The daily gazette., 1880-06-02
A POLITICAL sATtTSNALIA.
CoNKLTNG THE LION OF THE HOUR
KING wHIsKEY SHOUTING FOR KING
GRANT


CHICAGO, June 1.-The special
points of interest to-day have been the
National Committee rooms, the apart |
ments ofthe New York delegation, aud
the Convention of veteran soldiers and
sailors. Fifty thousand strangers are
in the city, wrangling over the various
candidates in alleys, lobbies and pub
lie places. Flags are floating every
where. The tramping of political
clubs and noisy brass bands add to the
general confusion. Thousands went
without beds last night, and the tide
is not yet at its height. Additional
thousands are expected on the morning
trains. Every man wears a badge.
Medallions of Grant, Blaine and Sher-
man are worn In prOfusion. lmpromptu
mass meetings are held in the rotundas
of the hotels, and Blaine glee CLUBS
are singing war songs in the rooms of
friendly delegations. Frequent fist
fights occur but they lack the energy
characterizing fights at Democratic
Conventions. There are Very few
black eyes and bloody noses. 1t is
city of rumors. Every man has his
own little cock-and-bull story, and he
retails it on the slightest provocation.
Fresh Sherman recruits are on the
ground, but they keep remarkably
quiet. The Blaine men are turbulent
and rampant, and the Imperialists
sarcastic and sneering. The weather
is clear and cool. All barrooms are
crowded, and from $75, 900 to 500, 900
day is spent for rum.
The demand for tickets to the Ma
tional Convention is unprecedented.
Each delegate is allowed seven tickets
day, and six hundred and twenty
tickets are set aside for the press. The
tickets are selling as high as $50 apiece
and the delegates are besieged with
| applications from their personal
| friends.
Conkling is the lion of the day.
Struggling thousands throng the Grand
Pacific to catch glimpse of him. Yes
terday he visited Logan's Illinois dele
CATION, and made characteristic
speech. "Except one man, whose ashes
repose at Springfield" said he, "no man
ever has done so much to make Illiuois
| illustriOus as the silent man Of Galena.
And to think that in his own State there
are men who will make a fire at his
doorl Let me tell you that New York
is for General Grant, whatever some
men in Cook county, actuated by mo-
tives OF selt-interest. may think about
it. We are for Grant because this cleo
tion will not simply decids the Presi-
dency for four years, but will determine
the political future of this country. We
are for Grant because we want the Gov
ernment Kept in the hands Of the men
who prayed and fought to maintain the
union. We believe that of all the candi-
dates Gen. Grant is surest of victory, anJ
it Is for that reason that we , are for him
The friends of Gen. Grant will support
the nominee of the party, but in view o.
the great popular uprising in behalf o.
Gen. Grant, we believe that he is the
| suresJ o1 tr,umpnanJ sucoass- Ws
want everything fair and abogeboard
We don't wish to tread on any ones
toes, and We don't really care to be
crowded. We are determined that all
the pounding that is to be done shall be
done in accordance with the rules Of the
ring. applause aud laughter.) We
want harmonious and decorus conven-
ton, aud for that reason we are not oul
in the halls with open throats making
foolish remarks"
The California delegation are COM
planning of the high-handed action of the
Imperialists. MI. Pixley says that Geo.
c. Gorham Is mlsrepresentlng the State
OIL the National Committee, and Is
fighting for Grant against the wishes OF
united delegation. The State Central
| NJ had oil him m
and the Republican State Convention
had asked for his displa ement in vain
He was not even on speaking terms will
over three members of the delegation
Horace Davis is elected by the delega-
ton as the menber of the new Natiena
Committee. They fear that If the I'm
perialists capture the Convention, their
wishes will be disregarded, and that
Gorham will be retained. off he is.
said Mr.. Pixley, "Callfornia will declare
war;"
The vast crowd has been perceptibly
swelled by the arrival of this evenings
trains. The streets are thronged and the
hotels literally choked with guests
Thousands are searching tor accommo
: dations. The scenes IN the rotundas @
the Palmer and Grand Pacific surpas
those of last evening. Men are scream
lug themselves hoarse, and are tearin!
around like dancing derVishes. Kins
Whiskey is shouting for King Grant
and rows and fights are of hourly occur
renee. 1t is political saturnalia.
The New York delegation held 8
secret caucus to-day to discuss the
question of standing by the resolu
tions of the New York Convention
Senator Conkling presided. A mo
ton was made that the Chairman bt
instructed to cast the seventy votes al
one vote. This was amended, author
: izing the Chairman to get the vote o
each delegate, and report the same t.
: the Convention. Mr.. Conkling sale
that if, as Chairman Of the delegation
fifty of them instructed him to cas-
. the entire vote for Grant, he would de
= it: and then if the other twenty wish
=, ed to appeal to the Convention the.
4 might do so, and the roll call of TIN
States would be made. The motion
A to sustain the unit rule was passed b.
I a vote of As to 23.
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