The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
CONVENTION At CHICAGO
Other Cities Making Strong Bids
for the Honor.
RECOGNIZING THE WEST
Speculation as to the Next Chairman OF
the Republican Committee-Demo-
cratic Gains in Kanses-Post-
naste Irwin in Washington.
Washington Bureau of the Standard, /
No. has G. Street. n. w.

Washington Bureau of the Standard
No. 1145 G. Street. n. w.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 23.--The re-
publican national committee has been
called to meet here early in December.
The democratic national committee
will probably meet in January, al
though Senator Jones, the chairman,
has not yet fixed the exact date. He
will do this as soon as he receives re-
plies from letters which he has ad
dressed to all members of the c,mnlit-
tee. In these letters he has asked the
members to EXPRESS their preference
between an early January and an early
February date for the conference, and
Will call it on the date that the great
est number of members favor. The
chances are in favor of the January
date. In either event, however, the
meeting will be much earlier than IS
customary, for it had come to be al
most the settled practice of democratic
committees to meet about Washing
toms birthday. This is probably also
indicative of an early convention pe?-
haps in advance of that of the republic
cans. N|'
1t is easy to predict that both COM
mittee meetings will be dull. There will
be a slight contest for the conventions.
would capture them both. Little is now
heard Of Senator Wolcott's chimerical
scheme to carry the convention to Den
yer. He appears to have done little
serious work to secure it, although he
did a great deal of talking about it,
and actually had letters addressed to
all members of the committee reciting
the advantages of Denver, geographi-
cally and in opportunities for enjoy
ment by delegates, not forgetting
broad hint that if the republican con-
vention assembled in Denver the silver
states would come trooping and whoop
ing into the gold column at next falls
elections. Thus far it cannot be ascer-
tanned that any members of the COM
mittee favor the scheme. They like
Denver well enough, but there seems to
be an almost unanimous desire to take
the convention to Chicago. Milwaukee,
is making bid for both conventions.
but it is feeble effort and not at all
likely to succeed.
While New York and San Francisco
are both said to be aspirants for the
honor of entertaining the democratic
national convention, indications at this
writing are that Kansas City will put
up the most formidable contest against
Chicago. The Kansas City men have
been working like beavers, and appear
to be very much in earnest. There
would be some significance in the fact
IL the ueHOcTatS carried Inc COnVen-
tion to the westernmost point at which
a national political gathering ever as
sembled. The democrats were pioneers
in the recognition of the West. They.
first Of all political parties, chose a
chairman of a national convention from
the far West. in the person of Stephen
M. White, since senator from California,
in 1888. They first crossed the Missis-
sippi for candidate in 1896, and will
do 1t again next year. And, while Dem
Yer is apparently quite hopeless of Sc
curing the republican convention, there
are many reasons for thinking that Che
democratic committee may again con-
slider the West favorably and take the
convention to Kansas City. The peo-
pie of the latter city are certainly
working with will and pulling all to-
gether to secure the convention. Even
the republicans are doing all they can
to this end. The roy-poly and genial
postmaster of Kansas City, Colonel S.
N. Scott, who has been here all the
week attending the postmasters con-
vention, has put in some good licks
for Kansas City. He admits that he
is not a democrat But" he tells ev-
erybody 'in a matter involving The
welfare of our town we sink PARTISAN
ship, and republicans are going to work
just as hard as their political oppon-
ents to get that convention. Demo-
Gratis are not going to pass by town
with the advantages of Kansas City to
nominate a president in a state whose
electoral vote Is certain of going to the
republicans. st. Louis has decided to
help US, and its influence will be
weighty with the executive committee.
Milwaukee is doing a good bit of claim
ing, but when 1t comes to a showdown
Kansas City Will walk off with the
prize
1t is worthy of note that the states
and territories west of the Mississippi
river have "a votes in the democratic
committee, while the states east of the
river have but rs. If the western men,
hers vote anything like soidly for Kan
votes from east the great river to win
the convention. Can she get them if
Chicago Is in the race? That is prob
ably the only problem. At this writing
1t looks as though Kansas City would
be able to put up pretty good fight,
guessing that Chicago will get both
conventions.
1t is certain that the conventions will
both lack the interest that attaches to
conventions in which there are great
political battles. and will, therefore
neither be of long duration nor draw
the huge crowds that assemble to wit
ness a great political contest. The
candidates of the two great parties are
as good as nominated and the plat
forms as good as written, and there
only remains as possible subjects of
controversy the selection of vice presi-
dental candidates. On this subject
there will doubles be considerable
specialization of sentiment at the APP
preaching national committee meet
ings. The eastern republican papers
are already predicting that Governor
Roosevelt will prove a sure winner Cor
the republican nomination for second
place. A recent entry into the field of
possible democratic contestants is
Governor-elect John Walter Smith OF
Maryland, and there is some talk of
the candidacy of the mayor of New
York or the mayor of Chicago for the
democratic vice presidential nomin-
alton.
There will probably be great deal of
speculation regarding the chairman
ship of the republican national COM
mittee at the forthcoming meeting
Hannah is believed to be in earnest in
his announcement of purpose TO re-
sign from the Craftsmanship. OF course,
this does not mean that he will retire
from control. He will continue quite