The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01
THE CONVENTION.
Rolling Into Chicago of the Dele
gates.

Rolling Into Chicago of the Dele
gates.
Chicago, 81. The weather Is
steadily growing warmer and the
political atmosphe:e apparently il
sympathy, is becoming more heated.
This morning witne ssed the arrival
of large continge t of delegates,
mainly from the southern States,
who came in independent detach>
ments and representing irregularly
all portions of the south. There
were large number OF arrivals from
Iowa, and practically the entire
delegation from that State is now In
the city. Two Blaine delegates
came in from the Eighteenth Ohio
district, and they were acc ompanied
by somewhat over 100 visitors. They
marched to their hotel from the
depot in solid body. The event OF
the morning was the arrival of the
California and Nevada delegations
whose transit eastward has already
been very widely hera ded. They
were met at the depot by d lega-
ton of citizens and preceded by
martial music marched to their
quarters at the Palmer House, thu
ladies and gentlemen of the party
alike taking part in the procession
until their arrival in the hotel
lobby where dense crowds had col-
lected. The delegation gave three
cheers for the gentleman from
Maine and separated. The rooms
set apart for the reception of the
delegation from New York by bus
mess men Of this CITY in advancing
the candidacy of Mr.. Arthur are
being richly decorated in auticlps-
ton of the arrival of the party from
the east at three O'Clock this after>
noon at The Grand Pacific Hotel.
Managers in charge of the move.
ment in the interest of Senator Lo-
gan have thrown open two large
psrlors on the first floor in place of
the more contracted quarters here
tofore occupied by them. 1t is
estimated that about 800 delegates
are now in the city. The national
committee will begin its session at
noon toeday.
The special train furnished for
Washington correspondents attend
ing the Chicago convention by the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reached
Chicago this morning. The actual
running time between Washington
and Chicago, $50 miles, was twenty
one hours.
New York, 31.-A large number
Of delegates to Chicago left this
morning, including John J. O'Brien.
Barney BigliD, Morris Friedman,
John r. Lydecker, Mike Cregan,
Albert Daggett and Michael Dady.
Chicago, 31.-The national Res
publican committee held session
beginning to day, all States and Ter
ritoIies being represented with the
exception Of louisiana, FlJrida.
South Carolina and Utah. No bust,
ness was transacted beyond arrang-
ing for the distribution of tickets of
admission to the convention, and
L. M. Bean, of Wlscon>
sin and Jsmes II. Stone, OF Michi-
gan, reading clerks. Adjourned till
Z pm.
THEY STICK TO BLAINE.
Chicago, 31.-The California and
Nevada delegations held sessions at
4 O'Clock this afternoon, at which
the delegations expressed deter
minatiOn to stick to Blaine from
first 10 last. California delegates
organized and unauimousls elected
w ". Morrow chairman. A small
but infu. entail meeting of the sup
porters of Senator Edmunds was
held at the Palmer House to-day
Immediately upon the arrival of
Geo. w. Curtis, and Mr.. T. Roose
welt, from New 7 ork. Besides these
two gentlemen there were present
at the conference Andrew D White,
Gov. John D. Long, Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts, John T. Gilbert,
of New York, and Horace White.
At the meeting Of the Pacific coast
delegation, the following was
adopted. at is hereby resolved by
the Pacific Coast delegation embrac-
ing the delegations of Calafornis,
Oregon and Nevada, and the Terris
tories of Washington and Arizona,
that James q. Blaine Is their unani
nous candidate for President Of the
United States, and they will use all
honorable means to secure this re-
suit.
THE SPEAKERS
Chicago, 31.-New York business
men and delegations met the Chicago
business mems committee in Ar
thur headquarters this afternoon.
After introductions Hon. Jonathan
Young Scsmmon delivered an ad-
dress of welcome ON behalf OF
Chicago which was replied to by
Cornelius N. Bliss of New York and
others
The Ohio delegates opened head
quarters at the Grand Pacific to day;
they do not display the colors of
any particular leader.
Independent Republican head
quarters which are decorated with
Edmunds portrait are at the Grand
Pacific, meetings Of the adherents OF
various candidates were held this
afternoon at different headquarters
o.6 ~ wac nrotfu dofipitolu dooidod