Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1895 — IS WON BY ST. LOUIS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IS WON BY ST. LOUIS.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WILL BE HELD THERE. National Convention Agrees on the Missouri Metropolis After an Ex* citing. Contest—Big Showinn Made by San Franciaco—Chicago Not In It. Four Ballots Required. The Republican national convention Will be held at St. Louis on June 16 next. That was the decision reached by the Republican National Committee assembled in Washington, after spirited balloting lasting two hours. The successive ballots are shown as follows: St. Louis 13 14 18 22 29 San Francisco 20 19 19 19 16 Pittsburg 9 9 9 1 0 Chicago 8 8 9 9 6 New York 1 0 0 0 0 The morning was spent in hearing speeches in behalf of the contending cities, the doors being open to the various contesting delegations. This concluded, the committee began its afternoon session behind closed doors. An eager crowd choked up the corridors leading to the committee-room and awaited the announcement of results. The first important questipn of the afternoon was the fixing of the date of the convention. The Executive Committee reported a resolution favorjng June 16. This was amended by Committeeman Lannan, of Utah in favor of Aug. 18. There was sharp debate, and Mr. De Young of California finally proposed a compromise between June and August —viz., July. The De Young and Lannan amendments were both defeated, and then, by a practically unanimous vote, the date was fixed at June 16. Then came the main contest between the cities. There was much excitement as the ballots proceeded, the committeemen from the interested sections hurrying about and seeking to effect combinations. At the outset San Francisco secured one more than the nineteen claimed from the first. The announcement of her

lead was greeted with enthusiasm when it reached the ovter corridors. The strength of St. Louis was somewhat greater than had been expected, while Neither Pittsburg nor Chicago made the showing anticipated. St. Louis gained steadily on each ballot. San Francisco sought to meet this by drawirsg the votes of Chicago, but without avail. The first serious break occurred when David Martin of Pennsylvania led the Pittsburg forces toward St. Louis. On the fourth and last formal ballot the San Francisco forces broke for the first time, Michigan, Wyoming nnd Connecticut going to St. Louis. That settled it, and gave St. Louis the convention. The choice was made unanimous on motion of Mr. De Young of San Francisco. Great Rejoicing in St. Louis. There was general rejoicing in St. Louis over the action of the National Republican Committee in selecting that city as the place for holding of the next national Republican convention. Not only those who will be directly benefitted by the convention and its attendant crowds showed their interest in the action of the National Committee, but everybody seemed enthusiastic. It is planned to hold the convention in the Exposition Building, the north nave of which will be fitted up at a cost of $15,000, and when finished will seat at least 15,000 people. Every effort will be made to present to the convention a hall perfect for its work. Hotel managers were kept all afternoon and evening answering telegrams from different parts of the country asking that rooms be reserved during the convention week. Speaker Reed and Major McKinley, Presidential possibilities, anticipating the committee's action, had already reserved quarters at the Southern Hotel, where their respective State delegations will also be taken care of. J. H. Manley, Secretary of the National Committee, telegraphed that rooms be reserved for the committee at the same hotel. General Russell A. Alger, another possible candidate for Presidential. honors, has secured rooms at the Southern; which will also be the headquarters of the following State delegations: Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Maine, Colorado, Illinois and Massachusetts. Melville E. Stone, general manager of the Associated Press, will make his headquarters at the St. Nicholas Hotel, while the working force will be taken care of at the Planters’ Hotel, handy to both the telegraph companies. Already about half the available rooms in the first and second class hotels have been spoken for, but there is still room enough left to care for the crowds that will attend the convention.

EXPOSITION HALL, ST. LOUIS, WHERE CONVENTION WILL BE HELD.