The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-14
The Two Gentlemen Who We're
Fortunate in the Chicago
Convention.
The First Being Nominated fol
President and the Latter for
Vice President.
Scenes and Incidents Of the COnyen-
tiOn.-HOw the Nominations
We're Received.

| for the coming national republican conven.
| ton. Those gathered here, delegates an(
on-lookers, seemed divided between de
sire to talk politics and give due Observance,
| to Sunday. While the light Of the SUI
shone into the hotel corridor, there was ne
open caucusing Of delegations, though in
dividual missionary work was not wanting
| Groups and single individuals also were
constantly coming and going at the various
headquarters. Acquaintance were re-
newed and friendships revived. While the
main corridors Of the leading hotels were
constantly filed with changing, chatting
| throngs, whose color, ranging from pro.
| nounced blonde to coal black, and whose
wide variety of dress and manner of speech
testified to the broadly national character
the results were Of very mixed and un-
certain character, the friends of all can.
didates claiming increased strength and the
discovery Of weak spots in their opponents
The Blaine men made more demonstration
than the others, paying visits in entire
delegations, and moving their headquart.
ers from two small rooms, heretofore oc.
cupied, to the large ladies' ordinary at the
Grand Pacific hotel.
''Keep your eye on Wisconsin, Indians
national committee. "The strength Of
these states is being freely claimed by al
least three Of the leaders, but whose instruc-
lions, 1t is known, are of character which
permit great freedom of action, and whose
votes, II thrown into the interest of any
one candidate, might carry with them vic
tory.'
CHICAGO, June 2.-The situation this
morning in the presidential canvass is very
much simplified. All the delegations arc
now on the ground, including New York
and Pennsylvania, whose coming had been
looked forward to with some interest. The
negotiations which were carried forward in
the interest of respective candidates yester-
day make it clear that the adherents of six
candidates, namely: Arthur, Blaine, Ed
munds, Sherman, Logan and Hawley, have
that the present aspect Of the fight warrants
them in standing by their men. The
most ardent of the Arthur and Blaine
men do not now claim for them a
majority of the convention. The
highest figure mentioned for Blaine is
1888, and the highest for Arthur about 325,
but the conservative advocates each put the
figures for both under three hundred. This
is necessary in view of the stand taken by
the Edmunds, Logan and Sherman men.
The friends OF the Vermont senator to-day
were in high feather over the possibility Of
his nomination and contend that he has de-
veloped unexpected strength in all the
northern and western states, and has even
acquired some votes in Missouri-so strong
are they In their faith that a caucus of all
his adherents was called for this morning,
and Is now In session at the rooms of the
Massachusetts, delegation. tits attended by
all the Vermont and nearly all the Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey delegations; por-
ton OF New York, including Andrew D.
White, Thee. Roosevelt, Jno. 1. Gilbert.
and George William Curtis. and portions Of
Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
Michigan delegations. The caucus numbers
about eighty five, and the Edmunds people
contend that they hold the balance Of pow
Or and can summons one hundred votes
which, II their estimates are correct, and |
he Logan and Sherman men stand by their |
,olors in the convention, will unQuestion-
IDLY result in a deadlock. The Lo- |
gan forces have been instructed to |
'emain by him, and the other |
men, who are for Sherman, numbering |
ion, declare that all overtures which have |
,een made to them have been ignored and |
hat they will certainly remain by him |
through the numerous ballots in the present |
,elief that the fight, as it stands, is to any
nan. This portion OF the Ohio delegation |
las received some assurances of support |
rom Indiana in the event Gresham or Har-
ison are not named. In this general view
4 affairs the attitude of Wisconsin, Mich
gan and Indiana is watched with great |
eal Of interest. The combined strength of
hese states, II merged with the strength of
he "independent' or Edmunds movement
t the east, 1t is thought, might turn the
de strongly in the direction OF a new man.
FIRST DAY.
CHICAGO, June 3.-The republican
ational convention, the eighth in the his
Dry OF the party, convened at noon to-day.
he spectacle presented at the opening was
notable one in many ways, and its des-
,ription would be worthy of high flight of
lie imagination. The working body of the
invention, the greatest in point OF num-
ers Of any national political assemblage,
coupled only a small portion of the vast
lditorium. The remaining body Of the
all was filed by an audience which occu-
led every point Of vantage. and made up
cture, as viewed from the press stand, of
l almost amending sea Of faces, Of solid !
ack and uncovered heads, relieved by
le rich colors and fiuttering toilets Of the
dies, who were present in great force. The 4
Ill is the largest and has been termed the
ost complete ever thrown open for the I
DIRK Of vast deliberative body. 1t is in I
lie sense temporary, having been construc-
within the walls Of the exposition build {
g, situated on the east line of the city on O
e shore Of lake Michigan. Its seating o
pacity approXimates 1900. Springing n
Dm the east and west sides of the hall are
st arches, which rise 200 feet in the air a
d relieve the views through the entire ex- 81
nse OF the auditorium. The speakers
SIX rests on platform twelve feet above O
e seats of the delegates and the press oc-
pies an intermediate space midway in Ii
light or about on level with the heads d
the delegates. as they occupy b
cir chairs. Back of the chairs, | n
ranged in semi-circle and on level
ace, are seated the remaining officers of
3 convention, members of the national
mmittee and their immediate friends. W
ok Of this circle, on sharply rising in W
ne, are l, 1000 seats occupied by great 70
my persons of national repute, whose til
essence is by the grace of the national VI
mmittee. Swinging over the desk of the W
and fairly touching the arches, ey
a wide-spreading sounding board, en- 10
acing the side extremes of the building. pr
e delegates and alternates occupy level iu
ice bounded by square lines. They are Isl
mined in on two sides by tiers Of boxes be
,upied mainly by guests Of the delegates. m
e section occupied by the working body
the convention is broken oy four ii,
lie aisles from the edges Of which rise Je
man standards pendant with blue silk di
lners imprinted on gold with names of
ties and territories. Beginning on the an
and facing the stage in the state OF Ala We
ma, and back through the first tiers of
is follow Arkansas, California and Con- as
.ticut, and down through the line of tn
ties in alphabetical turn to Maine. Be- sh
ming again on the right and rear is Mary wi
d, and Massachusetts Immediately in her be
nf and andtn0 with the Dietriot - | -,