Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
CHICAGO CHOSEN
CONVENTION CITY
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMIT
TEE PICKS WESTERN METROPO-
LIS FOR GREAT MEETING.
DATE Is FIXED AS JUNE 16.
Winners Location and Telegraph FaciE-
ties Do Much to Defeat Kansas
City and Denver.
PAYNE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

PAYNE RESOLUIlUN Is ADOPTED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dee. THE
Republican national committee today Sc
lected Chicago as the place for the hold
ing of the Republican nat.onal conven-
ton. Kansas City and Denver made gal
liant fights, but could not win out. The
convention will be held on June IS.
The vote in the contest for the place
of holding the convention was as follows:
Chicago. 32
Kansas CITY, Il.
Denver, 4.
Wisconsin's vote was cast for Chi
cago.
Regret Death of Payne.
The Republican national committee
was called TO order by Chairman New at
1918 o'clock and GOV. Murphy was
recognized to present the report of his
committee on the retirement OF Chair
man Cortelyou. He expressed the re
greet of the committee, congratulated Mr.
torteiyou on the increasing honOrs that
nave come 10 him and closed by express
ing a wish for Il long life tor him. The
resolution was adopted unanimously,
cock OF Wisconsin on behalf of the COM
mlttee appointed TO take appropriate ac-
ton on the death of former Chairman
henry c. Payne OF Milwaukee,.
The resolution was rs follows:
Resolved, that in the death of Henry C
Iayne, the Republican party has SUSTAINED
an IRE parable loss. Ills membership OIL
this committee extending over nearly I
quarter of Il century gives marked tesu
of hA fl11n of II
state and the nation. During all this pc,
rtod his time and energy were unseltiSh!y
at the call of his party. His administr;.
ton as postmaster general during the Try.
ing times III which he was the Incumbent
Of that office, his splendid record an of
fetal and citizen attest his wise states
m2ns shiI,o and splendid executive ability.
committee expresses its heartfelt SORROW
over his loss and,
Resolved further, that the secretary OF
the committee be directed to forward aI
engrossed copy of these resolutions to his
widow, Mrs. Lydia Van Dyke Payne.
Joseph NJ. Babcock, John ". Blod-
gett, JudsOn ". Lyons are the members
of the committee which drew up the reso-
luton.
Fight for Convention.
Then the roll Of states was called for
the presentation of names of cities as
candidates Tor the national convention.
L
RADIO and Mr.. Mills OF Denver put that
city i'll nomination. Denver offered to
contribute 100000. $4,000 to be paid
within ten days after notification Of
selection and the balance i'll thirty. sixty
and ninety days. Lieut.-Gov. Harper
also presented the advantages Of ben
yer. lie dWelt upon the scenic and eli
matte conditions. Ills address was re
ceiYed with applause.
ToIzy6pu pleads far CHICAGO
Upon Illinois being reached Repre-
sentative Lowden, the committeeman
from that state presented the claims Of
Chicago. Mr.. Lowden said that Chicago
being practically the center of popUla.
ton WAS the best place for holding the
convention He believed the ranl; and
file Of the Republican party desired Chi
cago and that the neWspapermen from
experience III the past would testify to
its dcsirability as Il place for sending
out dispatches. Mr.. Lowden closed by
quoting Il telegram from Messrs Samuel
ID. Raymond and f. u. Upham, guar
anteeirg the expenses OF the convention
His remarks were applauded.
Kansas City Men Argue.
T. ]. Atkins, member from Missouri,
spoke briefly for Kansas City and then
introduced Senator Warner of that state,
VINO, he said, was one of the fruits of
the Republican victory in Missouri three
years ago.
Senator Warner received vociferous
applause. He said Kansas City had a
21,OO0 people. Senator Warner said
that Missouri had eighteen electoral
votes; that he had labored for twenty
four years to place that state in the
Republican column: that Success had
been achieved III 1904, when the state
gave Theodore Roosevelt $4,000 and
while that it was not now aSsuredly a
column. Senator Warner believed it
would help Missouri as a doubtful state
If Kansas City were chosen.
In answer to a question by Senator
Scott as to whether all delegates of
Whatsoever color would be taken care
of in a dignited manner, Senator War
ner said that if he did not feel perfect
he would stand before the committee
ard protest against the convention going
to Kansas City.
Cash Guarantee Made.
Representative Bartholdt seconded
Mr. Warmers speech
Ex-Mayor ]. II. Neff of Kansas City
guaranteed all legitimate expenses Incl
dent to the holding Of the convention in
the maximum amount of $4,000 and
furnished a certified check for $4,000
as an evidence of good faith.
Henry NJ. Beardsley, mayor of Kan
sas City, and National Committeeman
Mulvane strongly pleaded for Kansas
City.
At 40 the call OF states was con-
Guided and the hall cleared of outsiders
preparatory to taking the ballot.
There was some sparring over the
method of voting but the balloting pro-
cecded quickly with the result that a few
minutes after L o'clock the choice was
known. Chicago had made good and
the triumph was recognized by Kansas
City and Denver, whose advocates re-
sponded to n demand to name the lake
city by acclamation. This was done
amid enthusiasm. Everybody seemed
satisfied with Chicago. June 16, as tne
Mace and time of meeting.