The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-16
QUAKER CITY
WINNERS
Republican National Convention to Meet
In Philadelphia.
ONE VOTE AHEAD OF CHICAGO.

Selected on the second BnIIot by -
Vote OF - 90 2t-Juue 10 Named sH
the Date For the Great GatherinE,
which VIII RenominRte Mckinley.
/ Washington. Dec 16.-The Republic
can national convention will be held
/ at Philadelphia on Tuesday. June 10
next. The place and date we're de
| cided upon by the national Republican
committee yesterday after a friendly
contest for the honor Of entertaining
l the convention between the city select
| ed. Chicago. St Louis and New York.
/ The meeting OF the committee was held
at the Arlington hotel, and was pre-
l sided over by Senator Hanna, the
| chairman Of the committee Forty
three Of the states and each OF the six
| territories were represented. Senator
I Foraker, proxy for Charles l.. Kurtz,
the national committeeman for Ohio,
and Senator WolcOtt proxy for J. +.
Saunders, of Colorado. being the only
/ absentees. In siltion TO the commit
teemen many OF the big wigs OF the
Republican party were In attendance.
The proceedings throughout we're en-
thusiastic and harmonious. every
speech that was made emphasizing the
fact that President Mckinley will be
renominated and that the convention
will be in effect simply a ratification
meeting. The claims of the rival
cities were presented by distinguished
citizens Of each in open session. The
balloting occurred In the afternoon be-
hind closed doors.
tho fret huI1or nhgIaaaf,tf,
ceived l3 votes. Chicago 20, New York
and st. Louis 9. On the second ball
lot the contest narrowed to Philadel-
phia and Chicago. The New York
votes went to Philadelphia and the st.
Louis vote was split between the two
cities. An amusing incident occurred
in connection with this ballot After
1t was concluded and announced-Phil-
adelphta, %. Chicago, 23-Mr. T. n.
Jameson, 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 ,his was ac-
cordingly done, but 1t did not change
the result, Chicago gaining only the
vote Of the committeeman from mi-
nois. Philadelphia won by the narrow
margin of one vote.
Immediately upon the announcement
the Quaker City boomers. who had
been waiting in the lobby, broke out
In ringing cheers and the hotel was
soon given up to their jubilations
Later many of them went 10 the White
House and called on the president.
As the ballot was secret there is no
record OF the city for which each COM
mitteeman voted
. yr+ag ~
the convention should be held June 10.
and that date would have been select
ed had Il not been that IL confiicted
with the date of the Rhode Island
elections. June was then selected
but the date was reconsidered 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 request from Delaware that
the committee take some action TO
straighten out the factional fight to
prevent two contesting DELEGATIONS
from appearing from that state. The
committee decided that II had no juris-
dlotion,
After the Delaware case had been
disposed of the chairman was author
lzed to appoint subcommittee of five
TO make arrangements ror the con
YentlOn. also a committee Of three TO
prepare and distribute literature
Chairman Hanna and Secretary Dick
were made eX-otticio members of all
subcommittee.
Messrs. Manley Of Maine. Long OF
Florida and Simon of Oregon were
appointed subcommittee to consider
the election OF delegates in the Dis
trict of Columbia
Adjournment was taken until II
o'clock today when the Payne resoIu.
tton for changing the system of repre-
Sentation will be brought up for con-
sideration. At 9 o'clock this morn
ing the committee called upon the
president to pay their respects 10 him
in a body.
the Payne resolution for the reap-
portiunment of delegates TO the ma
ttonal Republican conventions on the
basis OF the Republican vote cast In.
the states and territories will moi bc
pressed az this meeting OF the national
committee MT Payne, the author
auer a conference with the president
last night, decided 10 abandon the ef-
tort 20 have Il acted on al this meet
ing.
Philadelphia's Convention Hnu.
Philadelphia, Doe l6-Having won
lhe Republican convention. PhlIadel-
phians will now turn to the work az
preparing for II. The convention wifi
De held In the large auditorium OF the