Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17
JULY THE SEVENTH The DATE
Cool Work Of Nj. Ellys0n in Prevent
lps Conflict With Confederate Reunion.
CT LOUIS 4 GREAT FAVoHirh'
r,., All 4. over. Though IL Il"
u.,,c,ed the Hest Has Bee" """'
a.. p.rt,-Detaiis of Com
test.

ana the hhius ~
tion goes TO Chicago.
Now that the contest Is over u Is DC
sovca that this result is the best 'hat
could have happened for The party S'
touis was a great favorite Win Tue
.o,,,b.rn members Of the committee ana
,h. southern members Of Congress, ana II
a understood that all the members OF
Congress from Virginia favored that Guy
ON account of its central location, ana
for the strongest political reasons
Tn. final vote showed % for Chicago
a for St Louis.
In the fixing Of the date Hon. J. lay'oi
Is,lvson. the member of the NatlonaI
Committee from Virginia, did eheo'''.
work for Richmond and for the state Vi
Virginia. The committee after io"e
debate and mature consideration """
daternined 10 hold the convention as
soon as possible after the hepuoioa"
convention. which meets IN ST. LOUIS OH
The 18th of June. and when vote was
reached June Goth was the da'e hNeu
upon. wherever il should be heiu''
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
=, hanpened that this is the date upon
which the national reunion OF the Con-
eeserate Veterans and the laying OF the
cornerstone OF the monument to Jener-
son Davis is to take place In Richmond.
such IN arrangement would have serious
l.. conaicted with the great meeting of
Confederates at Richmond. and would
have taken large numbers who Will at
f.nd the Richmond reunion to the Ma
uonal Convention.
Mr. Ellyson. however. was equal to the
emergency. He addressed the committee
on the subject. and forcibly laid before
II the disadvantages that would result to
Richmond by holding the convention on
June sOth. In the argument he was sup
ported by quite a number of both north
srn and southern members OF the COM
mittee.
This led TO a reconsideration OF the mat
Ter. A motion was made by Mr. Ellyson
10 make the date July 7th, and after a
very brief discussion 1t was unanimously
carried, and that date was then set for
the holding of the convention.
ALL EI-fN Ell.
This will allow ample time for all the
southern delegates and those Confede-
rates end others from the North and
West 10 20 to the reunion at Richmond
before going to Chicago. The railroads
will also be able to make rates which
will include visits to both the big meet
ings. and so Richmond and Chicago will
both be benefited by the arrangement so
cleyerly accomplished by Mr.. Ellyson.
Mr.. W. Deane Courtney. ex-counci-
man of Richmond. who is on his way
South from New York. was visitor to
the Arlington tonight while the ballot
ing was going on.
THE RESULT NATURAL.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., January l6.-
The Democratic National Convention Will
oe held I'm Chicago on July 7th
sush was the decision on the twenty
ninth ballot by the National Committee
after Chicago had won by a bare majc@-
ty. with st. Louis only two votes behind.
Ii was practically a fight between the
fres-silver forces on the one hand, and
the hard-money men on the other. This
statement cannot be taken as literally
correct, for several silver men finally
voted for Chicago. while other votes were
cast for st. Louis by hard-money men.
A a matter OF fact, the vote which chi
cagO received was, as Mr.. Smalley, OF
Vermont, expressed IL, "a natural one,
inasmuch as IL was cast b. the states
lying within the group known as the
Middle West and the East. 81. Louis
vote might b. called equally natural,
since IL came mainly from the Southwest
and tie West.
The free-silver men. who were bitterly
hostile to New York. made st. Louis
their rallying point. and throughout the
entire twenty-nine ballots they were loyal
10 the city OF their choice.
The splendid showing made by St.
Louis surprised the best-posted politi-
clans AT the Arlington Hotel, as il was
believed last night and this morning that
she could not rally TO exceed 10 or Is
votes that she would then drop out of
The race. and that the fight would mar
row down 10 Chicago and Cincinnati.
That she did stay in the race. and in the
concluding ballots steadily increased her
strength. shows how admirably her forces
were disciplined.
New York's poor showing did not sur
prise any one who was famliar~ with
the situation. II was not that New York's
Wnpaign was not cleVery managed, Tor
ner delegation neglected no argument
that could secure her the support of the
committee. II was obvious yesterday al
ternoon that she could not win. but her
representatives continued the fight in the
lace Of certain defeat
CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO.
II was thought that Cincinnati might
De the second choice Of a sufficient
number Of members 10 secure the prize.
out TINS hope was not realized. At no
Time during the day was Cincinnati
ierious competitor and at no time did
'he secure more than " votes. Chicago
began with votes and II was not
dntil the sixteenth ballot that she In
creased them 10 10. She remained prac-
ucaly at that figure until the twentieth
odlot. when her strength was increased
W L." again she stood practically still,
unln the iwenty-seyenth ballot, when
her vote OF 10 In the preceding ballot
was Increased to 20
~ that time ST. Louis, which began
win is had q. New York had fallen 10
:, ana Cincinnati TO g. IL was then mani
icst 'hat not only had the fight narrowed
Gown 10 Chicago and ST. Louis. but that
'hicsSos notwithstanding gains indi-
Gated her ultimate success. This came
oh 'he twenty-ninth ballot, when her
vote or on the wenty-eighth ballot
was increased by 3. thus giving her a
pare majority. and leaving St Louis a
uahkerous second. with "a. while Cincln-
hati Was reduced 10 l.
New fork's votes on this ballot wen;
" Shicago. as did also one OF Cincin-
na,is
THE STATES FINAL. BALLOT.
me states voting for Chicago on the
.""' oaiiot were: Connecticut, Della
ware. Georgia Illinois iowa Kan-