The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-12
national CONVENTION PLUM
DELEGATES FROM THE VARIOUS
COMPETING CITIES ARE IN
WASHINGTON,
AND THEY IRE ALL THERE 70 WIN
Chicago, st. Louis, San Francisco and
Pittsburg Represented-A Hard
Fight Will be the Result-COm-
mitteemen Are Arriving.

Washington, Dee. S.-ChicagO st.
Louis and San Francisco, three of the
cities competing for the honor Of holding
within their limits the next National Re
publican convention, are now well rep
resented here by delegates.
Pittsburg, the fourth competing city,
has her vanguard in Washington, while
the main bodyguard is due in the the
morning.
The quiet Sunday in the corridors of the
Arlington was broken by the presence of
80 many strangers, all Jealous and desir-
Gus of securing this much coveted prize
for the cities represented. The National
committeeman also continue to arrive,
and it is expected that by tomorrow night
practically all will be here and prepared
for the meeting on Tuesday morning
Headquarters have been established,
and everything points to an interesting
and quite spirited contest. Very few
claims as to the actual number of votes
expected to be polled by the respective
cities are put out, the statement advanced
being that 1--WE are here to win"
Among the arrivals were the Hon.
Thomas G. Plat of New York and the
Hon. Joe Manly of the National commit
tee. Chicago's committee of five arrived
tonight. They included George b. Swift,
mayor; s. w. Allerton, T. G. Mcmillan,
]. Irving Pierce and W. ID. BOyce, and
with them, as the representative of the
State, is II. \. Jameson of the Republi-
can committee of Illinois. With the com
mittee are VIM. Penn Nixon, Hiram Ray
mond and Graem Stuart.
Mr. Boyce is chairman of the newspa-
per committee and says Chcago's pros
poets are of the brightest. The Lake
City, they say, has always heretofore
treated National conventions properly,
and is now in better shape than ever to
do so, the Worlds Fair having left Chi
cagO with surplus of hotels that would
easily accommodate the multitude 1t is
argued that Illinois, having no Republi-
can candidate for the presidential nom
nation, every candidate would have u
fair show.
st. Louis has good sized delegation
here looking out for her interests, about
Is having arrived today in addition to
those that were already here. The arri-
gals today included the Hon. Richard G.
Kerens, n member of the National COM
mittee; Mayor Walbridge of st. Louis,
ex-Representative Frank, and s. Nj. Ken
Dard n prominent business man. These
gentlemen will make the arguments and
announce all st. Louis has to offer.
Hon. VIM. Warner, who is also mem
Der of the St. Louis delegation, said to-
night:
I'VE feel very much encouraged and
feel that we have an equal show with any
other city at present. In the first place,
10 GRO N
dental candidates, and it might be said
between the sectional feeling of the coun-
try. 1t is n great Republican city, and
we can furnish hall that will seat TO-
900 in building that is absolutely safe,
with an abundance of committee rooms.
Our hotel accommodations will be equal
to the demands and there will be no rails
ing of prices"
Pittsburg, according to the statements
of her delegates now here, will have Il
committee of 60 or 20 citizens in the city
tomorrow to advocate her interests be-
fore the National committee. Those al
ready here include Postmaster Mexican,
Henry w. Hartman, VIM. Withrow,
chairman of the Accommodations commit
tee; Barker l.. Walker and Lieutenant
Governor Lyon.
Said one of the delegates tonight: "Our
prospects are better than those of any
OlHtT Clly' we VIII give lHe COnNcullOn
anything anyone else does and go cards
and spades better. Our hotel accomoda-
tons are ample for the occasion, and we
have certified check for $75, 900 to show
that we are ready to pay the expenses
that will be entailed in the holding of the
convention"
The San Francisco delegation, who are
making n hard fight for the convention,
held n meeting tonight at which their
plans were discussed and program map
ped out.
Hon. Nj. II. De Young, who reached the
city today presided.
Besides the members of the delegation
there were also present Mt the meeting
the members of congress from California
The situation was discussed in its entire
ty. 1t was agreed that Mr.. n. +. Chip
man of Red huff should make the nom
nation and Mr.. George A. Knight of SaI
Francisco the closing address in behalf
of the Golden Gate city claims.