The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-24
TIE CONVENTION CITY.


The time is near at hand when the two
great parties must decide where they will
hold their national conventions. Half a
dozen or more cities are In the lists as
applicants for each convention. The hold
ing of a national convention, either Re
publican or Democratic means an influx
into the city chosen of anywhere from
| 1900 10 10000 persons, all of whom are
money-spenders. The delegates put up
at the best hotels and the politicians who
attend the meetings are free with their
cash. 1t is easy to understand therefore
why the various cities are anxious to Sc
cure these meetings. and why there IS
no partisanship in the invitations ex-
! tended
During late years the conventions have
all been held elsewhere than the East and
South. The Middle West has secured most
Of the meetings, with Chicago as the city
ofterest favored. And Chicago is now a
candidate for the preferment of the Dem
ocratic National Convention. The ma
| iority of Chicago's citizens-especially her
| srous that their city should entertain the
Democrats. But a few days ago one Of
| the leading newspapers of that city point
J eddy and in so many words invited the
| Democratic Convention to stay away. The
fact that the free silver platform
| has become known as the chi
cago platform" il says, has in
jured the city out of all proportion
10 the amount of advantage which has ac-
convention there. To have the next Dem
ocratic Convention in Chicago, and let it
reafirm the platform of 1896 would still
further discredit the city with CONNER
cial interests, says the newspaper refer
red to-
Without conceding that Chicago could
be hurt by the holding of the Democratic
! Convention in that city, il might be a good
idea for the Democratic National Com
mittee to accept the invitation to keep
the convention away from there; not for
the good of Chicago. but for the good of
the party The East has been too much
! regarded as an "enemy's country by the
Democracy during recent years. There
should be change of policy in that re-
spect More attention should be given 10
the Eastern section and greater efforts
made to convince Eastern voters that the
Democracy does not attempt to array
| the West and South against the East rs
some Republican politicians are fond of as.
sorting.
The next Democratic National Conven-
ton will be composed of few more than
800 delegates. There are a number of East
ern cities in a position to accommodate a
meeting of that size. The matter of CEN
trail location is not one of so much i'm
portance now as it was a few years ago
Fast railway schedules, and telegraphs and
telephones have served to discount dis
lance and time 1t is easy to reach any
important city from any section OF the
country, and easy 90 communicate with
constituencies wherever they may be situ-
ated.
ono single Chicago newspaper-an adj
ministration newspaper at that--does not
represent the majority OF public senumen,
respecting the convention, Of course. and
the inhospitablo comments Of that news
paper will probably have little if any influ-
ence ia determining where the convention
shall DE held. AZ the same time those
comments will have the effect Of sdmulat-
ing popular discussion of the advisability
OF holding Ii elsewhere.