Debate over the capital Xinhai Revolution

as condition ceding leadership yuan shikai, sun yat-sen insisted provisional government remain in nanjing. on february 14, provisional senate voted 20–5 in favor of making beijing capital on nanjing, 2 votes going wuhan , 1 tianjin. senate majority wanted secure peace agreement taking power in beijing. zhang jian , others reasoned having capital in beijing check against manchu restoration , mongol secession. sun , huang xing argued in favor of nanjing balance against yuan s power base in north. li yuanhong presented wuhan compromise. next day, provisional senate voted again, time, 19-6 in favor of nanjing 2 votes wuhan. sun sent delegation led cai yuanpei , wang jingwei persuade yuan move nanjing. yuan welcomed delegation , agreed accompany delegates south. on evening of february 29, riots , fires broke out on city. allegedly started disobedient troops of cao kun, loyal officer of yuan. disorder gave yuan pretext stay in north guard against unrest. on march 10, yuan inaugurated in beijing provisional president of republic of china. on april 5, provisional senate in nanjing voted make beijing capital of republic , convened in beijing @ end of month.