Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-16


Republican National Convention will
be held at Philadelphia on Tuesday,
June 10 next. The place and date were
decided upon by the Republican Ma
tiOnal Committee to-day, after a
friendly contest for the honor of n
tertaining the convention among Phila-
delphia, 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-fve States
and each of the six territories were
represented, Senator Foraker. proxy for
Charles l.. Kurtz, the national commit
teeman from Ohio, and Senator VOL
colt, proxy for J. F. Saunders, of Colo
RADIO, being the only absentees.
In addition to the committee, many
of the big wigs of the Republican party
were in attendance. The proceedings
throughout were enthusiastic and har-
monious, every speech that was made
emphasizing the fact that President
Mckinley will be renominated end that
a ratification meeting. The claims of
the rival cities were presented by dis
tinguished citizens of each in open ses-
sion. The balloting occurred in the
afternoon behind closed doors. Upon
the first ballot Philadelphia received
Is votes, Chicago 20, New York Z, and
st. Louis 8. 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 between the city Of Brotherly
Love and the Windy City of the Lakes.
An amusing incident occurred in con-
nection with this ballot. After it was
concluded and announced as Philadel-
phia rs and Chicago %, Mr.. t. Nj.
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 this was accord
ingly done, but it did not change the
result, Chicago gaining only the vote
of the committeeman from Illinois.
Philadelphia won by the narrow mar
gin of one vote.
Immediately upon the announcement
the Quaker City boomers who had been
waiting in the lobby, broke out in ring
ing cheers and the hotel was soon
given up to their jubilations. Later
many of them went to the White
House and called upon the President.
AS 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 II, and that date would have been
selected, had it not been that it con-
ficted with the date of the Rhode Is
land elections.
The chairman was authorized to ap-
point a Subcommittee of five to make
arrangements for the convention, also
a committee of three to prepare and
distribute literature. Chairman Hanna
and Secretary Dick were made ex-of-
ficio members of all subcommittee.
Messrs. Manley, of Maine; Long, of
Florida, and Simon, of Oregon, were ap-
pointed a subcommittee to consider
the election of delegates in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Adjournment was taken until IL
o'clock tomorrow morning when the
Payne resolution for changing the sys-
TEN of representation will be brought
UP for consideration.
These resolutions are "to reduce the
representation in the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the Congress Of the U. S.
in any State which enforce laws ode
nying to any male inhabitants or Gin
any way a%bridging' the right to vote,
as provided in the constitution