The record-union., 1896-01-17

so as to know definitely the cities which
desired to have the convention, stating
that then the cities would be called in
their alphabetical order, so as to have
the claims of each presented, for which
purpose half an hour was to be al
| lowed
The first State to be reached having
competitive city was Illinois, and on
its behalf the city of Chicago was PRO-
posed. In due succession came st. Louis,
New York and Cincinnati.
Judge Goodrich of Chicago was rut
forward as the spokesman for that
CITY, He said he was delegated by the
people of Illinois and of Chicago to
extend a cordial and hearty invitation
to hold the next National Democratic
| Convention within the borders of that
city. Chicago would, as she had always
done. fulfill every guarantee she made.
| I'VE have only" he said. 'the kindliest
| feelings for every city that has entered
into the contest. We have only a fell
ing of generous rivalry. But we have q
feeling of that modesty which char
acterizes Chicago. Laughter)
Gentlemen if you want to win,
ccme to Chicago. You have never elect
ed and seated Democratic President
who was not nominated in that city
since 1876"
Mr.. Goodrich went on to say that the
hotel rates would be the usual ones,
and that the hall would be magnificent
1y decorated, and he heartily invited
the convention to come to Chicago.
Senator Brice said that the claims OF
| Cincinnati would be presented by
Messrs. Ingalls, and Follett. Mr.. ingalls,
said that he would be influenced in his
remarks with malice toward none and
charity for ALL There were two points
involved in the question, he said. One
was the business point-as to whether
| Cincinnati could take care of the con-
vention, and the other was the political
point-whether it was advisable for the
| Democracy to hold their convention in
thatcity. Cincinnati had had no conven-
tion since 1880, and in the meantime
a new city had grown up on the banks
of the Ohio, and her people, without
regard to political creed, age, sex or
condition, had decided to invite the
! Democratic Convention there They
! had wanted to invite the Republican
| Convention there, but the price had
been a little high. Oaughter.)
Cincinnati he said, had the best hall
|
tion. It could seat 5000 people as COM
fortably as the audience in this hall to-
| day. AS to hotel accommodations, Mr..
Follett told the story of the Cincinnati
hoteI-keeper who was asked how many
people he could accommodate. We'll"
said he, ''if they come from New Eng
land or New York, / can accommodate
about a hundred people, but if they
come from Kentucky, and the barroom
is big enough, 1 can take care of a
thousand" 0aughter.)
I'VE will entertain you so WELL" Mr.
Follett continued that you will not
like to lose an hour in sleep. You will
wait till you get home for that"
Speaking of the Republican Conven-
tion to be held in st. Louis, Mr. Fol-
lett said he would not undertake to fish
in waters muddied by the Republicans.
! Gaaughter.) AS to New York, he said
that was one of the finest places he
had ever seen, but if the Democratic
delegates went there they would never
have money enough to go there again.
In conclusion, he said: "Come to Gin
cinnati, and we will take such good
care of you that your stay will be one
pleasant day and you will be 10th to
return, and will be sorry when the day
comes to do it."
J. Waldo Smith, President of the New
York Grocery Association, was the first
gentleman to present the claims of
that city. His remarks were very hu-
nsorous, and kept the audience in a
continuous roar of laughter. He would
not, he said, indulge in any pyrotech-
mics, but would state a few plain facts
in a few plain, terse sentences. Among
! its advantages, he mentioned the pure,
! sparkling water, so that it would not
be necessary for any gentleman to in
| dulge even in a milkshake. Naughter.)
Politicians have nothing to do with
this invitation from New York. he
declared Bankers will have nothing
to do with it. They will not give us
cent, and they do not want you to go
there Come to New York, then, and
we will do you good. loud applause)
Simon Ford, proprietor of the Grand
Union Hotel, was the next speaker, and
he also kept his audience in a contin-
uous roar of laughter. He said that,
being a hotel man, he was not intel
lectual-hotel men don't need to be.
All that they had to do was to open
their hotels and the boarders would run
them. Qaughter) He promised that
no one would have to spend his nights
''feverishly tossing on a billiard table
or slumbering within the narrow con-
fines of a bathtub." Oaughter) 1t was
said, he added, that Mr.. Depew had
spent two nights in a bathtub at Min
neapolis, and he presumed that it was
benefit to him. 0aughter)
The claims of St. Louis were also
fully set forth by members of the del
| egation sent from there and it was
late in the day before the speech
making was concluded.
At $50 in the evening the commit
tee reconvened and balloting was be-
gun. No less than twenty-nine ballots
were taken before result was reached.
The fight was very close throughout
between st. Louis and Chicago, but on
the twenty-ninth ballot the latter city
Won the prize.
THE POPULISTS