Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-07
NAMING A CONVENTION CITY
Members of the Republican National Com.
mittee Gathering in Washington,
SEVERAL PLACES SEEKING THE HONOR
Large Delegation Already Reaches
WASHINGTON to Advance Mckin-
1cy's Intcrests-Some Points to
lie Definitely Settled.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Active prepara-
tions for the assembling, next Tuesday, of
the republican national committee to select
time and place for the national conven-
tion, are making. The executive committee
OF eleven members meets on Monday night,
and the full committee will be called to
order by Chairman Carter at IL o'clock Tues
day morning IN the banquet hall of the Ar
lington hotel Large delegations are ex-
p2cted from the cities seeking to secure the
convention, viz: Pittsburg, San Francisco,
Chicago and st. Louis. While these are the
main contestants. New York state will have
delegation seeking the convention, with
Saratoga as the convention place.
The most considerable delegation yet here
is that representing the interests of Gov
ernor Mckinley. 1t includes Messrs Joseph
p. Smith, ex-Repressntatlve Thompson of
Ohio, General William Osborne of Boston,
Powell Clayton of Arkansas and other well
known men. William NJ. Hahn. the national
committeeman from Ohio, and Major Charles
DICK, ex-state chairman of Ohio. also. will
be here. Hon. Mark Hanna of Cleveland in
tended to come, but is detained by the i'll
ness of his wife. The party makes no con-
ceament of its purpose to look after the
interests Of Governor Mckinley as the Ohio
candidate for the presidency. Mr.. Smith one
said: I'VE have no plans to submit, and
are not favcring one city az against another.
But their candidacy of Governor Mckinley
is fully understood the country over, and
we are here without any request from him
to look after Ohos choice. The state is
absolutely. united, and all talk of division
has passed away"
The national committee meetings will be
open when the claims of the various cities are
presented. After that the committee will
go into secret session. The first business
to be passed on is the resolution of Com
mtteeman Payne of Wisconsin for change
in the basis Of representation to the con-
vent!on, the proposed basis being proper
toned to the republican vote cast for presi-
dent in the last presidential election. The
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Payne and
seconded by Mr.. Hahn of Ohio. 1t was last
discussed in Louisville in May, 1898, and was
then laid on the table to be taken up at the
meeting next Tuesday. There are three ways
of dealing with it, namely. to adopt it, to
vote 1t down, or to refer it to the national
convention. The last course is likely to be
taken.
San Francisco has been exerting much
activity and influence of late to secure the
convention. The main points being urged
against going to the coast are that the tele
graph service would not be sufficient and
that the difference of three hours time would
be detrimental to the afternoon press of the
east during day sessions, and the morning
press uurtnS nlSnt sessions. PlttSDurg
advantages are being urged with equal vgor.
Senator Quay has an influential circle of
friends in the committee and he is urging the
choice of Pittsburg as personal request
On the question Of date there is a division
OF sentiment between June and September,
but the prevailing impression is that there
Will be an adherence to the June date. 1t
is being urged that there should be a short
"ninety-day campaign" with the least dis
Il rbance of business. This is met by the
statement that even with June convention
the campaign does not begin until September
and 1t is needless to keep the country in sus-
pense until autumn.
An erroneous impression prevails that a
chairman of the national committee is to be
chosen to succeed Chairman Carter. The
latter's tenure lasts until the next national
committee is chosen at the time of the
national convention. Mr.. Carter Is not
national committeeman, but was chosen from
outside its ranks for chairman, and as such,
Is ex-officio member.