The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-17
TIE WIINDY CITY vIINS
The DemOCTaiC flaliOnal Convention WIN
Be Held In The Lakeside City.
ST. LOUIS A VERY CLOSE COMPETITOR.
Chicn%o alaHcs IL Dubious s:ar. Eut
Comes Vne!cr t,:e wire with u ..s.:su
of Two Votes Ncw TorR 7laitcs II
<eod I:ar!y sihowig..-C Cincinnati nt
no 'Titmc IL Serious Competitors.

Ne"H ..'raS .nhoWi!sss-S -SiitciEnatE at
No Timc Serious Competitors.
Washington, Jan. lG.-The Democratic
National Convention will bc held in
Chicago on July Tth.
such was the decision reached on the
18th ballot by the National Committee
today after spirited contest. in which
ShtcaGo won by Il bare majority, with
st Louis only two votes behind 1t was
practically Il light between the free sill
Yer forces on the one hand and the hard
ri"ncY on the other This statement
cannot be taken as literally correct. for
several silver men finally voted for
thlcaGo while other votes were east FOR
VI. Louis ny hard money men. rs a
matter of fact. tile vote which Chicago
received was as MIR. Sma,iey. nf Ncr-
mont expressed il. ''a natural one
iunsnuclI rs ii was cast by the States
lying within the group known as the
middle. west and east The St Louis
vote might also he called equally nat
ural. since il came mainly from the
Southwest aud the West
The free silver men were bitterly hos
tile To New York. ana made 81; Louis
'heir laIiying point. and throughout
the entire twenty nine ballots they were
i2yal tn the city of their choice The
splendid showing made by St Louis
surpr!Scu the bcSt posted politicians
at The Arlington Hotel as IL wns be-
ileNed las night and this morning that
she could not rally to exceed IL or is
votes that she would then drop out t
the race. and that tho li;rht would thrn
narrow down to Chicago or Cincinnati
Fhat she did stay in the race ANA In
the concluding ballots steadily rally her
strength shows how admirably har
forces were disciplined. The New Y-9rk
eIs' poor showing did not surprise any
one VINO WAS familiar with the situa-
ton I was not that New York., cam
pa!sn was not clcVcrly managed. for
ner oeieSati"n neglected no argument
mat could secure her the support of the
committee. II was obvious Yesterday
That she could not win hut her rcprc-
Seniatives riuckily continued nhe nght
NJ no time during The contest was
CINCINNATI II serious competitor and at
no time uid she secure more than twelve
NoloS. Chicago began with six votes
ana IT was not until the fourteenth bal
lot that she Increased them to ten She
renamed practically at that figure until
me twentieth ballot when her strength
was increased 10 thirteen. Again she
stood practically sFill until the twcnty-
seventh ballot. when her vote tr six
teen IN the preceding ballot was in
creased 10 iwenoy. At that time ST
LOUIS, which had begun with nineteen
had twenty. on" votes. New York had
lalion To three and Cincinnati to six
j was then manifest that not only had
the iGht narrowed down to Chicago
ana St. Louis but that Chicaro's stsad-
iiy increasing gain" Indicated hcr ulii-
mate victory. This came on the twenty
niath ballot. when her vote OF twenty
one in The twcnty-ciath ballot, was in
creased by five. thus giving her a bare
majority and leaving St Louis n dam
Ecrous second with twcnty-four, while
Cincinnati was reduced to one. New
fcrk's four votes on this ballot went to
Chicago. aS did also one oC Cincinnati'S
recess until $50 O'Clock was then
agreed upon.
number Of informal conferences
were speedily called, but they were In
most cases barren oil results Senators
i:'ic" and German. for example mad a
consultation in CinCinnati's hcaduuar-
ters. German favored New York ana
t!rtcr. course. was using his influence
for Cincinnati. Each tried to win the
other 70 The city of his Choice wit hout
avail and this conference like many
others came TO naught. 1t was found
thai III" 81. Louis contingent were as
solid as rock and that ng break
could hc made in their ranks. Some Of
me Clhcinnaii men showed Il DISPOSE
tion 10 80 to Chicago. when 1t was
demonstrated that Cincinnati could not
win ana similar sentiments were, ~
iNasscd by some OF the Eastern men
WI were supporting New York. ON
the Nihcr hand New York could not
- ~ an i'''ib''lsIl plpiii!Sc nor Gould
Cincinnati 1t was then realized! thu;
the forces OF the two cities last named
would gradually disntcgra;c ana that
St. Louis and Chicago would become
tn" hcneiiciaricS.
y hasiy calculation showed thaat 81
Louis and Chicago would divide about
cEcny on the vote. Il circumstance which
l"ni additional interest 10 the contest
rhat Chicago finally secured n ms iority
Vas duo in part to personal consisicrn-
iinm. Certain members of the commit
tee Wer" indifferent as 10 the lncation
of the convention. What they wanted
was q city whore they could bc lna1r
most comfortable. They decided that
Chicago possessed superior advantages;
in the matter OF hotels. aud thi. uu-
iouhtedly influenced IL sufficient Num-
ber t" Evc the Lake CITY the ma ioritv.
II Is also asserted that the Stran.. sun
port which the silver men gave ST
Louis created II prejudice against thot
| place among certain OF the sound money.
men who voted for Chicago not because
they cared especially for the Illinois me-
trHppls hut because they were dcicr-
mined not to Join forces with their free
silver opponents.