Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-21
CHICAGO AGAIN.
Democratic Makers
Dropping In.

Frightful Danger Of the Last Com
ventiOn - The Building Bracing
Up for Democracy Cleveland
Would sweep New YOrk-A Con-
tributiOn Of 81 100000 offered.
CHICAGO, June 15.-The jubilant Demo-
Gratis are making active preparations for
their convention, which opens in this city
July 8. Although it was supposed the
convention chamber had been made as
nearly perfect as possible before the occu-
pancy Of the Republican Convention, the
latter meeting developed many grave
faults, which the Democrats will endeavor
to remedy, and an architect has devised
plans for enlarging and improving the
hall, in accordance with the views of the
local Democratic Committee. First it will
be made safe. The uproar Of the Repub-
lican Convention during the nominating
speeches OF Thursday night was so great
that few persons heard the crash of tim
bers near the platform, and probably only
one or two besides the S~argeant-at-A Arms
and Mr.. New understood its cause. The
truth was the enormous weight of the
thousands of people packed in the east
gallery had sprung the great supporting
beams over six inches. Mr.. New at first
determined as quietly as possible to clear
the galleries, and then he summoned archi-
tects. They feared that any announce
ment Of the danger would result in uncon-
trollable panic, likely to be accompanied by
frightful loss of life, and, indeed, as ali the
people who could possibly be crowded into
the gallery were already there, there was
q chance that the danger might not in
crease. Hence, the architects, though
scarcely believing it themselves, assured
Mr.. New that the arches from which the
galleries hung would give even an inch or
two farther without breaking. Few peo-
pie, however, imagined that while they
cheered and stamped at a burst of elo-
quence from the orator, or jeered at some
new dissension in the District Of Columbia
delegation, workmen were quietly tighten
ing up the supports Of the galleries lest
The whole thing should drop and the great
convention hall become a scene of destruc-
ton. And at last it was on account Of a
whispered word from Sergeant-at-Arms
Sexton that Chairman Henderson, on that
memorable Thursday evening, 30 quickly
decided the meeting adjourned on a viva
been decided in the negative by a
call of the roll of States, and
was in a fair way to be so
decided again. All chance of q repetition
Of such scenes will be removed before the
Democratic leaders meet. A large force Of
workmen are also busily engaged in
making radical changes in the general ar
rangement of the auditorium. The stage,
which formerly occupied the north end Of
the building, is being placed in the center
of the hall, on the west side, SO that all
can see and hear the Chairman and
speakers. The seating capacity of the
chamber will be enlarged on the south to a
total capacity Of about IA, 500 people. The
sounding boards which produced such dis
agreeable double echoes will be overhauled
and the one on the south side will be set
back some rs feet. This is expected to ma
terially improve the acoustic properties
Of the great hall. The various committee
rooms will be rendered more comfortable,
and the entrance and aisle signs which
were left by the May Festival people, and
which so confused holders of tickets to the
Republican ''show," will be removed.
Last, but not least, press tickets will be
given only to working reporters, and not
distributed, as at the Republican meeting,
to men who come simply to look on.
Talks with prominent Democrats who
are now in the city making preliminary
arrangements for the great assembly and
laying wires for favorite candidates devel-
opes the fact, which has heretofore been
pretty we'll understood, that the Sage Of
Graystone was nearly the unanimous
choice Of the party, and his emphatic
withdrawal from the race has found the
leaders all at sea. Hence Mr.. Tilden's
declination has started a wonderful activ-
ity in the ranks of all the various booms,
and it is now conjectured that the struggle
over the nomination will be long con-
tinued and more or less acrimonious.
1.-THE first consideration, said q leading
Democratic manages to-day. sis a candi.
date who can car ry New York. Cleveland
could sweep the Empire State, because he
would naturally attract to him the very
large Independent Republican vote at pres
emit disgruntled over the B~laine-Logan
ticket"
Ere the ides Of July Gov. Cleveland will
nave made his peace with the Tammany
Sachem, and the Republican papers which
have bolted the June ticket will add their
support to the reform Governor of New
York.
Congressman Flower. Of New York, has
secured more pledges from delegates than
any other aspirant to the first place on the
ticket, and the younger element of the
Democracy is enthusiastically for him, but
the old party managers are rather shy OF
him at present. He is the only man who
could promise a magnificent sum for cam
paign purposes and make good his word.
His New York friends have agreed to raise
50, 900, 900 to carry the campaign through
with eclat in case of his nomination.
The sensational feature Of the forth
coming convention will be caused by Ben
Butler, already bearing easily the honors
Of three Presidential nominations In one
season and eager for the fourth prize. He
will be bitterly opposed by certain west
ern men.
The friends OF Randall, Bayard, Field,
Mcdonald, Morrison, Thurman, Harrison,