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VOL. XVIII.— PRICE TWO CENTB-JAWBBR.I ST. PAUL, MINN.: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1895.
BULLETIN OF
THr£ DftlLY G^OS^.
' "WEDNESDAY, DEC 11, 1805.
• WEDNESDAY. DEC. 11, 1805.
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.Weather for Today-
Weather for Today —
Fair, westerly Wind*.
PAGE 1.
Harry Hayward Hundred.
Reconciled to his Brother.
St. Louis Gets Rep. Convention.
Boston Goes Democratic.
PAGE _:.
Selecting Carnival Site.
Prayer in Pnblic Schools.
PAGE 3.
Loyal Legion Meeting.
Federation of Labor Meeting;.
Col. Bradley in Office.
Family Murdered l>v Apaches.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Attempt to Impeach Ita yard.
PAGE B.
Modern Woodmen nt Faribault.
Sale of the Santa Fe.
Itin Kate Cut From Chicago.
PAGE 0.
Last Hours of llnjnanl. i
Steamer aud .; 1 Men Lost.
PAGE 7.
Sultan Issues the Firmans.
Campos' Hope for Victory.
inti-Toxine Cures.
PAGE 8.
rievolutionury Sons to Unite.
PAGE I).
Fauntleroy Makes Answer.
PAGE 10.
Bar Silver, 06c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 58 l-4e.
Stocks Irregular.
EVENTS TODAY.
Met— Passing Show. ___SO, 8.15.
Brand— -Lily of Killnrney,-_.30,5.15.
Can it be that Senator Chandler
has swallowed his war cry?
There is only one way to get at
the tobacco trust. Smoke it out.
Today the sensation center shifts
from Minneapolis to San Francisco.
Bob Evans doesn't seem to have
put his vote where it would do any
particular good.
Chicago can get even with the
Republican national committee by
going Democratic.
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The Chicago Record's cartoons in
The Chicago Record's cartoons in
the Dispatch would look just as well j
if they were credited.
Mr. Jefferson has announced rather
bluntly that when he is interviewed
he wants to be present.
ii__
St. Louis skated Chicago a heat
yesterday afternoon that made the
Windy City's hair curl.
John L. Sullivan is in Chicago, but
he hasn't such a hold on the old
town as Charles T. Yerkes.
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Zella Nicolaus is about to write a
book. Don't, Zella. Sackville-West j
and Lord Dunraven each wrote a
book.
Here is a gauntlet for the Repub
licans to pick up. Ex-Speaker Crisp
has defied them to pass another tar
iff bill.
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Miss Millie Viola, who has desert
ed the stage to become an aeronaut,
may be said to be a rising young
woman.
The earthquake season is not yet
quite over. Henry Irving is to pre
sent three new plays in New York
tomorrow.
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The sultan's disposition to drown
theological students indicates that
he has an Ingersollian idea of the
_uture life.
San Francisco was beaten for the
Republican national convention be
cause the men who founded it located
lt too far west. . .
Thomas H. Carter is only forty-one
years old, and yet" he has made as
many political blunders as a man of
sixty generally makes.
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But the great central fact remains
But the great central fact remains
that the chairman of the Republican
national committee is for free silver
first, last and all the time.
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Perhaps if Mr. Harrison had ad-
Perhaps if Mr. Harrison had ad
vertised that he ' wanted another
wife, he would have had a larger
crowd of girls to select from.
John Day Smith has at least the
consolation of knowing that his client
went into the vast hereafter under
the John-Day-Smith hanging law. i
.
Col. Bradley is advised to make
Col. Bradley is advised to make
hay while the sun is shining. The
Bourbons have merely put him up
where they can get a better shot at
him.
From the kicking among the New
York Republicans it Is evident that
there is soon goimj to be a concerted
effort to make a football of Thomas
C. Piatt. ',! 7--7:
Hon. William C. Whitney is han
dling his presidential boom in such
a way as to score a touchdown while
the players are looking elsewhere for
the ball.
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Two Massachusetts Republican >
Two Massachusetts Republican
congressmen are traveling to fame i
over the pons asinorum. They would I
have Bayard impeached for his I
truthfulness.
