The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
WINDY CITY, JULY Z.
Then and There the Democrats will
Convene.
SENATOR VESTS FOREBODINGS
OF DISASTER.

He Told the National Committee That
They Expected to Lose Illinois and
Ohio and they Might Loose New York
and See the Solid South Broken
Chicago Made the Convention City on
tho 29th Ballot.
Washington, January 16-The principal
work of the morning session of the
Democratic National committee related
to the various resolutions fixing the date
on which the convention shall be held.
Allen Thurman Of Ohio, who held the
proxy for New Mexico, offered resolu-
tion fixing the date for June second.
Mr.. Thomas of Colorado, amended this
by fixing the date for June 9.
Mr.. Wallace of Washington, offered an
other amendment providing for June 80.
Mr.. Ellison of Virginia, opposed June
80, as it would interfere with the Con-
federate reunion which will occur at
Richmond on that day.
Other speakers objected to June 80 as
being likely to carry the convention into
the Fourth of July, to which there
seemed considerable opposition. There
upon Mr.. Wallace OF Washington, moved
that July be agreed upon. The roll was
called and thirty-tw mem bers supported
the resolution. eighteen voting in the
negative One member refrained from
voting.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Secretary Harrity directed the roll of
states to be called, SO as to know definite
ly the cities which desired to have the
convention. He stated that these cities
would be called on in their alphabetical
order to have the claims of each pre-
sented, for which purpose half an hour
would be allowed. The first state to be
reached having competitive city was
illinois. and on it's behalf the
CITY OF CHICAGO
was proposed. In due succession came
st. Louis, New York and Cincinnati.
Judge Goodrich of Chicago was the
speaker for that city. He said that
Chicago had the best facilities for enter
tanning vast crowds, and its transporta-
tion facilities were unsurpassed. "Gen-
tlemen," said Judge Goodrich, tif you
want to win, come to Chicago. You have
never elected and seated a Democratic
President who was not nominated in that
city since 1856"
The claims of Cincinnati were pre-
sented by Messrs Ingalls, and Follett.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that Cincinnati had the
best hall in the world for political con-
ventions, ample transportation facilities
and fine hotel accommodations.
J.. Waldo Smith, president of the New
York Groporn3
claim of New York city. He mentioned
the many attractions of the great
metropolis and said week spent in New
York was liberal education and uni.
versity course in itself. Madison Square
Garden was the best hall on earth for the
purpose of the convention. 1t would hold
20. 900 and would seat $1,000 people COM
fortably.
Simon Ford, proprietor of the Grand
Union hotel, New York, was the next
speaker. He declared that New York's
hotel accommodations exceeded the COM
bined accommodations of st. Louis,
Cincinnati and Chicago, and were the
finest in the world. The hotels would
not increase their rates.
The claims Of Nsw York were further
urged by Mr.. Crane, ex-city cham berlain,
and
COL. JOHN r. FELLOWS.
The latter said it was the spontaneous
desire of the entire people of New York
that the convention should be held in
that city. Railroad fares would be as low
from the extremes Of the country to New
York as to any central city. New York
had never given her vote for any but a
Democratic candidate, and she pied ged
herself to give the next Democratic can
didate a majority.
Ex-Gov. Francis of Missouri, advocated
thu claims of ST. Louis. St. Louis he
said had public hall that would accom-
modate 12, 600 persons. St. Louis had
been tried as convention city and
proved equal to the task. Missouri for
twenty five years had cast her vote for
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. Francis
said that the Republicans were claiming
the state. He asked that the convention
be held at ST. Louis in order that the
Democrats might be inspired with that
enthusiasm which would carry the state
by 40, 900 majority.
Mayor Walbridge of St. Louis said that
St. Louis was the only city of which it
could be truly said that she knew no
sections, nothing but the broad domain
Of the nation.
Gov. Stone of Missouri also spoke for
st. Louis.
The oratory was closed by a fervent
speech in favor of St. Louis by Senator
Vest. In the course of his speech he said !:
You expect to lose Illinois. You
EXPECT TO LOSE CHIC.
You may lose New York, but If you lose
Missouri you break that solid phalanx of