The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-11

Inc morning was spent in hearing
speeches in behalf of the contendiug cities.
the doors being open to the various con
testing delegations. This concluded, the
committee began its afternoon session be-
hind closed doors. An eager crowd choSed
up the corridors leading to the committee
room and awaited the announcement of
results.
The first important question of the after.
noon was the fixing of the date of the con
vention. The executive committee re.
ported resolution favoring June 49, Thi.
was amended by Committeeman Lannan
of Utah. in favor Of Aug Is There was q
sharp debate and Mr. DeYoung, of Cali
fornia, finally proposed July as compro.
mise between June and August. The De
Young and Lannan amendments were
both defeated, and then, by a practically
unanimous vote, the date was fixed at
June 16.
Then came the main contest between
the cities. There was much excitement as
the ballots proceeded the committeeman
from the einterested sections hurrying about
and seeking TO effect combinations. At
the outset San Francisco secured one more
than the nineteen claimed from the first
The announcement of her lead was greeted
with enthusiasm when it reached the outer
corridors. The strength of st. Louis was
somewhat greater than had been expected
while neither Pittsburgnor Chicago made
the showing anticipated
St Louis gained steadily on each bal
lot. San Francisco sought to meet this
by drawing the votes of Chicago, but with
out avail. The first serious break occurred
when David Martin, of Pennsylvania led
tnpI tt,I,t s., -
the fourth and last formal ballot the San
Francisco forces broke for the first time,
Michigan, Wyoming and Connecticut
going to st. Louis. That settled it and
gave st. Louis the convention. The choice
was made unanimous on motion of Mr.
DeYoung, of San Francisco.
On the announcement of the decisive
ballot there was rush for the st. Louis
headquarters, where all the delegates from
that city gathered with Missouri congress
men and politicians at large There was
a great handshaking and popping of corks
Tor lew minutes with occasional cheers,
until Clark H. Sampson was lifted to a
table in reply to calls for speech. While
he WIS talking the room was filling ND
and congressman Jay, Barthold and Cobb
soon appeared, and then the Pittsburg
NAu ctlllOIllld ubltBdJlOnS puSneu IN TO
congratulate their rival.
The appetite of the crowd for speech
making was remarkable, and many of the
delegates were called upon to mount the
impromptu Tostrum. Ex- Congressman
Warner, Mayor Walbridge, Chauncey
Filley, Seth w. Cobb, Democratic congress
man from St Louis; Knight Of California;
Richard G. Kerens Harry Ford, of Pitts
burg; Congressman William A. Stone.
Nathan Frank and several others were
called upon to talk All of the visitors
claimed that ST. Louis had been their sec !
ond choice and took defeat with good
nature.
After concluding the ballot the commit .
tee took up the question Of territorial dele
gates, and recommended that New Mex
leo, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma each
select four delegates in addition to the
two heretofore chosen. A hearing was ac-
corded to Mrs. j. Ellen Foster of Iowa. |
who spoke of woman's influence in behalf .
of the party.
AT o'clock the committee had com
pleted its labors and adjourned The ex,
ecutive committee then held a brief session
to arrange the details of the convention. |
In accordance with the determination of
the full committee.