The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-23

They were laughed at. Yet Wisconsin
was carried for Democracy Now, al
though Mckinley carried Wisconsin by
10000 majority. Mr.. Rose promised that
the state would this year give her eiec-
toral vote to Mr.. Bryan This anuaunce-
ment was greeted with great applause
The same element which carried Wis
consin in 1852 was in sympathy WIN the
Democrats now, he said. The hope OF
success for the Democracy this fall lay In
the German-Amerfcan vote. He was here
TO say that If milwaukee did not get the
convention the state would go Republican
wisconsin would go Democratic anyway
(Applause) But this much was due the
Democrats of Wisconsin. He pointed to
the fact that one of the influential Ger
man newspapers of Wisconsin was now
hostile to the administration. with us
support the Democrats could ana Woulo
carry Wisconsin SHOW to the Ger
mans" said he. that the Democrats are
opposed to imperialism and expansion,
and they will be with US" lAppiause)-
He recalled the Juror created by the
speech of Representative Lentz pr ONO
in Milwaukee last fall. He said II hao
aroused the Germans and that now 1our-
fifths of them were opposed to Imperial
ism and Mckinley.
He then referred to the facilities OF NIL
waukee for accommodating the conveh-
ton. In the matter OF hotel and tele-
graph ne said that the convention had
nothing to gain by going TO Kansas City.
Besides Milwaukee had summer CHI
mate far superior to that of her rival.
The determination of the convention CITY
should not be question Of personal pred
ELECTION, but OF party welfare.
Representative Cowherd of Missouri re-
inforced Mr.. Reeds arguments in favor
of Kansas City. This city came not with
promises of the future, but with her
record of the past. In closing he said:
1--WE appeal to YOU as men whose breadth
Of view is bounced by no city's, needs,
and no mans ambition, as politicians in
the better and the broader sense holding
in your hands your party's fate, whether
it be not better politics to reward a
friend than buy a foe. Whether 1t be not
better to recognize past services Monty
rendered than to pay in advance upon a
promise that will never be perfosneS1-
Kansas City cordially extends to you an
invitation and promises that If you should
choose to be her guests the stakWart De
mocracy of all the west will be waiting
to welcome you at her doors.
Ex-Governor Peck of Wisconsin wsSs the
second speaker in behalf OF Milwaukee,
In 1892, he said, he made a funny Spleen
before the national committee and ASl-
waueke lost the convention by one vo te
He proposed to take warning from tn
experience He devoted his time to i'm
pressing upon the committee the neces-
sity of propitiating the German Amerf-
cans, who were now friendly disposed to-
ward the Democracy.
David Overmeyer of Kansas City made
the closing speech for Kansas City. He
aroused much enthusiasm by saying that
platform and man were already selected
by the Democracy Of the whole country.
Representative Lentz of Ohio closed for
| Milwaukee, arguing that upon the Ger
man vote the fate Of the next election
would hinge. Milwaukee was the center
Of German art an literature. The infiu-
ence of the convention, forced out
through German channels from Milwau-
kee, could not be over-estimated. The
! Germans were in earnest, he declared;
| they wanted an opportunity to punish
! the Mckinley administration. If the COM
! mittee failed to win the election next
fall, it would be because they iost the OPP
! portunity TO get the German vote.
The committee at 2:l0 took a recess for
| one hour. It re-assembled at 3 o'clock
| and went into executive session TO deter
mine the date and place OF holding the
convention. The committee first voted
upon the place. Ex-Governor Stone of
Missouri gave the committee some pri-
| vate information as to the amount OF
money Kansas City would furnish, and
! f. c. Wall, national committeeman from
| Wisconsin. made a similar statement OF
Milwaukee's financial offer. The vote
| upon fixing the date of the convention
was: In favor of July 4, q; June IA, q
kVotes; May 9, ! vote.
! A speech which had a 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 a new position, one which
/ drove many OF the leaders out Of the
! party or into temporary retirement. The
| organiZa ton then went into new hands,
! into the hands Of able men, but many Of
whom had not been active in control of
party affairs. 1t took them some time
/ to organize. Now there was a good or
! ganizaion. The party was ready and
/ equipped to enter upon the campaign. The
! party in power should be allowed TO hold
/ its convention first and the indictment
of that party could be made as 1t had
been in times past. Mr.. Mclean, of OHIO,
also favored the latter date.
The committee decided the District OF
/ Columbia contest for national committee
man in favor of James L. Noyes. A sub
| committee was named to audit the ac-
counts Of the committee Chairman Jones
was authorized to appoint a sub-commit-
| tee of seven to make arrangements foI
| the convention. It is probable that
| Messrs. Stone of Missouri and Johnson OF
Kansas will be members of this COM
mittee.
The national committee issued the fol
| lowing call: 1.-The national Democratic
| committee, having met in the city OF
| Washington on the twenty-second day OF
| February. 1900 has appointed "Wednesday
the 4th day OF July, as the time, anc
! chosen tho city of Kansas City, Mo
as the place, for holding the nationa
Democratic convention. Each state Is en-
| titled 10 a representation therein equa
to double the number Of Its senators anc
representatives in the congress OF tn
| United States. and each territory. Alaska
Indian Territory and the District OF Co
1umbia. shall have six delegates. Al
Democratic conservative reform citizens
Of the United States, irrespective OF pas
political association and differences, wis
can unite with US in the effort for pure
economical and constitutional govern
( mert, and who favor the republic and op
pose the empire. are cordially invited L
join us in sending delegates TO the con
vention.''
The committee at $50 O'Clock adjourned
to meet at Kansas City, No, July g.
Kansas CITY. No, Feb 22-Ienuine sat
isfaction was expressed on all sides thi
afternoon upon receipt Of the news ina
the national Democratic convention Is q
I be held here. kansas CItytans. lrTespec
tive OF party, have for months pas
worked diligently 70 secure the conFen
ton. and now thar their efforts hav
proved successful. have already oegu'
seriously TO plan 70 entertain tnei
guests. kilograms by the score are con.
ing IL 70 the hotels eaga ging secoznrl91a
/ lions. These were fewer than wouI
l-have been expected from the fact tna
the managers Of the leading hotels wer
r-ith he Earsas Citv de.egaLion u W asa