The evening times., 1895-08-17
OTHER CITIES BID HIGH
Competition for the Republican
Convention Is Sharp.
FRIENDLY TO WASHINGTON
Members of the National Committee
Favor This city-What Needs to Be
Done to Secure the Honor-About
$4,000 Will Knock the Plum, but
Quick Work Is Needed.

Quick Work Is Needed.
The presence in this city to-day of sena
tor Carter, chairman of the Republican
national executive committee, affords an
excellent opportunity for calling the earn
est attention of citizens to the fact that
but a little more than four months will
elapse before the committee will meet and
select place for holding the next national
convention of the party.
There is little, II any, doubt that with
a reasonab BILE amount of energetic work,
and the arrangement of a satisfactory
guarantee fund, Washington could easily
take the prize away from IL competitors.
The merchants and business men have
at all times proven themselves models of
generosity in the matter of encouraging
the holding of large gatherings, of every
kind and character, in this city.
Experience proventhatanycon convention
having in attendance many thousands of
people brings in sufficient amount Of
outside money, which is distributed among
but iOtdl ttducSlllCu, W tudh NOtAA-
pensate for whatever may have been 'ex-
pended in the wa yof cash subscriptions
for the actual expenses of the meeting.
washington is rapidly becomin gthe
center for all national organizations. The
Knights of Labor have located here and
it is safe prediction that within the
next few years every society, association
or organization having business before Con-
gress OF desiring TO be within reach of
easy and expeditions communication with
members of that body win establish perma-
nent headquarters in this city.
BENEFITS TO ACCRUE.
The League of Republican Clubs. through
its executive committee, which held a meet
ing in Chicago last Wednesday, was de-
lighted with the Invitation to locate here,
and would probably have taken similar
aud would probably have taken a similar
vew off the advantages offered had not
the invitation been extended. 1t would
be emineutly proper and OF incalculable
benefit TO the Republican party, many
of its members say, If the national head
quarters could also be established in WASH
iugtou, and then both committees would
Ne&NsA
mutual interest "a nd in perfect harmony.
Several members of the Republican
national committee have been recently
IN this city, and express themselves as being
friendly to Washingtons candidacy for
the convention, but at the same time they
emphasize the warning that many larger
cities will make high bids for the meeting,
and that no time is 10 be lost II Washington
a. .,
an equal chance of winning, as compared
with themore epopulousaud powerful sisters.
These members declare that there will be
more than half-score Of the biggest cities
10 the United States actively in the race
for the Republican national convention.
More than this number have already begun
missionary work, not only among members
of the committee, but by sending out circu-
lars and other Inducements to win over
members of this committee.
THESE WILL BID HIGH.
The list of cities already in the field and
more or less actively working for the con-
vention is as follows:
San Francisco, buffalo, Pittsburg, Den
yer, Baltimore, Washington, Kansas City,
New York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Omaha,
Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee,
and, of course, Chicago.
The most active cities bidding for the
convention are San Francisco, Buffalo,
Denver and Pittsburg. Those passively
engaged in the fight are st. Louis, Phila-
delphia, New York, Omaha, Cleveland,
Baltimore, Milwaukee, Washington, and
Kansas City.
The Pacific coast metropolis is evidently
holding out more Inducements than any
other candidate In the list. Buffalo has also
been doing some very good missionary work
in the interest of that own, a huge COM
mittee having been appointed some time
ago to look after its interest, both in ad-
vance and at the time the Republican Ma
tional Committee assemblies in Washington.
DENVER is ON HAND.
Denver entered the race at least three
years ago. Considerable work has been
done by the advocates Of this city but very
little has been accomplished, so far as can
be ascertained, up to the present time.
Ex-senator Platt is understood to favor
New York, but being a polite politician,
1t makes very little difference to him where
the convention is held, provided he has q
voice in naming the candidates and that
his views are considered, when the next
national platform is being discussed Phila-
delphia being q very ''slow" town, is prob
ably the least active of the big cities OF the
East looked upon as anxious 10 have the
convention.
Cincinnati and Cleveland will probably be
activecandidatesw when the committee meets,
but II either Of the two are selected 1t win be
x-;a< f<r co. Kts,la
Presidential aspirant.
Milwaukee is also q passive candidate
and Omaha, Kansas City and st. Louis are
only In the list hoping that If there is .
fierce contest the prize may be captured
as a rank outsider in a horse race some
times wins the biggest stakes.
The Republican national committee is
said to be in debt to the amount of about
$4,000, and it must be admitted that
this would be a considerable sum for the
citizens of Washington to raise among
themselves. As a matter of fact they
would probably not be justified in such
an expenditure for the sole purpose Of
having the convention held here.
But, taking into consideration all the
benefits that would afterward accrue,
especially IL the work OF encouragement
was Kept up, in the way of having ma
tional headquarters located here, it will
be readily seen that $4,000 could not be
better expended.
District Suffrage Club.
The District Suffrage Club will hold its
first meeting Saturday, August "a, at No.
621 First street northwest. The object
of the club is 10 secure a State form Of