Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-04
WELL BEHAVED.

The Delegates Conducted Themselves Toll
erably we'll on Tuesday in Chicago.
Chicago, June l.-Taken full bye,
Chicago is behaving very we'll. The
stiffness is not Sabbatic, nor is politics
tabooed; but of braying bands, street
parades, large general meetlngs or rou-
tine work there is no sign or sound. As
l write the staccato songs of corps of
the Salvation army posted at the west
entrance OF the custom house came into
the windows of the Grand Pacific.
strangely mingled with spasmod,c
cheers for Blaine. Funny, isn't it?
Blaine's and Logsn's cohorts alone are
blessed with stalwartism of the lungs,
Not cheer is heard save for Blaine OF
Maine" or Logan, and Arthur and Ed.
munds men smile as the shouts 20 up,
The Edmunds men arose betimes
this morning, donned their sober.
hued Prince Alberts, and went to church.
Many OF the Sherman Onions did the
same, but Blaine's followers and Loqan's
clansmen kept up their peripathetic
visiting, first at one Headquarters, then
another. talking until red IN the face and
moist in body at each, and generally
keeping the enthusiasm at blood heat.
The atmosphere gives them little help
toward torridlty, but is delightfully."- cool
unless one strolls glaring street, and
even on these the wind from Michigan
tempers the rays. Chieagoans are out
in force to-day. Business being suspend.
ed, the resident has an opportunity to
see the national celebrities at the leading
hotels. He is doing for himself, and
sometimes with his relatives. Women
are plentier about the corridors than
they have yet been, and many of
them are wives or daughters of
delegates. While the resi-
dents are visiting the halls many Of the
visitants are taking in the parks and
boulevards. Not few, even among the
larger contingent from New York, have
never seen Chicago before, and they have
but to mention it to find dwellers anx:
lously eager to show them the city, and
descant upon its marvels. To very many
from all parts of the country, the Pacific
coast excepted, the cable cars are the
greatest novelty, and the national con-
vention may be the means of fastening
their introduction in eastern and south.
ern cities of size.
It is not often one sees negroes hob
nobblng with the whites; sought after,
oourted, almost caressed by the paler
citizens; with very fair average of dig
nifty do the enfranchised conduct them.
selves. Some of them get drunk a little
more conspicHously than is seemipg
and all are rather fond of dlsputa.
ton, so that impromptu !imekiln clubs
are met with at every turn, in the full
swing of debate, and marked by an
African wealth of gesticulation. Speak.
ing of drinking, It is not amiss to bea,
witness to the general sobriety main.
tained. Prohibition isn't popular issue
but over-indulRence meets little favor
Among the crowds large proportion
want tickets for Tuesday, and any othe,
days in which the convention NAV be h
session. It is safe to presume a large
majority won't get them, but they none
the less make life Sahara to any friend
who either has ticket or can by any pre-
cess OF fratiocination be suspected of being
able to get one. None is more persistent
~ eager than your newspaper man, ani
many whom the commonest foresight il
making application would have renderet
all right, now strive to make up for Ios
time, and like the foolish virgins, rails
loud outcry against the fiat, "Too late
ye cannot enter now" Broadly viewed
Chicago has attained Dimensions suffi
cient to swallow q larger meal from th
population of the states than is likely t,
be offered this year, without showing
signs of overfeeding. Except at tn
hotels the general appearance OF thing
differs little from that notable on an,
summer day in any year of moderI
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