rely in their cam
pagn on the traditional hospitality of the
Pacific coast. which assures the delegates
and their friends II glorious time if they
ever reach San Flancisco and the oppor.
tunity offered for an excursion Mt small
cost 10 Il part of the country which every
American is ambitious to visit. Without
doubt san Francisco VIII get the votes of
all the people who can spare tn" time to
~ To the Pacific and whose personal eX-
penscs are to he paid by some one else
And san Francisco has Il claim to con
sidcration. too in her hotels. There are
tWcnty-eight hotels listed in San Fran
cisco, and some of these are of world
wide reputation. There is no doubt the
city could take care amply of all who
would attend the convention. Whereas
grave doubts exist concerning some other
cities
The hotel question hurt St Louis n
great deal when the convention of 1SSS
was held there. The Accommodations
were insufficient then. SO We're the rail
road facilities. Now st. Louis has two
large new hotels. equal to any in the
country. in addition to the ones, several
smaller hotels have been opened. and the
city boasts the finest union station in the
world. Trains from the East come
across the Mississippi on two bridges in
stead of one as formerly. so that there is
not the same possibility of delay. Alto
gclhcr the city has much to offer which
it had not before
In Chicago there is no doubt of the suf-
ficlcncy of the hotel Accommodations Chi
cugu has sCvCnty-four hotels listed tn
twenty-onc in ST. Louis. Many of the
. Chicago hotels were built for world 5
fair business. and with the exception of
New York which has nearly 200 hotels.
! provided. Pittshurg has twenty-one ho'
. tcs. Cleveland twenty-five and Cincin-
matt seventeen.
Strange to say. only one great Nation
: N convention was over held IN New YORK
, That was the convention of ISIS. which
, placed Iloratio Seymour mt the head OF
+ the democratic ticket. OF the other dem
, ocrntic conventions held since lStio. three
, have been held in Chicago. two in Gin
i cunati. two in st. Louis and one III
p Charleston.
r No National convention has been held
in the South since the Charleston con
vcntion of 1850, Chicago has had n
:, majority of the republican conventions.
The objections TO holding conventions II
- New York lies in the fact that New Nori
is too busy. New York is probably Tho
one city which would find Nntona
+ convention burden and expense. New
4 York does not want the convention. bu
I, il may he considered in the meeting o
n the two committees
!, DEMOCRATS FAVOR NEW YORK
G The democrats at least may decide e
o meet in Gotham Chairman llnrrty, o
- the democratic National committee, is re
Il portcd as strongly in favor Of hodini
the convention there He is said TO hay
r, consulted the president and cabinet OH
* GERS. Mr.. IIarrity is said TO base hi
e preference for New YORK on 'he l"ct ~" 4,
The Empire State is pivotal one, aud u
# thinks National convention would sll
g. nm uprtv enthusiasm and bring the deln
# ucrats of The South and West To N
n homes OF their Eastern and Northern
Is brethren. g., ~.
n II the democrats do decide on Ne,
10 York the convention would undouhtedl
10 hc splcndidly housed in Madison Squar
In garden. where there would he plenty o
rnom for many thousands and first clas
"a Accommodations for every one.
10 Washington has been mentioned some
20 times As possible meeting pIncc ior on on
III ~ the conventions. but objection TO IN
A, cnpitnl ia always found in the tact tina
IN rourress is in session when the CONVEX
If tons are held and that the public bus
,t moss would suffer. Besides. the admins
10 tration might exercise an undue lniiMen,
ne on the convention If it was held IN Was'
NJ The choice for the republican CONVEX
ZION seems to lie now between san frai
liz DISCO. Chicago, ST. Louis and littsbnri
with Cleveland, Cincinnati and some oth'
,itirs figuring as dark horses. g..
For the democratic convention ~
nc Ionis and Chicago are the cities mo-
II. considered. If San Francisco loses u
hn rcrnhlican convention the California peg
" nle win make a bid for the democrat
&c Convention. If any city hut Chicago SO!
n tbn republican convention mat city VI
hit he shnt ont of the list Of competitors Il
Il. ,bc democratic convention. Chicago
he only city which has SUCCEEDED yet
TX conturing aud holding two National col
nf Tho convention cities since the organ
,o,ion Of the republican party have pee
~ Nenr Dem. h'pui
TO ngn.' Cincinnati. .Philadelph
to 1850. 49,. Charleston 'BBsit ilngaI
is iscS New York -. Chiche