The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-10
TO MEET TODAY.
Convention VIII Doubtless be Held
in june.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9-The Ma
tional Republican committee will meet
tomorrow at the Arlington hotel to
select the time and place for holding
the national convention next year. As
to the time the committee seems to be
pretty well agreed that it should be
held sometime in June, although there
are some advocates of a very late con-
Vention and a short, sharp campaign
The place at which the convention WILL
be held is the subject of a hard but
good-natured struggle
Each rival city is being doomed with
great diligence.
Each offers to pay off the debts OF
the national committee and, besides,
offeS a separate and superior set of
Qualifications and advantages, senti-
mental, material and geographical
The question of candidates does not
appear to enter into the question of
the choice of the convention city and
the Republican politicians who swarm
about the corridors say the committee
will content itself with selecting the
place for the convention and allow the
convention to select the candidate.
Among those present are some of the
most distinguished and powerful lead
ors of tn Republican party.
An attempt was made to give the
cities d hearing today but many of the
committeeman were absent and it was
decided finally to postpone the hear
ings until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, when each candidate will be
given an hour to present her claims.
The question of the basis Of representa-
ton, which viii come before the COM
miAtec will be referred probably to the
conStention for settlement. The lead
ersy as : rule, claim it would be folly
to discou.s &c the southern Republic
cans Dy reducing their basis of repre-
sentation Just as they are beginning to
fulfill their predictions that the solid
SCUM would tear away from her old
s}2giance and tie Democratic party.
effort was made to secure a. meet
ing of the executive committee to-
night but d quorum was not secured.
Those present attempted to take up no
business beyond the framing of a tele-
gram to Governor-elect Bradley. OF
Kentucky. congratulating him Gun his
election, to be presented to the full
committee tomorrow.
One Hour Each.
Most of the national committeeman
have arrived and the corridor of the
Arlington hotel is a storm centre of a
surging crowd of convention boom
ers' and others
The parlors of the hotel are being
used as headquarters of various cities
Pittsburg has the point of vantage in
the first parlor of the main corridor.
The claims of Pittsburg will be pre-
scented by Representative Dalzell, Will
Lam A. Stone and C. L. Magee.
In an adjoining parlor st. Louis has
headquarters, with leading men SINH
Iarly busy in advancing the interests
of the city. San Franchises head
quarters are on the third floor. but the
delegation is doing its work in the lob
bies among the committeeman, rather
than in headquarters. The Chicago
delegation also is active down stairs,
without headquarters. The headquar-
tiers, of the Ohio delegation, which. is
loazing after the interest of Governor
Mckinley. are constantly crowded
The delegation has a permanent or
ganization, with Representative eros
venor as chairman and Representative
Northway as vice-chairnan It is said
that as Reed and Allison are in Wash
ington, it is proper that Mckinley
should be likewise represented through
his friends.
New York was not represented by a
delegation up to noon, although 7. c.
Plat aud Representative Quigg were
on the ground. 1t was stated that a
special train bearing the New York
delegation was on it's way.
1t is hardly believed New York will
make a serious effort for the conven-
ton.
St Louis at Work.
The st. Louis delegation held a meet
ing during the forenoon and authorized
Samuel Kennard, the head of the Bus
fneSs Mems association of ST Louis. to
e.pnsunce authoritatively that the COL