The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-13
Offer of $1OO,OOO In Gold for Convention Expenses
 Is Also Accepted
GIFT RECEIVED AFTER
 CONSIDERABLE DEBATE
Some of Committee Oppose Acceptance of the Large Sum, But It Is Finally Accepted as Contribution
 For the Campaign.

Washington, December 12.-tSpecial.)- The next President and Vice President of the United States will be nominated at Denver July T. This was the conclusion reached by the democratic national conl- mittee after six-hours session this aft ernoon The committee adjourned to meet the night preceding the holding of the convention in Denver. committee on arrangements has been appointed by Chairman Taggart of Indiana, and 1t will superntend the preliminaries lead ing up to the fall of the gavel of the chairman pro-tem on the occasion of the great meeting of the democrats.
 Louisville lost the convention by reason of the uncertainty in the minds of com- mitteemen as to the city's financial wlll- ingness to put up the desired amount. Early last night it was Louisville walk over. Then came reports, as told In The Age Herald, to the effect that the advo- cates of the Falls City were unable to show a certified check, and that it's claims were based on promises. Those who were supporting I.ouisville's claims did their best to stem the tide, but be- fore the evening had passed 1t was ob- vous that unless Louisville produced the money the convention would go to either Denver or Chicago
 Good Argument Wins. The former city gets the convention by reason of the fact that 1t had practically ! in the hands of it's delegates 5000 gold
 double eagles, $l00,OO0. Added to this was
 the favorable climatic conditions and the
 speech of Senator Tellersof Colorado, %'ho'
 told the committeeman that the conven- | tion's going to Denver would enthuse the
 democrats of the west, give them many
 additional electoral votes and mean the
 election of a democratic senator from his l state.
 | Chicago only offered to pay the ex- 1 penses of the convention. Louisville said the committeeman to one another. | will only promise to do the same, and | of course they will do 1t. but here is Denver putting up slO0OOO. much of which will be turned into the treasury, so why not Denver if it means night or two | more on sleeping car"
 It was with this feeling that the com mitteemen assembled to meet In executive session at o'clock. The first ballot re-
 suited in Denver's favor 9 to IT. When It had been concluded many committeeman came to urey Woodson and requested to be
 released from the Louisville pledges he | had secured. MT. Woodson saw that the | Kentucky metropolis could not hope to
 win the fight and after this was assured
 on the second ballot. he moved to give the
 convention to Denver. Then came the | question as to whether the committee
 should accept the full amount of s100,O00
 offered by the Colorado capital
 Discussion of Gift.
 1 The discussion which ensued was the 1 only exciting incident of the meeting. | Clayton of Alabama offered a resolution | in effect that Denver should give only
 the amount necessary for expenses and | return the remainder to the city. He | was ably seconded by Representative 1 Williams of Mississippi, who held an Ore gon proxy. and Governor Hoke Smith of
 Georgia, who had obtained a proxy from the Porto Rican delegate. For a while 1t. i looked as If the whole subject of recon
 sideration of the vote by which Denver
 won might be accomplished, and after all
 Louisville would have chance.
 This idea was in the mind of MT. Wi- ! Hams of Mississippi, but Senator Stone l of Missouri. holding the proxy of he ] committeeman from his state, and Tom l Johnson of Ohio, old and trained politi- l clans that they are. at once saw the ad- vantage of the amount Denver offered as
 the nucleus of campaign fund, and con vinced the committee that in justice to itself the amount should be accepted. That | 1t could be used there was no question. l and 1t was, they said, a contribution from
 a source no one would hesitate to accept I and willing to have made public in the l spirit of the indorsement the committee | gave the resolution of Perry Belmont of 1 New York advocating publicity of all l campaign funds Col. R. M. Johnston ! then moved to table the Clayton resolu-
 tion, and with only IA votes in the nega-
 tive the motion of the Texan carried, and
 the si0o,0cO was saved. The committee | then adjourned w. S.