Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-03
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. The Convention. Report of the First
 Days Proceedings. Ready for Work To-Day. Everything Arranged for Per-
 fnanent Organization. MT. Hoar for Chairman. A Report Against the Unit Rule.
POLITICAL.

Brief Address-Mr. HOar Elected Chair. man-E4fs speech-A New National Com. mittee Selected-NIeeting of Commtttees An Adverse Report on the Unit Rule | Agreed On-NIr. Hoar To Be Permanent | Chairman-Report That the Farxven Hall Delegation Will Be Admitted I Various Matters of Interest.
 CHICAGO, June 2.-The excitement this | morning over the preparations for the con, l vention was the greatest that any one re- 1 members at National political convention. \ The pressure of men at the hotels was insup- portable, and it was impossible to force one's way to any apartments where opinions or es- 1 inmates relative to the result might be ob- l tained Everybody was pushing here and there to secure tickets of admission. At one time rumor was circulated at the hotels that a mob had taken possession of the en- 1 frances to the convention building and that all available space except that allotted to del egates was occupied regardless of tickets of admission. This report caused the surging crowd to stampede from the Palmer House toward the convention building in the hope of gaining admission, but everything there was found to be in good order.
 At II o'clock the delegates began to enter the convention room in an orderly manner, and the vast ampitheater began to fill up with spectators. The seats of the delega- tions in the convention are numbered by States and Territories, the names being on shields of red, white and blue, suspended on standards. The front row of seats is, be- ginning on the left side of the door, assigned to Wisconsin, Nebraska, Nevada, the Dis trict of Columbia, Arizona and Alabama Next behind them come West Virginia Virginia, New Hampshire, Missouri and Ar kansas. On the next row are Vermont Tennessee, Mississippi and Colorado. On the right of the hall, running toward the rear, are Michigan Minnesota, Delaware Georgia and Massachusetts. large space in the midst of the delegates is set apart for New York, and on the left of the hall oppo site New York, the Pennsylvania delegates are seated. Large baskets of flowers orna- ment the chairman's desk Plants are in profusion, and in the rear of the chair is a white statue of the Goddess of Liberty or some other female, wreathed with the Ameri- can flag.
 Fred Douglass was the first familiar face to appear on the platform. He went down among the arriving delegates and shook hands continuously. Many delegates marched in bodies to the hall with music, but entered only in scattering groups. The immense building filed slowly. At noon only groups dotted the ten thousand seats At the hour fixed for calling the convention to order there were but four thousand persons in the building and no one on the stage. There was notable absence of invited and distin- guished guests. The music of the band was scarcely heard above the hum of voices, so great was the space. It was ten minutes after twelve when George A. Halsey and the first member of the National Committee took seats on the platform. A moment later MT. Conkling and Mir. Arthur came in at the head of a large section of the New York delega- tion and were cheered as the band struck up fresh tune. MT. Conkling was calm and self-possessed, and acknowledged with a cold bow his reception as he turned towards his seat. He stood in the aisle at the end of the bench some mo- ments and shook hands with many friends holding quite levee. The New Jersey dele gation, with Fitzpatrick and Senator Potts at it's head, took places and Mir. Conkling shook hands with the entire delegation in a friendly way, although every man in it IS against him in this convention, as they were four years ago at Cincinnati Three or four ex-Govern- ors struggled on the stage and were followed by Postmaster James, ex-Secretary Marshall Jewell, Edwards McPherson who presided at the Cincinnati convention, Judge Dittenhorff, Senator Jones of Nevada, and Mir. Chaffee of Colorado, Governor Mccormick Joseph Coates, ex-Attorney General Taft and George H. Williams Whitelaw Reid, William B. Chandler, General Arthur and Senator Logan came on the stage together without recogni- ton by the crowd. At 2 o'clock Secretaries Mckee Roberts, Barclay and Judge Clisbee, the latter of whom is to read for the conven- hovy hnaT IT1rYo lark of the House, took places in front of the platform. There was long delay in the or ganization caused by difficulty over tickets At 1:1O D. m. there were still 1000 vacant seats, with 100, 900 outsiders endeavoring to get in, and more than enough tickets had been issued to fill every corner of the build ing. High prices were paid for seats in some cases, and 1t was reported that some tickets were sold for $50. The Chicago papers of the last three days have had numerous adver- tisements of offers to buy seats and of seats for sale. The veteran corps and convention had received the promise of one thousand tickets, which 1t is said they intended to sell to lower their expenses, but they got none at all, and neither did the Methodist Con- ference nor the Woman's Suffrage con- vention on account, as asserted of 8 wrangle in the National Committee caused by fear on the part of the anti Grant members that the tickets might be
 
 Grant who would shout inconveniently and perhaps influence the convention. The Ohio delegation was the last to come in. Garfield and Governor Dennison sat together. Gov ernor Foster, who is a contingent nominee for the Vice Presidency, was not with them. pencil behind Conkling in the seats of the New York delegation, and had a close talk with several of the delegation and attracted a good deal of attention. Minister Stoughton was there and kept his face and hands COW cred with handkerchief.
 Senator Cameron called the convention to order at 1:06 D. m., and presented the Rev. Dr. Kitteridge of the Th!rd Presbyterian church, who made the opening prayer. He said that as men looked to God for support they forget all political and other differences. The nation had been kindly led from above for many years and had never been left even in passing through the wilderness of cruel war The country had to be thankful that it was still united. We come. he said, to pray for Gods blessing on the South and North, in this city-and country. on the slaves freed from bondage, and to invoke the divine aid in progressing the principles of equality and righteous which underlaid truly republican government. He concluded by asking divine guidance in the proceedings of the conven- tion
 Secretary Keogh then said the convention had met at the call of the National Commit tee and read the call. When he reached that part which calls for two delegates from each district he was interrupted by cheers. Sena- tor Cameron read his introductory speech and was repeatedly told to speak louder. He hoped they would put in nomination strong man. (Applause. They should place in position men whose familiarity with the af- fairs of other nations would enable them to keep us at the front. (Applause) He then said he had been instructed by the National Committee to place in nomination for tempo rary chairman George F. Hoar. Loud and continued applause. Governor Da- wis of Texas, William B. Frye of Maine, and G. B. Raum .were appointed a committee to conduct the chairman to his seat
 Inaddressing the convention, after thanks for this distinguished mark of it's confidence he said the framers of the Constitution expected President to be chosen by the electors of the several States, or, in case of their failure, by the House of Representatives So far from the direct popular vote did they con sequentiy remove the President. Thetwo great political parties would each choose man to a choice between whom the people would be practically restricted. It swould be the duty of this convention to select one of these two men as candidate for the people. If the convention did wisely it would name a man who would be successful (Applause, ]