The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-23

w caH, WItuOut OntO, anu OI Coutso Wo
expec. nothing from Pennsylvania. II
there should be shi ly. shally aud evasivs
platform on the tariff, we should lose the
election, and II we speak out honesty we
can carry 1t withou, Ohio.'
"'Wbat do the Eastern members OF the
National Committee say to this kind OF talk,
or are they permitted to hear itY your cor.
respondent asked.
ooh, yes, they have to heaHit. Our
people think this good time to speak out.
i have not heard any Eastern members OF
the convention express themselves, be.
cause ! am not member OF the cOnyen-
ton myself, but am told they do not say
much. They seem 10 think the party
has not got much Of chance. We will
show them about that II they will give us a
chance when the convention meets.
1.-The Eastern men say that the Morrison
bill will not pass. Some OF them, like Nj.
Hewitt, say it ought not to pass. but |
know better. 1t Is going to pass in the
House, and | should not wonder il 1t
should pass In the Senate. II |. fails 1t will
be because the committee weakens 1t too
much. hope they will not make that
blunder. On solid and unmistakabe tar Il
reform platform we can carry Illinois; we
are sure Of Indiana; we ought to carry
Iowa, where the canvass for governor late
ly completed shows that the Republicans
have only 20, 900 majority; we have good
chance at Michigan. ""
CHICAGO A NECK AHEAD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. The Democra.
tic National Committee is just upon the
npint nf unipp N n FIR tina nilrnnsQ
OF selecting the time and place OF the next
National Convention. There is a strong
feeling against admitting reporters, and
unless this is overcome the report OF the
proceedings will no doubt be late and frag-
mentary. The Cscagoans are the most
Confident, and make the unqualified state.
mont tn / tue convention will 60 10 their
city. They will not adm, that there is a
doubt OF this. The ST. Louis delegation
are more quiet, but confident
that they will secure the prize.
Some OF them claim seventeen votes
on the first ballot. Kew York men
believe II they had good working dele
CATION here the convention could be secur-
ed for Saratoga. Ore argument that the
st. Louis delegates are using against
Chicago Is that it would be unwise for the
Democrats 10 take their convention and
consequently their money into State
which will without doubt 20 for Repub-
lican candidate for President. There is no
doubt that the general talk about the
Arlington this morning favors Chicago, and
that there are more believers than dis.
senters in the opinion that both conven-
tons will be held In the same city, but OF
course nothing entirely positive can be
known 81 present.
DISCUSSING THE DATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-At 2 O'Clock
the committee Is sill discussing the date for
the Convention, May 10Th and Ju@e 9th
are most prominently talked Of Senator
Vest to present the claims OF st. Louis, and
has been sent for. Speeches, presenting
the claims OF various cities, will begin .,
soon as tue date Is fixed. 1t is doubtful il
the ba loting will begin before 3 O'Clock.
FAVORABLE To CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The date for
the convention is fixed for June q. This
is considered favorable to Chicago. The
vote stands % to ID.