New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17
BALLOT.

Convention ended late this evening In victory
for Chicago on the twenty ninth ballot over DOT"
ST. Louis and New-Yoyk. The 'rrepressiole as
cords within the party on the money question
were chiefly instrumental In deciding the Ma
tional Committees choice both of the time and
place for holding the great quadrennial gather
ing. The extreme free-silver element in the party
wished to send the Convention to st. Louis ana
STRUGGLED for an early date on the ground that
the dissemination Of froe-silver irritation lNeas rs
National Democratic doctrine could not be begun
too soon The conservative or "souhd-inohey
wing If the organization preferred New-fork as
the place for holding the convention and favored
n late gathering even at the sacrifice OF the un-
written law Of political etiquette which requires
the party in power to be the first to put a cand'-
date and platform in the field.
Tho advocates OF a belated convention won
their contention rather easily. but the contest
over the convention city was long and bitter
II was seen from the beginning that New orK'
the seat ana centre of the radical sound
money" Influences in the party, could not secure
the votes its more sarguine supporters Ha'
counted on: while. on the other band the out
and-out free-silver men who were working Tor
St Louis were clearly demonstrated to be In
an actual minority In the committee. After many
inefe rtual talots h "a devel ped h less rtlt,
II deadlock. the Eastern sound money men
forced to choose between Cincinnati and chi
cago. as the only means Of defeating 1t. LOUIS
threw their votes to Chicago and settled the
contest. Chicago's selection WILL OF course. be
generally commended. Its ability to entertain
the convention is undoubted. and local sym
patty. Is not likely to attach itsef to the for
tunes II any single faction or candidate. New
York made an excellent showing In the race. but
its chance of securing the convention was never
serious. Chicago won by bare majority with
St Louis only TWO votes behind.
BETWEEN SILVER AND SOUND MONEY.
/, was practically a fight between the free
silver forces on the one hand and the sound
money men on the other This statement can
not be taken as literally correct for several sill
yer men finally voted for Chicago, while several
other votes were cast for ST. Louis by sound
money mcn As n matter OF fact. the vote
which Chicago received was. Mr.. Smalley, OF
Vermont expressed 1t. "a natural one mas
much az II was cast by the States lying within
the group known as the Middle. West and the
Eas, ST Louiss vote might also be called
equally natural. since II came mainly from the
Southwest and the West
The frec-sllver mon who were bitterly hostile
to Ncw-York made St Louis the rayng point
nud throughout the entire twenty-nine ballots
they were loyal g. tn, city Of their choice. The
splendid showing made by 81. Louis surprised
the lest posted politicians at the Arlington
Hotel as Il was believed last night and this
morning that she could not rally to exceed
fifteen or eighteen votes: that she would then
dron out ~ the race and that the fight would
narrow down To- Chicago and Cincinnati That
She did stay In the race and in the last ballots
steadily increased her strength shows how ad
mirably her forces were disciplined. New-Yorks
poor showing did not surprise any one who was
familiar with the situation. 1t was not that
thc New-Yorks campaign was not ceverly
managed. for her delegation neglected no argu-
mont which could secure the support Of the
committee. II was obvious yesterday afternoon
that she could not win. but her representatives.
pmckily continued the fight in the face of GER
tain defeat.
NETWORK DROPS OUT OF IT
II was thought that Cincinnati might be the
second choice Of a sufcicn: number of mem
hcrr to rccure the prize, but this hope not
realized At no time during the day was Gin
clnnati serious competitor and at no time did
she secure more than twelve votes Chicago
Iegan with six votes. and 1t was not until the
fourteenth ballot that she increased them to
ten She remained practically at that figure
was increased to thirteen. Again she stood
practically stu until the twenty venth bal
lot. when her vote Of sixteen in the previous
ballot was increased to twenty. At that time
ST. Louis. which had begun with nineteen. had
twenty-onc votes New-York had fallen to three
and Cincinnati to six.
It was then manifest that not only had the fight
narrowed down to Chicago and st. Louis. but
that Chcagos steadily increasing gains indicated
her ultimate victory This came on the twenty
ninth ballot, when her vote OF twenty-one on the
twenty-eghth ballot was increased by five, thus
giving "A bare majority To her. and leaving ST.
Louis a dangerous second with tweniy-four, while
Cincinnati was reduced to one. NewYorks four
votes on this ballot went 70 Chicago, as did also
one OF Cincinnatrs
After the different cities had been put In nomi-
nation this afternoon. five ballots were taken
with closed doors. II then apparent. as the
changes were immateria!. that the contest would
be long -dra Wn-out and recess until S:30 CLOCK
was agreed upon. The Intervening time was uti-
lized by the different cQies In an endeavor 10
effect combinations favorable to themselves A
number Of informal conferences were speedily
called but they were in most cases barren OF re-
suits Senator's Brce and German for example,
had a consultation In Cincinnatis headquarters.
German favored New-York, and Brice OF course.
was using his influence for Cincinnati Each tried
to win the other to the city Of his choice without
avail and this conference. like many others came
to naught. 1t was found trdt thc o. louis 'o',-
tingent solid as a rock ana that 10 oiean
could be made in their ranks.
HOW CHICAGO WON
Some OF the Cincinnati men showed a disposi-
ton TO 40 To Chicago when 1t was demonstrated
that Cincinnati could not win. and similar cent?
mcnts were expressed by some OF the Eastern
men VINO were supporting New-York on the
other hand New-York could not secure an addi-
tional promise, nor could Cincinnati. 1t was
tnen realized that the forces OF the TWO cities
last named would gradually disintegrate and
that ST. Louis and Chicago would become the
bcnehciares A hasty calculation showed that
ST. Louis and Chicago would divide about even
~ on the vote "A circumstance which lent ad-
ditonal interest to the contest.
That Chicago finally secured n majority was