The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-16
TIME AND PLACE.
Republican National Convention
Philadelphia June 19.

Washington, Dec 16-The Republican
national convention will convene at
Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 19, next
The place and date We're decided upon
by the national Republican committee
after a 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 Arlington
hotel and was presided over by Senator
Hanna, the chairman of the committee
Forty three of the fOrty-fve states and
each of the six territories were repre-
sented, Senator Foraker, proxy for
Charles L. KurtZ, the national commit
teeman from Ohio and Senator WOlcOtt
proxy for J. F. Sanders of Colorado,
being the only absentees. In addition
to the committee were many of the big
wigs of the Republican party in attend
ance. The proceedings throughout were
enthusiastic and harmonious.
The ballOting occurred in the after
noon behind closed doors. Upon the
first ballot Philadelphia received 13
votes, Chicago 20, New York and st.
Louis 9. On the second ballot the con-
| and Chicago, the New York votes went
to Philadelphia and the St. Louis vote
was split between the City of Brotherly
Love and the Windy City of the Lakes.
An amusing incident occurred in con-
nection with this ballot. After it was
concluded and announced as Philadel-
phia % and Chicago %, Mr.. T. N. jam
isOn, the national committeeman from
Illinois, suddenly discovered that in the
excitement he had forgotten to vote.
He demanded that the vote should be
recast and it was accordingly done, but
it did not change the result, Chicago
gaining only the vote of the committee
man from Illinois Philadelphia won by
the narOrW 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 each committeeman
voted. It was the desire of the leaders
at the meeting that the convention
should be held June u. and that date
would have been selected had it not
been that it cOnf1icted with the date of
the Rhode Island elections. June 3 was
then selected, but the date was recon
sidered and changed to the 18th in the
hope and belief that before that date
congress will have adjourned After
( the time and place had been selected
the committee considered briefly a re-
quest from Delaware that the commit
tee take some action to straighten out
+ the factional fight in that state to pre-
vent two cOntesting delegations from
appearing from that state
The committee decided that it had
no jurisdiction.
After the Delaware case had been dis
posed of, the chairman was authorized
to appoint a subcommittee of five to
make arrangements for the convention,
! also a committee of three to prepare
and distribute literature
Chairman Hanna and Secretary Dick
were made ex-officio members of all
subcommittee.
Nessrs Manley of Maine, Long of
Florida and Simon of oregon were ap-
pointed sub committee to consider
the election of delegates in the District
/ of Columbia