Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-09
REPUBLICANS MEET.
The Pfslim nary Session Of The M
llOnal Committee
A CROWD OF CONVENTION BOOMERS
Plttsburr, ~. Louis, san franci'c' aud
Chicago Represented, Now York
Delegation on the Way.

WAsHtNdrON, Dec. e.-The hepub'
can Nslional committee assembled Ut
Q O'Clock today t. begin the hearing Of
cities DESTROYS Of entertaining the
next Republican National convention.
The original purpose was 60 meet to
morrow, but the influx Of enthusiastic
advocates Of cities seeking the conyon-
ton made II desirable to hear pfeliml-
nary speeches, advancing The claims
OF the cities today. As one Of tho on.
GERS Of tho committee stated, today
would be glvon TO "working Oh
steam" after which the committee
will get down 10 bu6inoss behind
closed doors.
Most Of the national committeeman
have arrived Rni the corridor Of the
Arlington hotol lisa storm center Of u
eutgiug crowd OF convention "bOom-
ers and othurs.
The patlors Of the hotel are being
used ~ hoadq OF various cities.
Pitiaburg has the point " vantage Ia
the iirst plflor Of tue main corridor.
The claims Of pittsbuTg Will be pre-.
tonteI Uy Representative DalEell,
WIN. A. Stone and q. l.. Magto.
lu NJ adjoining parlOr 81 Louis
has headquarters, with leading men
similarly nusy In advancing the inter-
osta Of the city. san Franclnco's
headquarters axe on tue third floar,
bui the delegation So doing itH work In
the lobbies, among the committeeman,
rather than In headquarters. The
Caicng0 delegation also ia active down
stale, without heauquatteTs, Tao
hoa quarters OF tho ONO delegation,
whiol is looking nf.et tue Interest of
Governor Mckinley, afu constantly
crowded. Tho delegation has perm
nnonl organic STOP, with Representa-
tive Grosvenor ha chairman and Repre-.
sentative N0rthwny no vice chairman.
IL Ia sAid that a. Reed and Allison ate
In Washington, IL Is proper that Me.
| kinluy SHOULD be likewise represented
through nis iriuudy.
New York was not represented by a
delegation up 20 noon, although L. G,
phtt aud representative Qulgg were
on the ground. 10 was stated that q
special train tCaiing the New York
delegation was 90 ia way,
IL 10 hardly believed New York will
make serious effort for tho oOnvon-
ton.
The 81. Louis delegation held =
meeting during the forenoon and
Authnriznd Samuel kBnuHrd, the head
OF the business mons association, 81.
Louis, ~ announce Authoritativsly
that tho cOlofed delegates to tho
national convention wound receive ex.
Actly the same accommodations, facili-
lies aud treatment At the hotels and
public places as tho white delegates,
aud ALEC make n guarantee thai tho
hotels would not advance tho rates
during the convention,
Some Of the oontustlng oi,iss evil
IDENTIFY arc not In favor VI tho move.
ment 10 hear their claims today Instead
Of tomorrow Aad public evidence Of
their protests was made when Colonel
Swords, HvfKea nt-at.arms, OF the ma
tionAl committee said vt noon, that
postibly tue program might be- changed
sgsin ana tue hearing Of the cities de-
ferTod until tomorrow, NJ this New
YorE delegation mas been delayed ami
was feeling that the hearing would DO
premature.
This large banquet hall where the
hearing " 70 take place has been olab.
orAtely decorated Tor theoccAsion,
At . O'Clock only few committee
men had reached the hall aud IL was
some time after that the meeting
| opened behind closed doors. onB VI the
hrst things decided, being tho date OF
hearing OF the convention city rival.
At $3.50 O'Clock only 20 mem beTs OF
the committee were present and Il was
IN. before II was called TO order ami
Chairman Carter announced that the
hearing Of the claims OF the cities
would DO postponed until tomorrow.