The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

Chicago ............ . 6
The morning was spent in hearing
speeches in behalf Of the contending cities.
the doors being open to the various con-
testing delegations. This concluded, the
committee began its afternoon session be-
hind closed doors. An eager crowd choked
up the corridors leading to the committee
room, and awaited the announcement Of
results. The first important question of
the afternoon was the fixing of the date of
the convention. The executive committee
reported a resolution favoring June 16
This was amended BIZ Committeeman Lam
nan, of Utah, in favor of Aug. 1s There
was sharp debate. and Mr.. De Young. of
California. finally proposed compromise
between June and August, namely, July.
The De Young and Lannan amendments
were both defeated, and then, by a prac-
tically unanimous vote. the date was fixed
at June 16.
Then came the main contest between the
cities. There was much excitement as the
ballots proceeded. the committeeman from
the interested sections hurrying about and
seeking to effect combinations. At the out
set San Francisco secured one more than
the nineteen claimed from the first. The
announcement Of her lead was greeted
with enthusiasm when 1t reached the outer
corridors. The strength of st. Louis was
somewhat greater thsa had been expected
while neither Pittsburg nor Chicago made
the showing anticipated. st. Louis gained
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 Martin,
OF Pennsylvania. led the Pittsburg forces
toward st. Louis. On the fourth and last
formal ballot San Franciscos forces broke
for the first time. Michigan, Wyoming and
Connecticut going to st. Louis. That set
tied Ii, and gave st. Louis the convention.
The choice was made unanimous on motion
of Mr.. De Young. of San Francisco.
1t was half past 10 o'clock when Chair
man Carter rapped the meeting to order
and the roll of committeeman was called.
There was no response when several
States were called. the absentees being Ala
bama, California, Delaware, District of Co.
lumbia. Kentucky. Mississippi. Missouri,
New York, North Dakota and Wyoming.
but 1t was said that there were committee
In the city. Alaska had a representative.
BRADLEY CONGRATULATED
Mr.. Hahn, Of Ohio, read the following
telegram Of congratulation sent to Gov
ernor Bradley. Of Kentucky, by special
committee, of which he was chairman:
THE Republican national committee in
session extends its cordial congratulations
on this, the day OF your Inauguration as
Governor upon the splendid Republican VIC
tory which has been achieved In Kentucky
under your able and gallant leadership AS
colleagues and friends during many years.
we have learned to appreciate and respect
which Is ever the cause of the people. and
II now affords US especial pleasure to note
your election to the executive chair of
ministration the great success which we be-
lieve you are sure to achieve, and Ken
lucky, under your leadership, will be as II
was under the great commoner for pro-
lection"
Chairman Carter asked the delegates to
agree to a half-hour limit for presenting
the claims OF their cities. General Butter
field, for New York. responue4. .It will
take but a very brief time for New York
to demonstrate her superiority" Represen-
tat.ves or other cities also agreed to the
limits suggested.
Powell Clayton. of Arkansas, moved that
delegations be heard in alphabetical order
by States. His motion was carried
At this point Chairman Carter, in impress
stve tones, addressed the meeting in an un-
expected direction. He said he was not ac-
customed to notice the many silly un-
founded and malicious stories put afioat at
times with purpose to arouse prejudice
and excite III feeling. But a reflection had
been made on the members of the national
committee and they had been placed before
the country in an unenviable position.
Under such circumstances" said Mr..
Carter, emphatically, II desire to state in
behalf Of this committee that at no time
under no circumstances, directly or indi-
rectly, has any person or persons urged
that the good graces of this committee
should be influenced by any mercenary con-
siderat,on whatever"
There was a ripple OF applause at the an
nouncement. Mr. Carter proceeded to state
that geographical considerations largely in
fuenced the feelings OF the committee
And, he went on, aside from this, the only
the purposes and requirements of a great
gathering, and TO make a choice based
wholly on fitness.
SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICAGO.
The prellminaries over, the oratory be-
gan, and Gen. y. p. Chapman, Of Cali
fornia was introduced by VI. II. DeYoung
to present the Golden Gates claims. The
action OF this meeting, General Chapman
began, was TO decide whether or not Cali
fornia was forever to be a political de-
pendency. He spoke of San Francisco as
the metropolis of powerful and ever
growing country, where the children of the
East and their childrens children were to
find their homes for centuries. over " per
cent. of the territory and 28 per cent OF
the population of the United States came
from west Of the Mississippi river, and
twenty-five OF the fifty-one committeeman
came from beyond tRat river. The country
influence on the political destnies OF the
country II II should stand together as II
ought. yet many OF those who legislated