Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-17
ONE FOR CHICAGO.
Windy City Carries of the Dem.
ocratic Convention.
HARD STRUGGLE FOR TIE PRIZE.

Twsniy.nine Ballots Required to Settle the
Matter, 50. Louis Being the Closest Com
pstitor, with About All the Free Silver
votes-D.te Of the Meet Fixed for July
5-Populists Gather at st. Louis 20 Pick
Out . Convention City.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Democratic
national convention will held be at the
city Of Chicago on July7. That was the
decision reached yesterday by the national
Democratic committee, after an interest
Ing and ut times exciting session which
continued until IL o'clock last night.
There was considerable difference Of opin-
lon as to tho time for holding the con-
vcntion. one proposition, advanced by
Aller W. Thurman. Of Ohio, who held the
proxy Of the New Mexico member, being
TO hold it June :, two weeks before the
Republican convention, and the other by
Hugh Wallace, Of Washington state. to
hold it July 2. The committee decided
upon the latter date by vote Of 32 to Is
The main interest. o! course, centercd In
:hc choico Of the convention city. For
this honor there were four applicants
Chicago, st. Louis Cincinnati and New
York. Thirty minutes was allowed each
city in which to present its claims.
Eioqucncc Was There in Force.
The speeches, made by distinguished
:itizcns in each instance, were Of high Or
Ter of excellence, and at times aroused the
greatest enthusiasm. The balloting be.
gan about Q o'clock last evening, and from
the first long and bitter struggle was in
aicatcd. Tho first ballot rcsultcd-Chi-
cago @; Cincinnati, IL; st. Louis. 10; New
York II. There was practically no change,
except slight fluctuation of vote or
.wo. until the tenth ballot, when Chicago
began gradually to increase her vote at the
expense Of New York. At the twentieth
ballot New York's strength was rapidly
disintegrating, her vote going almos: bod
ily to Chicago. But IT. Louis, which had
tcnaciously clung to her nineteen votes,
also captured several of Cincinnati's votes,
and ON the ballot before the last led Chi
cago by one vote.
Detailed Vote by States.
On tho last ballot, the twenty.ninth,
which was taken shortly before II o'clock
the four remaining votes of New York
wcro thrown to Chicago and she obtained
the necessary plurality. Senator Bricc
voted for Cincinnati to the last. An cx.
animation of the vote by states shows tfrat
St. Louis had practically the solid support
Of the free silver votes in the committee.
The detailed vote on the final ballot by
states wus:
Cincinnati-Ohio.
Chicago-Connccticut, Florida, Idaho,
illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min.
ncsota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pcnnsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Ten
ncssce, Vermont, West Virginia, wiscon.
sin, Alaska, District Of Columbia.
IT. Louis-Alabama, Arkansas, Cali.
fornia, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon.
tana. Nevada. New Jersey. North Dakota,
South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wash.
ington, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Utah, Indian Territory.
Took Their Victory Very Quietly.
There was no attempt ON the part of the
Chicagoans to celebrate their victory in q
cess very quietly. The delegates say the
preparations for the convention will bc
arranged by the loca! committee already
appointed for that purpose and sub-execu
tive committee on the national commit
tee. The location of the hall in which to
hold the convention will be left to this
subcommittee. The national committee
adjourned without elccting the sergeant;
alarms and other officers, who probably
will not be chosen for some weeks.