Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1884-05-23
THE DAY APPROACHES
For the Holding Of the Republican
National Convention at the
City on the Lake,
And Speculation is Rife as to Who
Will be the Successful Nom
inees.
Preparations for the Delegates and
Others Plenty of Hotel Room
The Convention Chamber.
A N-wsy Letter.

A N-wsy Letter.
CHICAGO, May 22.-l Special. THE near ap-
proach of the national republican convention is
drawing hither some of the delegates and
especially the henchmen and workers for the
pr ,,minent candidates and dark horses Uni
versal activity is seen in political circles and
mysterious conferences are held almost daily
with the ultimate object of strengthening the
lines of favorites, and to discuss the chances of
favorable coalitions and combinations of fac.
tions controlling more or less strength. The
end of the week will witness the arrival of
siders. politicians with influence, who will al
semble by that time will f.r exceed those fig
ures. Although the leading hotels are said t.
have about all their rooms engaged, still the
great crowd can be housed without much diff
Guilty. By jndicious orowding rendered neces-
sary by the situation, the capacity of the hotels
of the city will not fall far short Of l3, 600 peo
pie, and outside accommodations can readily be
had for several tim that number at boarding
houses, etc. ....,.
HEADQUARTERS FOR DELEGATES.
Quarters have been secured at the sherman
house for the delegations from Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Iowa, south Carolina and Tennessee; at the
Palmer for the delegations from Florida, Kan
sas, California, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Rhode Island,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming; at the
Pacific for the delegates from Colorado, Con-
necticut, Illinois, Indiana Louisiana, New
York, Minnesota, New Hampshire New Jersey,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and the
District Of Columbia; the delegates from
Delaware, Massachusetts and portions of Maine
and New York will be quartered at the Leland; !;
the TT mont will care for the delegates from
Michigan, and the West Virginia delegates will
90 to the Crawford h.use. There are several
other good hotels quite near to the conve ,ti0n
hall which will have accommodations for 1OO
or more guests each, and strangers visiting Chi
capo during convention need have no fear OF
suffering inconvenience ou account OF the crowd.
THE CONVENTION CHAMBER
is about ready for occupancy and is not only
more complete in all its appointments, but "a
decidedly more attractive and CHEEKY in every
way nan the chamber of four years ago. The
delegates will be we'll pleased with it as the
members of the national committee already
are. The tickets of admission, numbering 9,45l,
are being neatly engraved on steel by the West,
erp Bank Note and Engraving company, and
will be ready for distribution on the day before
the convention. Each delegate will have six
tickets for distribution, while $50 will go to the
press and the balance to the alternates, men,
bers of the committees, invited guests, subscri-
bers to the fund and others. The tickets for
the press which includes only the daily papers
and press associations will be gwen out by mr..
New himself while the other tickets will be ap-
nortioued to the chalrmen of the various COM
mittees The requisite amount of money for
the entire expenses of the convention has been
raised by subscription. and everything is in q
forward state of completeness. The headquar.
ters of the republican national committee will
be located at No. 127 Dearborn street until q
day or two before the convention. The MEM
bers of the various local committees confer
there dailv and the room is considered the gen.
eral republican headquarters for the time
being.
NO SHOW FOB LOGAN. -.
It is now generally considered by those who
are on the inside that Senator Logan has aban-
doned all hope of presidential nomlnatlon
and is arranging his plans to direct bis strength
where it will do the most good. Not only ne
but all other candidates are strongly opposed to
anv combination with Arthur. This may not
be tie personal feeling of the leaders, but it ia
decidedly the expression of the followers and
working politicians. large majority of the
most influential adherents of the anti Arthur
candidates look upon a change in the admins
tration a. the first consideration. This, of
course. is not in spirit of disloyalty, but in
the way of friendly rivalry within the ranks at
the party. Therefore the Arthur people are not
exnected to cut much of figure in any coali-
tion az all the trades are being made with the
present administration left out.
INDEPENDENT VOTES.
There is one point, however. which assumes
grave Importance at the forthcoming convention:
made possible in part by the new system OF
distrist representation, and that is the large
Number Of delegates who are known to hold not
only decidedly independent views In reference
to the eligibility Of the various presidential
candidates out, who are largely untrammeied
by instructions. This independent vote In the
convention will number not less than 126, ana Is
likely to be swayed by the enthuslasm OF tne
moment.