The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-23
TO BE HELD IN KANSAS CITY
THE NEXT NATIONAL CONVENTION
 OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Committee Meets in Washington and Decides the fIatter-July 4 the Date Chosen-- lwaukee Makes Poor showiMg-Missour Men Offered $50,- 900 and Other Advantages.

Washington, Feb 22.-The next na-
 tional democratic convention will be
 held at Kansas City, Mo-, July 4. This
 was the decision of the Democratic Ma
 tional committee which met at the Ho-
 tel Raleigh to-day to fix the time and
 place of holding the convention. Mill
 waukee 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
 9 caused general surprise.
 The claims of the rival cities as to
 hotel accommodations railroad and tel
 egraphic facilities were presented in
 open session by representatives of each
 city and subsequently, in executive ses-
 sion Governor w. J. Stone, on behalf
 on Kansas City, and National Commit
 teeman F. c. Wall, on behalf of Mil-
 waukee, explained the financial induce
 ments which the city he represented
 was willing to make. Each offered the
 committee $50,000 but, in addition, Kan
 sas City was willing to furnish hotel
 accommodations for the members of the
 committee One of Milwaukee's strong
 est arguments was the political effect the holding of the convention in that city would have upon the German l American voters, who were represented l to the committee as wavering in their allegiance to the republican party. It seemed to be taken for granted by at least two speakers that Bryan would
 be renominated and that the Chicago platform, in substance, would be reaf- firmed. Opposition to trusts, expansion and imperialism, together with every mention of Bryan and the Chicago plat form aroused enthusiasm but, during the open session of the committee there was no allusion to the issue of free stl- yer.
 Three dates for holding the conven- tion were proposed, May by MT. Town send of oregon, June IA by Senator Till man of South Sarolina, and July by MT. McGraw of West Virginia. A speech by ex-Senator German in favor of holding to precedent and naming 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 jollifi- cation meeting at their rooms at the Raleigh Ex-Governor Stone addressed the gathering predicting that the nom- inee of the convention would be the victor at the polls in November.
 Later the national committee issued the following call: The national demo- cratic committee having met in the city of Washington on the 22d day Gf Fcbru- ary, 1900, has appointed Wednesday, the 4th day of July, as the time and chosen the city of Kansas City as the place fol holding the national democratic ccnven- tion. Each state is entitled to a repre- sentation therein of double the number of it's senators and representatives in the congress of the United States, and each territory, Alaska, Indian territory and the District of Columbia, shall have six delegates All democratic conserya- i tive reform citizens of the United States, irrespective of past political as- sociations and differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economic | and constitutional government and who | favor the republic and oppose the en- pire, are cordially invited to join us in ! sending delegates to the convention. The convention at b.oU D. Ill., duJoulileu to | meet at Kansas City July 3.
 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 we'll to hold the convention early, as the par ty then took new position, one which drove many of the leaders out of the party and into temporary retirement. The organization then went into new hands-into the hanls of able men-but many of whom had not been active in control of party affairs, and it took them some time to organize. Now there was a good organization. The party was ready and equipped to enter upon the campaign. The party in power should be allowed to hold it's convention first and the indictment of that party could be made, as it had been in times past MT Mclean of Ohio also favored he latter date.