The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-01
THE CLANS GATHERING.
The Candidate Makers Arriving
in Force in the City on
the Lake.
The Stock of the "Plumed Knight"
Gets Boom From the Pacific
Coast Delegation,
The Arthur Men Happy and Confident
and Are There in the Interest
of Business.

y CHICAGO, ILL, May 3l.-"Blame ana
Victory" This was the motto on the
numerous banners and strcamers OF the
California delegates who arrived here
this morning. The ''Plumed Knights
stock has taken sudden and decisive
upward turn. The Pacific coast dclega'
ton, 259 strong, and solid TO man lof
the Maine statesman have taken up
quarters at the Palmer House Their
martial music fills the air The dele.
cation includes the accredited delegates
from California, Oregon and Nevada, who
will have tWenty-cight votes in the con
vention. They have been on the road
since Monday, travelling in special tram
of nine splendid coaches and receiving
ovations at prominent points. Coming
through Iowa they were welcomed by tue
Blaine men of the Hawkcye State, and
brought in some of its delegates with
them; and, having arrived here, the
party was met at the depot by
A BLAINE ESCORT
of Chicago men, The Californians are
somewhat hOarse from shouting, but the
yigor of their enthusiasm is undimln'
ished. One of their number said to your
correspondents: eve are not only solid
for Blaine, but we are here to stay and
see HIM nominated. We have supplies Of!
catabies, turntables and money to see them
| through, and when Blaine is nominated
we will return to the coast in the finest,
train of coaches that ever crossed the
No &C l.l. "A l..
a Federal otlice-holder or a disappointed
oilice-Seeker. We represent the people,
the Wool-growcr, the yinc-groWer, and, by
| the way, we have the finest sample Of
| California wines ever brought across thu.
| Rockies"
| For an hour the wcarers of Blaine
badges filed the Hobbies of the Palmes
| House, and the Blaine boom was in thl
| ascendant. The California delegatio1
includes men of great wealth and Nationa
rcpution, and they will be heard from
some more on the business that HI:
brought them here.
INCOMING DELEGATES.
The hotel Hobbies are crowded thi,
morning and entrance and exit to and
from the Palmer and Grand Pacific are
difficult. Two large delegations from
the South, one from South Carolina auD
the other from North Carolina, arrived
at the Sherman House early this morn
ing. The bigger men are dropping in anC
from this on the underStrappcrs who
were sent here in the van wi.
have less to do. Ex-Governor Lon.
of Massachusetts, reached the city
and was assigned rooms a
the Leland this morning, Collector W
II. Robertson of New York city arrived
last night. At the Pacific this morning
there arrived a portion of the Arthur
New York business mems party Abou
fifty put up at the Pacific, and at once
the Arthur boom showed new yigor anC
smile OF satisfaction spread Itself over
the advance squad Of the Federal officials.
ave come in the interests OF Arthur and
business" said S. H. Wales, one of
the delegation. We feel that the present
administration has been highly successful,
and we don't want our business interests
made unstable by change.
Senator Harrison, of Indiana, said that
all reports to the contrary notwithstand-
| ing, it was impossible to say Just how
the Indiana delegation would 20 at the
start.
Paul Strobach, Of Montgomery, Ala,
and Deputy Collector Blodget, of Walla
Walla, 5 c., are conspicuous at the
Sherman House, Bodget is trying to dc
heavy work for Arthur,