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Can it be that Principal Smith, of
the high schood, was held up by
some of his own bad boys whom he
had refused to mark perfect in their
examinations?
There are some pretty "rocky"
musicians over in Wisconsin. It is
related that a Salvation Army band
playeil.sn badly at Green Bay that
it cracked the ice in Fox river.
I
\\\\)Ul/y// JMINNES
HARRY HAYWARD HANGED
The Fiend Who Plotted the Death of Katherine
Ging Pays the Penalty of His
Awful Crime.
TRAP SPRUNG AT 2:08 THIS MORNING.
TRAP SPRUNG AT 2:08 THIS MORNING.
Hayward Fully and Freely Exonerates His
Brother Adry a Few Hours Before Go- .
ing to the Gallows.
HOW HE SPENT HIS LAST DAY ON EARTH.
Writes a Short Letter Authorizing the Publica
tion of the Story of His Connection
With the Crime.
DYING STATEMENT || OF THE PRISONER.
It Is of a Rambling Character and in No Way
Connects Hayward with Miss Ging's
Violent Taking Off.
• "Pull her tight, boys, and I'll stand
pat." "
These were the last words of Har
ry Hayward on the scaffold, and in
another instant he was hurled into
eternity. The wondering world
which has been questioning for
months as to whether Harry Hay-
ward would weaken when the final
hour came can be told through the
public press this morning that he
did not waver for an instant, and
died game without even the slightest
touch of fear, but seemed rather to
be in a jocular humor. When asked
if he had anything to say, he slowly
said:
"Well, yes," and then only did he
show the slightest sign of embarrass-
ment, which was a twitching of the
muscles of the mouth and a slight
hesitation in speech, but, once start-
ed, he spoke rapidly until at a point
where he seemed to forget what he
was to' say next, when he suddenly
looked up and asked for Inspector
J Doyle. He said: "You asked me to
bow to you. Where are you."
"Here I am, Harry."
"Where? I can hear you. Hold
up your hat or your hand."
At this Inspector Doyle held up
his hat, and Harry said, pleasantly.
"Oh, there. Why, how do you do."
He then called for several other of
his friends, and, with the utmost
sang froid possible, asked them in
turn as to whether they had received
tickets he had promised them and
many other trivial matters, winding
up with the request that Dr. Burton
take one of his books, not that I do not
think you have't got the 50 cents,
but I want you to take it as a be-
quest from me."
The march from the doomed man's
cell was taken up at precisely 2
o'clock, and, headed by Sheriff Holm
berg, the procession came through
the corridor leading into the old
jail building, where the gallows stood
grim and silent, awaiting the victim.
HARRY T. HAYWARD.
Deputies Gordon, Bright and Ander
son walked on each side and helped
Harry up the stairs, not that he was
weakening, but, owing to his arms
being pinioned, it was rather awk
ward for him to climb the rather
steep stairs.
Phil Megaarden, pale from con
stant watching and waiting for the
day of execution, brought up the
rear, and then they ascended the
gallows, where a small party was
awaiting them, consisting of Sheriff
Chapel, of Ramsey county; Warden
Wolfer, of Stillwater, and Winn
Brackett, of Minneapolis. Otto Lang
um was on the platform looking over
the ropes and marking the floor with
chalk where Harry was to stand.
At 2:02 the procession turned on
the platform, and Harry Hayward,
dressed in sombre black, being en-
veloped in a huge black cloak and
having the black cap partially td-
justed, turned to face the crowd in
the full glare of a locomotive head-
light, which • shone directly on his
form, and, bowing to those present,
he looked down and asked Otto
Langum if he was standing on the
I proper spot. ....
j Sheriff Holmberg then asked him if
J he had anything to say and he start
i ed on the statement, which is given in
I full below. " Just before he closed his
' speech he called to Joe Mannix to re
i mind him ,of all he was going to say,
, and Mr. Mannix told him to say no
! more, but he was as dignified at this
awful moment as he had been for the
] past forty-eight hours. 7:7.
