The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-16
PHILADELPHIA WINS
Republican National Convention 10
Meet in tho Quaker City. !.
ONE VOTE, AHEAD OF CHICAGO.

Vote Of 10 to 14-June 10 Named A.
the Date For the Great Gathering,
Which VIII Reneminate Mckinley.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The Republic
can national convention will be held
at Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 10
next. The place and date were de-
sided upon by the national Republican
committee yesterday after a friendly
contest for the honor of entertaining
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-
sided over by Senator Hanna, the
chairman of the committee. Forty
three Of the states and each Of the six
territories were represented, Senator
Foraker, proxy for Charles L. Kurtz,
the national committeeman for Ohio.
and Senator Wolcott, proxy for J. F.
Saunders, Of Colorado, being the only
absentees. In addition to the commit
teemen many of the big wigs Of the
Republican. party were In attendance.
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 effect simply 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.
m GpCt ho Int Ia v1h1 Ia va
ceived IS votes, Chicago 20, New York
and st. Louis g. On the second bal
lot the contest narrowed to Philldel-
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-
adelphia, as; Chicago, 23--Mr T. N.
Jameson, the national committeeman
from Illinois, suddenly discovered that
in beoexeitement he lad forgotten to
voteev He demanded that the vote
should be 'reeast, and his was ac-
cordingly done, but it did not change
the result. Chicago gaining only the
vote of the committeeman from ILL
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 publications.
Later many of them went to the White
House and called on the president.
AS the ballot was secret, there is no
record of the city for which each COM
mitteeran voted.
1t was the desire of the leaders that
the convention should be held June IL,
and that date would have been select
ed had 1t not been that 1t confiicted
with the date of the Rhode Island
elections. June was then selected,
but the date was reconsidered and
changed to the 10Th, 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 a 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 It had no juris-
dction.
After the Delaware case had been
disposed Of the chairman was author
lied to appoint subcommittee of five
to make arrangements for the con-
vention, also committee of three to
prepare and distribute literature.
Chairman Hanna and Secretary Dick
were made ex-ofticio members of all
subcommittee.
Messrs. Manley Of Maine, Long of
Florida and Sinon of Oregon were
appointed a subcommittee to consider
the election of delegates in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
At 8 O'Clock this morning the COM
mittee called upon the president to nav
their respects to him in body.
The Payne resolution for the reap
portionment of delegates to the ma
tional Republican conventions on the
basis Of the Republican vote cast in
the states and territories will not be
pressed at this meeting of the national
committee. Mr.. Payne, the author.
after a conference with the president
lost night, decided TO abandon the eff
fort to have it acted on at this meet
ing.