The sun., 1896-01-16

ton Hotel. with the following gentlemen in
f%i"q Psef. faliets a f%r!y + Ssai. P sword.
senator Brice, Allen w; Thurman. and Harry
Tnller of the Chesapeake od and one hsir9an 1ni
offer better accommodations than any of the
Western cities but their claims did not seem TO
Impress the committeeman fnvorably.
Chicago opened up its heaaquariers ton tonight t
yicc.Presilent Stevenson Senator Palmer,
Senator Villas. Frank Jones, Comp,rollcr Eckles.
gan Representatives in Congress. soon after the
Chicago crowd arrived the claim went around
the race was between st. Louis and Chicago:
Senator Villas. with great confidence. predicted
other cites had received the compiimcn,ary
votes on the first and second ballots.
The st. Louis people endcnvored to stife the
intended to dominate tho Convention i held in
that city. The representatives of the -. Louis
Citizens Committee repudated that idea and
sound money cities. Tho committe men from
aided by their Conrrcssmen and other repre-;
sen,at YES. would not be mn22ed, but insisted
fight. and loudly proclaimed that St Louis is the
only city that will give free silver show.
Isdorc Straus and the other members Of tho
New York delegation denounced liz the strong
est terms the attempt on the part of the West
srn ctiSs to lug the hnansiGl question into tho
was to be played. New York would not contr!-
butte n single dollar to the next campaign fund:
the Eastern members Of the National Commit.
tee. Gen. Bradley =; Smalley snid TINT the
test for the Convention. but II the free silver
men proposed to make the issue now 1t might rs
Committccman sheridan Of West Virginia
declared that this Il not the time or place to in
Snn that ns mem would not MAKE
anything by sprinstng such an issue on tho
The New York delegation held an open meet
ing in the banquet hall at the Arlington To-
night SPesehys Tere m"as by M
Chairman Mason. The money question was
not touched up"u. but the New Workers made
it perfectly plain that they have no second
choice. and they will make no combination with
Many OF the committeeman deprecate the nt-
tempt to defeat New York by rnising the issue
to hold the % Convention IN Sew Sew YORK means cans that
Wall street will dor, dSminate ma IT. They sqy That no
men Ivy the location of the National Democratic
Convention in any particular city. These ancs,.
time. but should be left for the platform that
will be prepared and presented at the Convcn-
We arc not discussing candidates or issues
at this time" said Mr.. Mason in New York
q" the at
| he. is in this fight TO get the Convention. and
any II. Of ae
other cities. Our latest figuring shows that it
| is II case of New York against the field.
UNLESS our calculations are incorrect. we will
| open up on the first ballot with from ) to ! 8
votes. On the second expect and hope to
! reach "a. Then. on the general breakup, we
| will lave to take our chances in securing the
| necessary 3 votes to give us 20. which is a ma
| jority of the committee.
One OF the New York delegation created n stir
| in the hotel lobby late tonight by loudly cx-
| pressing the opinion that II New York does not
get the Convention the failure will be due to
| the general belief that the big men OF the
Democratic party are not taking hand in the
| fight
Where are the leaders OF the party from
| New York city," this delegate asked. Where
| is Hill? Where IS Murphy Where is w hit.
| ney? Where Is Lamont? What is Cleveland
| doing for his own state, and what is the Ad-
| ministration doing?"
There was no satisfactory answer to these
| questions. Mr.. Whitney did not come to WASH
| ington rs advertised. Senator Murphy Is i'll and
unable to take an active part in the contes,. and
Senator Hill is ostensioly in favor OF New York.
but at heart he Is not, and nobody has yet
been able to discover that President Clevc-
| land or Secretary Lamont have taken
! any hand in the fight one way or the
other, 1t is the popular belief. however.
| that they do not want the Convention held in
| New York because of the fear that this would
| .he Presidential nomination. There has been a
| persistent rumor amonp the crowd of politi-
clans Rt the Arlington to-day that President
| Cleveland las written or will write letter de-
| claring his intention of rot being n candidate
| for third term. The man who has the alleged
| letter or to whom 1t was written cannot be
| found,