St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-02
Our Delegation Mixed, Divided and
Don't Count Much Anyway.
While the Arthur Gang Come up Smiling
and Hopeful.
The Gas, Gossip GAd Speculation ora WicIf-
ed Occasion U'icIed Cityon
HOlY Day.
Especial telegram to the Globe. !

Special Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, June Twenty years ago the
present summer l attended national con-
vention in Chicago. There has been Won
derful change in the city since then, vast
improvement in hotels and other respects,
but so far as exciting gatherings are concern
ed [ have never seen Il national convention
equal to the one which nominated Gen. Nc
Clellan in 1864 The war was in progress
and blood was at fever heat, and excitement
then meant absolute physical Xiolence
The banished NalIandigham had Gust re.
turned from Canada in defiance of govern
ment orders and his first public appearance
gas at Chicago. The city was thronged with
q far greater crowd than | find here to day,
and public meetings in the streets, with adj
dresses from hotel balconies, the court house
steps, etc, were prolonged until O'Clock in
the morning. 1t has been my
fortune to attend good many
national conventions since, but have never
seen the fever heat of 1861 repeated. The
situation to-day seems very tame. In fact, it
is tame compared with four years ago, when
the great triangular contest between Grant,
Blaine and Sherman was in progress. The
excitement and interest were all greater at
the corresponding time before the conven-
ton four years ago. Perhaps it is because
there is new religious fervorin Chicago, but
more likely vain effort to save the souls of the
delegates to the convention, that there has
been SO much street preaching here to-day.
The Salvation army has been out in
force and found street religious services in
progress in half dozen different places this
afternoon. l am sorry to say that an in
spection of the hotel bar rooms showed
a better atte ndance there than upon the re-
ligious services. All this will be different
in July when the convention meets which is
10 name the next president.
There is a much larger attendance of COL
ored men than there was in 1880, though
do not know how the number of delegates
in the two conventions will compare. The
man and brother is very previous,
and both the Grand Pacific and Palmer
corridors were frequently blocked by crowds
listening to debates between darlzes arrayed
for Blaine and Arthur respectively. There
were several animated street confabs between
the colored population. stopped to listen
to the black eloquence in several cases, and
found them invariably discussions between
Blaine and Arthur men, and concluded that
the colored population belongs to those two
candidates. The great success which attended
the sale of tickets of admission to the con-
vention by the delegates four years ago has
doubtless caused this eruption of the man
and brother. The following circular shows
that they will again have an opportunity tc
make their stake.
Confidential.
CHICAGO, 1SS4-Dear Sir: If you wish to
dispose of your extra tickets of admission tc
the national Republican convention, l will
pay you liberal price for the same. You
can either address me, appointing an inter-
view, or call on me at my office. All negot
atons between us will be kept strictly conf
dental. Very respectfully,
a. j. MILLS & Co.,
53 Dearborn street, rooms 30 and 81, OF
I63 State, room Al, opposite Palmer house.
(Hake elevator.)
AS this ''confdential" circular is being
seut to white delegates as well as black, it i:
very evident that the Chicago speculator cal
culates that the grand old party is on the
make, regardless Of Grace, color or previous
condition of servitude."
MINNESOTA IN CHICAGO.
The Minnesota delegation has opened
headquarters at rooms AZ and 43, parlor floor
Grand Pacific. They are two moderate sized
bed rooms, each room containing bed an(
by no means such quarters as a great state like
Minnesota, with its boasted 10, 900 majority
ought to have. 1t is in fact a small potato
headquarters, and one of which the delega
ton ought to be ashamed. If they are no
l will volunteer to be ashamed in their be-
half. Minnesota made ass of herself fou,
years ago by her ''Windom 10'' boom, ant
it looks as though she vas about to repeat The
dose in another manner this time. A STATE
Of the proportions of Minnesota might make
her vote count for some prominent candi
date, provided they were given as unit, bu
to divide up fourteen votes belittles stat,
and makes the delegation without infuenc,
in any coup. They have given themselves
away by posting large placard on each dool
OF their headquarters, reading as follows:
''MINNESOTA
DELEGATES DIVIDED
But
10000 FOR