Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-01-22
Place and Time for Democratic
National Convention.
ST, LOUIS MADE A HARD FIGHT
Twenty Mine Ballots Required to Name
the City Where Nominations
Are to BE Made.


ic national convention will be held at
Chicago on July Z. That was the de-
cision reached today by the national
democratic committee after an inter-
esting and at times exciting session
which continued until IL o'clock to-
night. There was considerable differ
ence of opinion as to the time of hold
ing the convention. One proposition ad-
vanced by Allan w. Thurman of Ohio,
who held the proxy of the New Mexico
member. was to hold 1t June 2, two
weeks before the republican convention.
and the other by Hugh Wallace of
Washington to hold it July 7. The COM
mittee decided upon the latter date by
vote of 80 to Is. The main interest
seemed to center in the choice of the
convention city.
RIVAL CANDIDATES.
The big city on Manhattan island was
In the field ''for blood" 1t had a strong
committee headed by ex-Congressman
Isidor Strauss. which worked hard to
raise the necessary guarantee fund. The
treasurer of the committee was ex-
Governor Roswell p. Flower. The other
members were ]. d. Crimmins r. 5.
Roosevelt and Herman Oelrichs. The
energy of New York in this matter had
been awakened by the charges recently
widely circulated in the east that Chi
cago has in the past used crowds of
local boomers to pack the convention
hall and root" for a particular candi-
date. Much has been made of the as
sertion that republican national COM
mitteemen in 1888 were threatened with
arrest by Chicagoans in charge If the
.T ont Ion hal klI
Gresham rooters to fill the hail.
Cincinnati made lively effort to Sc
cure the prize. A financial committee,
composed of leading business men, had
been busy raising guarantee money.
The state Of Ohio seemed to be hope
lessly republican, and democratic COM
mitteemen have always been in favor
of using the convention to turn pivotal
state. Some of them pointed to recent
| successes in western states as an wi
dence of the wisdom of selecting Chica-
go In past years. New Workers pinned
their hope of success on the application
of this principle to the condition OF
democracy in the Empire state. They
said the party is badly divided and
needs some event to harmonize 1t. They
pointed to the possibility of a repub-
lican candidate for president being
chosen from New York, and to the me-
cessity of combining the full strength of
the party against such a candidate VINO
must necessarily be strong in his own
state. st. Louis was stimulated to make
fight for the convention by the fact
that she has already secured the repub-
lican prize and has several favorite sons
for second place on the ticket.
Chicago was pushed on by Ben T
Gable and other friends of Hon. Will
liam r. Morrison, the original low tar
If man of 10 years ago. whom his ad-
mirers are quietly grooming for the
run.
outside of the convention contest the
most interesting matter to be disposed
of was the legacy from the Chicago con-
vention of four years ago, when General
Patrick A. Collins of Massachusetts
brought to the consideration of the del
egates a resolution designed to restrict
the attendance at future national con-
yentions of the democracy to those hav-
ing actual business.
The resolution of General Collins was
| to the effect that the national demo-
cratic committee be instructed to pro-
| vide in the next national convention ae-
| commodations for the delegates, the al
| ternates, the members of the press, the
| national committee, and none others"
The argument advanced by General
Collins in support Of this proposition
was based upon the fact that the vis-
| itors in the galleries interrupted dellb-
erations of the delegates. General Col
| Inns proposition was not deliberately
| discussed, for at the very point where
/ the reading of it was concluded the
ropes that held one of the electric lights
| IN the convention hall broke and the
| light fell.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee and was in the hands of a SUBJ
committee composed 0: Mr.. Harrity,
| Bradley B. Smalley of Vermont, Arthur
P. German OF Maryland, Ben T. Cable
OF Illinois. and Edward C. Wall of Wis
eonsin. This committee reported ad-
versely and the report was adopted
| unanimously.
1t was decided to give each city 80
minutes to present its claims this af-
| ternoon, but new departure was made
by the adoption of a resolution requir-
ing each city to put its guarantee IN
| writing to prevent any misunderstand-
| ing in the future.
Senator Morgan, who held the proxy
| of Clayton of Alabama, asked for some
| time about the proposition to change
| the basis of representation In the con-
vention to two delegates for each dem
oeratie representative in congress and
two for each democratic senator and
| one each for each republican senator
/ and representative. hut he offered no
motion to this effect. He may bring the
| question up in the convention. 1t was
decided to allow to each territory six
| delegates, after winch the committee
| took recess until o'clock.
The committee reconvened at
| o'clock to listen TO the claims of the
| rival cities Quite a number of demo-
| cratic senators and almost half Of the
| democratic membership Of the lower
| house were present. BY direction OF
| Chairman Harrity. the roll of states
| was called and four cities. Chicago, Gin
| cinnati, New York and St. Louis. were
| placed in nomination amid cheers Of
| their respective partisans. Each city
/ was allowed 80 minutes In which to
| present its claims.
1 Gneeches made by distinguished citk-