New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-15
WANTS NATIONAL CONVENTION.
PHILADELPHIA SEEKS THE HONOR OF
HAVING THE REPUBLICAN NOMINA-
rIONS MADE IN ITS CONFINES.

TIONs MADE IN ITS CONFINES
Philadelphia Oct. "A SpeciaD.-For several weeks
there has been much exchange Of opinion among
politicians and public spirited citizens OF Ph''a-
delphia with reference TO entering the held as n
petitioner for National Convention honors in 1900
This asriraton has received much impetus by the
spacious accommodations afforded by the main
building Of the National Export Exposition wh'ch
covers twelve OF ground and SURROUNDS nv
a sort Of inner covered court an auditorium wh'cn
will seat thirty five hundred persons ana mas
accomrnoda lions for many more on the promo
made IN the rear Of the seats. The space now
occupied by the exhibits would accommodate ~
least one hundred thousand persons more or less
interested In the convention as friends OF canu''
dates and visitors.
The building is within twenty minutes py' "o''e'
OF the heart OF the city. As the Republican con.
von,on Is most likely 10 be held In the month oi
June the beautiful landscape gardening ene''
OF tire surrounding grounds would be at ther pest
As the convention Is likely 10 be ratihcaton D!
reclamation OF the candidacy of William Mckn-
lev II mey he largely National Republican p"r!
toIuacation For such an uneXampled gathering 10
nominate a President and Nice-President Fhiiaue'-
phia affords ample and enthusing surroundings
or late years the Eastern cities have been OUT
in the cold as sites OF National conventions ~"
1872 the convention at Philadelphia renomin"'e'
Generol Grant and that at Baltimore horace
Greeley. New-York had the convention "hV" "'
not nominate Salmon y. Chase.
One OF the principal arguments when VIII oe p'
before the Republican National Executive commit
Tee In January next at W1shington the u''a'
place of meeting 10 fix the time END pace o' no'u
inc NJ the convention, will be the masnihcent on
wear majority for the Republican State ucke. WIN"
Will be polled by the people OF PcnnsyNa"'" "'"'
meath , l., .A o,,, nv,
1T oxcellcnt facilities FOR rapid transportation
for Messenger traffic have overcome the oiu ''ine
objection 10 such jus handle SITE as '"e' "''e'
term IT, Besides. ii affords the western reie
,ives an opportunity TO get acquainted WIN -''"
York Philadelphia and other Eastern ci"eS 'i'
minimum expense. 49, ,
I, ,s assumed that san Francisco. on the eNTah-
sion side of the United States zone of the 'oh,'
nent will be in the field. az Will be chicago INC
convention city Of the last nearly twoscoIe yea"
with An incidental interruption In favor Oh 'iioin-
n.,i 81 Louis. and even booming Minneapolis ~
a region that at the time OF ' nudnpmass
Abraham Lincoln Was almost ,he Exposition
mansceis"a most capable body Of menI Inc
Bourse III, hotel men merchants politician r,.l
are prepared All the ATTRACTIONS H yen1,
i've Committee this way The man@sers , T nos .s.e
movement already begnnins 10 rSrm
votes necessary colonel quay Is N n so roiI,ca
magnatcs There are no insurgents on TINS a"es-
ton. o =, e,.h,een votes nearer
rnia' oy five or six VII be rsqmTs,d, to
r. is believed that these can be had by nt ,
hnsil,nr Notwithstanding the good natured tHa ,!
~ the great city Of the lakes ana OF the 1h'ssi'
sinni Riyer and other Western localities ..,
There can be no opposition on account VI e ~ a
.ccnmmoda ions as a city that can care LOT a
suar,er Of million people for nearly week. I as
during the thrtythird Grand Army nd ali
can surely quarter a National convention ana an
that belongs to II. >-.,.o, oorven,ions
.,nca those gatherings began. The frst was I'M III
iAs and il nominated Taylor and fi'imoISe' NJ
arst Renuhtcan convention met here. ana nom OH
na,ed fremont and Dayton. Therefore; fnl'au nr
mia is the birthplace OF National KepunnSan th
1t'nn,,ons as II was OF the Republic ana OF re
Consf,ution Of the United states OF America .,o
The first Harrison. the old Wing victor ,s IN
oomnatgn 81 1870 was nominated at HarrIrou' :,
c cain one hundred miles west OF Philadelpha; IN
he wears Of canal stage coach sadaIe anu IN
,iva railroad transport ton. James lSnchdHat az
,SsS was the first President nominated west Oh '"e
Aleghanies. a.ond ,err had his
.scond domination launched at Philadelphia