New Britain herald., 1915-12-08
ST. LOUIS GETS 1916
 DEM. CONVENTION
National Committee Asks Re-n0m- inati0n and Reelection Of Wilson

Washington, Dec. S.-The Demo
 cratic national convention of 1916
 will be held at St. Louis, beginning
 Wednesday. June IA, at noon. The
 democratic national committee las night named the convention city and adopted resolutions calling for the re- nomination and reelection of Wood row Wilson as the trusted leader of national democracy
 Chicago and Dallas contested with St. Louis for the honor of the con- vention, but St. Louis easily lead from the start. and won on the second bal. lot. When the trend of the voting was seen, it was moved that the choice of St. Louis be made unani- nous. Dallas held second place on the first ballot but was displaced by Chicago on the second roll call. Choice Made Unanimous.
 The result of the first ballot was: St. Louis, 26; Dallas. 14; Chicago, IS. On the second ballot the vote was: St. Louis, 2S; Chicago, 15; Dallas, g. The majority for St. Louis was gained on this ballot, when John T. McGraw arose near the end of the call and changed West Virginia's vote from Chicago to the Missouri city. Then the choice was made unanimous.
 It has been customary for national conventions to begin work on Tues day. The fact that Tuesday fell on the 18th next year may or may not have had something to do with the determination of the democratic con- mittee to begin the proceedings day later. The official explanations, how ever. was to the effect that the con- vention would not require more than three or four days to complete its work. and it would not be too late in the week to start on Wednesday.
 e. o. P. In Charge.
 Political leaders in Washington last night regarded it as practically cer- tain that Chicago will be selected for the republican convention. when the national committee of that party meets here next Tuesday. The date for this convention probably will be late in June.
 Each of the three cities contesting for the democratic convention put in a bid of S100.000. St. Louis placed in the hands of the chairman New York drafts for that amount Dallas of fered a certified check. while Chicago presented a pledge from the associa- tion of commerce to contribute $100,O0O on call of the treasurer of the democratic committee.
 Warn Committee.
 The advocates of St. Louis supple mented their financial inducements by 8 warning to the committee that the was needed in Missouri to keep the eighteen electoral votes of the state in the democratic column The delegation from Dallas pleaded with the committee to reward the loyal democracy of the south by send ing the convention next year to a southern state. The Texas speakers were greeted with enthusiastic cheers by the members of their delegation, and the rebel yell'' several times in- terrupted the proceedings. Chicago based its appeal largely on it's climate and known ability to take care of convention crowds.
 The national committee was in ses- sion almost continuously from 11:30 a. m. until late last night completing the details of convention arrange ments, discussing financial ways and means for the coming campaign and debating various subjects of party in terest The opening of the session was given the atmosphere of love feast, when Thomas J. Pence of North Carolina, a protege of Secre- tary of the Navy Daniels. was elected secretary, and in a speech of accept ance declared reports of differences between himself and National Chair man w. F. McCoombs were entirely without foundation.