Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-18
: POLITICAL PRATTlE.
Now York State Democratic Con-
VentiOn.
THE NEW THURMAN Boom.
Payne Said TO be a Candidate---lnside
History Of Blaine's Recent
Nomination.
SpeeiaI 10 he Register.


SARATOGA, June 1.-THE clans are
gathering. Every train and boat brings
delegates and clacquers by the score They
hastily battle dust from their faces, make q
catch as catch can toilet and then break for
the springs. The springs are near the bar
and consist Of lemonade, spruce beer, GIN
ger ale and other medical waters. Sara
toga IS great place. It's springs are the
most famous in the world The waters
so kindly furnished here by mother earth
are exceedingly popular. They will be
more so after tomorrow aud the next day
1t is clearly TO be seen that the majority of
those arriving are Cleveland men. There is
no mistaking their active ways. They mean
business-business with the Reform Gov
ernor from Buffalo in it. Flower men are
not lacking but they are not aggressive as
are the Governor friends. They are more
after the
Calyanistic style,
believing that whatever is to be will be.
Consequently they DO not remove their in,
terror garment, or hang towel about their
necks with which to remove the surplus
Transportation. But Just the same they will
be on hand when the dinner gong sounds,
prepared to bribe the waiter for a choice
roast. They say Cleveland is a dude Per,
haps so. But he has sense enough 10 know
when TO hoist his umbrella and take the
Flower crowd in out of the wet. But sup
pose the FLOWER people hoist the umbrella
Well CLEVELAND may be dude-say he is
he is Democrat, and will walk under
cover ike the man he is, and help hold the
thing too. CLEVELAND isn't a kicker. Il
he can't be the star in the play, he will dc
his best in their suppOr,.
VIII Get There.
Now, | believe Cleveland viii get there
with unmiStakable vehemence. That is the
Convention will be nearly solid for him.
heard whisper an hour ago that Tammany
would kick on Cleveland Now, John
Kelly's picturesque following will be very
foolish to do that little act 1t will be
Tammanys funeral note. All New York is
for Cleveland, and while they like John
Kelly, and are not vet ready to tie mill
stone about the neck of Tammauy and
throw it outside Hell Gate, they might be il
Tammany defeats Grover Cleveland toi
Governor.
Not a Threat.
4 gentleman whose fat, lOrid face is one
of the animated pictures in the corridors oI
the Delayan house at Albany came along
my way Just now He said he was warm,
1t wasn't necessary for him to announce it
Anybody could see he was several degrees
more than warm.
What's the matter2' | asked him as he
sat down.
ooh, Tammauv makes me sick, was his
reply. Didn't YOU hear about it? No?
Why Tammany wants more than twenty
four delegates Saws they will have them.
That will stir up the county Democrats and
they Will want more than twenty-tour. Then
Irving Hall will want more than ten. Tam
many as an organization isn't opposed to
Cleveland. Some of its members are
That's what makes this thing curious |
don't regard their demand for larger repre-
seutation as u threat to either bolt
or fight our man. It's simply
an exhibition of personal pride. The
Flower boom is empty, and there is no use
of making fuss now. Flower may go to
the Senate next year if he is a good fellow
and acts nice.
4 Guess.
Another load Of hot, dusty, eager dele
Gates has Just been set down at the door,
all Cleveland men, too. While they go to
the spring, I'll guess on the result Of to-
morrow's Convention: For Cleveland, 249;
for Flower, 1903; scattering, 81; total 3Si;
majority for Cleveland and over all, III