I He declared before those present
i before those present that he forgave
| Adry all that he had done and that his
j testimony was in the main correct. He
I bid good-bye to the sheriff and Good-
sell, and as he was abopt to mention
others Mannix asked him to remember
j what John Day Smith had said to him,
r and Harry loudly and strongly asked
God to forgive him, all his sins.
The rope was adjusted around his
neck, and with the injunction to pull
i her tight and he would "stand pat"
j the cap was drawn and at exactly 2:08
j the lever was sprung and the murderer
j of Miss Katherine Ging stood avenged
I in the eyes of the world and in the
\ eyes of the law. /.".-
--j The body shot straight down, turned
; half-way round, and then seemed still.
j ' The noose slipped round to the back of
i the head and strangulation ensue?!.
! Drs. Burton and Kissler stood beside
I the black figure, with watch in hand,
j and at 2:21 pronounced him dead and
I removed the straps from the body.
I The body was taken to "Warner's
j undertaking establishment, where an
[autopsy will be held this morning by
. brain specialists from ' Chicago, at the
! request of W. W. -Hay\*b.rd, who
wishes to have Harry's brain exam-
ined. The inquest will be conducted
1
by W. A. Jones, J. W. Williamson and
Dr. Burton.
HIS DYING STATEMENT.
"Well, yes, I have a little something
to say. Well, how do you all do?
There has been £V .gwd deal of curi
osity expressed about some of my ac-
tions. Many people think I'm a reg-
ular devil. If they knew all my life
with its many incidents they would
surely be convinced of it. I have
i dictated a shorthand statement to my
J cousin, Ed Goodsell, to Joseph T. Man-
nix and the stenographer— his
name— (somebody in the crowd sup-
plied the name Mabie) Oh, yes, Mabie*.
It is an accurate statement," and all
I that Is contained is perfectly true to
I the best of my recollection.. Is Eu
j gene here? Where Is his dog?-. I
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promised to bring the dog in under roy
arm. That's too bad. Doyle told'iß*
to bow rto him. Where are you.:
Doyle?" ; 7~p; 7 \
Doyle responded: "Here I am, Hafr
ry." " :..
"Where are you, Doyle? I can't see
you. Hold up your hat so I can see
you. That's right. How do you do?
Where's Clements (Hayward's barbel-
Is he here? Did you get those tick-
ets? Ah, yes. Let me see. That's
Doyle and Clements. Was there any-4
body else? There certainly was. Oh,
Mannix. Don't get excited. Take
your time. I knew there was some
one else Where are you Mannix?" .
At this juncture Mannix addressed
himself to the doomed man in the
most impressive manner. There was
a deathlike stillness and Hayward
looked Mannix full in the eyes as the
latter spoke in ,a broken voice.
"Harry, here I am. Harry, you have
nothing further to say. You have
made a clear, concise statement before
this and have given your solemn prom-
ise to add nothing now which may not.
be as dignified, as manly and straight-
forward as what has been given.
Harry, my dear sir, you are in a most
solemn position. You are standing
there ready to meet your God. Do it,
Harry, thinking of your poor father
and mother, and of the honest, manful
manner in which you have exonerated
and forgiven your brother Adry. Bear
only good will now, as you said you
did, and speak, if you do at all, of the
forgiveness of the brother and the ten-
der affection of your parents. Say
nothing more, Harry, but prepare for
the awful end which awaits you."
• After a moment's thought Hayward
resumed his rambling talk. "Yes, Joe,
you're right," he said. "I have for-
given Adry wholly and completely. I
have done him wrong and he may have
done me wrong, but I want to say I
have forgiven him and he has forgiven
me. I have also put matters right be-
tween Adry and father. I want to say •
just a word about Father Cleary,
Father Timothy and Father Christy.
I am under much obligation
- to them for the interest
they have taken in me and regret very.
much that I do not take the same re-
ligious views as they do. About my
lawyer, John Day Smith, I can only add
that he has been earnest and kind and
faithful to me. He asked me and I
promised to say what I am going to say
now, and that is. 'O, God, for Christ's
sake, forgive me for my sins.' Good-
bye, Sheriff. Good-bye, Dr. Burton.
