The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-25
WILL MEET JULY SEVENTH
Democratic National Convention
Date.
of Prominent Party lead
sers Seems to Have Obscure ged
st. Louis--Chicago's Chances
Better Than Yesterday.

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tight" said ex-Congressman Isidor
~straus, the chairman of the New York
citizens committee this morning. Mr..
Stratus had a long conference with
Chairman Harrity last night. AT its
conclusion he declined TO state what
had occurred between them, but he adj
ded significantly that the situation was
SO mixed that even Harrity, himself,
could not make an Intelligent forecast.
Mr.. Straus says today that the condi-
lions Ia no changed during the last
twelve hours and that no n is justified
In asserting that the convention will be
carried to any particular city.
There is no g~ainsaying the fact. how
ever. thai Chicago's stock has percept-
IDLY risen since yesterday. The opro-
sition of Senator German and other in
%lluential members of the committee to
it. Louis has had a dispiriting effect
,pon the par.isans of thai city and the
Missouri delegates do not express them
selves with the same confidence this
morning thai they did yesterday.
The Chicago delegation have done a
good deal of quiet but effective work
since theH arrival yesterday. They
claim to be the second choice Of a ma
jority of the committee, but this claim
is also made by the Cincinnatians. The
most generally expressed opinion this
morning is that the fight has narrowed
down to Chicago II Cincinnati with
opinions about; evenly divided between
the two.
The leading members of the demo.
cratic committee say today that they
will favor no city which will not give
them proper guarantees. There is a dis
position on the part of the committee tC
Insist that the guarantees shall be put in
writing and that they shall consist prac-
tically of a sufficient fund to defray all
their expenses and the further assur.
|ance that the tickets of admission to the
convention shall be left wholly in the
hands of the committee who will thus
control the galleries and prevent the
massing of a clique in the interest of any
one candidate. So far as can pc seen
today, each of the four contending cities
will accept these conditions.
The national committee went into ex-
ecutive session shortly after II o'clock
to consider the various matters thai will
come before it. AT 5 o'clock this after
noon the ~contending cities will be put in
I-. ,
nomination.
The executive session of the national
democratic committee which began at
l1:30 today lasted two hours. Mr.. Har-
rity of Pennsylvania, the chairman of
the committee, presided and Mr.. Sheer
In of Indiana, the secretary OF the COM
mittee called the roll, which disclosed
the presence of flfty-one members. 1t
was agreed that all the cities which are
~contending for the honor of holding the
convention should be notified thai the
committee would lear their claims at 3
O'Clock this afternoon. Mr.. Black, who
holds the proxy of a member from Okla
homa, made a motion which was adopt-
ed that the committee on credentials al
the convention be instructed to admit
six delegates each from the Indian Ter.
ritory and Oklahoma, which thus places
their territory on even terms with the
others. Mr.. Howell of Georgia, offered
a resolution which was also agreed to
without objection that a committee OF
seven, of whom the secretary and chair.
man of the committee shall be members.
be appointed, to whom shall be dele
gated the absolute control of the con.
vention, no matter where 1t may be
sent.
The subcommittee, to whom was re-
serred the Collins resolution, looking to
the holding of the next convention with
practically closed doors. reported ii
back unfavorably and it was rejected
unanimously.
The principal work of the session re-
!ated to the various resolutions fixins
the date on which the convention shall
be held. Mr.. Allen Thurman of Ohio
offered a resolution fixing the date fol
June 9. Mr.. Thomas of Colorado
amended this by fixing the date on June
!, while Mr.. Wallace of Washington, of.
tered another amendment providing fol
June SO.
Mr.. Ellison of Virginia, opposed June
30 as 1t would interfere with the confed
crate reunion. which will occur at Rich
nond on that date. T%hereupon Mr.. Wal
lace of Washington, moved that July
be agreed upon. The roll was called ant
shirty-two members supported the reso
tuition with eighteen voting in the neg
alive while N member refrained from
voting. After the adoption of the dat,
the committee at 1870 o'clock tool q re
cess until 8 o'clock.