The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-07
National Republican Com
mitlee Accepts Windy
City's" Offer.
JUNE 10 DAY SELECTED
Misssurians Make Eloquent Ap.
peal, but Secure Only IL Votes
to Successful Rivals 81.
Former Governor Murphy
Presents Report.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Chicago was
selected as the place for the next Ma
tional Republican Convention at the
meeting here today of the National Re
publican Committee. and June Is the
date. The vote was, Chicago, 32; Kan
sas City. IL; Denver, 4. After the vote
was announced Chicago was declared
the choice of the committee by accla-
nation.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy.
of New Jersey, presented the report of
his committee on the retirement of
Chairman Cortelyou. He expressed the
regret of the committee, congratulated
Mr.. Cortelyou on the increasing honors
that have come to him, and closed by
wish for a long life for him. The
resolution was adopted unanimously, as
was also one presented by Mr.. Babcock,
of isconsin, on behalf of the committee
appointed to take appropriate action on
the death of former Chairman Henry G.
Payne.
After the committees on the methods
of selecting delegates from the District
of Columbia, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine Islands, had made reports the
roll of States was called for the pre-
sentation of names of cities as candi-
dates for the national convention. MIR.
Mills said Denver wanted the conven-
ton not for the purpose of selling town
lots, but on account of a sincere desire
! to entertain the convention.
! Denver offered to contribute 100000
toward the expenses of the convention,
/ S25,000 to be paid within ten days after
notification of selection and the balance
| by ninety days.
! Governor Harper also
presented the advantages of Denver.
He gave the committee assurance that
that city would not only take care of
the convention financially, but also
would look after the personal comfort
of those attending. He dwelt upon the
scenic and climatic conditions and
said: 1T would be impossible to depict
to you all the pleasures awaiting you
if you come to Colorado"
Upon Illinois being reached Repre-
sentative Lowden, the committeeman
, from that State, took the Speakers s
stand to present the claims of Chi
cago. He said that inasmuch as prob
ably all the delegates had attended
conventions in that city, it was for
tunately unnecessary for him to dwell
upon facilities of all kinds, as they al
ready were known. He reminded them
that this would be the first convention
since 1888, when 1t had not been known
for months in advance what was going
to transpire. Mr. Lowden said that
Chicago, being practically the centre
of population, was the best place for
holding the convention.
Senator Warner said that while he
was not entrusted with the presenta-
ton of the financial feature, he could
say that Kansas City came to the COM
mittee with a substantial pledge, and
not mere promise, to take care of the
convention in all ways, and he knew it
would do so. He closed with a plea in
the interest of the Republicans of Mis-
souri,, saying: IF you ever intend to
help us now is the time to do So" Rep
resentative Bartholdt seconded Mr..
Warmers speech, and also urged the
committee to send the convention to
Missouri in the interest OF the Republl-
can party of that State. Mr.. Bartholdt
said the Republicans of Missouri had
the Democrats ION the rum" and that
this advantage ought to be followed UP
by selecting Kansas City, which would
strike terror to the already terrified
Democrats.
Ex-Mayor J. H. Neff, of Kansas City,
and chairman of the Kansas City dele
cation, was introduced to present the
financial aspect of that city's claim,
but before doing so, he spoke at some
length concerning the Importance of the
achievement of the Republicans of
Missouri in 1904, saying:
"YOu aave us fha horse IapoI, then
when we told you we would carry the
State. We did carry it, and we paid
all of our own expenses. You can cam
Gel that debt now by giving us the con-
vention."