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CAPTURED BY CHICAGO.
National Democratic Convention to
Be Held There July 7.
DECIDED BY NEW Y0RK's VOTE

Twenty mine BalIots necessary W uAss> Is y
Choice---The Contestants We're New
York City, Chicago, Cincinnati, snd 81.
Louisville Missouri Metropolis Nearly
Won the Prize.
After q desperate and unprecedented
struggle among New York, Chicago, 81.
Louis and Cincinnati, the National Demo-
cratic Committee, In session at Washington,
decided that the next Democratic Conyen-
ton shall be held in Chicago on July7 On
the surface It was a contest among four
ambitious cities. Under the surface 1t was
trial Of strength between sound money and
free silver and sound money won.
The National Committee met In the BAN
quet hall Of the Arlington Hotel, and this
was elaborately decorated with National
flags, bunting, shields OF the States and
streamers Of red, white and blue.
secret session. Fifty members were present.
and Chairman Harrity presided. The vote
on the date for holding the convention re.
suited so to 18 in favor of July as opposed
to June 2. The resolution of Patrick Col
Inns, Of Massachusetts, offered In the conven-
tion of 1892, that the next National Conven-
tion be held behind closed doors unsupported
adversely by the subcommittee. to which It
was referred, and the report was adopted
unanimously. The committee took recess
until o'clock.
The committee reconvened at 8 o'clock In
the parlors Of the Arlington. The rooms
were profusely decorated with American
flags, and there was vast throng Of visitors,
including few ladies, admitted by ticket.
Quite number of Democratic Senators and
almost half the Democratic membership OF
the Lower House were present.
Chairman Harrity said a roll Of the States
would be called to determine which had
cities desirous Of having the Democratic
Convention. Those which responded. he de-
clared, would take their turns alphabetical
ly, and would be assigned one-half hour
each to present their arguments.
Louis were duly placed In nomination amid
the cheers of their respective partisans.
Thirty minutes was allowed each city In
which to present Its claims.
The balloting began about o'clock, and
from the first long struggle was indicated.
The first ballot resulted: Chicago, 6; Gin
cinnati. II; st. Louis, 10; New York, a.
There was practically no change, except a
slight fluctuation Of vote or two. until the
tenth ballot, when Chicago began gradually
to increase her vote at the expense Of New
York. At the twentieth ballot NewHork's 8
strength was rapidly disintegrating, her vote
going almost bodily to Chicago. =
But st. Louis, which had clung gtenactously
to her nineteen votes, also captured several
of Cincilnati's votes, and on the ballot be-
fore the last led Chicago by one vote. On
the last ballot, the twenty-ninth, which was
taken shortly before IL O'Clock, the four re-
naming votes Of New York were thrown to
Chicago. and she obtained the necessary
plurality. Senator Brice voted for Cincin-
natl to the last.
The detailed vote on the final ballot by
States was: ~,
Cincinnati-Ohio.
Chicago-Connecticut, Idaho. Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Hampshire. New York, North
Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode ISL
and, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida, Alaska,
District OF Columbia
st. Louis-Alabama. Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Delaware, Georgia. Kansas, Lou
isiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ne
vada, New jersey. North Dakota, South,
Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington. Wy
oming, Arizona. New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Utah, Indian Territory.
New York had the satisfaction Of controll-
Ing the choice, and it was her votes that sent
the convention to the city by the lake. The
final hght between st. Louis and Chicago
was a. warm one. An analysis Of the votes
by States shows thu silver element stood by
ST. Louis, while the sound money States
voted for Chicago.