The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-02
A SMALL DAYS WORK.
Sunday Exercises Dampening Influence on
Political Activity.


Sunday Exercises a Dampening Influence on
Political Activity.
To the Western Associated Press
CHICAGO, June To-day was not prolific of
results in the preliminary work for the coming
''nnal Republican convention. Those gathered
herU,. - and on-lookers, seemed divided
between "a ,4,-.. olitics and to give due
observance to Sunday - lli,a the light of the
sun shone into the hotel corridors there was ne
open caucusing of delegations, though individual
missionary work not wanting Groups and
single individuals also, were constantly coming
and going at the various headquarters, acquaint-
ances were renewed and friendships revived
while the main corridors of the leading hotels
were constantly filed with changing chatting
throng whose color, ranging from pronounced
white to coal black and whose wide variety
OF dress and manner of speech testified to its
broadly national character The results were of
a very mixed and uncertain character, friends of
all the candidates claiming increased strength
and the discovery of weak spots in their oppo-
nents armor The Blaine men made more
demonstration than the others, paying visits in
entire delegations and moving their headquar
ters from the two small rooms heretofore occu-
Pacific Hotel.
Colorado's full delegation arrived in body
this afternoon, openly declaring for Blaine.
They bore at their head, as they moved from
the depot, a live eagle, which was conveyed to
and deposited in the Blaine headquarters at the
Grand Pacific Hotel
Names quota came in during the early hours
and were met at the depot by the Californians and
escorted to their quarters The Pacific coast
people refrained from taking band of music
with them, owing to the character of the day,
but they carried with them ON their march the
banner presented them by the people of Mar
shallville, Iowa, bearing the motto. "From
California to Maine-through Iowa for Blaine
The remaining noteworthy contingent in behalf
of the Maine statesmen to arrive during the day
was that from Kansas. The entire delegation
from that State came i'll during the afternoon
They were permitted to arrive without any un-
usual demonstration in their behalf. The dele
gates declare the State will vote as a unit for
Blaine
All but two of the Minnesota people have re-
ported at their headquarters, which are decorated
with pictures Of Blaine, Arthur & Edmumds,
accompanied by the sentiment Minnesota solid
for the nominee but divided in her affections"
The statement was made that the Edmunds men
in her ranks had been won to the side of some
of the other candidates, but they attested their
fealty by visiting the Vermont headquarters
and openly declaring their intention to vote for
the Vermont senator
The large headquarters thrown open by the
the side walls are studded with pictures of the
"Plumed Knight" Stephen Elkins acted as
master of ceremonies during the day to the great
crowds which thronged the rooms.
The remainder of the Ohio delegates are now
here, and the organization will be perfected to-
morrow.
Keep your eye on Wisconsin, Indiana and
Michigan" remarked a member of the national
committee to-day. The strength of these States
is being freely claimed by at least three of the
is
of character which permit great freedom of
action, and their votes, if thrown in the in
terest of any candidate might carry with
them victory.
The Illnoisans were ouiescent to-day. with the
exception of the early morning visit of portion
of them to the California headquarters. Col
Clark f. Carr headed the Illinois crowd,
and after presenting them to the Cali
fornians, made q speech in which he
stated that while Illinois sympathized with Cali
fornia in her local Chinese issue, she was follow
ing the fortunes of another leader than those of
the man California had espoused in the present
contest. He closed by expressing the belief that
California would see it to her interest to come
over and join Illinois before the present fight
ended. Col. Morrow replied on behalf of his
State. He said the slope people had come with
their wives and children, and were provisioned
for % siege They proposed to remain on the
ground and fight it out to The finish beneath the
banner under which they had enlisted, whether
their leader conquered or fell.
senator Glump, In OeEalt OF the MlSSOur1 dele
CATION, arrived at the Palmer H2use to-day The
delegates from Nebraska, New York, Vermont
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island are also here None of them, however
have been here long enough to be able to give
any new opinion or key to the situation A
prominent member of the Vermont delegation
however, who has been here two days, assured
an Associated Press correspondent that Mr.
Edmunds was fast gaining ground and would
have at least one hundred votes on the first
ballot.
Intercourse among the Massachusetts, dele
gates showed strong undereurrent for Ben
Harrison, although the delegation will be solid
for Edmunds as long as he has a chance, al
though Arthur will get some of their votes if
they break. None of the delegations that ar
rived today have yet effected their organization,
but il Is expected all of them will tomorrow.
Secretary Martin, of the national committee,
sent to all delegations to day request that they
all be prepared to report to the convention,
upon its temporary organization on Tues
day, their officers and committeeman,
and that the names of the chair1uen Of the State
and Territorial delegations be sent to the ma
tional committee before the convention assem-
blcs
The craftsmanship of the convention continues
To provoke a large share d attention. Western