The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-16
WILL MEET NEXT JUNE.
Republican National Convention Is to Be
Held In Philadelphia.
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION WAS PRESENTED
II Sacks 10 Retalinte on the Passage
of Purer Election Laws Passed
in Southern states.

WASHINGTON. December 15.-The repub-
lean National convention will be held al
Philadelphia on Tuesday. June ID, next.
The place and date were decided upon by
the National republican committee today
after a friendly contest for the honor oil
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
five States and all of the. six Territories
were represented.
The proceedings throughout were 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 enect
simply a ratification meeting
The claims of the rival cities were pre-
scented by distinguished citizens in open
session. The balloting occurred in the al
ternoon behind closed doors. On the hrst
ballot Philadelphia received IL votes,
Chicago 20, New York Z AMI ST. Louis D.
On the second ballot the contest narrowed
to Phlladelpnla ana ChicaSoi hhaueiPnio
% and Chicago 70.
1t was the desire of the leaders that the
convention should be held June II and
that date would have been selected had 1t
not been that It contlicted with the date
of the Rhode Island elections. June was
then selected. but the date was reconsid-
cred and changed to the 10Th in the hope
and belief that before that date congress
will have adjourned.
h. ir,,o
selected. the committee considered briefly
a request from Delaware that the commit
tee take some action to straighten out the
factional fight in that State to prevent
two contesting delegations from appear
ing from that State. The committee de-
cided that it bad no jurisdiction.
The chairman was authorized to appoint
a subcommittee of five to make arrange
ments for tine convention also commit
tee of three to prepare and distribute lit
erature. Chairman Hanna and Secretary
Dick we're made ex-officio members OF all
subcommittee.
Messrs. Manley of Maine, Long of Flor
ida and Simon OF Oregon We're appointed q
subcommittee to consider the election of
delegates in the District of Columbia.
Cyrus w. Leland of Kansas offered the
following, which went over under the
rules:
Whereas, the constitution of the United
States provides that representatives shall
be apportioned among the several States
according to their respective inhabitants.
counting the whole number of persons in
each State, excluding Indians not taxed.
But when the right to vote at any election
for choice OF electors for president and
vice president of the United States, rep
resentatives in congress. the executive ana
judicial officers of State, or the members
OF the legislature thereof, is denied to any
OF the male Inhabitants of such State. be-
ing 81 years old and citizens of the United
States, or in any way abridged except for
participation in rebellion or other crime,
the basis OF representation therein shall
be reduced in the proportion which the
number OF such male citizens shall bear
30 the whole number of male citizens 81
years old in such State.
Resolved, That the republican National
committee respectfully petitions congress
to reduce the representation in the house
of representatives of the congress OF the
United States of any State which has In
force laws denying to any OF the male in
hapltants or in any way abridging the
right to vote as provided in said section of
the constitution
Adjournment was taken until II o'clock
tomorrow. when the Payne resolution for
changing representation will be brought
up for consideration
Az o'clock tomorrow morning the COM
mlttee VIII call on the president to pay
their resperts.
me Payne resolution for the reappor-
.ionment OF delegates to the republican
National convention on the basis OF the
republican vote cast in the States and Ter
rtories VIII not be pressed at this meet
ing OF the National committee. Tonight
Mr.; Payne, the author, after conference
WIN the president at the White House. at
w M, secretary Dick and Governor elect
Nash Of Ohio were present decided N
abandon the effort to have it acted ON al
this meeting. W. ~