The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-17
GAIGli] Is TIE winner 7!
Democratic National Convention Will
Meet There July 18th.
TWENTY-NINE BALLOTS TAKEN
ST.. Louis Led on the First Ballot and Held
Her Lead Until he Adherents of New
York Changed in Favor of the
Western Metropolis.

WASHINGTON, Jan, l7.-Thc Democratic
national convention will be held in the
city of Chicago on July T. That was the
decision reached last night by the national
Democratic committee after an interesting
and at times exciting session which con
tinuod until II o'clock. There was con
siderable differences of opinion as to the
time for holding the convention, one
proposition advanced by Allen w. Thur
man, of Ohio, who held the proxy of the
Now Mexico member. being to hold it
June z, two weeks before the Republican
convention, and the other by Hugh Wal
lace, of Washington state, to hold it July
T. The committee decided upon the latter
date by a vote OF 32 to 18.
The main interest, of course, centered
in the choice of the convention city. For
this honor there were four applicants, Chi
cago, st. Louis, Cincinnati and New York.
Thirty minutes were allowed each to pre-
sent its claims The speeches, made by
distinguished citizens in each instance,
were of high order Of excellence and ut
times aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
The balloting began at 6 o'clock last
evening, and from the first long and
bitter struggle was indicated The first
ballot resulted: Chicago, 8; Cincinnati,
Ii; st. Louis, 10; New York, IA. There
was practically no change, except slight
tluctuation of vote or two, until the
tenth ballot, when Chicago began gradu-
| ally to increase her vote at the expense of
| New York At the twentieth ballot New
| York's strength was rapidly disintegrat-
ing, her vote going almost bodily to Chi
cago. But St. Louis, which had tenaci-
Ously clung to her nineteen votes also
captured several of CINCINNATI votes and
on the ballot before the last led New York
by one vote
On the last ballot, the twenty ninth,
which was taken shortly before II o'clock,
the four remaining votes of New York,
were thrown to Chicago, and she obtained
the necessary plurality. Senator Brice
voted for Cincinnati to the last.
An examination of the vote by states
shows that st. Louis had practically the
solid support of the free silver votes in the
committee.
The detailed vote on the final ballot by
states was:
Cincinnati-Ohio.
Chicago-Co Connecticut, Florida, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, Nebraska New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina, Oregan, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Ten
nessee Vermont, West Virginia, Wiscon-
sin, Alaska and District Of Columbia.
St Louis-Alabama, Arkansas Califor-
mia, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia. Kansas
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana
Nevada, New Jersey North Dakota South
Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington
Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Okla
homa, Utah and Indian Territory.
There was no attempt on the part of the
Chicagoans to celebrate their victory in a
demonstratiye way, but on the other hand
they took their success very quietly. The
delegates say the preparations for the con
vention will be arranged by the local com
mittee already appointed for that pur
pose, and the sub-executiye committee ol
the national committee The location OF
the hall in which to hold the convention
will be left to this subcommittee
Chairman Harrity expects to issue the
usual call for the holding of the conyen
tion in few days. 1t will be in form very
much like the last one with the change II
dates made necessary by the difference II
the time of holding the convention. Th'
call will be issued from Philadelphia
The national committee ADJOURNED
without electing the sergeant-at-arms ant
other officers who probably will not b.
chosen for some weeks.