The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-12
ALL THERE TO WIN.
-Four Cities Hustling For the
Republican Conve 1tion.
PITTsBURGERs CLAIM TO LEAD.
They Have a Certified Check For ST5,-
900 and OTTer other Inducenents-A
Big Committee of Boomers From the
Iron City other Cities Claims.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Chicago, st.
Lous, San Francisco and Pittsburg, the
four cities competing for the honor of
holding within their limits the next ma
tional Republican convention, are now
we'll represented here by delegations.
National committeeman continue to ar.
rive, and it is expected that by tonight
practically all will be here and pre-
pared for the meeting tomorrow morn.
ing.
Headquarters have been established,
and everything points to an interesting
and quite spirited contest. Very few
claims as to the actual number of votes
expected to be polled by the respective
cities are put out, the only statemen
advanced being that we are here to
win"
Chicagos committee Of five included
George b. Swift, mayor, S. W. Aller.
ton, T. G. Mcmillan, j. Irving Peirce
and w. ID. Boyce, and with them, as
the representative of the state, is 7. N.
Jamison of the Republican committee
of Illinois. With the committee also
are William Penn Nixon, Sam H Ray.
mond and Graem Stewart. Mr.. Boyce
Is chairman of the newspaper commit.
btot anu lt says NlllNdBO DlOSDbOA5
are of the best. The Lake City they
say, has always heretofore treated ma.
tiOnal conventions properly, and is now
In better shape than ever to do so, the
world fair having left Chicago with
O surplus of hotels that would easily ac-
commodate the multitude. 1t is argued
that Illinois having no Republican can
didate for the presidential nomination,
every candidate would have fair
show.
St. Louis has a good.sized delegation
here looking out for her interests. about
10 having arrived today IN addition to
those that were already here. The ar
rivals include the Hon. Richard Kerius,
q me mber of the national committee;
MayO Walbridge Of st. Louis, ex. Repre-
sentative Frank and s. NJ Kenuard, 4
prominent business man. These three
gentlemen will make the arguments
and announce what st. Louis has to
offer.
Pittsburg has a committee Of So or 20
citizens in this city. Among those here
are eX-POstmaster Mexican. Henry W.
Hartman, William Witherow, chair
man Of the accommodation committee.
Parker l.. Walker and Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Lyon.
Said one Of the delegates: "Our pros.
poets are better than those Of any other
city. We will give the convention any.
thing anyone else does, and go cards
and spades better. Our hotel aCcommo.
datiOns are ample for the occasion, and
we have certified check for SIS, 900 to
show that we are ready to pay the ex-
penses that will be entailed in the hold
Ing Of the convention"
The San Francisco delegation is
hustling hard. Hon. NJ. H. DeYoung
Is one of the active workers.
HRw YORK, Dec 9-The largest con-
gress Of labor leaders ever held in New
York, as far as the uUmbers repre-
sented and the interests involved are
concerned began today at Madison
Square Garden with the opening of the
fifteenth annual convention Of the
American Fedora tion Of Labor.
More than 100000 organized wcrk-
ingmen in the United States sent these
delegates-l15 in number-to repre-
sent them. Perhaps 000 600 working
men would be nearer the mark, but
the officers Of the federation are con.
servative as to numbers, and only
reckon those who are in good standing
with the subordinate unions.
II is now ~ years since the fedora
tiou met in this city in convention,
since which time it has been expanding
until it has its representatives. in every
state in the Union and all over Canada.
1t has affiliated with it so national or-
gani2atious. There is one woman dele
gate, Mrs. Frances Martell, who Ispre-
septs the GaTmeutworkers' union of
Chicago. For the last three days the
RI 20 hA 80, l.. l..
arriving. Ex.President Gompers of the
federation and several of the local oSi-
GERS have found quarters for the dele
gates at the hotels.
The executive council of the fedora
tion has been in session at the Ashland
House. The council consists of John
McBnde, president Of the American
Federation of Labor; p. G.. Mcclure,
vice president; John Blennon, treasur.
eTi Augustine McCraith, secretary, and
H. NJ Garland, president of the Anal.
gamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers. Ex.president Gompers at.
tended the meeting of the executive
council. The business consisted of
preparations for the opening of the con-
vention.
E.ICowey and j. Mawdsley of the
Coal Miners and SpinneTs' union of
as representatives. of those bodies. They
represent about 100000 workingmen in
England and Wales.
President John Mcbride of the feder-
alton Is not a delegate, having been de-
feated at the election for delegates for
his local union. He, however, as pres.
ident opened the convention.
Important questions will come before
the convention, including the carrying
out of general eight.hour movement
on May |, 1896 The question of har-
monizing national bodies will also be
considered, and efforts will be made to
e1tinguish the knights of Labor as a
trades union movement and compel
that body to become purely edGca-
tional one.
Ex' President Gompers will be a can.
didate for president in opposition to
PTeAdent Mcbride.
A Testy Churchman.
The late Canon Harper Of Selby, in
Yorkshire, had certain oddity and
originality, illustrated in one of his ad-
vertisements for curate: Wanted, by
an incumbent, who means to do as his
bishop bids him, curate who means to
do as his incumbent bids him-subject
to the rule and law of the established
church. His text the Bible, his COM
mentary the prayer book. Daily serv-
ice weekly communion; good choir; ;
very fine church. An earnest man, who
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