The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-10
WILL SOON Be SETTLED.
The Republican Committee Will Decide
the Question To-day
WHERE THE NATIONAL CONVEN-
TION WILL BE HELD.
Californians Making a Hard Fight for
San Francisco-Chicago, Pittsburg
and New York HopefuI-The st.
Louis Delegation Think the Final
Vote VIII be Cast in Favor of the
Missouri City.


work proposed by Messrs. Carter and
Manley, which looked to the placing of
| the different cities in nomination to-
| day, was not satisfactory. All of the
number, without exception, insisted
that they were not ready to present
their claims, nor would they be until
| tomorrow.
Nevertheless, the meeting was held.
After some delay quorum was secured.
Chairman Carter called the meeting to
order, and stated that the purpose of
| the making of the nominations this af-
ternoon was to permit a number of
| gentlemen to return home, who would
| otherwise be compelled to remain in
Washington until after this had been
done. He was willing, however, in
! view of the opposition, to postpone this
matter until tomorrow.
| Mr.De Young Of California moved that
| when the committee adjourn this after
| noon it be to meet at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning, when the nominations
shall be made. Mr.De Young also moved
| that while the number of speakers
| should not be limited, not more than one
hour should be allowed to each city to
present its claim. Both motions We're
! adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hahn of Ohio, a
committee of five was appointed, con-
sisting of himself as Chairman, Messrs.
De Young of California, Clarkson Of
Iowa, Manley of Maine and Campbell
! OF Illinois, TO draft a telegram to w. O..
Bradley OF Kentucky, one OF the MEM
| befS OF the Executive Committee, con-
graduating him upon his election as
Governor OF that State, and extending
hi
row may be attended by all the favor
ing conditions which his personal and
political worth demands.
The meeting then adjourned
a meeting of the Executive Commit
tee was held this evening in Chairman
Manley'S rooms to discuss the arrange
ments for to-morroW'S meeting.
The National Committee Will sit in
open conference TO hear the claims of
San Francisco, st. Louis, Chicago,
Pittsburg and New York. AT the con-
clusion Of the speechmaking the COM
mittee will go into executive session
| and select the convention city.
There is as much uncertainty tonight
! concerning the location of the Republic
an National Convention as there is re
| Specting the candidate the convention
will nominate. The Chicago boomers,
| who were quiet and not at all Self-aS-
sertive this morning, are tonight bub-
bling over with good feeling. They are
as certain as they can be OF anything
that is not an accomplished fact that
the committee will locate the conven-
| ton in their city.
4 visit to the California headquarters
| shows the delegation from that State
equally confident Of success, and at
midnight they are predicting that the
| battle is nearly won. Mayor Raden OF
Los Angeles expresses the sentiment of
his associates in saying that the Cali
fornians have erased the word fail
from their banners, and substituted
| therefor success"
The St Louis people smile content
edly when these circumstances are re-
| lated to them, and utter the single ex-
clamation ''Waiti" They seem to un-
! derstand the reasons which account
for the hopefulness of the Chicago and
San Francisco people, and say they will
checkmate them when the bailoting be-
gins tomorrow
Nor have the Pittsburg contingent
been idle Their delegation is numer-
ically very strong, and each of the men,
berS has worked untiringly during the
day to secure promises in Pittsburg' S
favor.
The New Workers, who arrived late
tonight, set Immediately at work They
are more moderate than the other con-
pect to do, but assert that they will
make an honest effort to secure the con-
yention, Notwithstanding the current
belief that their visit to Washington is
more in the nature of junket than for
any serious purpose.
The Chicago and San Francisco del
egations will use money freely to secure
their object The friends of Chicago
say tonight that they will spend $780,
600. if by doing SO they can secure the
convention. The major part OF this
sum will be applied to the National
Committees debt, and the remainder
they say, will be rendered to the COM
mittee to be disbursed as they may see
fit.
But San Francisco is even more gen.
erous. The San Franciscans are ready
to furnish the money to eXtinguish the
committees debt of S6S, ,000 to carry
the members of the committee from
their homes to San Francisco and re-
turn, paying all their expenses from
start TO finish, and will in addition
guarantee that round trip tickets may
be purchased from Chicago, st. Louis
and New Orleans to San Francisco and
back for S25. AS the railroad com
. panies will not make a rate of less than
$50, the San Francisco men will stand
ready, therefore, to advance S2oOOt
additional to make good the difference
, Senator Carter Oh montana was ASKED
: this evening how the National Com
mittee consider propositions of this
character from Chicago and San Fran
cisco. He replied with emphasis thai
they would not be considered at all
that the committee do not propose to be
brtbed. and that the convention is moi
for sale. To accept such offers, he said
would create a national scandal which
! would work great injury to the party
and he added that he for one would moi
, countenance such a proceeding.
) st. Louisans say they are entirely ia
miliar with the plans of the Chicago
and San Francisco delegations. anc
have every assurance that not only viii
> these propositions not be accepted, bu1
: that they Will work injury to the cities
which propose them.
> The New York delegation arrived a.
@ o'clock tonight. They were headed
; by General Daniel Butterfield, and rep
, resent the best commercial element o.
! the metropolis. The delegation is com
! posed of such well-known citizens a:
; General Daniel Butterfield Judge VIII.
: lam Henry Arnoux. James III. Breslin
f Simon Ford, =. l.. Merrifield, f. 3
: Thurber, James Talcott, c. c. Hayne
Murat Halstead, Robert Dunlap, Shep.
' / pard Knapp, T.. I. Hall, II. Angler
4 Donald Mckay and f. S. Gardner
Others of the delegation who are ex
: pected to arrive tomorrow are John V
: Vrooman. George j. Seabury, John C
4 Cummins, Fordham Morris, 4Austir
!. | Corbin, William r. Grace, John III