Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-15

INNS WI iioAfQ Nbuds W 0'l'NA AtiN
place Of meeting for the next Republic
can convention.
Chairman Hanna presided Prior to
the opening session at which the claims
OF the various candidate cities were
presented brief executive session was
held
The corridors OF the hotel were alive
with the delegations from the various
cities and before the meeting assem-
bled they put in their last quiet work.
The executive session Of the commit
tee was very brief and consisted In
calling the roll the adoption Of the or
der Of business and the adoption Of a
resolution In memory Of Vice President
Hobart which was offered by Mr.. Fes-
sender Of Connecticut.
The delegations from the different
cities were then invited in to present
their claims. Am hour was accorded
TO each city. The first city heard was
Chicago. for which Mr.. Samuel Ray
mond made the opening address. Mr.
Raymond said that everyone knew the
facilities which Chicago possessed in
the way OF hotels, railroads and tele-
graph.
I'VE have had you once and would
be glad TO have you again" he said,
A picture Of the building in which the
convention will be held was presented.
He concluded by saying that Chicago
would guaranee a fulfillment Of any re-
quest that the committee might make.
Mr. George w. Miller followed in a
more elaborate speech. He spoke as a
representative OF the Hamilton club. He
said that IL the convention was TO be
held in a state that did not have a
candidate It could not come to Illinois,
for that State had a candidate. not a
resident Of the State, but one OF the
neighborlng State OF Ohio. This ref
erence to the President provoked APP
plause
He said Chicago desired to have a
Republican platform adopted In that
city to wipe out the name Chicago
platform OF 1885, which stood for re-
pudiation.
Mr. John s. Miller, president OF the
Union League club OF Chicago, was next
introduced, He said the convention
should be held In the west. In ST. Louis,
Omaha. Denver or st. Paul, but more
particularly in Chicago, which was the
center Of the whole west.
81. Louis claims were next present.
ed, ex-Mayor Walbridge making the
first speech in behalf OF that city. He
said thew did not have a large delega-
tion, having left some OF our people at
home" Mr.. Walbridge said that the ia
cillties In st. Louis for holding the con-
ventlon We're superior 20 those OF 1896.
He eulogized President Mckinley. say
ing that they were for hhq because he
tried 10 prevent the horrors OF war,
but when Congress decided upon war.
the President conducted Il In a man.
ner which reflected credit upon the
country and established the United
States upon a high plane before the
world.
Mr. Nathan Frank, Of St. Louis, was
the next speaker To-day" said he
We have but one candidate and
boundless prosperity" The party in
tended to give that candidate a re-
election. WHY not give the city in
which he was FIRST nominated the con-
yention In which he would be again
placed In nomination? He had nothing
TO say In disparagement OF other cities.
but he would say that New York City
was principally famous for Democratic
majorities while ST. Louis was strongly
Republican.
MIR Edward Dewey was introduced as
n Democrat. but who spoke for the bus
mess men OF St Louis He said that
all the people Of this City, irrespective
OF party, would welcome the conven-
ton. II was unfortunately true, as Mr..
Frank had said that st. Louis was Re-
publican, but so far as the business
men Of St. Louis were concerned, there
would be no party spirit In the enter
tainment OF the convention.
This concluded 81. Louis hour and
New York was then called
Gen. McAlpln introduced Senator De-
pew. who was greeted with tremendous
cheers
Senator Depew enumerated the many
advantages which he said New York
possessed for recreation, and then said:
THE presence Of the convention in
New York City would have an insplr-
ing effect upon the greatest Of our
states. whose electoral vote has 30 Of
ten turned the scale Of the presidency.
II will also give renewed enthusiasm
TO the Republicans Of Connecticut on
the one side and New Jersey on the
other. who have rescued from free sill
yer those ordinarily Democratic
States"
The senator spoke OF the healthful
climate enjoyed by New York during
June and concluded as follows:
zone OF the charges frequently
brought against Americans Is that they
are always talking about the bigness
Of their country. We Republicans do
not claim the earth, but We do claim
that our policies have benefited the
people who live on the earth. Now the
greatest concentrated exhibit OF Amer
lean prosperity Is the city Of New York.
It's booming growth Is greater every
year than that which has made famous
so many thriving towns. There will
be given 10 the convention sitting In
New York a world OF attention, and 10
its results q universal interest which
is possible In no other city IN our coun-
try"
Senator Depew's references to the
unanlmity Of the party as to candidate
and platform were received with great
enthusiasm and HIS witty sallles kept
the delegates In roar.
Lieut.. Gov. Timothy l.. Woodruff
followed Senator Depew and received
almost as cordial an ovation as his
predecessor,
Simon Ford. president Of the Hotel
mems association Of New York, con-
cluded the presentation OF New York's
claims, with one OF his characteristical-
ly witty speeches.
Mr.. s. +. Shields. chairman Of the
campaign committee Of Philadelphia,