Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-31

INTENSE OPPOSITION TO A THIRD
TERN.

Journal from Chicago, SAYS the special trair
bearing Blaine delegates. rolled into tn,
Lake Shore depot at 3 o'clock. At the grant
crossing, Hon. Henry E. Strong, President
Of the Chicago Blaine club, Hon. c. B. Far
well and several others boarded the cars. and
when the train came TO stand still. the ex-
cursionists were surrounded by company OF
about 800 members of the Blaine club Of tina,
city. Strong mounted the platform and bade
the excursionists welcome, saying: you
will meet here an opposition of an oligarchy.
men who are trying to substitute the fame Of
our greatest soldier to their own love of
plumber; but don't be afraid of them: don't
4 be afraid of Cameron; don't be afraid OF
Conkling. Turn yourself loose and let your
influence be felt" This thoroughly charac-
teristic welcome to Chicago put every one in
good spirits, and the excursionists and their
Chicago brethren cheercd till their threats
were dry. for Blaine, for Chicago. and for the
Blaine club of Chicago.
| The stop of the Blaine party at Niagara
Falls. Friday noon, was admirably ar
ranged that every one saw all he wanted to
| see. and left conscious of not having been
swindled. Dinner for the entire party had
been ordered by telegraph and was in wait
ing at the Cataract House when the company
arrived.
.sA'St Va thS Poit. -a'S V'St W
the tender mercies of the historical Niagara
Falls hackmen and visited as many of the
points of interest as was possible in the two
hours remaining before departure. A more
favorable afternoon for viewing the little
rivers immoral plunge could not have been
selected.
At 4.3O the train NOW made up with the
decorated car next the smoker. for the sake
of enhancing its effect started for Buffalo,
arriving at 5.35. The pent up enthusiasm Of
the party could not be longer withheld, and,
although there were few people in the depot,
the excursionists. nnder the lead of MIR. Strout
of Portland, gave three cheers and tiger for
Blaine, three for Buffalo (Which four years
ago sent eight ear loads of Blaine men to the
national convention. and three for the Blaine
men Of New Hampshire.
A stop of an hour and halt was made
here, and at o'clock the train pulled out,
reaching Cleveland at midnight, breakfast at
Elkhart. and Chicago at $50. This calls for
a speed of forty miles an hour for about one
hundred and ten miles.
CHICAGO, May 20. Gen. Garfield Senator
Hamlin, Congressman Frye and Edward
Mcpherson of Philadelphia have arrived.
In consequence of the Exposition commit
tee refusing to allow the convention hall to
be used for any political meeting prior to the
assembling of the convention next Wcdnes-
day, the Grant managers determined to hold
their mass meeting Monday night at Dear
born Park. Conkling. Logan, Carpenter and
Woodford are the speakers. On the same
evening the anti-Grant faction will hold a
similar meeting at the base ball grounds.
Sixteen anti-Grant members of the repub-
lican National committee held meeting this
evening. After long discussion it was de-
cided. on the assembling of the committee on
Monday, that they would have rule ado pied
that in preliminary organization of the con-
vention all questions should be decided by
individual roll call, and that the contested
delegations should be excluded. The sixteen
who come to this conclusion state they have
word from other members of the committee.
concurring in their resolution. Senator
Cameron, chairman Of the committee, was
notified of their action, with the request that
he give the fullest assurance that the in
| structions of the committee shall be impartial
| " carried into effect. The meeting deter
| mined that should he not do this then action
will be taken for his removal from the chair
manship.
| Until this afternoon all arrangements for
| the accommodation of the press at the con-
| vention have been under the supervision of
Hon. William Henry Smith of the Western
Press Association. A republican sub-com-
mittee has now appointed committee, con-
| sisting of Mr.. Pierce of the Inter-Ocean,
Glover of the News, and Howard Carroll OF
the New York Times, to complete aarrange.
| ments for the Press, revise the list of repre-
sentatives and attend to their location. The
new committee are all Grant supporters.
| Trains this evening brought large acces.
| sions to the ranks of delegates and politicians
here. Prominent among these are Senator
Conkling, Senator Woodin, Fred Douglass
Postmaster James of New York, Lieut.. Gov
Mansfield of California, and Charles H.
Graham.
The rotundas of the Palmer House and
Grand Pacific have been crowded all the
evening, and discussions have been exciting
to the point of blows in more than one in
stance Senator Cameron is reported so il
tonight that he is denied to all visitors.
The day passed busily at the hotels ant
headquarters of all candidates. Preparations
of considerable magnitude are being made
for two open air meetings on the lake from
tomorrow night. The Grant meeting ha!
secured some of the best speakers in the city
Anti. Grant men will probably be addressed
rather by business men than by famous ora
tors. J. Milton Turner of st. Louis, chair
NTH of the National cOmmitte for negroes, il
here and opened rooms for headquarters to
day for advancement of the chances of Sena
tor Bruce for vice-president.
The arrangements for the protection of til,
convention during the week are complete an'
systematic. The police force consists Of q
special and 80 patrolmen from this city TIL
seating of delegates and visitors will be at
tended to by 80 ushers from city theatres, as
sisted by 80 from the Union Veteran Club 70
each section. Forces of doorkeepers will b
drawn from the Union Veterans. Pages will
be furnished from the Western Union an
American Union Telegraph Companies. TIL
general charge of the building is in charge q
Gen. VIM. f. Streng, as sergeant-at-arms
with 20 assistants. All employees mentionc
above will be under strict orders not to Civ
expression to their feelings by applause 0
otherwise during the session of the conven
ton or permit their personal preferences :
influence their conduct in any way. Thi
rule is to be rigidily enforced.
New YORK, May 90. The Heralds CHI
cago special gives the following names n tn
sixteen members of the National committe
present at Saturdays meeting HARRISON {
Ala, Root of ILL.,, Frye of Maine, Fulton O
Md, Heath of Mich, Averill of Mimi
Chandler of New Hampshire, Haley of Me-
Jersey, Cooper of Ohio, Enos of Wisconsin
Mccormick Of Arizona, Borden of ID. C.
Donaldson of Idaho, Elkins of New Mexico
Devaw of Georgia and Chaffee of Colorado