Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-11
ST. LOUIS GETS IT.
The Republican National Convention Will Be Held There on June l6-Four Ballots
 Decided It.

Washington Dec 1O-The republican national convention will be held at St. Louis, Mo-, on the 18th day of next June.
 These were the two material results of today's quadrennal meeting of the re- publican national committee. Thus ends a contest that has been spiritedly con ducted by the four cities of San Fran cisco, Chicago Pittsburg and St. Louis. New York was a nominal candidate for the convention honors, but her reNre- sentatives 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 to variety 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 astounding gains made by the republicans of Missouri a year ago ap- pealed strongly to the sympathy of the national committee, with whom the se- lection lay. St. Louis had been regarded as a strong competitor from the start, but experienced observers of political af- , fairs felt that her present rival would be Chicago, which, curiously enough, was never seriously in the fight.
 The California delegation made game uphill fight. That they succeeded in polling so large vote at the start and holding it practically intact until the final ballot, furnished 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 con- sumed in making the trip was against them; the expenses of the trip was a factor which initiated against them, and yet for three ballots they led all of hai at pittShnrp 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. It was informal, and designed to test the sense of the committee. It resulted as follows
 san Francisco. 20; Chicago, s; Pitts burg, g.; St. Louis, IS; New York; 1; total, 51.
 On motion of MT. Hobart of New Jersey the city polling the smallest vote on this ballet was dropped. This eliminated New York and reduced the contest to the four cities named. On this ballot the member from the District of Columbia voted for San Francisco. On the first regular ballot both he and the member from New York transferred their votes to St. Louis, with the result that San Francisco dropped to 19. Chicago and Pittsburg remaining stationary, with 8 and votes respectively, while St. Louis went up to 15. During the intermission between the first and second ballots MT Kerreens, the Missouri member of the committee, and some of the staunch ad- herents of the Mound City did some ef- fective missionary work. which was shown when the second ballot was taken. On this ballot San Francisco retained her 19 votes; Chicago gained one from Pitts burg; Pittsburg lost four, three of the number going to St. Louis, increasing her strength to IS. 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 oc- casion went to St. Louis, thus putting her in the lead with 22 votes, San Francisco and Chicago remaining stationary. with 19 and votes each to their credit. It was now apparent that St. Louis was forging steadily to the front. Pttsburg dropped out of the race On the last ballot San Francisco received 15 votes. Chicago 2 and St. Louis 29, three more than a majority.