The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-04
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THE CONVENTION

THE CONVENTION
Bids fair to be the most turbulent and ex.
citing party gathering ever called together
IN this country, Judging by the preliminary
struggle which has been going on since
Saturday last. The immense corridors and
rotunda of the Palmer house were thronged
to their utmost capacity till late last night,
and the sun had scarcely risen before the
fight was renewed. The doors of the yari.
GUS committee rooms were beset by crowds
which increased SO rapidly that they grad
ually mingled, and the whole first floor of
the Palmer house was packed with dense
mass Of humanity so closely wedged to-
gether that to move ten PAGES became
practical impossibility. Room 90 was the
centre Of interest for here the national exc
cutlve committee were closeted, and here
was allotted to the chairman of each dele
cation the number of seats to which his
state was entitled Two policemen used
their best efforts to keep the
doorway open, but in vain, and it was only
after the most superhuman exertions that
the chairmen were enabled to effect an exit
and force a way to their respective com
mittee rooms. The usual numbers of in
tiuential gentlemen appeared on the scene
and claiming to be on terms of special init
macy with members of the national COM
mittee and insisted on sending cards, notes,
etc, which in most cases elected no ans
wer, as most OF the delegates had promised
their tickets before they ever reached Chi
cago. 1t Is needless to say that a large
proportion of the crowd finally rushed to
the various state headquarters only to be
informed that "the tickets had all been
distributed"
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
The band filed into the immense build
ing about noon, and soon the delegations
began pouring in. Conkling headed his
delegation, and his tall, handsome head
showed above the surging crowd. AS he
walked up the aisle the assembled throng
in the galleries greeted him with cheer
after cheer After this demonstration the
hall filled quickly and the murmur of the
multitude sounded like the voice of many
waters. The seats for the delegates are so
nearly on level that it is almost impossi-
BILE for those occupying the rows further
from the presidents chair to be heard or
seen. AS for the great bulk of the audi
euce they will see the convention as a pan
tomime, for it is impossible for then to
hear
The seats Of the different delegations are
arranged in alphabetical order, beginning
A' on the left and running back to the
rear and then forward, then back, then for
ward again and so back and forth alpha
oetically until the seats assigned to dele
gates are filled. Two or three of the terri.
tories apparently omitted in the origina
plan, have places in the front and. center,
by this arrangement. The seats nearest the
speakers stand and running from right to
eft across tie front row O.! seats are ar
ranged as follows; wisconsin, West Vir-
yinia, Virginia, Nebraska Nevada, New
District of Columbia, Arizona,
Alabama and Arkansas. The delegation
rom New York is in the center of the
body. Pennsylvania is on the extreme
light and midway down the row of seats.
ohio is away in the rear
MISSOURI Is ON THE LEFT
And well in front, and Massachusetts, is
hree states behind Missouri Such is the
lie of the building that the people in the
ear galleries look like pigmies from the
eporters' stand The roar even while the
delegates and visitors are seated sounds
Ike that Of the Merchants exchange Of
u. Louis in 1876.
The convention was opened by prayer, as
Usual, DR.. Kittridge OF the Third Presby-
erian church being the clergyman. He de-
ivered the invocation in a stump speech
lyle, as II it were more important that the
convention should hear him than the spirit
lal authorities; in tact he roared alarming