The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11
STORY OF THE STRUGGLE.
HotU st. Louis Secured the National Re
publican Contention.

H0tc st. Louis Secured the National Re
publican Contention.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10.-The
Republican National Convention will be
held at ST. Louis on the 10Th day of next
June. These were the two material. re-
suits OF to-day's quadrennial meeting of
the Republican National Committee.
Thus ends contest that has been spirit
edly conducted by the four cities of San
Francisco. Chicago, Pittsburg and st.
Louis. New York was nominal candi-
date for convention honors, but her repre-
sentatives did not rea ch the city until late
last night, too late to begin an active pro-
paganda for the metropolis of the East.
st. Louis victory was due to a variety of
causes, the principal of which was the un-
tiring effort put forth by her representa-
tives who arrived on Sunday last, sup
plemented by sound judgment, good po-
litical finesse, and by the further fact that
the astounding gains made by the Repub-
licans of Missouri year ago appealed
strongly to the sympathies of the Ma
tional Committee with whom the selection
lay. st. LOUIS had been regarded as a
strong competitor from the start, but ex-
perienced observers of political affairs felt
that her principal rival would be Chicago,
which. curiously enough, was never seri-
ously in the race.
The California delegation made game.
uphill fight. That they succeeded in poll
ing so large vote at the start and hold
ing it practically intact until the final bal
lot furnishes the strongest proof of the
good work done by her committee in the
face of obstacles with which none of the
other cities had to contend.
The distance was against them; the
time consumed in making the trip was
against them: the expenses of the trip
were also factor which initiated against
them, and yet for three ballots they led all
their competitors. The organization was
perfect; their courage superb The bal
loting showed that the partisans of San
Francisco were earnest in their intention
to secure the convention and the result
showed that they could not be stampeded,
Notwithstanding their opponents clever
work.
formidable contestant and after two ballots
the brave showing she made at the begin
ming gradually disappeared.
The Californians bore their defeat phil
osophically, but they were obviously
much chagrined at their failure to secure
the prize. 1t is to be said to their credit
that the delegation which represented San
Francisco on this occasion secured larger
number of votes for their City than were
ever secured at any previous meeting of
the committee, and some OF the mum Der
are saying tonight that four years hence
when they again essay the task of captur-
ing the convention they may possibly be
successful.
The first ballot was taken at O'Clock.
1t was informal and designed to test the
sense of the committee. 1t resulted as fol-
lows: San Francisco, 20; Chicago, 8;
Pittsburg, 81; st. Louis, 10; New York, /;
total, 81.
On motion of Mr.. Hobart of New Jersey
the city polling the smallest vote on this
ballot was dropped. This eliminated New
York and reduced the contest to the four
cities first named. On this ballot the
member from the District of Columbia
voted for San Francisco. On the first reg
uIar ballot both he and the member from
New York transferred their votes to st.
Louis with the result that San Francisco
dropped to 10; Chicago and Pittsburg re-
mained stationary with and votes re-
spectively while st. Louis went up to Is.
During the intermission between the
first and second ballots, Mr.. Kerens, the
Missouri member of the committee, and
some of the stanch adherents of the
Mound City. did some effective missionary
work, which was shown when the second
ballot was taken. On. this ballot San
Francisco retained her 10 votes, Chicago
gained one from Pittsburg; Pittsburg lost
four, three of the mum ber going to St.
Louis, incre asing her strength to 1S.
Oh the third ballot Pittsburg's forces