The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17
ST. LOUIS GAME FIGHT,
Noted Leaders of the Party
Present the Claims of
Rival Cities.
FLOW OF ELOQUENCE AND WIT.
1t Takes Twenty Nine Ballots for
the Committeeman to Make a
Selection.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 16.-The
Democratic National Convention Will be
held at Chicago on July Z.
Such was the decision reached on the
twenty-ninth ballot by the National COM
mittee to-day after spirited contest, in
which Chicago won by a bare majority,
with st. Louis only two votes behind.
1t was practically fight between the
free-silver forces on one hand and the
sound-money men on the other. This
statement cannot be taken as literally cor
rect for several silver men finally voted
for Chicago, while several other votes were
cast for st. Louis by hard-money men.
AS matter of fact, the vote which Chi
CagO received was, as Mr.. Smalley of Yer
mont expressed it, "a natural one mas
much as it was cast by the States lying
within the group known as the Middle
West and the East. st. Louis vote might
also be called equally central, since it
came mainly from the Southwest and the
West
The free-silver men, who were bitterly
hostile to New York, made St. Louis their
rallying point and throughout the entire
twenty-nine ballots they were loyal to the
city of their choice.
The splendid showing made by st. Louis
surprised the best posted politicians at the
Arlington Hotel, as it was believed last
night and this morning that she could not
rally 10 exceed fifteen or eighteen votes :;
that she would then drop out of the race
and that the fight would narrow down to
Chicago and Cincinnati That she did
stay in the race and in the concIu uding bal
lots stcaIify fnrTegse her strength shows
how admirably her forces were disciplined.
New Gork's poor showing did not sur
prise any one who was familiar with the
situation. 1t was not that New York's
campaign was not cleverIy managed, for
her delegation neglected no argument that
could secure her the support of the COM
mittee. 1t was obvious Yesterday after
noon thae she could not win. but her rep
resentatiyes pluckiiy continued the fight
in the face of certain defeat 1t was
thought that Cincinnati might be the
second choice of a sufficient number of
members to secure the prize, but this hope
was not realized.
At no time during the day was Cincin-
natl a serious competitor and at no time
did she secure more than twelve votes
Chicago began a. six votes, and it was not
until the fourteenth ballot that she in
creased them to ten. She remained prac-
tically at that figure until the nineteenth
ballot, when her strength was increased to
thirteen. Again she stood practically still
until the twenty-seventh ballot, when her
Tote OF sixteen, in the preceding ballot,
was increased to twenty.
At that time St. Louis, which had begun
with 10, had p votes; New York had
fallen 10 and Cincinnati to 6. 1t was
manifest then that not only had the fight
narrowed down to Chicago and st. Louis,
but that Chicago's steadily increasing
gains indicated her ultimate victory. This
came on the twenty-ninth ballot, when
her vote OF q in the twenty-eighth ballot
was increased by 5, thus giving her a bare
majority and leaving st. Louis danger
Gus second with "a, while Cincinnati was
reduced to l. New York's votes on this
ballot went to Chicago, as did also one Of
Cincinnat's.
The detailed vote on this ballot resulted
as follows:
Alabama-Henry D. Clayton, st. Louis.
Arkansas-U. NJ. Rose St. Louis
California-M. F. Tarpey. ST. Louis.
Colorado-Charles S. Thomas, ST. Louis.
Connecticut-Carlos French, Chicago.
Delaware-Lewis c. Yandergrift, Chi
cago.
Florida-Samuel Pasco, ST. Louis.
Georgia-Clark Howell Jr., Chicago.
Idaho-Frank w. Beane, st. LOUIS.
Illinois-Ben T. Gable, Chicago.
Indiana-Simon ?. Sheerin, Chicago.
Iowa.. J. Richardson. Chicago.
Kansas-Charles W. Blair, st. Louis.
Kenucky-Thomas H. Sherley, Chicago.
Louisiana-James Jeffries, st. Louis.
Maine-Arthur Sewall, Chicago.
MaryIand-Arthur p. German, Chicago.
Michigan-Daniel w. Campu, Chicago.
Minnesota-Michael Doran, Chicago.
Mississippi Charles b. Howry, st. Louis.
Missouri-John C. Prather, ST. Louis.
Montana-A. J. Davidson, st. Louis.
Nebraska-Tobias Caster, Chicago.
Nevada-R. p Heating st. Louis.
New Hampshire-A. w. Sulloway, Chi
caeo.
New Jersey-Miles Ross, st. Louis.
New York William F. Sheehan, Chi
cago.
North Carolina-M. W. Ransom, Chi
cago.
North Dakota-Will C. Lesitikow, ST.
Louis.
Ohio-Calvin S. Brice, Cincinnati.
Oregon-E. d. Mckee, Chicago.
Pennsylvania-Wi William f. Harrity, Chi
cago.
Rhode Island-Samuel E. Honey, Chi
cago.
South Carolina-M. L. Donaldson, st.
Louis.
South Dakota-James NJ. Woods, Chi