, 1880-02-22
Opening Of the Blaine Campaign at
the Pacific Last Night.
A Large Attendance and Stirring Speeches.
Committees Appointed.


THE DEMOCRACY.
fight FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Special Dts1ateh to 1ae Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 21.-The Demo-
cratic Committee Of Chicago, with the ex-
ception Of Carter Harrison, who is detained
by official business, arrived here this mot11-
ing and immediately held a conference with
Winston, Kerfoot, and Harrington, who have
been examining the field for two days This
conference was not very encouraging one.
The truth is, that, owing perhaps to the ex-
treme boasting Of the rival delegations that
have been occupying the ground for several
days, the Chicago representatives were
somewhat disheartened. A more careful
comparison Of notes, however, shows that
there was probably more noise than wool
in the shouting Of the committees from
the rival cities In fact it did not require the
cover that the choice Of the place for holding
the National Democratic Convention is MOTTO
be determined by outside pressure, but that
it is to be decided doubtless
HAS ALREADY BEEN DECIDED
in the back parlor of No. Is Gramercy Park.
There was not q single member Of the Chi
cago delegation who did not either openly
declare or privately admit that the National
Democratic Executive Committee will simply
meet here to register in formal
way the wishes Of Mr.. Samuel J.
Tilden- Said Winston this morning at the
conference: II do not know what is to bo
done until We hear from the 'front.'" This
statement is echoed throughout the Conven-
tion. The Committees from tha different
cities are all working az il this was not the
fact, but in their confidential communication
there is not even doubt raised that the place
for holding the Convention will be deter
mined, if ithas not already been determined,
BY Mr.. Tilden. The only real object Of the
presence OF the Committee here is 70 learn as
soon as possible
WHAT TLDES's WISH IS.
to then discover whether the representatives
of the cities not favored by the choice Of the
"old man" will have the courage to attempt
to organize bolt from Gramerc; Park
dictation. "There is not the slightest prob
ability that any such a bolt will be organized"
said one of the Chicago Committee "Thera
is courage enough to do so, but there prob
ably Is no desire to make that fight"
The Committeeman have in fact e1l-.
deayored as much as possible to keep the
question OF Presidential preferences out OF
the contest, but whatever control Tilden may
have over the masses Of the Democratic
p1TLY, IL Is CtEL LutA4 AG 4&uou4AtC41
CONTROLS THIS NATIONAL EXECUTIVE con-
M1rTEE. -.
It is for these reasons that the St. Louis
delegation are 50 hopeful. They claim that
William Il. Barnum and Abram s. Hewitt
have declared positively in favor Of st. Louis,
and that that settles the matter. Those who
are quite near to Tilden say his purpose Is
to carry out the program OF four years ago,
to select st. Louis as the place for holding
the Convention, and to secure Tilcen'* no1nl-
nation by whatever means may be necessary.
It Is ascertained that Mr. Justice Field, OF
the United States Supreme Court, who is
q very decided candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination, has thrown his ill.,
fluence to-day for St. Louis. This has inter-
fered with the plans Of the Chicago delega-
ton somewhat, as they had received the
promise Of the Pacific coast support, which
Field is able to transfer to St. Louis. The
Chicago Committee last night and this morn
Ing made an alliance with ST. Louis as against
Cincinnati. The ST. Louis men have pledged
themselves to Chicago to vote for Chicago
AS SECOND CHOICE
against Cincinnati. The Chicago men are
understood to have entered into similar obli-
cations TheSt Louis men do not make quite
so liberal offers to the Convention and tho
proposition which they have made to 1odge
| the delegates in steamboats, tied to tina wharf,
| if necessary, IS not received with enthusiasm.
! The Chicago men protest that the Convention
does not care to meet in bunboats- The Cln-
cinnad men are loudest In their assertions
Some of their executive men have been care
less enough to leave slips around with thelr
states, from which it appears they
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