The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-23
Forty Committeeman Influenced i'm
Favor of the Missouri City by Prom
ises of Money and Free Quarters.
BRYAN TO BE NOMINATED
AND THE HERESIEs OF THE CHI
CAGO PLATFORM REAFFIRMED.
Little Probability. However, that "In-
dependence Day" VIII Give Way to
"Bryan Day" in History

WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-The next ma
tional Democratic convention will be held
in Kansas City, Mo-, July 4. This was the
decision of the Democratic national COM
mittee, which met at the Hotel Raleigh to-
day to fix the time and place of holding the
convention. Milwaukee the only other
city which competed for the honor OF en-
tertaining the convention and the poor
showing she made when the vote was
taken, the result being Kansas City, 40;
Milwaukee, 8, caused general surprise.
The claims of the rival cities to hotel
accommodations, railroad and telegraphic
facilities were presented in open session
By representatives of each city, and subse-
euently in executive session. Governor w.
j. Stone on behalf of Kansas City, and
National. Committeeman E. c. Wall, on
behalf of Milwaukee, explained the fnan-
cal inducements which the city he repre-
sented was willing to make Each offered
the committee $4,000, but in addition
Kansas City was willing to furnish hotel
accommodations for the members of the
committee and the hall with decorations
and music free of expense to the commit
tee. One of Milwaukee's strongest argu-
ments was the political effect which the
holding cf the convention in that city
voters, who were represented to the COM
mittee as wavering in their allegiance to
the Republican party.
1t seemed to be taken for granted by at
least two speakers that Bryan would be
renominated and that the Chicago plat
fern in substance would be reaffirmed. OPP
position to trusts. expansion and imperial
ism, together with every mention of Bryan
and the Chicago platform aroused enthusi-
asm, but during the open session of the
committee there was no allusion to the
issue of free silver.
Three dates for the holding of the con-
vention were proposed, May by Mr..
Townsend, of Oregon; June IA by Senator
Iillman, of South Carolina, and July 4
by Mr.. McGraw, of West Virginia. A speech
by Ex-senator German in favor of hold
ing to precedent and naming date later
than that for the convention of the party in
power had considerable influence in caus-
ing Indepedence day to be chosen. The
national committee issued the following
call:
1.-The national Democratic committee,
having met in the city of Washington on
the 22d of February. 1900, has appointed
Wednesday. the fourth day of July, as the
time, and chosen the city Of Kansas City.
Mo-, as the place for holding the national
Democratic convention. Each State is en-
titled to a representation therein equal to
double the number of it's senators and rep
resentatives in the Congress of the United
States, and each Territory, Alaska, Indian
Territory and the District of Columbia shall
have six delegates. All Democrats conser-
vative reform citizens of the United States,
irrespective of past political associations
and differences, who can unite with us in
the effort for pure, economical and con-
stitutional government, and who favor the
Republic and oppose the empire,
daily invited to join us in sending dele
gates to the convention"
After the committee had selected the
Gate City of the West, the Kansas City
boomers held jollifcation meeting in their
rooms at the Raleigh. Ex-Governor Stone
addressed the gathering. predicting that
those who attended the convention would
depart with praises upon their lips for the
hospitality they had received and that the
nominee of the convention would be the
victor at the polls in November.