Good-bye, Joe and - Clements, Good-
bye Goodsell (Joe Mannix put in that
Ed Goodsell was absent, but had sent
good-bye) Well, that's ' too bad, but
no matter, good-bye. All right, Me-
gaarden. I think I've said good-bye to
everybody. Which ear do you put the
knot under. That's right, pull it tight.
and be sure to get it under the right
ear. Now then, everybody, keep up
your courage, I stand pat."
RECEIVED A NOTE.
Mrs, Hayward Writes to Her Son.
Adry. ■ •
"Let me see, what is the number,
218, isn't it? Well, take this down
there; it is all I have to say," and
with these words Adry Hayward dis-
missed the messenger boy who had
brought him a note from his broken-
hearted mother beseeching -him to
join the rest of the family at Room
218, Midland t hotel. He was .to go ,
with them to bid a last farewell to
his erring brother in an endeavor to
effect a reconciliation before "the fa-
tal hour should arrive to usher the
soul of Harry Hayward into the
presence of its Maker.
A reporter of the Globe had
reached the home of Adry Hayward
just as a messenger boy arrived with
the touching missive from his moth-
er. Adry was cool, and exhibited no
indications of any emotion or excite- :
ment over the terrible fate about to
overtake his brother.
Adry's wife was weeping as she
sat in a rocker with her child upon
her knee, and in another chair sat
her father, silent and depressed.
Much has been said of Harry's
nerve. It must be a family trait, for
j no man ever displayed a more calm
j demeanor than did Adry Hayward
when last night he penned that mis-
sive to his mother. The silence was
so impressive as he wrote that the
noise of his pen could be heard in
the further corner of the room. No'
one present was as calm and collect-
ed as he. ,-
• When the messenger had gone
Adry . turned with an inquiring
glance to the reporter, who said:
"Mr. Hayward, I have come to
ask you if you will again visit your :
brother before the final act takes '
place?" ' v- .
"I cannot answer that at present." ,
"Will you join your family in their
efforts at reconciliation?" p7pp, ..
"You saw that note I sent?"
"Yes." .-*, "..
; "Then draw your own conclu
sions." .: ;y--; 7:7-:2 • '""•"
"Do I understand, then, that you
are not going?" : "~7{p-7:7.
s: "I cannot - answer that question
now." ";
i "Are you going down to the Mid-,
land?" ;7:yv 777p7yi .-
t "I do not mean to be discourteous, i
nor to show any disrespect either to '
you or the Globe, but I must de-
cline to be interviewed. In a day or
two I may have something to say,
but not now." -
"Would it not be better to talk now
before your brother is ushered ?"
■ "No, no; not now, not now. I can-...
hot talk now; wait for a day or two."
It was a sad voice that spoke, but
a firm one, and, sad as it was, it .be-'
- no emotion, no feeling,* no
sympathetic vibration indicating any ;
feelings of pain or remorse. ~: '"'
BROTHERS RECONCILED. "" %
Harry and Adry Hayward Meet In*
Friendly Spirit. rjj
The visit of Adry was not termin
ated until after midnight. The in-
terview was of a pleasant character.
Harry met Adry in a most friendly
spirit, and Adry left in a very hap-
py frame of mind. Harry was asked
if Adry had had any connection with
the crime, and answered in the nega- :
tive. They talked on other matters, ,'
and when they separated there was ;
no question but a reconciliation had .
taken place. They did not shake
hands, for iron bars separated them. '. '
Adry, when seen after the meet- j
ing had but little to say. ' ' -'\ \
"My- brother," he said, "did not
send a note to me, but told my broth- :
er that he did not want to have me
come down, but from the manner in
which he bore the message 1 was
satisfied that Harry really wanted : .
to see me, and I accordingly - cause \
i down. My wife favored my coming,
t and I am glad that I did." ■'.-,
] i "There's no use of hanging out
j when a man has reached the end of
j his rope, as I seem to have done,"
j said Harry.
. ;j -Shortly after 10 o'clock Adry Hay
! .ward called at the sheriff's residence.
'. 'Harry, he said, had sent a note to
j, "him asking him to call. The sheriff
j escorted Adry into the cell room,
. [and then notified Harry that his
j brother had come.
