The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-06
THE COMING CONVENTION.
Getting Ready for the Big Circus
on Tuesday.

Getting Ready for the Big Circus
on Tuesday.
Chicago, 3.-The prepare ion of
the Democratic convention hall is
progressing slowly, and from present
appearance the work will have to be
carried on during Sunday. Decors-
tions ere nearly all in rlace, but
thtre is vast amount of labor un,
finished in arranging delegates
seats, putting tables for the press In
place and making passage ways for
various sections. Delegates seats
are all on the same level, and it ia
believed those in the rear will ex
perlence considerable difficulty in
securing recognitio- from the chair,
man.
Chicago. 4.-The day opened
with extraordinary quiet near The
approach Of the democratic national
convention, and the situation here
contains very little of interest. The
California delegation is the only
one on the ground with scattering
delegates from Ohio, New York,
Pennsylvania, Michigan and Iowa
To morrow will witness the arrival
OF the New York and Massachusetts
delegations, and Sunday great
number of marching delegations
will arrive, when the anti -conven-
ton uproar will reach it's height.
Chairman Barnum, of the national
committee, arrived to-day, and
among other more notable arrivale
were Henry Watterson, Congress-
nan Frank Hurd, Congress-
man William r. Morrison and
Francis Herman. Work upon
the platform has already been COM
menced, and Mr.. Hurd expresses
confidence that the tariff reformers
will be in control Of the com mittee
on resolutions by a strong msjority.
In Presidential talk about the corri.
doris very little has transpired to in
dictate the tide Of feeling. The Pres
idential element Is not expected to
crystalline until after q caucus of the
New York delegation and their po-
sitiOn is known. Late this evening
the Delaware delegation put in an
appearance, and will at once open
Bayard headquarters at the Palmer
House.
Chicago, 5.-Delegates to the
Democratic National Convention
continue to arrive in stragglingi de.
tachments, which in few c1ses
number more than five or ak. They
have thus far arrived principally as
individuals. One half the Louisiana
delegation, however, arrived this
morning. The entire Iowa deIega.
ton. numbering twenty six, came
later In the day. Quite a number
of the leaders reached the city late
last night, and their presence caused
activity and animation at the hotels
which delegates alone could not inn
part. National committeeman w.
L. Scott, General Spinola and Thos.
L. Grady were among those who
were early on the scene this morn
ing. Ex-Governor Stirling Morton,
of Nebraska, was observed in the
lobby of the Palmer House, and was
afterwards sean in consultation with
advanced advocates of revenue re-
form. Morton declares tina. the
party must, in justice to ITSELF, de-
clare upqusliiedly for the reform OF
the tariff laws Congressman Nor
rison declares the platform Of the
party took precedence over every
thing else. He believed with
a good platform it could 60
into the campaign almost unit
with any good candidate and win.
He declared that the south and the
greater portion of the west could be
relied upon to support reasonable
reform tariff principles. Many
north m and New England dele.
gates would be opposed to It and it
was question whether the south
and west did not constitute a clear
majority. II was recognized that
the tariff question has taken pre-
cedence IN point OF interest. Thus
far in the preliminary work OF the
convention fres trade advocates
have been ou,spoken in their de-
mand that the subject he clearly
defined by the national convention.
Tammany delegation hang out its
red banner at the Palmer this morn<
ing and New York Democracy also
hoisted their placard. Most widely
dlverging reports are current as to
the comparative strength of re-
spectlve candidates in the delega-
ton. Cleveland and Flower ad-
herents both etoutly claim a clear
majority of delegates and 1t Is con-
coded by both wings that S nator
Bayard has a following, 1t was ex.
pected that the caucus Of New York
delegates would be held this even
ing, but owing to the announcement
by chairman Manning that caucus
would not be held without full
numbers, q pOstponement was
necessary. l. Is now stated the
caucus will probably be held to-
morrow right.
New York, 4.-Seventeen carloads
of the county democracy men
started to-day fo- Chicago, and the
Irish Sixth Regiment band accom-
panied the delegation, who are for
Cleveland to a man. All were
singing songs of Cleveland as the
l.