The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-01
Democratic National Convention WI
Assemble on That Day
AT KANSAS CITY, MISS0uI
Milwaukee was Also CarGidata
rleetiHg Place, BUT KaEses City VOL
Oh. Easily.

L!OIidl DtMUSI dL!C NC.i' eIL!Ou WIZ oO
held at Kansas City, Mo-, July An,
This was the decision Of the Demo-
cratic National committee which met
az the Hotel Raleigh to fix the time
and place CT holding the convention.x 4
Milwaukee was The oI!y other city
competing for the homer OF entertain
ing the convention. and the poor show
ing she made when the vote was taken
(tne result being Kansas City 40, Mil
waukee 9,caused general surprise
The claims of the rival cities as TO no.
te! accommodations, railroad ard tele-}
graph facilities were presented in Cpen
session by representatives c. each city,
anu subsequently in executive session.
| Ex-Governor Stone, on behalf Gf Kan
sas City. and National Committeeman,
f. c. wall, Cn Behalf OF Milwaukee,,
explained the financial Inducements
which the city represented was will
ling TO make. Each offered the COM
mittee $4,000, but in addition Kansas
City was willing to furnish hOtel ac-
commcdations for the members o. the
committee and the hall with decoga-
tons and music free of expense to the
committee.
One OF Milwaukees strongest Argyll
meu;s was the political effect which
the holding OF the convention in that
city would have upon the German
American voters, who were represent
ed 10 the committee IS wavering in
their allegiance 20 the Republican par
". II seemed to be taken for grained
by az least two speakers that Bryan
would 'be re-nCminated and that the
Chicago platform in substance would
be reaffirmed. Opposition to trusts
expansion and imperialism together
with every mention OF Bryan and tie
Chicago platform aroused enthusiasm,
but during the open session OF the
committee there was no allusion 20
free silver. Three dates for holding
the convention were proposed, May 9Th,
by Mr.. Townsend, Of Oregon; June Il,
by Senator Tillman, OF South Carolina;
and July 4th, by Mr.. McGraw, of WelSr
Virginia. A speech by ex-senator Go
man, in favor CT holding to preceded
and naming date later than that fore,
the convention Of the party in power.
had considerable influence in causing
Independence Day to be chosen.
After the committee had selected
the Gate City" OF the West, the Kan.
sas City boomers held a jolliflcation
meeting in their rooms at the Raleigh.
Ex-Governor Stone addressed the gath
ering predicting that those who attend
ed the convention would depart with
praises upon thsir lips for the hosp!
tality they had received and that the
nominee OF the convention would De-
the victor at the polls in November.
The committee was called to order
by Senator Jones, chairman. Every
State and Territory was represented,
either by the committeeman or proxy.
There were strong indications when
the committee met that Kansas City
would be chosen. Each city was al
lowed thirty minutes to present its
claims and the two r.yal cities argaed
in rotation.
James 4. Reid, prosecuting attorney
OF Kansas City, made the opening
speech presenting the claims Of the
metropolis Of the Southwest. The in
vitation he presented, he said. came
not only from the citizens OF Kansas
City. bul frcm the unfaltering trium-
phant Democracy Of Missouri
Kansas City has thirty nine lines OF
fbar +alocDo nh 10 Facilities
ara excellent. Her hotels are moe
than ample. Outside OF the great no.
tells of New York, there were in Kan
sas City seven hotels that will rank aS
high as any in the United States. The
committee, he said should have the
first choice c. rooms at these hotels.
the delegates the second choice. Ho-
tel rates. he promised. would nc, be
raised. Mr.. Reid was especially full
some il his eulogy OF the convention
hall, whilA, he said. would seat 23.-
900 people.
The following call was issued in the
afternoon:
The National Democratic commit
tee having met in the city of Washing
ton. on the 22d day OF February, 1900.
has appointed wednesday, the Fourth
OF July, as the time, and chosen tac
city OF Kansas City, No. as the place
of holding the National Democrl,i1
Convention. Each State is entitled 70
a representation therein equal to dou-
Bile the number o. its senators ana
representatives in the Congress of the I.
United States; and each Territory. =
Alaska, Indian Territory. and the Dis
triat OF Columbia, shall have six dele
gates All Democratic conservative