The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
WILL MEET IN KANSAS CITY.
CALL For DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION ISSUED.

committee Meeting in Washington
Yesterday-AII "yVho Favor the
Republic and Oppose the Empire"
Are Invited to Take Part-The Ba-
sis of Representation.
Washington, Feb 22.-The next National
Democratic Convention will be held at
Kansas City Mo, July 4.
| This was the decision of the Democratic
National Committee, which met at the Ho-
| tel Raleigh to-day to fix the time and
place of holding the convention
Milwaukee was the only other city which
competed for the honor of entertaining
the convention, and the poor showing she
made when the vote was taken (the result
being Kansas City, 40; Milwaukee, 81
caused general surprise
| The claims of the rival cities as to hotel
accommodations, railroad and teIegraphic
! facilities were presented in open session
by representatives of each city, and sub
| sequently in executive session by ex-Gov.
Stone, on behalf of Kansas City, while
National Committeeman f. c. Wall. on be-
half of Milwaukee, explained the financial
inducements which the city ne represented
| was Willis 10 iidht- Ildtu Ol6Teu the
committee $4,000, but in addition Kansas
| City was willing 20 furnish hotel accom-
| modations for the members of the commit
tee and the hall with decorations and mu-
sic free of expenses 20 the committee.
| One of Milwaukee's strongest arguments
was the political effect which the hold
| ing of the convention in that city would
| A
who were represented to the committee
as wavering in their allegiance to the Re-
publican party.
1t seemed to be taken for granted by at
least two speakers that Bryan would be
renominated and that the Chicago plat
form in substance would be reafflrmed
| Opposition to trusts, expansion and i'm
perialisn together with every mention of
Bryan and the Chicago platform aroused
enthusiasm, but during the open sess on
of the committee there was no allusion to
the issue of free silver.
Selection of the Date.
Three dates for holding the convent on
were proposed, May 8, by Mr.. Townsend
| of Oregon; June A. by Senator Tllman
of South Carolina, and July 4. by Mr..
McGraw of West Virginia. speech by
ex-senator German in favor Of holding to
precedent and naming a date later than
that for 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 Kansas City
boomers held a jollifcation meeting in
their rooms at the Raleigh. ExGov.
Stone addressed the gathering, predicting
that those who attended the convention
would depart with praises upon their dips
for the hospitality they had received and
that the nominee of the convention would
| be the victor al the polls in November.
The committee was called to order by
| Senator Jones, chairman. Every state and
territory was represented either by ths
national committeeman or by proxy.
| There were strong indications when the
committee met that Kansas City would
be chosen. Each city was allowed thirty
minutes to present its claims and the two
rival cities argued in rotation.
Kansas City's Claims.
James A. Reed, prosecuting attorney OF
Kansas City, made the opening speech.
presenting the claims of the metropolis
of the Southwest. The Invitation he pre-
sented he said came not only from the
citizens of Kansas City, but from the un-
faltering, triumphant democracy of Mis-
souri,.
Kansas City has thirty-nine lines of rail-
road and her telegraphc facilities are ex-
| bo
Outside of the great hotels of New York,
there were in Kansas City seven hotels
that will rank as high as any in the Unit
ed States. The committee, he said, should
have the first choice OF rooms at these
hotels, the delegates the second choice.
Hotel rates he promised would not be
raised. Mr.. Reed was especially fulsome
in his eulogy of the convention hall, which,
he said, would seat 250OO people
New York was passed as there was
no one to present her name.
MiIwaukee's Showing.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee presented the
claims OF the Badger City, whose selec-
ton, he said. would do its Democracy
good Although Mckinley carried VISION
sin by 10000 majority, he promised that
the state would this year give her elec-
toral vote to Bryan. This announcement
was greeted with great applause The
same element which carried Wisconsin in
1892 was in sympathy with the Democrats
now, he said. The hope of success for the
Democracy this fall lay in the German
American vote.
"show to the German" he said, that
the Democrats are opposed to Imperialism
and expansion and they will be with us"
| (Applause)
Mayor Rose then turned to the facilities
of Milwaukee for accommodating the
convention. In the matter of railroads,
hotel capacity and telegraphic facilities,
he said that the convention had nothing to
gain by going to Kansas City. Besides,
Milwaukee had a summer climate superior
to that of her rival The determination