"Tell him to come up," said Harry,
and Adry ascended the stairs to the
' second tier of cells. The two broth
| ers spoke in low tones, barely audi
i ble to Goodsell and the stenographer
j sitting near by. The deputies stand-
ing not far away could hear nothing
.of the conversation, but they specu
lated not a little.
y "I tell you." said one, "this inter-
view will have the same ending as the
last one. See if it don't."
Adry entered the jail not without
I fear and trembling. He, too, feared
. that Harry might repeat the verbal
castlgation of last . Sunday, and he
didn't care about going through an-
other such ordeal. _.: »~!
"I don't know what Harry wants,"
said Adry when he entered the cell
room, "but I will show him that I
am man enough to meet him."
; P The brothers talked for some twen
ty minutes, when Adry arose and re-
: moved the overcoat which he had
. been wearing. This he hung on the
, balcony railing and used it for a rest
.for his elbow while he listened to
; Harry, who resumed dictating his
. statement. At the end of an hour
'■ Adry was still on the balcony, and
.Harry was telling his story to the
' stenographer. Up to this time there
i had been no indications of trouble
between the brothers, at which the
small cotiere of jail officials mar-
veled.
7i.7 WRITES AT MIDNIGHT.
Hayward's Nerve AH Right at the
'-■■ New Day's Birth;
fi Hayward wrote a note to the sheriff,
s] asking that E._M. Goodsell and Jo
Mannix be admitted to the execution.
■'■j^VI could get you in, too, Adry, but I
don't think you want to go." Then he
•laughed wildly' at this exhibition. Then
ha wrote the following:
':: Hennepin County Jail, 1:54 p. M. I
•have this night made a final statement
,to my cousin, Edward H. Good-
sell, a - full andi final statement
of my life, "dwelling particularly upon
the crime for which I am to-be cxc-
cuted. This statement was) made in the
■ presence of J. T. Mannix and Richard
A. Maby. . I declare that statement to
be truthful in all particulars. I here-
by authorize Mr. Goodsell to publish
this statement in any form he may
choose. Very respectfully.
j —Harry T. Hayward.
5; When midnight oame Deputy Me-
.gaarden came and notified Hayward
.that supper was ready.' ' "It will be
a jim corker," he -said to Hayward.
]*?Thls is your last meal, "Harry. Better
enjoy it," said an attendant. . y.
"You can bet your life that I will!"
.and with that he squared away before
-1 table and waited, for his food., - C '■"- -v
a Both his notes were' clear and legi
ble, and the "hand of the condemned
man never shook. .When writing^ the
note to the sheriff he referred to the
hanging as a tie party, but on the
suggestion of a friend he changed.it.-
2,. At 12 o'clock Hayward received the
following message: "Keep up ; your
nerve. Be game to the last. • Your old
friend, Steve Brodie." - - ,- "y. ■"-:
Hayward at once replied as follows:
; "Steve Brodie, Cleveland, O.: I will
.do my best, and hope to come out a
winner.' Sig., —Harry T. Hayward.
UNDER A SINGLE JET.
■'i '
Six Men Sit and. Discuss Various
Six Men Sit and Discuss Various
.... v. Topics.
' The scene on the second tier of the
cell cage early last night was a
strange one. The corridor, was light-
ed by a single gas jet. The two mem-
bers of the death watch sat next to
the entrance. Hayward "was seated
in a rocking chair between Dr. Frank
Burton and a friend. Sheriff Holm-
berg made up the sixth member of
the party. The gayest of the num
ber was Hayward. Instead of ap
pearing like a man who was to die
before another sunrise he seemed
for all the world like one on a holi-
day. He laughed anl joked with his
companions, and there was no one
merrier than he. . He laughed louder
and heartier than the friends with
him, and no thought of the morrow
seemed to disturb him. .: •■7'y
■ Hayward was attired in a neat
black afternoon suit, cutaway coat,
an immaculate shirt, standing col-
lar and white satin tie. Clean-shaven
and bright, he seemed to be the
least interested in the "tie party"
about to take place. " .
