Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-13
Advance Guards Arriving to Fight
for the Democratic Convention,
DELEGATIONS FROM SEVERAL CITIES
A Big Fight Imminent Before the
National Committee.
CLAIMS OF CONTESTANTS

The scenes that preceded the meeting
OF the national republican committee in
december are being repeated on scarcely
less picturesque scale at the Arlington
Hotel, and before Thursday, when the ma
tiofai committee of the democratic party
convenes in annual meeting, there will
doubtless be much excitement and as
vigorous lobbying. The advance guards of
the eager and determined hosts which will
gather here to fight on behalf of various
cues Tor the honor of holding the demo-
cratic national convention of 1896 are AL
ready on the ground, looking over the field
ana selecting the most advantageous posi-
llons whence 10 prosecute their campafgn
w Ex-GoNernor ID. r. Francis of Missouri.
w III. thompson, $. A. Thompson j. @
frather and c. c. Mofhtt arrived at the
Arlington this morning and began a yigor-
Gus skirmish in behalf of st. Louis They
DO not regard the fact that the remIhlican
convention is to be held there as any handi
cap Whatever, and claim that the reasons
which led the republicans to choose ST
Louis as convention city are doubly DOW
erful in behalf of its selection by the DEM
ocrats. They claim that the central loca-
tion OF the city and the cheap facilities of
river travel hy which the southern and
western delegates can economically reach
the convention are s.rong points in it's ia
Vor. and point to the influence such a great
gathering of democrats would have in over
coming the present republican tendencies
cans at heart but only disgruntled demo-
Gratis. Other influential St. Louis citizens
are expected before Thursday
New York i'm Dead Earnest.
The advance committee from New York
city will reach Washington tonight. They
are John A. Mason, chairman of the demo-
cratic state executive committee. A r he
freece, K NJ Walters. Theodore NJ. Roche
president of the Young Mems Democratic
Club, and L. F. Patrick, who arrived thi..
morning. New York has secured the Ia rye
reception room on the first floor of The Ar
hngton, which the Pittsburg delega tion IN
the national republican committee meeting
occupied, and today it is being Handsomely
ana profusely decorated. with Old Glory
predominant in the arrangement. John
Trainor is In charge, and says he is going
TO overcome the hoodoo placed on the room
by the Pittsburg people by opening ii on
the night of the 18th of the month. After
the arrival OF the advance guard, other New
forkers TO follow are the Tammany COM
mittes of fifty, the citizens committee the
committee from the democra tic club of whic,,
Ex-Governor Flower is president and a
committee from the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club, making in all about 200 active
boomers here in behalf of Gotham when the
committee meets, who will assure the conn
WIt Hlt5eeinen that for this time at least New
York is not bluffing, but actually and ear
nestly wants the democratic convention.
Chicago Has Claims
Benjamin l.. Rosenthal a bright and en-
ergetc young man of Chicago, is at the
Arlington as the avant courier of the forces
from Chicago. He is indefatigable aud
conndent OF the windy city being selected
lie Is making arrangements for the arrival
OF strong contingent. which will come
loaded with oratory. logic and other potent
ammunition. This is the committee ola he
national democratic convention, and con-
slstS OF Adams A. Goodrich chairman: l.
2. Letter, Joseph Donnersberger, Erskine
NJ. Phelps, VIM. S. Cantrell. Benjamin J.
Rosenthal, Walter S. Boyle Albert s Gage
and Martin j. Russell.
Chicago claims to have enough money
already in sight to pay all the expenses cf
the convention. The committee will leave
chicago this afternoon in special ear
and reach the Arlington tomorrow night
Director General George II. Davis of the
worlds fair is already here, and is going
TO put in some strong lcks for Chicago
and a Washington committee with the
same purpose in view consists of Vice Pres
ident Stevenson. Secretary Morton Pension
Commissioner Lochren, Interstate Com
merce Commissioner VIM R. Morrison
Scott Wike, Assistant Postmaster General
Jones, Controller Eckels. Senator Palmer
Senator Culom, the Chicago Congressmen
and Finis Ewing Downey, the only demo-
cratic Congressman from Illinois; Senator
Villas and the press representatives of Chi
cago papers.
Cincinnati is also going to shy a castor
into the ring Thursday and make a
struggle for the convention plum, but so
far no delegation has arrived, and still
hunt tactics are being followed.
The Campaign Cry
Democrats arc evircing more than usual
inte' est in the approaching meeting of
their national committee. and their specu-
lation is not confined, either to the probable
action of the body in choosing city in
which TO hold the convention:
The chief interest felt in the coming
meeting is over what will be developed as
a policy upon which 10 conduct the cam
paign. 1t is said to be well understood
by the committeeman that the tariff would
be dangerous as an issue. while the ffnan-
cial record of. the present administration
on the silver question will make the intro
Guction of any financial idea hardly less
harmful. The committeeman are said TO
feel that a campaign waged with an en-
thusiastiC cry of America for the Ameri- 7
cans" would be about the right thing. with
Cleveland's Venezuelan message the toe
sin to gather the cohorts and spellbinders
of patriotic character to keep them STIR
red up. 1t is said that the only thing which
prevents this plan of campaign from being
decided on al once without any further
delay is the fear that the republican House
and semi-repablican Senate may at any
moment pass a resolution recognizing the
rights of the Cuban revolutionists as bel
ligerents. Such move, they admit would
take pretty much all the Monroe doctrine
wind out of the democratic sails. because
it would be a practical and tangible va
riety of advanced foreign policy. which
would stir up enthusiasm in every cross
roads village and brir & out the bass drums
and brass horns in every city.
In case Congress still persists in with 9
holding recognition from the Cubans, how 4
ever the democrats believe they will find 4
additional strength on the stump by charg- 1
ing the republicans with having prevented |
the extension of justice to nation strug-
Cling for liberty.