The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-24
PIFHlIH8T8dIEGSF. LOUIS.
Democrats viii Choose Their Candidate at
Chicago July Z,
That was the Decision Of the National
Committee at tgashingtOn-The Pee
pies Party Selects st. Louis
The Date Is July ~.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-The demo-
cratic national convention will be held
at the city Of Chicago on July7. That
was the decision reached yesterday by
the national democratic committee
after an interesting and at times eX-
citing session which continued until
II o'clock last night.
There was considerable difference OF
opinion as TO the time for holding the
convention, one proposition advanced
by Allen W. Thurman, OF Ohio, who
held the proxy of the New Mexico
member, being to hold it June 2 two
weeks before the republican conven-
ton, and the other by Hugh Wallace,
Of Washington state, to hold it July z.
The committee decided upon the latter
date by vote of 80 to IS. The main
interest, of course, eentered in choice
of the convention city For this honor
there were four applicants, Chicago,
st. Louis, Cincinnati and New York.
Thirty minutes was allowed each city
in which TO present its claims. The
speeches made by distinguished eiti-
zens in each instance were of a high
order of excellence, and, at times,
aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
The balloting began about seven
o'clock last evening, and from the first
on e and bitter struggle was indicated
The first ballot resulted: Chicago, 6;
Cincinnati. II; St. Louis, 10; New York,
IA. There was practically no change
except as slight fluctuations of vote
or two until the tenth ballot, when
Chicago began gradually to increase
her vote at the expense of New York.
Attic goth ballot New York'e strength
was rapidly disintegrating, her vote
going almost bodily to Chicago But
st, Louis, which had tenaciously chung
to her 10 votes, also captured several
of Cincinnati's votes and on the ballot
before the last led Chicago by one vote.
On the last ballot the 29th, which was
taken shortly before II o'clock, the
four remaining votes of New York
were thrown to Chicago and she ob-
tanned the necessary plurality, the vote
standing: Chicago, 26; St Louis, "a;
New York, O; Cincinnati, !. An ex-
animation of the vote by states shows
that St. Louis had practically the solid
support of the free silver votes in the
committee.
Populists Select st. Louis.
ST, LOUIS, Jan. 2L-The executive
committee Of the populist national
committee was unexpectedly called
together Saturday night, after the adj
journment of the main committee, to
consider some new propositions from
the ST. Louis Business Mems league,
looking to the location of the populist
national convention in the Mound
City. After a short discussion the
committee decided to hold the conven-
ton in st. Louis, July o. It is posi-
lively stated that at the same time
with that of the peoples party there
will be held in St. Louis a convention
of the advocates of free silver"
throughout America, which will in
size and in the interests it involves
rival, if it does not outrival. the other.
Arrangements Completed.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 2L-The members of
the executive committee of the popu-
list national committee and the CON
vention committee OF the Business
Mems league of St. Louis yesterday
completed all the details for the July
convention, and executed contract
whereby the pOpuiists will have the
use of the hall in the Exposition build
ing, now being prepared for the repub-
iican national convention. This hall,
it is expected, will seat from 70, 600 to
$4,000 people when all arrangements
are completed.