Hayward complained of a head-
ache. . "I feel as I did when I gam-
bled," said he. 7::.7-;
v Dr. Burton wrote a perscription,
and Hayward directed Deputy Sheriff
"Sirois to take it to a drug store •
and obtain two powders.
Then the conversation switched to
brain diseases. .. V:'.r; r/
!; "My brother Tad," said Hayward,
"maintains that there is something
wrong with my top story." ,
,j "So do I," returned Dr. Burton. -
l "Well, if you saw my head open,
you will find just what I . told you.
J3ere is the bump of firmness. The
bone should be smooth on the under
side. Well, it ain't smooth. There is
a ridge which presses on the brain.
Open my head and you will see it Is
just as I tell you." . . _. ?y..
\ Then the conversation switched to
brain troubles and accidents to the
brain. The case of a brother of Fire
Chief Stetson, whose head was sawed
to a depth of several inches, was
spoken of. Dr. Burton questioned
the . accuracy of the newspaper
stories of the accident, and so did
|layward. ' ; " '7.77.'7~77.i "••"^*;:;
i. There was considerable small talk,
and then Hayward switched to the
execution. . . .
"r STENOGRAPHERS APPEAR.
,-They Rename Taking the Story of
; : ;y . . . Hayward., "_r y ..';'
About 9:30 Hayward's string of
talk was ! interrupted by - the ar
rival of the stenographers, who were
to continue the taking of his state
ment. The scene was a strange,
gloomy one. Hayward, with his chair
drawn close to the netting, talked to
the stenographers stationed <^n the.
ft her side. His tongue rattled at a.
lively rate, but he talked in a low ■
[' 1 ..Continued 6*% Sixth Page,
ST. LOUIS GHOSEfI.
FIVE BALLOTS, SETTLED THE
CHOICE OF THE CONVEN-
TION CITY.
'FRISCO STARTED AHEAD.
HELD THE LEADING PLACE FOR
THREE BALLOTS AND THEN
LOST.
CHICAGO MADE A POOR SHOW.
Forcible Speeches on . Behalf of
the Contending Cities lor
the Honor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.— Re
publican national convention will b<_
held at St. Louis on June 16 next.
That .was the decision reached by
the Republican national committee,
assembled here today, after spirited
balloting lasting two hours. The
successive ballots are shown as fol
lows:
St. Louis 13 14 18 22 29
San Francisco 20 19 19 19 16
Pittsburg. 9 9 5 1*
Chicago '8 8 9 9 6
New York 1 » * * »
The morning was spent in hear
ing speeches in behalf, of the con
tending cities, the doors being open
to the various contesting delegations.
This concluded, the committee began
THOMAS H. CARTER, CHAIRMAN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COM- j
MITTEE
its afternoon session behind closed
doors. An' eager " crowd "blocked up
the corridors leading to the commit-
tee room and awaited the announce-
ment of the results. The first impor
tant question of the afternoon was
the fixing, of the date of the con-
vention. The executive committee
reported a resolution favoring June
16. This was amended by Committee-
men Lannan, of Utah, in favor of
Aug. 18. There was a sharp debate,
and Mr. De Young, of California,
finally proposed a compromise be-
I tween June and August, viz., July.
j The De Young and Lannan amend-
ments were both defeated, and then,
by a practically unanimous vote, the
date was fixed at June 16.
ST. LOUIS GAINED STEADILY.
. Then came the " main contest be-
tween the cities. There was much
excitement as the ballots proceeded,
the committeemen from the inter- |
ested 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 en
thusiasm when it reached the outer
corridors. The strength of St. Louis
was somewhat greater than hed been
expected, while neither Pittsburg nor
Chicago made the showing anticipat-
■ ' - '
1
RXPOSmOS PUTLDU-O. ST. LOUIS.
(Where the Convention Will Be Held.)
cd. St. Louis gained steadily on
each ballot. San Francisco sought
to meet this by drawing 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 bal-
lot the San Francisco forces broke
for the first time, Michigan, Wyom-
ing and 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. '
The Republican politicians assem
bled early and ln large numbers In
the corridors of the Arlington to pull
convention wires, and incidentally to
promote the interests of their several
presidential candidates. " The Pitts
burg delegates were most conspicu
ous because^ of their large badges on
their coats, but the Chicago and St.
