The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-16
WILL MEET ON JUNE 10.
Next Republican Convention at
.Ear Philadelphia.
ALL ARE FOR M'KINLEY
The Contest Was Between Chicago and
the Quaker City-Ths Plan for
Reapportionment Didn't
Come Up.

Washington. Dec. 15.-The national
republican convention will covene at
Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 10, next
The place and date were decided upon
by the national republican committee
to-day after friendly contest for the
honor of entertaining the convention
between the city selected, Chicago, St.
Louis and New York. The meeting of
the committee was held at the Airing
ton hotel and was presided over by
Senator Hanna, the chairman OF the
committee Forty-three of the Is states
and each Of the six territories were rep
resented, Senator Foraker, proxy for
Charles L. Kurtz, the national commit
teeman from Ohio, and Senator VOL
colt, prexy for j. f. Saunders OF Colo
RADIO, being the only absences. In ad-
dition to the committee were many
of the big wigs of the republican party
In attendance. The proceedings were
enthusiastic and harmonious, every
speech that was made emphasizing the
fact that President Mckinley would be
renominated and that the convention
will be in effect simply ratincatlon
meeting The claims of the rival cities
were presented by distinguished ctti-
gems Of each in open session. The bal
loting occurred in the afternoon behind
closed doors. Upon the first ballot
Philadelphia received Is votes. Chicago
20. New York and St. Louis 8.
On the second ballot the contest mar
rowed down to Philadelphia and Chi
cago, New York's vote going to Phil
adelphia and the ST. Louis vote split
between Philadelphia and Chicago. An
amusing incident occurred in connec-
ton with this ballot After 1t was con-
eluded and announced as Philadelphia
rs and Chicago 90, T. N. Jameson, the
national committeeman from Illinois,
suddenly discovered that in the eX-
element he had forgotten to vote. He
demanded that the vote should be re-
cast and this was accordinly done, but
1t did not change the result, Chicago
gaining only the vote of the committee
man from Illinois. Philadelphia won
by the narrow margin Of one vote. I'M
mediately upon the announcement the
Quaker City boomers who had been
waiting in the lobby, broke out in ring
ing cheers and the hotel was soon given
up to their jubilations. Later many
Of them went to the white house and
called upon the president. AS the bal
lot was secret there is no record of
the city for which committeeman voted.
1t was the desire of the leaders at the
meeting to-day that the convention
should be held June IL and that date
would have been selected had it not
been that it conflicted with the date of
the Rhode Island elections. June 5
was seIr-tt7 bit the date was recon-
ff9ere5 Rn6 caanged to the 10th in the
Hope ara beiiaf that before that date
rzsysizs aiN thave adjourned. After
t1t sae ard place had been selected
l1@ 9aarait, clSl considered briefly a re-
g'1asI fEaisT rcaaware that the commit
49, ntin TO cftli TO- hi ran n
TIE *ae1i4aai fight in that state to pre-
WIT t5o contesting delegations from
5or ing rom that state. The commit
a. ia Gad hat it had no jurisdiction.
A-rr the Delaware case had been
-taG5s=- n the chairman was author
ESQ spT1int Subcommittee of five
tv a%. angements for the conven-
ton, e..av d committee of three to pre-
pare and distribute literature.
Messrs. Manley of Maine, Long of
Florida and Simon of Oregon were ap-
pointed a subcommittee to consider the
election of delegates in the District Of
Columbia.
Adjournment was taken until II
o'clock morrow, when the Payne res
olution for changing the system of rep
resenta ton will be brought up for con-
sideration.
At O'Clock tomorrow the committee
will call on the president to pay their
respects to him in body.
The Payne resolution for the reap
portionment of delegates to the ra-
tional republican convention on the
basis of republican votes cast in the
states and territories will not be press
ed at this meeting of the national