The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18
NOW FOR A SITE.
Claims of Cities for the POpuliSt
Convention
Are Being Presented at st.
Louis Today.
CHICAGO OFFERS CASH.
Promises TwentyThousand Dol
lars If 1t is Held There.
Dallas ProcIaims That 1t is a
''COOF' Place.

ST. LOUIS Jan. 1S.-Tbe hearing of
the different cities which are orking to
Secure the national Populist convention
that will meet on July % next, was con-
tiuued at 10 o'clock this morning when
the national committee reassembled.
Chicago was the first to present its
claims. As the chairman of the delega-
tion from that city had not yet appeared,
D. NJ. Fulweiter of Arkansas spoke. He
was followed by DR.. H Taylor,
Eugene Smith and F. j. Schultz.
representing the business men
of Chicago. They argued athat
because of the location, its facilities for
accommodating large crowds and the
wide circulation of its newspapers, Chi
cago was the only city in which to hold
she Populist national convention.
A choice of any of the large halls for
which that city is noted was offered and
while they were not prepared to get any
fixed sum of money, Dir. Schultz init
mated that at least 100000 could be
raised for the Populist cause they were
given sufficient time to collect tt.
E. S. Heisler and II. 5. Schneider who
spoke for Kansas City. Kan, offered all
the accommodations that the convention
needed. They were prepared to erect
tent $50 by 500 feet in extent, sufficiently
large to seat 10000 people, within one
block of the court house. They
further stated that Populist papers
throughout their state were prepared to
issue a call for funds fo- the use of the
convention.
Mr.. Schneider declared that if the con-
vention should be held in his city, it
would insure Populist victory in the
surrounding states.
Harry Tracey, who appeared fer Dal-
las, Tex, said that his city was the cool
est of any that had proposed to hold the
convention; that as cheap hotel and
as anywhere else, and added that
; their facilities for holding one,
or even two conventions at
the same time were sufficient to
insure satisfaction TO all. The city con-
tanned two halls, Que with a seating ca
pacity of 10000 and the other seating
10000, either of which could be had free
for the convention. D. E Leidy and
Mayor Holland also spoke in behalf of
Dallas. When they had finished, the
committee went into executive session.
Mr.. Snider of Kansas presented the
following resolution, which after consd-
cradle discussion was adopted almost
unanimously, there only being three dis
senting votes.
Resolved, That in line with the action
of our friends of state meetings lately
held by the Peoples Party
in North Dakota, Illinois and Indiana,
the mem bers of the national committee in
executive session AT SL Louis, January
II, desire to express their entire CONT
dence in the wisdom, judgment and in
tegrity of our chairman, Hon. II. E Tau
beneck, our secretary, Hon. j . II. Turner,
our treasurer Hon. II. c. Rankin and
each of the other members of the ex-
ecutive committee in their conduct
of the Peoples Party business and
its representatives; and urge and advise
Populists thrOught the nation to immedi- |
ately line up 70 the support of the ex
ecutive committee with liberal contribu- |
tiOns to sustain it's work in the coming
campaign.
At o'clock recess was taken for one |
hour, at the conclusion of which the |
committee will begin balloting for the
convention city.
Postponed.
When the committee reassembIed at
2:3O o'clock the question of re-
ferring the selection of a place
of meeting to the executive
committee to report within ten days came
up and was debated at length. A reso-
luton to this effect was adopted without
a diasantI0O voto