Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-10
LOTS OF ORATORY
Claims of the Different Cities Elo-
quently Set Forth.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE
Hours Are Spent in Listening to
Speeches.
THE DISTRICT DELEGATES

gle for the next republican convention city
at the Arlington this morning by the general
appearance of utter WEAKNESS he presented.
Eyes that were bright and sparkling yester-
day peered expressionless from between
leaden lids, limbs that moved with athletic
agility twenty-four hours ago stuck out
straight from limp bodies, that sought the
surcease that easy chairs afford, and the
Visitors to the bar made wry faces over the
proached with every evidence of satisfied
anticipation. The cause of all this remark
able transformatio was that the delega-
lions from each battling city had stayed up
all night working like Trojans for their
respective sides, and bolstering up hopes
with vigor worthy of a better cause. The
members of the national committee were
only little better off in this physical re-
gard Some of the wiser ones who had
sought quiet and retired stopping places
where they could not be found were COM
paratively fresh, but the big guns who were
doing good deal of shooting on their own
account in the hot campaign had been un-
able to get more than a cat nap at best, and
looked sour ard lugubrious in consequence.
Advance COSBY.
The hour set for the all important meet
ing of the committee was 10 O'Clock, and
before that hour the hosts began to gather.
vail that Chicago and st. Louis would enter
the ring to fight the decisive engagement
of the battle royal. the San Franciscoans,
With Spartan courage, denied that their
chances were entirely gone, and the Pitts
burg contingent gave out the same impress
sion. The gossip early began that ex-Sena-
tor Platt had succeeded in winning Joe
Manley over to the side of Chicago and
that even Senator Quay was considering
The advisability of hoisting the white flag
rin
to the hosts of Swift, Allerton & Company.
The latter part of this gossip was vehe-
mently denied by Mr.. Quay's loyal friends,
but the first part of it was taken as being
we'll founded.
The Speakers Selected.
The fact that Chicago had selected but
one speaker, Col. Sam W. Allerton, to pre-
sent her claims before the committee was
taken to mean that her other and more
powerful arguments made on the quiet were
regarded as beng of sufficient potency to
swing the convention to the shores of Lake
Michigan, but the st. Louis people would
not admit this at all, and were strong in
their faith Of success. 1t was held out by
the ST. Louis delegates that in The matter
or expenses of transportation of delegates
to the next convention, the selection of that
city would be highly important to the south
ern delegates, who would be largely men Of
small means, to reach the convention by
the cheap mode of river passage and this
seemed to meet the approval of the far
southern members Of the committee St
Louis had selected Mayor Walbridse Ma
than Frank and Samuel NJ. Kennard to rep
resent her. For San Francisco the orators
selected were George A. knight, Gen N P.
Chapman and NJ. H. De Young For Pitts
burg, John Dalzell C. L. Magee and w. A.
Stone. Senator NJ. S. Quay may also sneak
briefly, and for New York, Gen. Daniel
Butterfield.
Arrival of Committeeman.
The banqueting hall presented a very
pretty apr earance when the committee was
called together. The walls were hung in
flags and bunting, and the chandeliers and
ceilings bore reminders of the Shepherd
banquet in the smilax which clung to them
In festcons.
Chairman Carter and the secretaries sat
at low, long green-covered table, and the
committee occupied the center of the large
apartment, while the spelbnders of the
various cities sat on the SIDES. The news
paper nen were accommodated at large
tables to the right and left of the chair
nan, and in front of his table and among
the scribes were artists of various papers
that had sent them to make sketches of the
great gathering of representative republic
cans. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster came into the
hall shortly before the committee was call
ed to order, and was warmly greeted by
many OF those present. The redoubtable
Joe Manley, with a green-covered book un-
der his arm, came in shortly after and
shook hanos hundred times and intro
duced a score of people to each other be-
tween the door and the table He was fol-
lowed by Chairman Carter. who carried a
half-smoked cigar in his fingers, and
held on to it while he Invested himself of
his blue overcoat. Then he and Manley
held shert conversation, and gave every
body a chance to compare them. Gen. J.
S. Clarkson was the next prominent menu
Ter to enter, and he received much atten-
ton. He also made for Joe Manley, and
they were whispering together when Chair
man Carter raped the meeting to order.
The Roll Called.
LAS the call of the committee proceeds"
said Chairman Carter. "the members Of
the committee will please take their seats
in front Of the audience The roll will be
called" Secretary Manley then called the
states and territories, and the following
were answered to ny members or their Ill
ternates:
Connecticut. Florida Georgia, Idaho.
Illinois, Indiana, Indian territory. Iowa,
Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota. Tennessee, Utah, Vermont.
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wis
cCnsn.
Congratulations to Gov. Bradley.
Chairman Carter then called for the
report of the special committee appointed
yesterday to convey the committees con-
gratuations to Gov.-elect Bradley of Ken
lucky and Committeeman Hahn read the
telegram sent, which was greeted with ap-
plause and approved by rising vote OF
the committee. Tne message WIS grace
fully worded and expressed the belief that
the home of the great Henry Clay would
ALWAYS hereafter be on the side of pro-
lection, ofw hi>h he was the apostle.
Chairman Carter announced that at the
informal meeting held yesterday IT was
decided to listen this morning TO the rep
resentations of the gentlemen here in be-
half of the various cities competing for
the honor of holding the next national
convention. He said it had been decided
to limit each city to one hour, but
suggested that time could be saved If
the cities would be satisfied with half en-
hour each. He called on representatives of
the cities to express their views on the SUBJ
iect A delegate from California said:
'HaIf an hour will be all We need"
Mr. Alerton of Chicago said: Half an
hour will be ample"
Gen. Daniel Butterfield created laugh
by saying New York desires only the