The herald., 1895-12-07
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Meets at Washington on Tues
day Next
TO SET THE TIME AND PLACE
For Holding the National Republican
Convention
June Seems to Be the Favored Month, San
Francisco nay Be the Piace-The
Anxious Delegations
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, Dec.6.-Active prepar-
OF the Republican national committee to
select the time aud place for the national
Republican convention are being made.
The executive committee of eleven m en-
bers meets Monday night. and the full
committee will be called to order bv
Chairman Garter at II o'clock Tuesday in
the Arlington hotel. Large delegations
are expected from Pttsburg, San Fran
cisco, Chicago and ST. Louis. While
these are the main contestants. New
York state will have delegations seeking
the convention, with Saratosa as the con-
vention place. San Francisco has been
exertins much activity and influence of
urged against the convention going to
the Coast are that the telegraph service
would not be sufficient and the difference
of three hours in time would be detri-
mental to the afternoon press OF the east
during the day sessions and the morning
press during the night sessions. Pitts
burg's disadvantages are being urged with
equal vigor. Senator Quay has an ,nfu-
ential circle of frien Is on the CO: 70 mittee
and is urging the choice of Pittsburg.
The most considerable delegation yet
here is that representing the interest of
Governor Mckinley William Fl. Hahn.
the national com miiteeman from Ohio,
man OF OhiJ, will be here soon. Messrs.
John P.Smith, ex- -Representative Thomp-
son OF Ohio, Gen. William Osborne of
Boston, Hon. Powell Clayton of Arkan.
sas, and other we'll known men are here.
The party make no cOncealmcnt of their
purpose TO look after tne interests Of Gov
crnor Mckinley as the Ohio candidate for
tho presidency. Mr.. Smith, one of the
most active uisii OF tho delegation. said
I'VE have no plan to submit. and are
noe favoring one city as against another
But the candidacy OF Governor McKin-
ley IS fully understood tie country over.
and We are here without any request
from HIM to look after Ohio's choics.
Tue state is absolutely united, and all
talk of division has passed away"
The national ommittee meetings will
ba opea when the claims of various cit
les are presented. After that the COM
m ittee will go into secret session. Tho
first business to be passed on is the res
Olution OF Com itteeman Payne of Wis.,
consin for Il change in the basis of rem
ressntation to the convention, the pro-
posed basis being proportIoned to the Re-
pulbican vote cast for president at the
last presidential election. The resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Payne and Sec
onded by Mr.. Hahn of Ohio. II was dis
was then laid on the table to be taken up
at the meeting next Tuesday. There are
three ways of dealing with it--adopt 1t,
vote it down or refer it to the national
convention. ! he last course is likely TO
be taken.
On the question of date there is di-
vision of sentiment betwesn June and
Septem her. hut the preavi,ing impress
sion is that there will be an adherence
to the custom of June convention.
Against this it is being urged that there
should be short "ninety days cam
paign with the least disturbance OF bust.
ness. This is met by the statement that
even with June convention. the cam.
paien does not begin until September. and
that tits needless to keep the country in
suspense until autumn.
An erroneous impression prevails that
a chairman of the national committee
Is to be chosen to succeed Chairman Car
ter. The latter's tenure lasts until the
next national committee make q choice at
the time OF the national convention. Mr.
Carter Is not a national com m itteeman,
but was chosen from outside its rangs for
and as such is ex-otficio MEM
Der.