Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-12
NO DECISION MADE
The City Where Democratic
Convention Will Be Held.
COMMITTEE IN SESSION
Several Cities Striving for the
Honor.
DENVER AND LOUISVILLE
DENVER AND LOUISVILLE
Struggling to Win, But Recess
Taken Until 4 O'Clock
This Afternoon.

Later in the afternoon Denver made a
squirt and appeared to be in the lead.
The Denver people dwelt at considerable
length upon that 100000. Louisville s
limit was $4,000. The Denver people
shook that $4,000 difference in the face
of the committeeman and kept on shak-
ing it, They rolled it over and over in
their speeches and dwelt upon it. Final
ly it began to look pretty good to the
committeeman; $4,000 seemed to be con-
siderable money, and the long green Con-
tinued to be more attractive.
The Louisville people suggested that
the committee ought not to be influenced,
inasuuch the republican national
committee had turned this down. After
the recess was taken there was animated
discussion among the committeeman. and
it was difficult to say which city was most
in favor, Denver or Louisville.
1t looked this afternoon as if Louis
vile will get the democratic national con-
vention. Denver was the only other city
that had any practical and definite propo-
siton to make, and geographical and
transportation reasons appeared to be in
fiuencing committeeman against selection
of that town. Representative Shirley o.
vile would pay the expenses of the con-
thereto $50, 600 toward the needs of the
national committee. Mr.. Shirley added
that Louisville hotel facilities comprise
6,O00 rooms and that the town will be
ready to accommodate all the visitors
who come.
Cleveland dropped out of consideration
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ever really in it. Mayor Johnson received
kilograms advising against the selection
of the city.
Many committeeman wanted to go to
Chicago, and last night Mr. Roger Sulli-
van national committeeman from Illinois
called UP some friends in Chicago over the
phone and told them they would have to
exert themselves and make a definite
proposition if Chicago desires the conven-
ton. 1t was intimated the 10000 ought to
be raised. Up to a late hour this afternoon
no assurances were Forthcoming.
The meeting of the democratic national
committee has very little political sign:f-
canoe in the opinion of prominent poll
ticians in attendance. The undercurrent OF
opinion expressed in private conversation
was that Mr.. Bryan was the inevitable
nominee of the party. If there was any
one definite reflection of feeling in the as
senblage 1t was one of Indifference and
| political lassitude. The politicians did not
appeared to be selected in advance. and
they assumed that this choice forecasted
in large measure the character of the
platform to be adopted by the convention.
This was in sharp contrast to the meet
ing of the republican national convention
last week. when the atmosphere was sur
charged with lightning and there was
dynamite everywhere.
When the roll of the democratic ma
tional committee was called by Acting
Secretary Edward Seton of New York
at the Arlington Hotel at noon to.
| day practically all of the states were
| represented either by the committeeman
for the states or by their proxies. There
were two notably vacant seats, namely
those of Mr.. Dennis of Nevada and Mr..
Peery of Utah. who have died since the
last convention. At the beginning of the
| meeting there were few other absentees,
but most ofothem came in later and par
ticipated i'm the proceedings.
Chairman Taggart Presided.
Chairman Taggart presided, and as
| soon as it became evident that there was
a sufficient number present to proceed
| with business he called the meeting to
order with a vigorous ran of tho gavel