Louis men were particularly enthus
latUQ^TiT'tlieir I 6&mpaigningt " while
PRICE TWO CENTS— U*vbck "lf— 345.
j the delegates from the Pacific coast
j who had the interests of San Fran-
cisco in charge were characterized
by unfailing optimism. They had
authorized M. H. De Young to hold
| any financial inducements within
reason, and he announced that no
question of money could stand in
the way of California's success.
y .CALLED TO ORDER.
It was 10:30 o'clock when Chairman
Carter rapped the meeting to order,
and the roll of committeemen was
called. There was no response when
several states were called, the ab
sentees being Alabama, California,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Ken-
tucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New
York, North Dakota and Wyoming,
but it was said there were commit-
teemen or proxies for most of these
states in the city. Alaska had a rep-
resentative. Mr. Hahn, of Ohio, read
the telegram of congratulation sent
to Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky, by a
special committee, of which he was
chairman. Chairman Carter ask I
the delegates to agree to a half-
hour limit for presentation of claims
of their cities. Representatives of
the cities agreed to the limit sug
gested. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas,
moved that delegations be heard in
alphabetical order by states. His
motion was carried.
At this point Chairman Carter, in
impressive tones, addressed the
meeting in an unexpected direction.
He said he was not accustomed to
notice the many "silly, unfounded
and malicious stories" put afloat at
times with a purpose to arouse preju-
dices and excite ill feeling. But a re-
flection had been made on the mem
; bers of the national committee, and
I they had been , placed before the
I country in an unenviable position.
"Under such circumstances," said
j Mr. Carter,- emphatically, "I desire
. to state in behalf of this committee
I that at no time, under no circum-
I stances, directly or indirectly, has
I any person or persons urged that the
j good graces of this committee should
J be influenced by any mercenary con
j siderations whatever."
j There was. a ripple of applause at
the announcement. Mr. Carter pro-
ceeded to state that geopraphical
considerations largely influenced the
feelings of the committee. And, he
went on, aside from this the only
purpose of the committee was to con-
sult the purposes and requirements
of a great gathering and to make a
choice based wholly on fitness.
CLAIMS OF THE CITIES.
The preliminaries over the oratory
began, and Gen. N. P. Chipman, of
California, was introduced by M. H.
De Young to present the Golden
Gate's claims. The action of this
meeting, Gen. Chipman began.was to
decide whether or not California was
forever to be a political dependency.
He spoke of San Francisco as the
metropolis of a powerful and ever-
growing country,' where the children
of the East and their children's
children were to find their homes for
centuries. The only real objection to
San Francisco was the difference of
three hours in time, yet that was a
difficulty that always would stand,
however populous the coast might
become. This objection was urged
only by the proprietors of the great
Eastern, newspapers, but he knew
these papers well enough to know
that they would print the news in
reasonable time, whatever «the diffi
culties. He told of the hotel facili
ties of San Francisco, and of its en
tertainment of the Knights Templar
conclave and other conventions that
had been held there, and concluded:
"The hearts of all the people of
the Pacific coast from San- Diego to
Seattle are open to welcome you.
Come and meet us face to face just
once before the nineteenth century
shall forever close its pages, filled
with the greatest triumphs of man
kind since the world began."
George A. Knight and M. H. De
Young also presented San Francis
co's claims. Mr. De Young made the
business proposition, and said that
San Francisco would promise that,
whether she gained the convention or
not, she would swing the Pacific
coast for the Republican party. . "-.'
. MODEST CHICAGO.
California's case presented, the
call proceeded down to Illinois, when
Samuel Allerton, of Chicago, stepped
forward to present the claims of
Chicago. He; said his delegation
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PAG6S.
EASY FOR QUIfIGY.
JOSIAH CARRIES BOSTON Bit
OVER FOUR THOUSAND
PLURALITY.
MAYOR CURTIS IS BEATEN.
MAYOR CURTIS IS BEATEN.
" .
EVERY BRANCH OF THE CITY
EVERY BRANCH OF TIIE CITY
GOVERNMENT IN THE HAND?
