The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-23
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Windy City Gets the Demo-
cratic Convention.
After % Ballots, Chicago Wins on
the Goth by 20 Votes to "A for st.
Louis-The Silver Votes Went to
st. Louis-Populist National Con-
vention Candidates are Numerous
at St. Louis.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The Demo-
cratic National convention win be held
at the city OF Chicago on July It'll.
That was the decision reached today
by the National Democratic committee
after an interesting and at times ex-
citing session which continued until IL
O'Clock tonight There was consider
able difference of opinion as to the time
for holding the convention. one propo-
sition, advanced by Allen w. Thurman
of Ohio, who held the proxy of the
New Mexico member. being to hold It
June End, two weeks before the Re
publican convention, and the other by
Hugh Wallace of Washington State, to
hold it July 7th. The committee decid-
| ed upon the later date by vote OF 81
to Is.
The main interest seemed to center
| in the choice Of the convention city.
For this honor there were four appli-
| cants, Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati
and New York. Thirty minutes was
allowed each city in which to present
it's claims. The speeches made by dis
| tinguished citizens in each instance
were of a high order of excellence, and.
at times aroused the greatest enthu-
siasm The balloting began at
o'clock this evening, and from the first
a long and bitter struggle was indicat-
| eu. Inc llISl DdliOl IGSullCo. NAASo6O
/ G. Cincinnati IL, st. Louis 10, New York
a. There was practically no change
! except a fiuctuation of vote or two
until the tenth ballot, when Chicago
/ began gradually to increase her vote at
| the expense of New York. At the
twentieth ballot New York's strength
was rapidly disintegrating. her vote
going almost bodily to Chicago. But
St Louis, which had tenaciously chung
| 70, ha,. iii
several of Cincinnatrs votes, and on
the ballot before the last led Chicago
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 neces-
sary plurality. Senator Brice voted
for Cincinnati to the last.
An examination of the votes by
States shows that st. Louis had prac-
tically the solid support of the free sill
Yer votes in the committee.
The Proceedings.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Demo-
: cratic National committee assembled
behind closed doors at II o'clock to
transact some executive business.
The committee promptly took up the
question of the date for holding the
convention and the issue was soon
e hold it June End, and another that 1t
be held July 7th.
The vote was 80 to IS in favor Of
July 7th. The resolution of Patrick
Collins of Massachusetts, offered in the
J convention of 1892, that the next %on-
Z vention be held behind closed doors.
was reported adversely by the sub-com-
i mittee to which it was referred, and
Z the report was adopted unanimously.
4 was dncidnd To give each City thfr-
: ty minutes to present its claims this
n afternoon, but a new departure was
e made by the adoption of a resolution
t requiring each city to put its guaran-
y tee in writing to prevent any misun-
9 derstanding in the future.
Senator Morgan, who held the proxy
z af Ms CLAYTON of Ar~~av--@.-s-, t--s.--A eS't
q some time ABOUT a proposition tC
: change the basis of representation In
: the convention to two delegates fol
= each Democratic Representative In
: Congress- and two for each Democratic
n Senator, and one each for each Repub
: lican Senator and Representative. Bur
l. he offered no motion to this effect. HI
l. may bring the question up at the con
y vention. 1t was decided to allow eaci
II Territory six delegates, after which th'
committee took recess until o'clock
II The committee reconvened at
Is o'clock to listen to the claims of tn,
rival cities. Quite number of Demo
cratic Senators and almost half tn,
Democratic membership of the lowe
House were present. BY direction o
2, Chairman Harrity the roll of State
y was called and four cities, Chicago
y Cincinnati, New York and st. Loui
y were placed in nomination amid cheer
y, of their respective partisans. Each cit.
. was allowed thirty minutes in whicl
10 to present it's claims.
s. Chicago had but one speaker Judg
Ill Adams A. Goodrich, who made a yer.
ee brief but strong, forcible presenta
er ton for the city of the lakes.
c. Arguments in favor of Cincinnati
to were presented by M. z. Ingalls, Of tn
Sc Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, and ex
Congressman Toilette. Both addresse
"a themselves particularly to the accom-
= modations of Cincinnati.
of S. Waldo Smith of the New Yor
az Board of Trade and Transportation
III S. f. Ford representative of the he
I'd tells, T. c. Grain and Col. j. r. Fellow
n. presented the claims of New York
ed Ex-Gov. Francis, Gov. Stone, Mayo
Mt Walbridge and Senator Vest spoke fo
as st. Louis.
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