The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-23
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
Will Nest In Kansas City, July 8,
Date Suggested by 1Ecaraw, q
west Virginia,
OPPOSITION IS THE SLOGAN.
Opposition to Trusts, Ezpansion and
rmperialism-Eree Silver hot

next nhIlunA 0eAASSs
win be held at kansas city. Mo. July
This was the decision of the Demo-
cratic national committee, which met ct
the Hotel Raleigh to-day to AZ the
time and place Of holding the conysn-
.tion. milwaukee was the only other
city which competed for the honor Of
entertaining the convention, and the
moor showing she made when the vote
was taken (the result being KANSAS
city 20; Milwaukee o., caused general
surprise. The claims Of the rival cities
as TO hotel accommodations. railroad
ana telegraphic facilities were present
ed IN open session by representatives Of
each city, and subsequently in execu1
tive session, Governor ". ]. Stone, on
behalf Of Kansas City and National
Committeeman E. c. Wall. on behalf Of
Milwaukee. explained the financial In
ducements which the city he represent
ed was willing to make. Each offered
the committee $4,000, but in addition
Kansas city was willing to furnish ho-
tel accommodation and music free Of
expense to the committee.
Milwaukoe's Strong Argument.
one Of Mllwaukee's strongest argu-
ments was the political effect which the
holding Of the convention in that city
would have upon the German-American
voters, who were represented to the
committee as waverlng in their allegl-
ance TO the Republican party. II SCENE
ed to be taken for granted by at least
two speakers that Bryan would be re-
nominated and that the Chicago plat-
form in substance would be re-ahirmed.
Free Silver Not In It.
Opposition to trusts, expansion and
Imperialism, together with every men-
ton Of Bryan and the Chicago plat
form aroused enthusiasm. but during
the open session Of the committee there
was no alluslpn to the issue Of free sill
yer.
Three dates for holding the conven-
tIon we're proposed, May ., by Mr..
Townsend, Of Oregon; June Il, by SEN
ator Tillman. Of South Carolina, and
July 1, by Mr.. McGraw, Of West Virgin
ia. A speech by ex-senator German in
favor of holding to precedent and
naming date later than that for the
convention of the party in power had
considerable influence in causing Inde-
pendence Day to be chosen.
After the committee had selected the
"Gate City" of the west, the Kansas
city boomers held tollihcatIon meet
ing in their rooms at the Raleigh. Ex-
Governor Stone addressed the gather
ing, predicting that those who attend
ed the convention would depart with
praises upon their lips for the hospit-
allty they had received. and that the
nominee Of the convention would be
the victor at the polls in November.
The Vote on Time and Place.
The vote upon fixing the date Of the
convention was:
In favor of July 4, q votes; June "A.
81 votes; May .. vote.
A speech which had great deal Of
influence in fixing the date was made
by ex-senator German. He said that
four years ago It might have been well
to hold the convention early, as the
party then took new position, one
which drove many Of the leaders out Of
the party or into temporary retire.
ment. The organization then went in-
to new hands, in the hands Of able
men, bit many Of whom had not been
active In control of party affairs. It
took them some time to organize. Now
there was a good organization. The
party was ready and equipped 10 enter
upon the campaign, The party in power
should be allowed to hold it's eonven-
tlon first and the indictment OF that
party could be made as It has been Ia
times past. Mr.. Mclean, Of Ohio, also
favored the latter date.
The committee decided the district OF
Columbia contest for national commit
teeman In favor OF James L. Morris.
A subcommittee was named to audit
the accounts Of the committee. Chair
man Jones was authorized to appoint
subcommittee OF seven to make ar
ranEemrnts for the convention. It 10
probable that Messrs Stone, Of MlSsou-
ri, and johnson. Of Kansas, will be
members Of this committee.
The Call Issued.
The national committee issued the
following call,
''The National Democratic committee
having met in the city Of Washington
on the twenty-second day Of Febru-
ary, 1900, has appointed Wednesday, the
fourth day OF July, as the time, and
chosen the city OF Kansas City, Mo-, az
the place for holding the national
Democratic convention. Each stateiD
entitled to representation therein
equal to double the number Of Ito aena-
tors and representatives In the Con-
gress Of the United States; and each
territory, Alaska Indian Territory and
the District OF Columbia, shall have Six
dclesates All Democratic conservative
reform citizens OF tho United States. lf-
respective Of past political associations
and differences. who can Unite with az
IN tho effort for pure, economical and
constitutional government, and who IA
vOr the republic and oppose the empire,