Show ll mS GH T C I Democratic National Committee Selects That City Fixing Date at al July Jul 6 SELECTION WAS A SURPRISE Was Y s Apprehended that 0 Would Ic lie Subject to Influence Of or a q Strong I Washington II Demo Democratic D cratic national committee today tolla fur a surprise St as j the for tor holding the tho national convention of ot lOOt The Che date fixed for forthe the was waa Wednesday We nc July I d t 11 Previous to the tho meet meetIng m et etI log Ing I of 0 the Ih committee It seemed a II tore fore foregone gone 10 no conclusion that th l would to Ii t but political t enter el ej Into liar and a majority of ot the committee for tor St Louis ome orne hours hOur to the meeting of the the committee ther was wall talk In OKI tho corridors and Democratic lend lenders ers that tho convention In Chicago be br subject to tho Influence of ot n 1 movement nt and a II news lOW lOWra r In favor o oC some par ra Mr NI Knapp editor of the St HI l Joul Republic hinted nt at 0 this in his hi Fp ch by Haying that the tho If It held In St would te W welcomed by b an un absolutely ab rl state Senator and 1 nil Jolin presented Ire tho for tOl Vew IW Vork ork Tho 1110 payment of oC fX ne of ot the convention teed no specific c sum was mentioned St Louis Loul waft vas advocated by b Mayor HolI Wells Well and W Knapp I napp editor f of the St Louis A written presented pres to the Ule commute In cash th tree free uso mo of ot tho Coliseum n Ore fire fireproof proof building with 1 seating capacity of 0 Tho TM lonH hotel accommodations The financial proposal of tit Chicago 1015 read lead It contained a II provision that should the um of ot 4 not bo ex In tho x l of 0 convention the tho l Should hould te be returned also that tick tickets Ms ets he t e placed lacell 1 at the disposal dl of the local committee There were cries for c r James JameA Hamilton Lowly Mr Ir L Lewis ls declined decline however to 10 re r Frond Win that invitation of ot Chicago belli most At the committee took a I rec s and ond then went vent Into executive f s s jon llon Bt Loula as ItS the con city clI and July 8 6 03 as tho date Oate for or tho Iho convention There Iele two tO roll rull mils calla to the ell On the first St received lvell I 1 Chicago 20 and New York nix nixOn On the second ballot Bt St Louis Loula received r M and Chicago 21 The rhe date dato as lIS fixed no ns July G on mo motion tion Uon of ot Col J M f j 0 O Johnson of ot sug Juno June 1 7 Th The funo dato wa VilA declared to be too tOI forI a l I likely to 10 Interfere with mar el lotions Jones JoneR appointed J T r Me Ic Orall of 0 West lr J L or f Virginia W H II HomleY of oC Now Jer J M 11 Outre of at Pennsylvania and nt K f Mack Inck ot at Nw York ns tho committee to consider the tho disputed tet membership tn m from tho Dl Dill of 0 Columbia To fo this committee us also allo referred d tho request of ot tho Democratic central committee from asking iv n Mr Wood bo made the member from flom Hawaii I o ft A request from tho Democratic central f of at Rico HIco re reo lon to send six dele delegates gates gat s to the tho national convention A resolution the Bt fH exposition ancl the tho proposed ec cx x ro at al Portland Or to rate crate the Ix J 8 expedition to the was 1119 n to lo Ilia adjourned ut l to at lh th call of or the The committee covered con coni i of oC tho of 0 various candidates were adr ad by their lr partisans but he favoring any nn candidate appeared In III t nt e William J Dryan when the commit IM tc hal ha I Its Inborn appeared tut lut his Is 1 11 without any apparent i JI Ho did not romo to the i tt until the tho w UH 1111 lie llo u c by b tho members tl i IV PIP Invited n II num nurn wi fl of ot I in to cull on hint him nt lit his hotel i id i with 1 h Ih Asked what he heIJ th wight g of or the Panama Mr All IJ n MM Il tI nt ho moved lIh occurred too rapidly In II lib for tor him to keep pico In to another quos t w the i he ii It wan lIS yet too carl Ilm hw 11 tho n IS lIeli for tor co coming Ih took tho 10 tr ln rOI ht t I loveral hours 1 t I to 10 depart |