Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-12
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN.
The Missouri City to Have tho Re-
publican Convention.
DECIDED on The FIFTH BALLOT.
June 10 Set As the Date Of the Asse milling
ST. Louis Hotel Managers Kept
Ensy Answering kilograms
for Rooms


for Rooms
WASHINGTON. Dee. 1.-THE repnb-
lican national co vcn,ion will be held
al 81. loui, ON dune IL next. That
was the dee sion reached by the re-
publican national committee yester-
day after spirited baloting lasting
two hours. The successive ballots
were as follows: st. Louis-l3, II, IS,
%, 30; San Francisco-o0 10, 10, 10, 10;
Pittsburgh-0, 0, ), /, X; Chicago-s, 8,
10, 0, 0; New York;, X, x,x,x The
morning wf 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 behind 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 favor. .
ing June 10. This was amended by
Committeeman Lehman, of Utah, In
favor OF August IS. There was sharp
debate, and Mr. De Young, of Caliior.
MIA, finally proposed compromise be.
tween June and August, viz, July.
The De Young and lannan amend.
ments were both defeated, and then by
a practically unanimous vote the date
was fixed at June 10.
Then came The main contest between
the cities. There was much excite
ment as the ballots proceeded, the com.
mitteemen from the interested sections
hurrying and seeking to effect comb.
nations At the outset San Francisco
secured one more than the nineteen
claimed from the first The announce.
ment of her lead was greeted with en-.
thusiasm when it reached the outer
corridors, The strength Of 81.
Louis was somewhat greater
than had been expected, while
neither Pittsburgh nor Chicago made
the showing anticipated. st. Louis
gained steadily on each ballot. San
Francisco sought to meet this by draw
ing the votes Of Chicago, but without
avail. The first serious break occurred
when David Martin, Of Pennsylvania,
led the Pittsburgh forces toward st.
Louis On the fourth and last formal
ballot San Francisco broke for. the
first time, Michigan, Wyoming and
Connecticut going to St Louis. That
settled it, and gave st. Louis the con.
vention The choice was made unani.
nous on motion Of Mr.. De Young, OF
San Francisco,
After concluding the ballot, the com.
mittee took up the question OF terri.
torial delegates, and recommended
that New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and
Oklahoma each select four delegates
In addition to the two heretofore chos.
en-. A hearing was accorded Mrs j.
Ellen Foster, who spoke Of woman's
influence in behalf Of the party,
Ate o'clock the committee had com.
pleted its labors and adjourned, The
executive committee then held brief
session to arrange the details Of the
convention In accordance with the de.
termination of the full committee.
GREAT REJOICING AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Dec. ll-There Is general
rejoicing in st. Louis over the action
of the national republican committee
In selecting this city for the place to
hold the next national republican con.
vention in June, 1885, Not alone
those who will be directly benefited
by the convention and its attendant
crowds showed their interest in the
action of the national committee, but
everybody seemed enthused. Long
before the bulletins announcing the
vote of the committee on the location
had been posted in the newspaper
Office windows, large crowds of people
assembled, and when the final ballot
was put up, announcing that st. Louis
had won the prize the enthusiasm was
unbounded
1t is planned to hold the convention
in the Exposition building, the north
nave OF which will he fitted up ata
cost of Sl5, 900, and when finished will
seat ut least $4,000 people. Every eff.
fort will be made to present to the con.
vention a hall perfect for Its work.
Hotel managers were kept busy all
afternoon and evening answering tcle.
grams from different parts Of the coun.
try asking that rooms be reserved dur.
ing the convention week. Speaker
Reed and Maj Mckinley, presidential
possibilities, anticipating the com.
mittee's action, had already reserved
quarters at the Southern hotel, where
their respective state delegations
will also be taken care Of. Hon.
}. II. Marley, secretary of the
national committee, telegraphed for
rooms for the committee at the same
hostelry. Gen. Russell A. Alger, an.
other possible candidate for presiden.
tal honors has secured rooms at the
Southern, which will also be the head.
quarters Of the following state delega
tons! Michigan, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Maine, Colorado, Illinois and
Massachusetts,.
In addition to twenty rooms at the
Southern hotel, Maj. Mckinley has
asked to have reserved for him twenty
at the st. Nicholas and thirty at the
Planters hotel.
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