The weekly sun., 1864-09-03
TAe Chicago Convention.
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TnsnoNT H0csh Chicago, Aue. 96 1894.
Afss writing 70 you - Cleveland. changed my
dssigu o< rsmAiniAy there to await the Nsw York
deis-seioa. and hssened on to this city, in orins to
write you letter prc miuary TO the Convention. I
arrived here ~ ton o'clock this morning, and, bv
thorough ablution, succeeded In remov nq enough
Of the railroad dust To appesr in the srccts ~i,hou,
attracting the st,cntion ot tho police. Everything
Convention" here. You 80 It, breath II, and
hear nothing else. The FRS, thing that attracted
my attention. on registering, WAS tie long lis, Of
names Of delegates from Pennsylvania, New JERSEY,
keaaA.ky, Michigan and Iowa, who have already
srriscd a ths house. The fremont IL completely
full and am told ust the same il the case with
every hotel IN the city. In tact. all the private
houss that could te made available have been con.
verea into temporary boarding houses and still
every train brings hundreds u additional delegates
and lobbyists. The residents say ,hs, the influx OF
s'raugars In unparacicd-,hs Republican Couven-
lion. N which Nr. Lincoln ~@ nominated.
tc.ns iHr Inferior to this in point Of attendance.
Amer dinner went out 10 tie ltlnous, tr,,t..
ihes,ra which har bc,n erected especially for the
tracts tn attention u all strangers. " la situated
on Michigan avenue. a' iu intersection with Park
Plsce and Ia calculated TO accommodate Ooo por.
sons. It will te beautifully decorated with Aner.-
can aaes during the esslon of the Convention.
The cAnysssing and caucus.ng among the poh,i.
clans Is extremely lively, but, 80 tar, has bscu
characterized by good feeling and . concihatory
disposition On the part Of delegates, which speaks
fsS orally tor harmonious nomination. The indi.
cations % far s can judge from the GENERAL anor
OF discussion are unqusstionably favorable u
Mcclellan. Tfe peace pien, howey,-. are con-
hdeni and attribute the sppsren, accuinncy OF
Mcclellan " the tct that tht istter's triens are
oil united and working together ior their iavrie,
While they tthe peace men! have not yet decided
upon any particular candidate. SO far "a At
present known. Mcclellan has = majority " dele
gates from nearly all the Western staics except
Ing Ohio-some of the delcg gallons being pledged IN
vote for him as = unit. valhsndi. CHAM and Wood
are here. aud busi'y engaged in canvasa!nc
among the delegates, in order to discover their
strength iu the Convention. Their principal difh-
Gully serns u be u securc suitable candidate to
put upon The course in opposition to Little Mac"
Their stock Of "avsshles" consists Of Seymour, Of
Connerticut, Pendloton, Of Ohio, voorhees,, Of Ind-
aus- Woodward. of Pennsylvana- Richardson, of
Illinois and the irrapressble Fernando Of New
York. The latter is siirewd enough to see ,hs, be
| would not hs very popular Tile leader, aud IS
therefore keeping shady, with the expectation thai,
there may In q chance for him for the vice-pres-
| dency. With this view, he will, doubtless,
| support Western man. vallnndighsm.
the "MM,yr," would also be willing TO sacrifice