Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-14
nave the honor of renominating MIR. Nc
hlnIey in our city in June. 1900"
New York workinsmeu.

hinIey in our city in June. 1900
New York WorLingmcu.
delegation of workingmen from New
YORK city, consisting of Warren c. browne
oil the American Workman. Jas. 2. Far
rel and Chas. J. Dumar, both ex-presidents
OF typographical Union. No g. and E. "A.
Edwards, arrived in the city this morning
to aid the other New Workers who are here
endeavoring 20 secure the national repubri-
can convention Cor their city. These work
lEgmen are at the MetropoIitan They saw
mat there will be held in New York next
May an exposition of the typosra nhicai
art, which they hope will be the finest OF
!ts character ever given, and if the conven-
tlon goes to New York il is probable that
the exposition will be continued until after
it adjourns.
The Chicago Delegation.
The Chicago delegation arrived in Wash
llston late yesterday afternoon and estap
hsned headquarters at the Storehap,
during the day the members have been
working In the interest of their CITY and
eApress the opinion that they ought to haze
tlle convention. They stated 10 a Star &C
porter that they were here to tender the
hospitality of Chicago to the republican ma
tional committee for the convention and
,hat they thought the convention would be
htlu IN chicago because of the location and
superior accommodations of that CITY Th,y
were not here to enter into competition if
the selection were TO be put up at auction
70 Inc city guaranteeing a campaign fund
ohlcago would not go into thar sort of a
contest as the principle seemed to them TO
be bad one. The city would do as IL had
zone before, and would be very glad TO
TAKE care of the convention They couId
make no claim that they already had the
convention, but they hoped TO get IT. he
cause Chicago was the best convention citv
II II was the idea that the convention
shouId be passed around among the cities
olher places would have the better claim 10
consideration, since Chicago had had i;
several times If convenience and the care
OF the delegations and crowd attending the
cehVo nuon were to be considered they
thought Chicago could make the best show
ing Ihey old not, however. intend to mt
up any campaign fund as the purchase
price of the convention.
Chicago Committee at the CapitoI.
The committee from Chicago which is in
attendance upon the meeting of the repub-
mean national committee to present the
claims of Chicago for the meeting place
OF the next republican national convention
met at the Capitol today with the Illinois
delegation in the House
II was determined not to make a money
bid for the convention. The attitude of the
committee was stated by Mr. Geo w, Mil
Ter, president of the committee. as follows.
we Will agree to raise enough money 10
properly care for the convention and also
TO contribute our share to the expenses of
the next republican campaign, but we will
not enter into competitive bidding for the
~
We know that after We secured money
10 prlns the convention to Chicago We
would nave to go to the very men who Tins
contributed and ask for more money for
the campaign. We would like to have the
est bidder.