The daily news. [volume] (Pensacola, Fla.) 1889-190?, 1900-02-23
KANSAS CITY IN THE LEAD.
y,,.teru CITY So In- TO BE the Favor
f.e For tn- C0fyentiOu.

v.sr--Ss-oy. Feb 2A--The Demo
.-s-.. na-l.u2. committee met IN thl
..-a-- q tie Hotel Raleigh at nOo-
law 20 IL; le tIule and place for hold
.-- the national Democratic cOuven
.- The committee was caleb - or
- rv senator Jcae-, chairman. Every
.-.-s and tesrI.0-y was represented
,.-ar ~ tae national committeeman
.- or roxy
.-sse were strong indications when
.-s -g.uuIitee met that Kansas Cts
v-.l b. selected az the city in which
,.- ueIt convention would be held
-.e '1..waUkes contingent were MAXIM
.--8D0ra ignt and claiming vlctOry,
aa- ,1e lacest CevelO: mzEts favored
j. ID SIS City.
-ere was a vacancy from the Dis
--.- & Columbia. caused bv the death
. -.-C-once Gardner james I Norris
-. Teen e.ec.ed 10 81 TINS vacancy.
-- l.s e-ect-Ou was confessed ana a
s-tee a. J.-ee vas appointed % re
..-- - p the contest.
% was decided 10 allow each city
v... % - a candidate cor the honor o.
...-.-. ming the convention 20 minutes
.AH Ilt-t- ~ - 14aaA4-lH II v u
s.-. .... --1 t-aJ speeches II favor Of
.....- I.fy ana Milwaukee should be
$1,000. I'D .n-.rI q.
..rles S Rcd. prosecuting attorney
.. Elu-as CIV. maze the opening
..s-.l. r-e~-nr,-g THE clslms - tae me
o. -.. Is %. the -aurly.esr The invita-
-..l ae pres U;e5. he saI5, came uct
.-.- .r8a tle citIznls ui Kansas, iuJ
.- .s tu- Ua:alIerlus, triumphant De
-. -lcv @ "a ss8url. Ia the contest OF
.-.. when some II the leaders IN Other
-.--..r~ 81 the Union were falterlng
.u. l.ra-v-o DtMOcrauc states were
- germ ard weak, Missouri increased
ger 81 .-a .'v 20 OOJ.
Nawlusre. ne said, was q worthy
.r:.a-lt md was represented by q
su.sa-l3 SET Of worthy gentlemen, but
be ,uauiJJed that a com parisOn OF her
.l-l Iues with those Of Kansas City
7 I'd NOW the unreasonable superl-
-.-v % the latter.
Kansas City has 80 lines Of railroad
a1l lsr Geographic facilities are excel
sct Her hotels are more than ample.
TIE committee should have the hrst
c1.ice OF rooms at these hotels, which
were equal 10 the best. the delegates
tse second choice.
-oe mention OF Bryan's name won
tss f-st applause OF the meeting.
TIE delegation did not come begging
~ ire convention IN the hope OF carry
i-g doubtful state Whether the con-
vea@11 went 60 Kansas City or not,
Nn-ar would be true 20 Democracy.
Mayor Rose OF Milwaukee presented
IT, cams Of the Cream City. He re-
na1dsi PLEASANTLY that, as the mayor
o, TIE CITY. be would lntruct the police
.-rre 90 I.svent any of the delegates TO
m -0-7sauOn from breaking into the
o ss-.Gu.
L8v.r Rose urged the selection of Mil
wlcass :or the great good IL would do
TIE Democracy. He had lived for years
a 70 Wisconsin where it cost something
Co be q Democrat Where IS the bat
Pc 1. me next campaign 70 be fought?
asked. Ia the east hope was vain.
10 t1e eK-Teme west there was great
-a-g- aa the Issues Of expansion. The
We. .1- tae next Democratic president
.-s -.-.e from the middle west Eight
v-l-,lS8 Milwaukee had asked for the
Contention and had said we could
..--r Wisconsin They were laughed
Is. Der Wisconsin was carried
p rs. -.tl0uyn Mckinley carried Wis
-.a.- .v Zoo, COO majority, Mr.. Rose
- -se- THAI the state wouli this year
So ~ e.ectcral vote q Bryan. This
-a-e-2-nJ was greeted with great
.G.a ms same clement which
-.l Als~rus,n IN 1892 was IN sym
Is vi-l The Democrats now, he said.
--- .u1e or success for the Democ-
-i.- .--- -ai lav IN the German. Amer
---7-te Wisconsin would so Demo
30. l1y way. Applause But TINS
--- vas due the Democrats of Wis
-.l lie pointed TO the fact that one
g. b. .1-usntlAi German newspapers
e % .Ia was now hostile towards
'-s l.l.ulstratiOn. With its sCpporE
re democrats could and would carry
Wisconsin. snow 70 the Germans.
so BE- ';cat the Democrats are op.
4 ,0'-. % Imperialism and expansion AID
i-sv 0-4 be with Us" Applause.