Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-13
At ST. LOUIS, JULY s.
Place and Date of Democratic
National Convention.
TWO BALLOTS TAKEN
ARGUMENTS PRESENTED TO THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
inducements Offered by Chicago Did
Not Appear Strong Enough-W. ].
Bryan Appears on the Scene.


Bryan Appears on the Scene.
The national democratic convention will
be held in St Louis July g. There were two
roll calls by the national committee yester
day afternoon to select the city. On the
first st. Louis received % votes Chicago 20
and New York 9. On the second ballot ST.
Louis received % and Chicago q.
After The Stars report of the meeting of
the committee closed yesterday afternoon
the question of the selection of time and
place for holding the national convention
came up.
Arguments for Chicago.
Judge A A. Goodrich and George w. Peck
were announced as the spokesman for Chi
cago Judge Goodrich rendered the COM
mittee an invitation to locate the convention
in Chicago ION behalf Of all the citizens of
that great commonwealth. He spoke of
all the points Of vantage of Chicago as a
convention city. The sum of $45,o00 was
offered, to be deposited in a bank to be
designated by the committee. Hotel rates,
he said. would not be raised, and the ac
cemmodations would be ample. They had a
hall capable of seating from 1900 to Ii, 600
people. This hail. he said, was the in
which the republican convention would be
held.
Turning his attention to charges that he
said had been made in the corridors of the
hotel that protection would not be granted
the delegates in Chicago. he challenged
whoever had made such a charge to come
out in the open and make it. Whoever 1t
was, he said. he was not worthy place In
the democratic party on the committee.
Ample and complete protection to delegates
would be afforded, he declared, not only in
the convention hall, but on the street and
in hotel corridors
As the last argument, he reminded the
committee that the last two times the party
had elected President, his nomination
made in Chicago.
Former Governor Peck of Wisconsin made
humorous speech in favor of Chicago. He
said he had been advocating Chicago when
Chairman Jones was a young man and
when Senator Stone first put on his rubber
boots
Spoke for New York.
Norman E. Mack. member Of the commit
tee, had read telegram from Mayor Nc
C1ellan, inviting the convention to New
York.
State Senator McCarren of New York was
given hearty cheer he stepped forward
to present the claims OF New York city
for the convention.
New York is a summer city" declared
Mr. McCarren. You can wear a light
overcoat there with comfort in July" This
statement provoked a subdued laugh.
The recent political contest, he said, at
forded an opportunity for delegates to wit
ness the ground on which the fusion forces
recently met their Waterloo. The conven-
ton would be a stimulus to the adjoining
states of New Jersey and Connecticut. In
any event he pledged New York for the
democatic column The payment Of legid-
mate expenses of the convention was guar
anteed, although specific sum was men
TONED. John Cadigan seconded the state
n nj a.
marks to the hotel accommoda tons.
st. Louis was advocated by Mayor Rolla
Wells, who was introduced by Senator
Stone, a member Of the committee.
Invited to st. Louis.
As mayor of ST. Louis Mr. Wells said,
he was qualified to extend most cordial
invita- ton on behalf of the people of that
city for the convention. He dwelt at some
length on st. Louis and the state of Mis-
souri, as a democratic stronghold. The city,
he said, was located in almost the center Of
the population of the country. A hall and
hotel accommodations he guaranteed, all
to be most ample. Mayor Wells referred to
the opening of the exposition next April,
also as an inducement for the convention.
A written proposal was presented to the
committee offering $4,000 in cash and the
free use Of the Colosseum fireproof build
Business Mems League guaranteed hotel
accommodat 1t was signed by Mayor
Wells, c. B. Smith, e. G. Rappins, NJ c.
Wetmore, Fred W. Fleming II. l.. Cristie,
Charles W. Knapp, E. De Voy and W. T.
Saunders.
The financial proposal of Chicago was
read. 1t contained a provision that should
the sum of $4,000 rot be exhausted in pay
ing the legitimate expenses of the conven-
ton, the balance should be returned: also
hat nj a 10 Gal
Of the local committee. The proposition
was signed by A. A Goodrich, John P
Hopkins and Thomas Gahan.
Maxwell Edgar, secretary of the Iroquois
club of Chicago, extended an Invitation for
the convention on behalf of that club
There were cries for James Hamilton
Lewis Mr. Lewis, however. declined to
respond. saying that the invitation OF Chi
cago had been most satisfactorily pre-
sented.
At 20 the committee took short recess
and then went into executive SEES ;ion. choos-
ing st. Louis as the convention city and
fixing July as the date for holding the
convention.
There were two roll calls to select the
city. On the first St Louis received twenty
three votes, Chicago twenty and New York
six. On the second ballot St Louis re-
ceived twenty-eight and Chicago twenty
one. The date was fixed as July on mo-
ton of Col. ]. M. Guffey of Pittsburg J.
G. Johnson of Kansas suggested June 7.
and likely to interfere with primary cleo
lions.
The District Controversy.
Chairman Jones appointed J. T. McGraw
Of West Wiz. MIA. J. T. Ellyston Of Vir-
ginia, w. B. Bourley Of New Jersey, j. M.
Guffey Of Pennsylvania and Norman e.
Mack of New York as the committee to
consider the disputed committee member
ship from the District of Columbia. To
this committee was also referred the re-
quest of the democratic central committee
from Hawaii, asking that Mr. Wood be
made the member from Hawaii, and also a
request from the democratic central COM
mittee of Porto Rico. requesting permits
sion to send six delegates to the national
convention.
resolution commanding the St Louis
exposition and the proposed exposition at
Portland, Ore, to commemorate the Lewis
and Clarke expedition to the Pacific coast