Show GETS DEMOCRATIC I CONVENTION July 7 the Date Set for Gather Gathering Gathering Gathering ing Which h Will Nominate Next U S President BOOMERS OF COLORADO MAKE WINNING FIGHT COLD CASH TO THE AMOUNT OF PUT UP BY CITIZENS AND ASSOCIATIONS 4 4 4 t 4 4 M M M M 4 Washington Dec Dee 12 The Dem Dern f national committee met at f 4 1205 p m The first business ta taken taI f ff I 4 f ken up was a motion authorizing I f the appointment of a committee to f 4 draft suitable resolutions com corn f ff f of the services of Mr Ir f Dennis of Nevada and Mr Peery of at Utah who have died since the thelast 4 f last convention itt tt t 4 t 4 t 4 tt H I Washington Dec 12 After deciding to hold the next Democratic national convention at Denver and fixing the date of the meeting for July Jub 7 1908 the Democratic national committee late tate to toy y entered upon a spirited debate on j the propriety of accepting more moro of the offered by Denver for the con than actually needed to pay payI I the convention expenses In this city The opposition to the acceptance of the contribution took the form of a reso resolution resolution j lution by Representative Clayton of Alabama declining money not actually actual needed n Med for convention but after a long I debate the resolution was laid on the table by b a vote of ot 31 to 14 Speeches Against Acceptance I Mr Clayton Representative John S Williams of Mississippi and Governor Hoke Moke Smith of or Georgia all spoke in fa falor faor faI I lor or of ot passage of the resolution Mr Ir Smith was especially emphatic in say sayIng sayIng sayIng Ing that the which had been of offered to secure the Republican conven convention convention I tion and refused by the Republican na national nat t committee had been offered to 1 and was about to be accepted by the I Democratic committee He said the Re Republicans Republicans Republicans publicans had turned down the offer be because because cause Buse it was wa regarded as in the nature of a bribe and that Democrats in view of that circumstance could not afford to accept U it Mr In similar vein as also aho aid d ST M Clayton Claton Mr tr Taggart advocated the acceptance of ot the saying It would be need needed needed needed ed now even worse than it was needed In 1900 and that at that time It would I have been practically Impossible to have opened headquarters for Judge Parker if It they had not had the extra money secured from St Louis where the con was held Senator Stone of Missouri made a along along long speech In which he favored the ac ae acceptance of ot the money mone Mr Clayton declared that the accept acceptance acceptance acceptance ance of this money would be in line with the very practices in campaign contributions that had been condemned by b the committee Open and Above Board This view was antagonized by b Senator Stone who declared that the transaction tion tida tl n was open and above aboe board and this was not to be compared with any of the propositions that had been con condemned condemned Many people he said would go goto goto goto to Denver and the young oung and growing city was glad to make this contribution for the advantages it would receive The money he said would be badly needed Deeded in starting the campaign Mayor Tom Johnson advocated the acceptance of the money offered o ered by Denver D er He Ho said money for campaign purposes is contributed by corporations with the view of securing advantages In legislation or otherwise while the con contribution contribution of Denver could not be as ascribed ascribed ascribed to any such purpose The peo people people plo of Denver he said have a regular organization for the purpose of at attracting conventions to the city for bus business busIness iness reasons and It was perfectly proper for the tha Democratic national committee to accept the offer Senator Tillmans View Senator Tillman Tiliman opposed the acceptance acc p tance of the money Let the local Dem Democratic Democratic Democratic organization of Colorado he said uld have the money to fight their next campaign Guggenheim can be de depended depended depended upon to furnish the money for forthe forthe forthe the Republicans Now give gle the Demo Democrats Democrats crata of Colorado a chance and let them use the tho money to return Senator Tel Teller Teller Teller ler Mr Tillman Tiliman however voted against the motion to lay the resolution on the table Mayor Dahlman of Omaha expressed 6 the Idea that the tho money could be profit profitably profitably ably abl used in opening the campaign and said eaid he had no doubt that Denver had Continued on 01 Page 2 I Ir r DENVER GETS DEM DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Continued from Page 1 1 made its proposition in good faith and that it should be accepted in the same spirit In which it had pad been made