The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
CONVENTION 10 CH|CACO|
Kansas City Defeated in Its Efforts to Capture the National Repub-
 lican Gathering.
ONLY ONE BALLOT NEEDED TO DECIDE
After Claims of Three Cities had Been set Forth Committee Went Into executive Session and First Ballot Resulted Chicago at, Kansas City 18, Denver 4.

washington, Dec. 8.-Chicago, June 1e. The former is the place and the latter the time at which the repub- iican national convention for 1908 Will be held. Both points were de- cided by the republican national com mittee in conference at the Shoreham hotel in this city Saturday. The meeting began at 10:18 a. m. and ad. 1ourned at lac D. m, and In that time the claims of Chicago, Kansas City and Denver for the convention loca. ton were all pointedly presented by advocates of the various places. The vote stood S1 for Chicago, Is for Kan sas City and for Denver, after which the Chicago choice was declared to be by exclamation.
 Nothing was said In the committee as to the building in Chicago in which the convention should be held beyond the quotation of the telegram of Messrs. Raymond and Upham. guar anteeing the Coliseum with 14,00O chairs, but 1t is generally assumed that the convention will be held in the Coliseum. The telegram is regarded as fixing that location.
 The committee was called to order by Chairman New at 10:1S and Gov Murphy was immediately recognized to present the report of his committed on the retirement of Chairman Cor. telyou. He expressed the regret of the committee, congratulated Mir Cortelyou on the increasing honors that have come to him and closed by expressing wish for long life for him. The resolution was adopted unanimously, as was also one present ed by Mir Babcock, of Wisconsin, on behalf of the committee appointed to take appropriate action on the death of Former Chairman Henry c. Payne After the committees on the meth cd of selecting delegates from the District of Columbia, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands had made re ports, the roll of states was called for the presentation of names of cities as candidates for the national con vention. The first response was from Colorado and MT. Mills of Denver was recognized to put that city in nomina. ton Mir Mills address was received with applause, and when he concluded the roll call continued Upon Illinois being reached Representative Low den, the committeeman from that state, presented the claims of Chi cago. His remarks were applauded He was succeeded by T. J. Akins member from Missouri. who spoke briefly for Kansas City. and then in troduced Senator Warner of that state, who, he said, was one of the fruits of republican victory fin Mis- souri three years ago. Both Mir Akins and Senator Warner were re- ceived with loud applause and cat calls, showing that Kansas City's dele gation was presenting full force. Sen ator Warner recognized the delightful climate of Denver. and Chicago's abundance of hotels and immense bus mess. but he said he was making a bid for Kansas City, in which Missouri had a great pride. Kansas City, he declared. had a hall which could easily accommodate 21.000 persons.
 Senator Warner dwelt especially upon the political advantages of hold ing the convention in Kansas City He said Missouri had IS electoral votes; that he had labored for two score years to place that state In the republican column, that success had been achieved in 1904 when the state gave Theodore Roosevelt 25,0OO plu- rality, and while 1t was now assured ly a republican state, it was in the doubtful column. He said that Kan xas City was not presenting any claim on account of any presidential prefer ence and that all candidates might be assured of absolutely fair treatment if the convention should go to Kansas City.
 At 11:45 the call of states was con c,uded and the hall cleared Of out siders preparatory to taking the bal lot.