The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-19
DEMOCRATS ID DENVER
National Committee Meets in Wash. ington and Selects Colorado
 City for Convention.
CLAIMS OF VARIOUS CITIES PRESENTED
Tan Members of Committee Failed to Respond When Roll Was Called Chicago Repeats Tactics of Last week-Belmont Publicity Resolu. tion Adopted.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The demo oratic national committee met al 12.O5 D. m. The states which failed n respond to the roll call were Ar ransas. California, Kansas, Maine Massachusetts. Montana, North Da tota. Texas and Oklahoma and also the territory of Hawaii.
 The first business taken up was a motion authorizing the appointment of a committee to draft suitable reso. lutions commemorative of the ser. vices of MT. Dennis of Nevada, and MT. Peery of Utah, who have died since the last convention.
 The committee at once got down to business and the delegates pro ceeded to nominating cities for hold. ing the convention. Five cities made bid for the convention as follows: Denver, Louisville, Chicago, St. Paul and Atlantic City.
 Charles w. Franklin of Denver, was the first speaker to be heard in advocacy of the claims of any of the cities as a place for holding the con. 
 yention.
 Mir. Franklin said the Denver com. mittee had $100,000 to cover the ex. penses and he guaranteed every ia. cility as to hotels, committee rooms. press accommodations, etc. Amid applause MT. Franklin concluded by pledging warm and earnest welcome to the city of Denver.
 W. H. F. Mills, of the Denver Busi. ness Mems League presented the formal invitation of Denver, repeating in substance what he had said to the republican committee in the effort to get the republican convention.
 Senator Teller supported those who had preceded him in all that he said about Denver. He did not think the expenses of the convention would be sl00.000 but nevertheless the 4honey would be given as a gift without any restrictions whatever
 Assurances of the bonafide charac- ter of Denver's subscriptions were re- ceived from former Gov. Thomas of Colorado. Harry l. Inslie and Charles F. Wilson spoke for Denver
 Speaking for Chicago, James Ham, llton Lewis said that city would offer a convention hall, rent free and s25 900 cash for immediate delivery in order to secure the convention. If more money was necessary to pay the actual expenses of the convention 1t would be forthcoming. He spoke at length of the central position of Chi cago and mentioned the many hotels.
 Representative Sherley, of Ken lucky presented Louisville's claim. Louisville. he said. offered every ad. vantage for the convention and was accessible to all the country.
 The claims for St. Paul were put forth by Charles D'Autremont. jr., a proxy delegate, who contended that the climate of St. Paul in summer time was for preferable to that of any other city farther south.
 President Bell of the Hotel Mems association. of Atlantic City, an. nounced that owing to the lack of hall facilities that city's invitation would be deferred until 1912. The nomina tions for convention cities were then , closed and Committeeman Johnson of Texas presented the Belmont resolu. ton for publicity for campaign con tributions. He spoke of the resolu- ton as did others.
 Senator Tillman offered few minor amendments to the Belmont resolution.
 Alter adopting the Belmont resolu- ton the committee took a recess un- til D. m. when it went into execu- tive session to vote on the place for holding the convention.
 The committee at 4:07 was called to order in executive session.
 The first ballot resulted: Denver. 70; Louisville, IS; Chicago. 5; St. Paul, 1.
 Another ballot was immediately taken.
 When the second ballot reached Illinois, Mir. Sullivan withdrew Chi cago as a candidate for his action was Immediately followed by MT. Woodson m