Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-23
CONVENTION 70 MEET
At KANSAS CITY, July 4.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMs-IT-
TEE DETERMINED TIME
AND PLACE
AT WASHINGTON YESTERDAY
MILWAUKEE, PRESENTED SOUND
CLAIMS AND FAIR PROMISES,
But the Missouri Town Won Hands
Down-The Date Determined After
Full Discussion ;ReasOns for Hold
ing q Late Convention.

ing a Late Convention.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The
next Democratic convention will be
held mt Kansas City, Mo-, July 4.
This was the decision of the Demo-
cratic National Committee which
met at the Hotel 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 en-
tertaining 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 cit
les as to hotel accommodations, rail-
road and Geographic facilities were
presented in open session by repre-
sentatives of each city, and subse-
quently in executive session, Governor
w. J. Stone. on behalf of Kansas City
and National Committeeman E. C.
Wall, on behalf of Milwaukee. ex-
planned the financial inducements
which the city he represented was
willing to make. Each offered the
committee $50 600, but in addition
Kansas City was willing to furnish
hotel accommodations for the mem
bers of the committee and the hall
with decorations and music free of ex-
pense to the committee. One of Mil
Yankees strongest arguments was
the political effect which the holding
of the convention ip that city would
have upon the German American vot-
ers, 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 re-
nominated and that the Chicago plat
form in substance would be re-affirm-
ed. Opposition to trusts, expansion
and imperialism together with every
mention of Bryan and the Chicago
platform aroused enthusiasm, but
during the open session of the COM
mittee there was no allusion to the
issue OF free silver. Three dates for
holding the convention were propos-
ed, May 9, by Mr.. Townsend, of Ore
South Carolina, and July 4, by Mr..
McGraw, of West Virginia. A speech
by ex-senator German in favor of
holding to precedent and naming a
date later than that for the conven-
ton of the party in power had con-
siderable influence in causing indie
pendence Day to be chosen.
After the committee had selected
the Gate City" of the west, the Kan
sas City boomers held a jollification
meeting in their rooms at the Raj
eigh. 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.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February %.
The Democratic national committee
met in the parlors of the Hotel Raj
eigh at noon to-day to fix the time and
place for holding the national Demo-
cratic convention. The committee was
called to order by Senator Jones, chair
mah of the committee. Every State
and territory was represented either
by the national committeeman or by
proxy.
Thre was a vacancy from the Dis
trict of Columbia caused by the death
of Laurence Gardner. James l.. Nor
ris had been elected to fill this vacan-
cy, but his election was contested and
a committee of three was appointed to
report upon the contest.
1t was decided to allow each city
which was a candidate for the honor
of entertaining the convention thirty
minutes in which to present it's claims.
1t was also decided that the speeches
in favor of the two rival cities, Kansas
City and Milwaukee should be made in
rotation.
James A. Reed, prosecuting attorney
of Kansas City, made the opening
speech presenting the claims of the
Metropolis of the southwest. The in
vitation he presented, he said, came
not only from the citizens of Kansas
City, but from the unfaltering, trium-
plant Democracy of Missouri.
Kansas City has thirty-nine lines Of
railroad and her Geographic facilities
are excellent. Her hotels are more
than ample.
Mr. Reed was especially fulsome in
his eulogy
or the Convention Hall,