The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-09
CONVENTION APPLICANTS.
Representatives of Chicago and Other
CiLlna ArIlNlng and rnllllnC.

Representatives of Chicago and Other
Cities Arriving and Talking
Washington. December S,--Chicago, 81.
Louis nnd san Francisco, three of the
cities competing for The honor OF holding
within their limits the next National re-
publican convention are nav well rep
resented hero by Delegates
rittshurg. tho fourth competing city,
has hor vanguard IN Washington. while
the main hodyguard IL due IA the morn
INK The quiet nf Sunday In the corridors
of tho Arlington was broken by tho pros
cncc of ~ many strangers, all jealous
and drsirous of securing this much
coveted prize FOR the cities icrresentcd
Tho National commit ncmon also continue
to arrive and It IL expected that by to-
morrow night practically all viii he hero
ana prepared for tho meeting on TucB~
day morning,
Headquarters have been established and
everything points 80 an interesting and
quite spirited contest. Very few claims nD
to the actual number OF votes expected
10 ho polleA by tho respective citits arc
pnt ont by the Htntemen,s advanced OK
ccpt that "wo ara here TO VIM
Among the arrivals wrtc tho Hon.
Thomas G.. Plat of New York aud Hon.
Joe Manley OF the National committee.
chloaEo's committee OF i've arrived here
tonight They included George II. swift.
mayor: $. w Allorton II. G. Mcmillan.
j. Irving Pierce and w u. Boyco and
with them ns the Representatives Of tho
state W n, n. Jnmi9On of tho republican
committee Of Illinois with the commit
tee are Penn Nixon, liirmn II. Raymond
and Graham Stuart.
Mr.. Royce Ia chairman or tbs nowT-
paper committee hild MYs 'hicngnh utoN.
poets are of ihr bust. The LAX" city, they
say. hna always heretofore treated Ma
tionnl conventions properly and W. now VA
lcttur shape than ever 10 do 80, tho
MorluR l'nir having loft Chicago with "a
surplus of hotels that would easily accom-
mudutu the multitude. II ~ argued thht
Illinois. having no republican, candidate
Tor the presidential nomination, every cnt-
dilate would hay" n fair show.
a. Louis has a good piztd delegation
horr looking for hcr int"rcsit, about ni-
teen having arrived today IN arliilop 10
ihygc that were already here The ar
rivals today included ihr Hon. llchnrd {.
kerina, member u the NATIONAL com
nitter Mayor Wnibridge of Sc. Louis. eN-
Representative Frank Kcnnard prom,
nent businoss man These gentlemen VIII
make the arguments and announce what
St Louis has TO offer.
Hon william Warner, who ~ also =
member of tho st. Louir delegation, raii
tonight: we feel very much encourages
pnd feel that we have nm equal show Win
any other city at present, ~ me hrNt
place. 1, Is neutral ground between y"
presidential candidates, ana ~ might De
tnid between the sectional feeling OF tho
country II ia n greater r"pphilchn Guy.
aud vr cnn furnish a hall that VIII scat
&C. 900 i'm a building that " abHplutrly snfc.
with an abundance of cofnmittre rooms:
our hotel accommodations VIII he equal
TO the dcmunas and there VIII be no
raising Of prices" ..
Pitisburg. according to the statements
Of her delegates, now here. VIII have
committee OF uixty.hV" or seventy citl-
GEMS in the olty tomorrow 90 advocat"
her interests before the National commit
Toe Those already here include Post
master Mexican, Horny W. Hartman
william Withrow chairman OF thg, ac-
coTnmodntion committee, Barker IL. Wnlt-
or aud Lieutenant Governor Lyon.
Said one OF the delegates tonighti "Our
prospects are better than those OF any
athor city. We viii give the convention
anything anyone else does and 10 carhs
and spades better
'Our hotel Accommodations are ample Tor
the occasion and we have cerufied
check for $1,000 10 show that We arc
ready to pay the expenses that WIN be
entailed IN the holding OF the conYeh-
The San Francisco delegation. who arc
making "a hard fight for the convention.
held a meeting tonight NJ which their
plans were discussed and programme
mapped out.
Hon. NJ II. DeYoung. who reached the
city today, presided and tho meeting was
stiil In session at midnight