The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-16
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
con NYENTION.
VIII 10 Held in Fhtlnd6lphia on
Tuesday, y8nS 10.
VERY SHARP CONTESTS
Made By New YotE 81 louis and
Chicago, but edakers Got
the Persimmon

WARRINGTON, DEC, II - 4nf he-
publican national conventoB VIII be
held at Phtiadeiphla June iSpsst The
place and qate were decided upon BY
the national Republican committee TO-
day after friendly CONTEXT Tor the
honor Of entertaining the convention
between the city selected, Chicago, 81.
Louis and New York. Ths meeting Of
the committee was held at thu Afling-
ton hotel. and was presided over by
Senator Hanna, the chairman Of the
Committee. Forty-three of the forty
flve states and each Of the six terrilor'
les were represented. Senator Foraker,
proxy for Charles ]. KurtS. the nation.
al committeeman from Ohio. and sena-
tor Wolcott, proxy for ], 3. saunders,
Of Colorado, were the only absentees,
In addition to the COMMITTEES many Of
the big wigs Of the Republican party
were in attendance. The proceedings
throughout were enthusiastic and har-
monlous, every speech that was made
emphasizing the fact that President
Mckinley VIII be renomlnatod, and that
the convention viii be in eject simply
a ratification meeting.
The claims OF the rival cities were
presented by distinguished citizens Of
each In open session. The baliotlng oc-
CURED in the afternoon, behind closed
doors. Upon the first ballot Phitadet-
phia received 10 votN Chicago. 20;
New York. I. and St. Louis, ?. On the
second ballot the contest narrowed to
Philadelphia and Chicago. The New
York votes went to Philadelphia. and
the st. Louis vote was split bstween
the city Of Brotherly Love and the
Windy City Of the Lakes.
An amusing incident occurred IN con-
nectlon with this ballot After Il was
concluded and announced - Philadel-
phia Is ana Chicago %. Mt. 4. n. jam
ieson, the national committeeman from
Illinois, suddenly discovered that in the
excitement he had forgotten to vote.
Ho demanded that the vote should be
recast and this was accordingly done,
but 1t did not change the result, Chi
cago gaining only the vote OF the COM
mitteeman from Illinois, Philadelphia
won by the narrow margin oe one vote.
Immediately upon the announcement
the Quaker city boomer, who had been
waiting in the lobby, broke out in ring
ing cheers, and the hotel was soon
given up to their jubllations. Later
many of them went to the white house
and called on the President
Az the ballot was secret there is no
record OF the city for which each COM
mitteeman voted. 1t was the desire
Of the leaders at the meeting to-day
that the convention should be held
June L., and that date would have been
selected had 1t not been that Il conflicts
ed with the date OF the Rhode Island
elections. June was then selected
but the date was reconuidered and
changed to the 18th in the hope and be-
lief that before that date Congress will
have adjourned.
After the time and place had been
selected the committee considered
briefly a request from Delaware that
the committee take some action to
straighten out the factional fight in
that state to prevent two eontestIng
delegations from appearing from that
state. The COMMITTEES decided that 1t
had no Jurisdiction.
After the Delaware case had been
disposed Of the chairman was author
ized to appoint sub-eommittee OF Ave
to make arrangements for the cOnven-
ton; also a COMMITTEES Of three to pre-
pare and distribute literature. Chair
man Hanna and Secretary Dick were
made ex-oficlo members o. AL sub
committees.
Messrs. Nanley. of Maine; Long, Of
Florida, and Simon, OF Oregon, were
appointed Q subcommittee % consider
the election of delegates IN the Dis
triet Of Columbia.
Adjournment was taken until II
O'Clock tomorrow morning, when the
Payne resolution for changing the Eys-
tenn Of representation win be brought
up for confederation. AZ . o'clock to-
morrow morning the committee Will
cali upon the President 70 pay their re.
spects to him in a hody.