Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-05-25
The raid ON CHICAGO.
Everything Booming for the Great
President Makers Soon to
Swarm the Metropolis
of the West.
Hotel Walters in Training for the
Match--Eastsrn Delegates to
Let Money Flow Like
Water.
Mike Mc0onald's Roulette and Faro
Tables Ready for the Visit
ing Statesman from Ru-
raj Districts.


CHICAGO, May 24-The hotel keepers
have set their houses in order and are anx-
'ously awaiting the arrival of Republican
delegates TO the National Convention. The
clerk Of the Grand Pacific said to-day:
"Nearly v every room in the house has been
engaged. Our waiters have been in train
ing for the work of convention week, and
every mother son of them is able to 90
through six days go as YOU please match
Have any delegates arrived?' the clerk
was asked.
mo more than corporars guard but BY
next week there will be at least 200 in the
city, and in addition large crowd of the
advance guard-the EeutenantS OF the can
didates for nominations
Who are the best paving gueStSg'
The delegates from the East; that is to
say
They spend the Most Money.
The New York men let their money flow
ike water, and are always welcomed to Chi
Cago.
Quarters have have been secured at the
Palmer House for delegations from Florida,
California, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky,
Missouri, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming; at the
Grand Pacific for delegates from Colorado,
Connecticut Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana,
Minnesota, New Hampshire, New JERSEY,
New York, Ohio Oregon, PENNSYLVANIA,
Wisconsin and the District of Columbia: at
the Sherman House delegates from Ala
bama, Iowa, South Carolina and Tennessee
at the Leland there will be delegates from
Delaware, Massachusetts,, and few from
New York and Maine; at the Crawford the
delegates from Michigan and West Virginia
1t is understood that 9.ijl cards Of ad
mission to the Convention have been or
dcred BY the National Committee. The
cards will be distributed on the day before
the holding of the Convention. Each dele
gate will be
Above six Tickets
and $50 viii be reserved for representatives
of the press. Hon. John G.. New will have
charge of the press tickets The healquar-
tiers of the National Republican Committee
viii be at No l27 DeabOrn street until with
in day or two of the meeting Of the Con-
yention. No. l2T Is located near saloon
where excellent lager beer is sold. 1t is
possible that the saloon will be selected as
headquarters
Mr. Michael Mcdonald, the sporting man
with a national reputation, is making exten-
Sivc preparations for the reception of visit
ing st"sser,en. Tha ~.ulotta tables have
been newly painted. several crates OF pln.
inc cards have. been ordered. and the faro
tables have been touched up in the most ar
tistic style
Il don take much interest in politics
said Mr. Mcdonald but a. 4 citizen OF Chi
cago deem Il NV duty 10 de- all in my
power to make things comfortable for
Strangers Visiting the City.
Then pointing to two of his bar tenders:
"DO Won know who those men are?
No
We'll the fact that they are there behisd
nv bar shows what kind of man am.
Those men were delegates to the last Ma
tional Convention held in this city One
was Congressman. the other New York
AsSemblvman. They PLAYED bank at a
skin game and got broke. They couldn t
get home so | put tb"m to work. You
couldn't drag 'em avg from me now. |
expect Ill have to put whole gang Of lay
overs to work after the Republican ConYen-
ton is through
The Arthur Meeting
held in the Cooper Unics on Tuesday night
is much discussed in political and business cir
cles the city. Blaine sR'ends are endeavor-
inc TO create the impression that the meet
ing was gotten up by railroad wreckers and
Wall street financial franis; but the effort
has not been rewarded ~;ith any Considera-
bic degree Of success. ne names OF many
of the business men wht attended the meet
ing are familiar to the .IerchantS of Chi
caro aud it is worse than useless for
Blaine : agents to represent them aS frauds
Logan appears TO he PreEt!caly ont OF the
rncr hnt his friends clait that he will have