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alert for cigar, n quarter, or an Invitation 70
drink. These probably felt that it was due to
their responsibility to look after the Sunday
clean shirt and square up with the "doughnut
banks" at which they obtain their preca1aous
meals.
There was the usual cbb and flow Of visitors
At the Logan headquarters A. n. Wright, who
would be Mayor, but the people wonloa I, came
in and in strict privacy told the "boss " what
on. bit to be done to fix things Gen. Lcake,
Gxceh from the D;sfrict-Attorneys Office in the
~ Government Building, dropped in to give
mis- benedicton, and hoped that the New York
Associated Press would treat the Convention
1airy Richard s. Tuthill was on hnnd as usual,
and insisted on explaining how he wns driven
into the campaign. He had determined to give
lp politics, and had no thought Of appearing at
the "toyc feast" last February, until Congress-
man Davis seduccd him from the smooth path
of the legal profession. Having then tasted po-
liticai gore, he enlisted for the war, and
was rather proud Of 1t. Consider H.
Wil'ett and that eminent statesman
Dan Mum shook hands cordially.
>cntton Of E,st summer, where Dan succeeded In
counting out the Hyde Park 1urist, and the
latter didn't know how It WIS done a 1or , %eeo a
bud after TIL. election, because ne saved MS
assessment -=--
SWEET AND sToRRs
were among TIN, y1sitorsv-the former doubtless
thinking how he would like to go to the Ma
tionul Convention as delegate from the Second
and e, pe out Ss Reeofd e 6e
pcrorat1on with which be will close bis famous
argument on Boiling as q fine art,
hsn .aS Illusion 'ofty fe IT. ehe bas wa
until the arrival Of ,parnum's moral show:
George Schneider looked as II he bad Just
emerged from an interview with stranger
paper. Maj. Carroll. III 2 pair of new boots and
pier-Rlass, and called the attention Of the COM
1,any to the fact that he bought his boots at
trade price. John Hohmann dropped IN to re-
end to bis tenure in the shertTs Office, and that
the Post-Otiicc would yearn for his presence
e1im Campbell made faces at the eGreenback head
ing to the Royal Presence. and wondered why
he had ever boited the Republican party.
his sweetest ave have majority Of 40 with
vou, Cook County, said he to each new ARRIVAL
land vel: nominate and d eieet GEan1 g by 2 largs
instructed her five delegates TO the State Con-
>cntion to sustain the -rump" gave universal
satisfaeuon It was Regarded Us tne greassst sn
dolager,' which would just - Knock the stuff
5ng" out Of any little Blaine or Washburne
counties In the State but three have elected
their delegates, and these are IN the midst OF
At the Blaine headquarters there was abso-
7utely nothing doing. The cslse Is closed SO 50, far
US this city Is concerned, and the contest will be
renewed in Springfield
ro-S1GHrs TRAIN
-on the Alton will carry. down distinguished
company- There will be Charles B; fa1wcli,
Abner TAYLOR T. King, EiSts sasla anthony, ,S Sen
Eugene Garfield. and score or two Of others
more or less known to fame.
Convention On the .+r,1mp" side are Robert I.
Lincoln, George Schneider. John b. Jedcry,
last named being from the State at large. On
the Washburne-R -Rlaine side there are tieor9e a.
Heatn. s' Marln @ % Howard, Elliott Anthony, Artbur
Dixon, Abncr Taylor, md E. G. Keith.
= As far as heard from, very few names mes hare @
1xict Stephen A. Douglas seems to have tho pole
On the Grnnt Ticket though ". T. Pages name
is frequently mentioned In the other districts
no names have been suggested with any degree
-of probability.
HE WILL NOT 90.
Among the alternates whom the trump"
elected to send TO Springfield Is Mr. Frederick
ported the gentieman had declined to accept the
dubious honor, and II call was nude upon him.
had been elected, for he had always declared
himself Wnshbur1le man. He was not oven
candidate ut the primaries The only reason he
sion he had been asked if he would like to be 4
delcSnte to Springfield, and he replied yes"
e bud nways ana, an prefer Id
had been elected By the bolters. he would de-
cline to go to Springfield, because he did not be-
lcvc that the latter had any existence accord-
ing to established rules and he did not see how
they could be admitted by tho State Convention.
THE ~RrMP" DELEGATES
held their last Chicago meeting yesterday after
noon In the parlor hoor club-room Of the Palmer t
House, formally adtourning at the close OF the
session to meet ngain at Springfield. As usual;
It Was secret conciaye, behind one wooden and
mn yhfr}1
by sable-hued Granite who gave admission |
70 only such rs wore the mark of the third term
ness ali over them. The meeting was an unm
portunt one. and for that reAson oil the more |
exclusive. The roll OF ''dclegates' was called, t
designated to represent the 'Ea1np" the alter
mates were found ready and willing to
FAVE toe heen psss portcd d. however, So tSas
the number OF bogus originals who will |
20 down has not been changed since Friday
for the purpose Of looking on and enjoying the |
fun Of The thing. Having ascertalned that Ill
Thing 10 do was to Inquire when The followers Of
the - rump'' proposed TO snatch their gripsacks
and ger out a large number reported that they
would go down Monday night; and others that
they would travel Tuesday. The remainder Of
the meeting was devoted 10 conducting negotia-
t5ons with the Transportation Committee
lot Of cheeky fellows wanted to know who was
going 10 - put up for the railroad fare and the
beer when they got to springtisld They weren't
1aTLculaf AQCuL 1DLtl DtllS. having IuAOE
up their minds to hung out aIl night
anyway nor about the matter Of meals, in view
OF the probably extensive character Of the Spring
field free luuch-ro.te. But it costs something
10 trayel-SS.35 in this inslancc-aud the bene-
fits Of the luncl,- route lost to the individual
who can't put up d uickel now and then for the
tWAr. Long" John advised them to put
A FEW APPLES AND CRACKERS
In tue,a pockets and drink nothing but water
when they got there, just as he proposed to do
unless some of his friends we're green enough to
- set up sunthin" for him. And the aforesaid
cheeky fellows laughed him to se0rn, and init |
mated that he hlld already ''gone it little |
strong" on something possessing more body
than water. 4 premature bolt" was thrcat-
rncl, and the threat would undoubtedly
have been carried out had not
George Burroughs rushed into the breach
md promised to forward section of his distil-
cry to Springfield aud have the wash-tubs and
he worm set up in convenient proximity to the
llture beer~gAr1en. To mike it comfortable |
ur the boys while tho moving was going on.
George further agreed to send few barrels OF
st rirht gsrods " down with them on the train, |
md Miles kchoe was unanimously chosen to |
preside at the bunghOfe. The mutter Of rail-
uad fare was held in allegiance, the leaders
1itly holding out against any "puthng-up'
business. though the kickers were finally taken !
nto u remote corner Of the room and roid that
hey needn't exercise themselves over q little ,
natter like that--that il they couldn borrnw
nouRh to go down with. somebody would sec |