Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-25
II WILL MEET JULY SEVENTH
Democratic National Convention
Date.
Opposition Of Prominent Party i,cad-
sers Seems to Have Discouraged
st. Louis--Chicago's Chances
BETTER Than Yesterday.

| W~asniDBtOn, JdH.l 10 IL 10 dhypouy y
hght.' said ex-Congressman Isidor
Straus, the chairman of the New York
citizens committee this morning. Mr..
Straus had a long conference with
Chairman Harrity last night. At It's
conclusion he declined to state
lad occurred between them, but he adj
ied significantly that the situation was
so mixed that even Harrity, himself,
could not make an intelligent forecast.
Mr.. Straus says today that the condt
tons have not changed during the last
twelve hours and that no one IL justified
In asserting that the convention VIII be
carried to any particular city.
There is no ~gainsaying the fact, how
ever. tina, Chicago's stock has percept-
IDLY risen since yesterday. The oppo-
sition OF Senator German and other In
~iuential members of the committee to
Il. Louis has had a dispiriting effect
upon the partisans OF that city and the
Missouri delegates do not Express them
selves with the same confidence this
morning that they did yesterday.
The Chicago delegation have done a
good deal OF quiet but effective work
since their arrival yesterday. They
claim to be the second choice OF "a ma
jority OF the committee, but this claim
Ia also made by the Cincinnatians. The
most generally expressed opinion this
morning is that the fight has narrowed
down to Chicago and Cincinnati with
opinions about evenly divided between
the two.
The leading members OF the emo.
cratic committee say today hat they
Will no city which viii not give
them proper guarantees. There IL q dis
position on the part OF the committee &c
insist that the guarantees shall be put In
writing n that they shall consist prac.
tically OF a sufficient fund to defray all
their expenses n the further assur-
ance that the tickets OF admission to the
convention shall be left wholly IL the
hands Of the committee who will thus
control the galleries and prevent the
massing OF a clique in the interest of any
one candidate. So far as car be seen
today. each OF the four contending cities
will accept these conditions.
The national committee went into ex-
ecutive session shortly after IL o'clock
TO consider the various matters that will
come before II. At 3 o'clock this after
noon the c~ontendlng cities will be put I'm
nomination.
The executive session of the n~ational
democratic committee which began at
II go today lasted two hours. Mr.. Har-
rity OF Pennsylvania. the chairman OF
the committee, presided and Mr.. Sheer
In of Indiana, the secretary of the COM
mittee called the roll. which disclosed
the presence of ffty-one members. IL,
was agreed that all the cities which are
~contending for the homo of holding the
convention should be notified that the,
committee would hear their claims at .
o'clock this afternoon. Mr.. Black, who
holds the proxy OF a member from Okla
homa, made a motion which was adopt
ed hat the committee on credentials al
the convention be instructed to admit
six delegates each from the indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma, which thus places
their territory on even terms with the
others. Mr.. Howell of Georgia, offered
a resolution which vas also agreed TO
without objection that a committee OF
seven, OF whom the secretary and chair.
man of the committee shall be members.
be appointed. to whom shall be dele.
gated the absolute control OF the con.
vention, no matter where II may be
The subcommittee. TO whom was re-
serred the Collins resolution, looking to
the holding OF the next convention with
practically CLOSED doors, reported ID
back ~unfavorably and IL was rejected
unanimously.
The principal work OF the session re-
ated to the various resolutions fixing
the date on which the convention shall
be held. Mr.. Allen Thurman Of Ohio,
offered a resolution fixing the date for
June 2. Mr.. Thomas OF Colorado.
amended this by fixing the date on June
\, while Mr.. Wallace OF Washington, OF.
.ered another amendment providing for
Tune SO.
MIR. Ellison Of Virginia. opposed June
30 as 1t would interfere with the confed-
crate reunion, which will occur at Rich.
nond on that date. Thereupon MI. WAL
lace Of Washington. moved thai July 2
pc agreed upon. The roll was called and
~thirty-two members supported the reso.
tuition with eighteen voting In the neg
alive while n member refrained from
voting. After the adoption OF the date
the committee al 1880 o'clock took q re,
cess until 8 O'Clock.