Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-13
ST. LOUIS GETS
THE CONVENTION.
Democratic National Committee
Selects That City Fixing
Date at July g.
SELECTION WAS A SURPRISE,
Vas Apprchcnded that Chicago Would
Be Subject to influence 0fa
Strong Movement

Washington, Jan. 12.-The Demo-
cratic national committee today fur
rlshsd surprise, selecting st. Louis
ss the place for holding the national
convention OF 1904, The date fixed for
,he convention was wednesday, July
fatll o'clock, Previous to the meet
Inc Of the committee II seemed fore
some conclusion that Chicago would BE-
sslacted. but political ehgencles enter
"a into tbe situation and majority OF
no committee voted for ST, Louis. For
s"me hours previous TO the meeting Of
,hn committee there was talk I'm the
corridors and among Democratic lead
svs hat the convention In Chicago
night be subject to the influence Of a
strong movement and strong news
naper influence In favor OF some par
,Icular candidate. Mr. Knapp, editor
~ ,he 81 Louis Republic, limited at
,hls in his speech by saying that the
sonyentlon, II held In st. Louis, would
10 welcomed by an absolutely fair
press >c 49,, ,.A,
uadlran presented the argument for
ysw York. The payment Of legitimate
.ynenses Of the convention was guaran-
iced. although no specific sum was
mentioned.
81 Louis was advocated by Mayor
Rolla Wells and Charles W. Knapp,
sdtor Of the st. Louis Republic, A
written proposal was presented to the
committee Offering $4,000 In cash and
Inc free use OF the Coliseum. fire.
nroof building with seating capacity
~ 1900 The Business Mems league
guaranteed hotel accompodatl0ns.
the financial proposal Of Chicago
v,s ,ead. 1t contained provision that
should the sum OF $4,000 not be ex'
bausted In paying the legitimate ex-
penses Of the convention the balance
should be returned; also that 5000 tick
81, he placed at the disposal Of the local
committee. There were cries for
"Iames Hamilton Lewis
Mr. Lewis declined, however to re-
spond, saying that the invitation Of
Chicago had been most satisfactorily
presented
a. i,gb the committee took a short
recess and then went into executive
session. choosing st. Louis as the con-
yentIon city, and fixing July as the
date for holding the convention,
There we're two roll calls TO select
,he city. on the first ST. Louis received
a votes Chicago 20 and New York six.
on the second ballot st. Louis received
q and Chicago 81,
The date was fixed as July OH mo-
ton Of Col. j. M, Guffey of Pittsburg.
]. @. Johnson OF Kansas suggested June
l. The June date was declared to be too
early and likely to interfere with pri-
mary elections.
Chairman Jones appointed j. T, Nc
Graw Of West Virginia, j. l., Elllston
Of Virginia, w. r. Bourley OF New Jer-
sey, J, NJ. Gunfey OF Pennsylvania, and
Norman Y, Mack OF New York as the
committee to consider the disputed
committee membership from the Dis
trict Of Columbia. To this committee
was also referred the request OF the
Democratic central committee from
Hawaii asking that n Mr.. Wood be
made the member from Hawaii. and
also q request from the Democratic
central committee OF Porto Rico re-
Questng permission TO send six dele
gates to the national convention.
resolution commencing the ST.
Louis exposition and the proposed ey-
position at Portland, Or, TO common
crate the Lewis Il Clark expedition ia
the Pacific coast was agreed to. Tho
committee adjourned at J.l5 to meet at
The call Of the chair.
The committee meeting covered con-
Siderable discussion Of politics and the
Claims OF various candidates were ad,
yocated by their partisans, but nothing
IKE ayorlng any candidate appeared IN
me committee proceedings,
william y Bryan, when the commit.
zee nal concluded It's labors, appeared
guy MS visit WAS without any apparent
Political significance. He did not come
70 the Hotel until after the committed
asd nearly concluded Its business, lie
was warmly greeted by the members
=, me committee. and invited a num-
eI OF Item to call on him at his hotel
shu Ted q conference with Chairman
"ms ai me shoreham. Asked what he
ppought OF the Panama situation, Mr.
nNtR sad that he moved with deliber.
suvl, ana events occurred too rapidly
- omo quarters for him TO keep pace
o mem. In answer TO another ques.
wa ne replied that II was yet too early
10y, gu Inc the issues for the coming
a. NI, bryain tonight took the train for
Inn" Ss leaving several hours earlier