OF DEMOCRATS.
GREATEST VOTE ON RECORD*
The Common Council Strongly
Democratic— Heavy Majority
' for Licence
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 10.— The Re
publican administration, which haa
been in control of municipal affairs
for the past eleven months, waa
— _ — — i ■ — — — ■
Josiah Qnincy,
Boston's New Mayor.
overthrown at the polls today, after
one of the most hotly contested cam-
paigns in the history of local poli-
tics, and Boston once more returns
to its old position in the Democratic
column. The Republican mayor.Hon.
Edwin Upton Curtis, was defeated
by 4,376 plurality, and all branches
of the city government are Demo-
cratic, the Republicans losing control
of the board of aldermen and school
committee. Hon. Josiah Quincy, the
successful Democratic mayoralty
candidate, showed greater strength
than even his own party expected,
and made heavy gains in nearly cv-
cry section of the 'city." Over 75.000
voters, went to the polls, the largest
number ever recorded in an election
in Boston, and representing over
five-sixths of the total registration.
The campaign was fought on
straight party lines, the Democrats
making every effort to redeem last
year's defeat, and their opponents
seeking an indorsement of the re-
forms enacted by them during the
year. The mayor elected today will
serve two years, it being the first
election since the legislature doubled
the length of the ordinary term.
Mayor Curtis' administration was
generally satisfactory to business
men in the city, and they gave him
their support. Hon. Josiah Quincy,
the mayor - elect is well known
throughout the Eastern states, hay-
ing served as assistant secretary of
state during Mr. Cleveland's present
term, and also as a member of the
Democratic national committee.
The city declared in favor of license
by over 15,000 majority. The common
council is strongly- Democratic.
i' •;,"" OUTSIDE OF BOSTON.
Annual municipal elections were held
in ten cities of the commonwealth to-
day. The contests in Chelsea, Lynn,
Lowell and Worcesterwere hard fought
and In each case the A. P. A. figured
largely. The Republicans and the A.
P. A carried Lynn and Chelsea, while
in Lowell the secret organization was
defeated. The straight Republican can-
didate for mayor of Worcester was de-
feated by over 1,000 majority. The con-
tests in Newburyport, Salem, Cam-
bridge and Everett were not fought
on party lines. The Republicans won
in Beverly. The cities that voted in
favor of license were: Newburyport,
Worcester £id . Lowell. The other
cities outside of Boston went no license
by majorities in many cases larger
than last year. >'•'..-■- .■'■"
PLATT VS. BROOKFIELD.
Thomas C. Secures a Good Major-
ity in the Primaries.
NEW YORK, Dec. Republican
primaries were held In every one of
the 1,392 election districts of this city
tonight to choose delegates to the as-
sembly district conventions, which are
in turn to choose the members of the
Republican county committee. Fac
tion feeling between the followers of
Thomas C. Piatt and those of William
Brookfield ran strong in many of the
districts, particularly those down-
town, and a heavy vote was polled.
The Piatt men went Into the fight con-
fident of victory, while their opponents
believed themselves to be leading a for-
lorn hope, and were in consequence
not enthusiastic of success. In the
down-town districts local feeling be-
tween rival leaders had much to do
with the contest. The Piatt men
boasted that they would not only hold
their present districts, but would also
capture some of the down-town Brook-
field districts. There were contests
In nearly half. of the down-town dis
tricts, and in some of those on the
East side the result at the close of
the polls was reported to be in doubt.
This was particularly so in the Four-
teenth and. Sixteenth assembly dis
tricts, which are at present controlled
by the Piatt followers, but where the
Brookfield men were claiming victory.
The indications tonight point to a ma
jority of. two-thirds for Piatt men in
the county committee.
Boiler Kills Two Men.
GREENVILLE, Pa., Dec. 10.— By the
explosion of. a boiler in the sawmill
of Ezre Post, about ten miles from
here, this evening. Engineer Frank
Perkins and Solomon Hastings were
instantly killed, and Stephen 'White
and Curtis Johnson fatally hurt. The
Other workmen had just stepped from
the mill and therefore escaped.
