Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-01-24

VI iiit tOIlIlltttt WAS tA-
Governor Roswell p. Flower. The other
members Were j. ID. Crimmins, X. Is.
Roosevelt and Herman Oelrichs. The
energy of New York in this matter had
been awakened by the charges recently
widely circulated in the east that Chi
cago has in the past used crowds of
local boomers to pack the conven don
hall and root" for a particular candi-
date. Much has been made Of the as
sertion that republican national com
mitteemen in 1888 were threatened with
arrest by Chicagoans in charge If the
convention hall. unless they permitted
Gresham rooters to fill the hall
Cincinnati made a lively effort TO Sc
cure the prize. A financial committee,
composed of leading business men, had
been busy raising guarantee money.
The state of Ohio seemed to be hope
lessly republican, and democratic COM
mitteemen have always been in favor
of using the convention to turn a pivotal
state. Some of them pointed to recent
successes in western states as an wi
dence of the wisdom of selecting Chica-
go in past years. New Workers pinned
their hope of success on the applica ton
of this principle to the condition of
democracy in the Empire state They
said the party Is badly divided and
needs some event to harmonize 1t. They
pointed to the possibility of a repub-
lican candidate for president being
chosen from New York, and to the ne
cessity of combining the full strength OF
the party against such a candidate who
must necessarily be strong in his own
state. ST. Louis was stimulated to make
a fight for the convention by the fact
that she has already secured the repub-
lican prize and has several favorite sons
for second place on the ticket.
Chicago was pushed on by Ben T
Gable and other friends of Hon. Will
liam r. Morrison. the original low tar
iff man of Is years ago. whom his ad-
mirers are quietly grooming for the
run.
outside of the convention contest the
most interesting matter to be disposed
of was the legacy from the Chicago con-
vention of four years ago. when General
Patrick A. Collins of Massachusetts,
brought to the consideration of the del
egates resolution designed to restrict
the attendance at future national con-
ventions of the democracy to those hav-
ing actual business.
The resolution of General Collins was
~ thN NhNSt thdt tic IdtlODdl demo-
cratic committee be instructed to pro-
vide in the next national convention ac-
commodations for the delegates, the al
ternates, the members of the press. the
national committee, and none others"
The argument advanced by General
Collins in support of this proposition
was based upon the fact that the WIS.,
itors in the galleries interrupted DELHI
erations of the delegates. General Col
Inns proposition was not deliberately
discussed, for at the very point where
the reading of it was concluded the
ropes that held one of the electric lights
in the convention hall broke and the
light fell.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee and was in the hands of a SUBJ
committee composed OF Mr.. Harrity
Bradley b. Smalley of Vermont, Arthur
+. German of Maryland, Ben T. Gable
of Illinois, and Edward C. Wall of Wis
consin. This committee reported ad-
versely and the report was adopted
unanimously
1t was decided to give each city 80
minutes to present it's claims this af-
ternoon, but new departure was made
by the adoption of a resolution reQuir-
ing each city to put its guarantee in
writing to prevent any misunderstood
ing in the future.
Senator Morgan. who held the proxy
OF Clayton of Alabama, asked for some
time about the proposition to change
the basis of representation in the con-
Vention to two delegates for each dem
ocratic representative in congress and
two for each democratic senator and
one each for each republican senator
ana representative. hut he offered no
motion to this effect. He may bring the
question up in the convention 1t was
decided to allow to each territory six
delegates, after winch the committee
took recess until o'clock
The committee reconvened at 81
CLOCK to listen to the claims of the
rival cities. Quite a number of demo- |
cratic senators and almost half of the |
democratic membership of the lower !
mouse were present. BY direction of |
chairman Harrity. the roll of states |
was called and four cities. Chicago, Gin |
'innati. New York and ST. Louis, were |
placed In nomination amid cheers of |
heir respective partisans. Each city |
vas allowed 80 minutes in which to |
present its claims.
Speeches made by distinguished citi-
lens In each instance were Of high or