Charles F Wilson sitting as a proxy for tor the member of the committee from Colorado assured the committee that Denver Dt nver had no desire to appear as un unduly undUly unduly duly influencing the committee He said that there Is a business mens league in Denver an important part of or whose duty is to secure conventions and that the proposition to the Democratic com corn committee committee to go to Denver had been bee 1 made Thade Thadeas as it had been to secure many other meetings He said the Denver people would be disappointed if it the entire sum was not accepted Offer Accepted The Tho motion to table Mr Ir Claytons mo motion m tion was as made mado at the conclusion of Mr Wilsons speech and prevailed by the following vote Yeas Colorado Connecticut Dela Delaware Delaware Delaware ware Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana L Maine Maln Maryland Michigan Missouri Nebraska ka ha New Now Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Wash Washington ington West Yest Virginia Wisconsin Wyo Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming ming District of Columbia Alaska In Indian Indian dian diati Territory 31 Noes Alabama Arizona Florida Idaho Massachusetts Minnesota Mis Mississippi North Carolina Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Vermont Vir Virginia Virginia Virginia ginia Porto Rico 14 On the first ballot Denver received 22 votes vote as against 17 Ii for Louisville 5 for Chicago and 1 for St Paul July 7 was selected as the date dale for forthe forthe forthe the convention after a very brief dis die discussion discussion The committee held beld two sessions dur during durIns durin Ins ing in the day and adjourned finally at 6 Work of the Committee The TIme Democratic national committee met in executive session at 40 05 the chief business before the body be being bein being ing in to vote for a place and an to fix lix the time of meeting of or the next Democrat Democratic ic national convention During the re recess recess recess cess which followed the morning ses session session sion don advocates of or several cities were busy buttonholing members of the committee with persuasive arguments In favor tavor of ot their claims for tor the con convention convention city There were private con conferences conferences conferences held with a hope of ot settling the contest before the committee re ro reassembled assembled but when Chairman Tag Taggart Taggart Taggart gart rapped the meeting to order the contest between Louisville and Den Denver Denver Denver ver to which cities It was practically at that time was still stilt on nei net neither neither ther thor being able to claim a victory Quito Quite a number of committeemen went into the afternoon meeting declining to pledge themselves for any city Democratic members of ot congress were wore admitted to the Ule executive meet meeting meetIng meeting ing but all au others were excluded ex Denver Leads at Start I The first Ort vote Val wai promptly taken I Denver securing votes voteR Louisville Loul eighteen Chicago five and andSt andSt andSt St Paul one The vote In detail follows For Denver Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Indiana Louisiana Maryland Michigan Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey Ohio Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Washington V Wis Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wyoming Alaska Indian Ter Territory 22 For Louisville Alabama Arizona Florida Idaho Kansas Kentucky Maine Mississippi Missouri New Mexico Pennsylvania Texas Ver Vermont Vermont Vermont mont Virginia West est Virginia Porto PortoRico PortoRico Rico RIo District of ot Columbia 17 For Chicago Illinois Iowa Massa MassaC I C cJ y V Nth Noth Carolina 5 For or St Paul Minnesota 1 si n 4 in o UL Ui tc tIC vui a east cast being necessary for a choice another vote as ordered Made It Unanimous Roger C Sullivan then arose and withdrew Chicago and gave its five votes to Denver Urey lirey Woodson promptly followed by withdrawing Louisville and moved to make mako the choice of or Denver unanimous which wa ag done The committee then proceeded to vote on the date for the holding of the thel l convention June 23 and 30 and July 7 and 14 were all suggested but the sen son sentiment was largely In favor of July 7 and a vote yote resulted In the choice of at that date The committee then received the standing committee of correspondents of at this city consisting of Maurice J P Hornaday and Thomas J Pence who requested that when ar arrangements arrangements arrangements for the press at the con COD convention was made they should jointly with the press committee of tho the convention to take up matters con concerning concerning concerning arrangements for the accommodation of or correspondents This was agreed to and the committee adjourned |