The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
TO DECIDE IT TODAY
Then the Aspiring Cities Will Know
Where the Convention Is Going.
REED PLAYS POR ST. LOUIS
Each Candidate VIII Have One
Hour in Which to Present
Claims - Slim Chances
for San Francisco.

Claims - Slim Chances
for San Francisco.
washington, Dec. 9.lThe republican
national committee assembled at
O'Clock to-day to begin the hearing OF
cities desirous of entertaining the next
republican national convention. The
original purpose was to meet to-mor-
row. but the influx of enthusiastic aid
vocates of cities seeking the convention
made 1t desirable to hear the preLmi-
nary speeches advancing the claims OF
the cities to-day As one of the omcers
of the committee stated to-day would
be given TO working off steam" efter
which the committee would set down
TO business behind closed doors.
Most of THE national committeeman
have arrived, and the corridor of the
Arlington hotel is the storm center OF
a. surglng cnowd of convention boom
ers" and others. The parlors OF the
hotel are being used as headquarters
of the various cities. Pfttsburg has a
point of vantage In the first parior OF
the main corridor. The claim Of Pitts
g,Irg will be presented by Representa-
rfves Dalzell, William A. Stone and c.
L. Magee. In the adjoining parlor 81.
JIouis has parlors with leading men
similarly busy IN advancing the IN
terests of that city. The San Frances
co headquarters are on the third moor
but the delegation is doing It's work In
the Hobbies among the committeeman
rather than fn headquarters. The Chi
caigo delegation 10 achive downstairs.
| without headquarters.
TINE heasiuuarters of the Ohio delega-
tbon. which Is hooking after the Inter
ests of Governor Mckinley are con-
stantly crowded. The delegation has
a permanent Organization with Repre-
sentative Grosvenor as chairman ana
Representative Nou1thway as vice
chairman. 1t u said that as Reed and
Allison are I'm Washington II Is proper
MCKINLEY should be likewise represent
ed Through his friends. New York Is
not represented by a delegation UP 90
noon, although T. G. Platt and Repre-
sentative Quigg were on the ground.
1t was STATED that q special train bear
ing the New York delegation was on us
way.
TT as hardly believed New York will
make a serious effort for the conven-
ton. The st. Louis delegation held
meeting during the forenoon and au'
tihorized Samuel Kennard. head of the
Business Mems association of st. Louis
to announce authoritatively that the
colored delegates to the national CON-
venltion would receive exactly the same
| accommodation facilities and treat
men't at the hotels and public places as
the white delegates, and also make 9
guarantee the hotels win not advances
rates during the convention
Some contesting cities are evidently
not in favor of the movement to heal
their claim to-day instead OF tomorrow
and public evidence of their protests
were made when Colonel Swords. ser
geant -aIt-arms of the national com
mtttee, said ait noon that 1t was pcs
sible the programme might be changes
again and the hearing of cities deferred
until tomorrow, as the New York dele
gation had been delayed and the feeling
was that the heaning would be prema
ture. The large banquet hall where tbs
hearings are TO take place, has oeei
| elaborately decorated for the occasion
AT 2 O'Clock only a few committeemsi
had arrived and IT was some time late
when the meeting was called to orde
behind closed doors. The time Of hold
ing the next convention Will be tn
first business to be brought UP.
| At Z.ou O ClOCh OiAly ~ ihCAhDc'o "
the committee were present and
was 3 o'clock D. m. before the meetinl
was called to order and Chairman Car
ter announced that hearing the claim
of the cities would be postponed I'll
tomorrow.
The committee passed a resolution
to-day appointing a committee TO ex
lfend congratulations to Governo
Bradley of Kentucky on his election
The committee Is composed of Messrs
Hahn of Ohio, Manley of Maine. an
Clarkson of Iowa Mr.. De Young O
California introduced a resolutao'
which was adopted, providing that TN
representatives OF the press should b
admitted to the meetings of the com
mittee when the claims Of the variou
cities should be presented. Each cit
is to have an hour tomorrow for Tn
presentation of Its claims. begtnnin
Immediately after the opening of IN
session tomorrow. The conventio
: thus adjourned, having been in sessio
ten minutes, to 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
: Chicago, Dec. 9.-The Posts Wasf
ineton special says: Chicago may e.
; rshe convention. but the situation dot
not Justify sanguine predictions. A
: this WHITING St. Louis seemingly ne
the best chance OF carrying OF II
= prize. The fight. 50 FAR as can
judged, has developed into anything
beat Chicago and there are indication
OF a combination between san FG'a1
; cisco and St. Louis and Pfttsburg
that end. San Franciscos strength
of the complimentary kind and Pitt
burg Is deficient In accommodation
St Louis makes a good showing fro
the money point Of view and in q
matter of provisions for conventGS
crowds. F'urthermore she Is rhe seco1
choice of a majority who favor s.
Francisco and Ptptsburg IN the pr
ltmtnar1es. Last and most lmportaI
of all. the Reed influence IS secret
against Chicago. The Reed feeling
that Chicago Is a hostile territory al
= that any other place would be prefs
able Pattsburg would be satisnactos