Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-14
DENVER IS DEcIoED ON.
Democratic National Convention
to Be Held There.
JULY SEVENTH THE DATE.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Was
Offered BY. Winning City and After
. Spirited Debate II Was Decided
tosAeeept Entire Amount.

Washington. Dec. i3.-After decln.
Ing 10 hold the next Democratic na.
tional convention at Denver. and fix.
Ing the date OF the meeting for July
Z. 1908. the Democratic national com.
mittee entered upon n spirited debate
on the proprlety OF accepting more of
the 100000 offered by Denver for the
convention than Is actually needed to
pay the convention expenses in that
city. The opposition to the acceptance
OF the contribution took the form OF a
resolution By Committeeman Clayton
OF Alabama. declining money rot act.
ually needed for convention purposes.
but after n long debate the resolu;ion
was laid ON the table by a vote OF 81
10 H.
Mr. Clayton. Hon. John Sharp VIII.
iams OF Mississippi and Governor Hoke
Smith of Georgia spoke In favor of
the passage OF the resolution. Mr.
Smith was emphatlcaliy emphatic IN
saying that the 100000 which has
been Offered TO secure the Republican
convention aud refused by the Repub.
lican national committee had been OF.
fered. and was about 10 be- accepted
by the Democratic committee. lie
said the Republicans had turned the
offer down because II was regarded
IN the sature OF a bribe. and that
Democrats. In view OF that circum.
stance. could moi afford TO accept IL
Mr. Williams spoke In similar vein rs
also did Mr. Clayton. Mr.. TaRgarl
advocated the acceptance OF the 500.
oeo, saying II would be- needed now
even worse than money was needed
In 1900. and that at that time n would
have been practically imposslblel TO
have opened headquarters for Judge
Parker II they had not had the extra
money secured from 81. Louis. where
the convention was held.
Senator Stone OF Missouri made :
long speech In which he favored the
acceptance OF the money.
Mr.. Clayton declared that the %.
ceptance OF this money would be In
line with the very practice In cam.
paign contribution that had been con.
Quoted by the committee.
This view was antagonlzed by Sen.
ator Stone. who declared that the
transaction was open aud above board.
and this was not To be compared with
any Of the proDosltions that had been
condemned Many people. he said.
would 30 To Denver. and the young and
growing city was glad to make this
contribution for the advantage II would !
receive. The money. he said would |
b. badly needed In starting the cam.
paien.
Mayor Tom johnson advocated the |
acceptance OF the money offered by /
Denver He SAID tae money for cam I
paign purposes l. con ributed By cor. /
porations with the Wow OF securing |
the advantages IN legislation or other A.,
wise. while the contribution Of Den.
Yer could not be- ascribed to any such
purpose The people OF Denver. he 1
said. have a regular organization for
the purpose OF attracting conventions
to the city for business reasons, and
II was perfectly proper for the Demo
cratic national committee 10 accent
the offer.
Senator Tillmaa opposed the accept.
ance OF the money. let the local
Democratic organization Of Colorado"
he said. have the money 10 fight their
next campaign. Guggenheim can be
depended on 10 furnish the money for
The Republicans. Now give the Demo.
Gratis OF Colorado chance. and let
them use the money to return Senator
Teller" MIR. Tillman voted against
The motion 10 lay the resolution on the
table.
Charles Wilson. sitting as a proxy
Tor the member of the committee from
Colorado. assured the committee that
Denver had no desire 90 apps ar as un.
iuly influencing the committee. He
'aid that there n business Mems
eague In Denver. an important par,
'f whose business II IL to secure con.
'entions. aud the proposition "a the
Democratic committee To go 20 Den
FER had been made rs q has been 10
'ecure many other meetings He said
ae Denver people would be disap
'ointed u the entire sum was not nc.
'epted.
The motion To table by Mr.. Clayton's
'tsoluiion was made and carried M
he conclusion OF Mr.. wilson's speech.
Denver. Louisville. Chicago. st. Paul
md Atlantic City were nominated for
he convention city. First ballot nom.
mated for the convention city result.
d: Denver. %. Louisville. Il: Chi. .
ago. g So Paul. I. Committeeman
ohnston Of Texas voted for Louisville.
The following. offered by Committee
nan Johnston OF Texas. was discussed
without action:
Resolved. That the Democratic na.
ional committeey cordial approves
he movement now under way to Sc.
ure publicity In the states as well as !
n the national convention OF money
and OF expenditures made
n any association. committee or other
rgauization for political purposes"
Mr. McGraw moved that the thanks
the committee b extended to Per I
y Belmon;oi because OF what he had
one n secure publicity OF campaign 4
nnds. Adopted.