The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-13

mittee. The morning was spent in hear
ing speeches in behalf of the contending
cities, the doors being open to the various
| contesting delegations. This concluded,
the committee began its afternoon session
behind closed doors An eager crowd
choked up the corridors leading to the
F., committee room and awaited the an
nouncement of the result
Wanted Short, Sharp Campaign.
The first important question of the aft
ernoon was the fixing of the date of the
ported aresolution favoring June 10. An
amendment was offered by Committeeman
Lannan, Of Utah, in favor of Aug. 10.
There was sharp debate and De Young,
of California, finally proposed compro-
mise between June and August, viz:
July. The De Young and Lannan amend
ments were defeated, and by practically
unanimous vote the date was fixed at
Jnne 16. Then came the main contest be-
tween the cities. There was much excite
ment as the ballots proceeded, the COM
mitteemen from the interested sections
hurrying about and seeking to effect COM
binations. At the outset San Francisco
secured one more than the nineteen
claimed from the first. The announce
ment of her lead was greeted with enthu-
siasIE when 1t reached the outer corridors.
Chicago Was Evidently Too Serene.
The strength of st. Louis was somewhat
greater than had been expected, while
neither Pittsburg nor Chicago made the
chnx anti tod
steadily on each ballot. San Francisco
sought to meet this by drawing the votes
of Chicago, but without avail. The first
serious break occurred when David Mar
tin, of Pennsylvania, led the Pittsburg
forces toward st. Louis. On the fifth
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 De Young.
Matter of Territorial Delegates.
After concluding the ballot the commit
tee took up the question of territorial dele
gates, and recommended that New Mex
iZo, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma each
select four delegates in addition to the
two heretofore chosen. A hearing was
accorded to Mrs J. Ellen Foster, of Iowa,
who spoke of woman's influence in behalf
of the party. At o'clock the committee
had completed its labors and adjourned.
The executive committee then held a brief
session to arrange the details of the con.
vention in accordance with the determine.
ton of the full committee
st Louis Has a Jubilation.
On the announcement OF the decisive
ballot there was rush for the St. Louis
headquarters, where all the delegates from
that city gathered with the Missouri con.
gressmen and politicians at large. There
was great handshaking and popping of
corks for few minutes, with occasional
cheers, until Clark H. Sampson was lifted
to a table in reply to a call for a speech.
While he was talking the room was fill
ing up, and Representatives Jay, Bar
thold and Cobb soon appeared and then
the Pittsburg and California delegations
pushed in to congratulate their rival. The
appetite of the crowd for speech making
was remarkable and many of the dele
gates were called upon to mount the i'm
promptu rostrum. All of the visitors
claimed that St. Louis had been their Sec
ond choice, and took defeat with good
nature.