St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-07

delegations came in together this morning.
Senator Wade Hampton is the only member
OF the South Carolina delegation absent. He
is expected tomorrow. The Georgia delega-
ton organized before leaving Atlanta by the
selection of A. P. Lawton, chairman, and
I. Lewis secretary A caucus will be held
tomorrow morning. South Carolina and
Florida will organize tomorrow. The first
choice of majority of all these delegations
is claimed for Cleveland, though they are not
irrevocably for him, and are prepared to
support whoever appears to be the most
available man.
ANY MAN EXCEPT BUTLER.
Talks with candidates as to Gen. Buffers
candidacy brought out the statement that his
nomination would antagonize these three
states Said one prominent delegate: 'sThe
south will stand any man except Butler.
Georgia is good for sixty thousand Demo-
cratic majority, ordinarily. If Butler is
nominated we will lose the state"
Senator Hampton and ex-Attorney General
Youmans, delegates at large from South
Carolina, are for Bayard.
The blue and white high, stiff felt hats Of
the uniformed clubs, were everywhere APP
parent during the day. These were the
DISTINGUISHING BADGE
Of Democracy everywhere. Aside from this
the clubs were uniformed or not uniformed
as suited their several tastes. Members of
the Cook county Democratic club, who, in
addition to the ever present white tile, wear
blue yacht cloth suits, orange silk gloves and
light canes, were kept busy all day receiving
kindred organizations and escorting them
to Their several headquarters.
Among the first to arrive were the Ameri-
Gus and Samuel J. Randall clubs, of Philadel-
phia. The former were attired in a brownish
gray uniform, with cutaway coats, and head
ed by the famous Weccacoe band, the latter
wearing silken badges conspicuously lettered
in gold bullion with the name of their favor
lite, Later in the day the New York County
Democracy came in in body, undistin-
guishable by uniform except as to hats.
About O'Clock the Mcdonald club, of In
dianapolis, $50 strong and bearing a large
banner on which was portrait of the Indi-
ana candidate, were escorted to the Palmer
house.
An hour later the Irving hall delegation
from New York, numbering $50, came by
special train. and the list of important arriv-
ais for the day closed at 80 by the appear
ance of
TAMMANY HALL,
occupying two special trains and numbering
about 600. As its members marched up La
Sale street, escorted by the Cook County
Democratic club and the Americas and Sam
uel j. Randall clubs, and headed by the New
York Seventh Regiment band, they were
portmanteaus. The coming of this famous
organization had been the theme of anxious
inquiry all day, and there was an unusually
large gathering of people on the streets to
see them.
The crowded hotels have been the scene of
incessant electioneering, and while many
extravagant claims are being made as to the
strength Of the different candidates, the
truth is that pending the caucus of the New
York delegation, there is
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION
to chronicle. Everything still hangs on
the action of the Empire state delegates,
There seems to be very little doubt but
Cleveland has majority of these, and pro-
viGed he is supported in the convention with
any degree of unanimity by the state, not
only his avowed supporters, but also some of
the delegations that are willing to support
any available man, claim that he will receive
the nomin alton.
tits said that the western states recognize
the fact that when the electoral problem is to
be solved is in the east, and are willing to
concede the first place on the ticket to an
eastern man. 1t is also asserted that all in
dications show that
CLEVELAND IS TILDEN's CHOICE.
Buffers friends are hopeful to-day, but his
opponents claim that his boom, which was
launched so brilliantly yesterday, is already
on the decline. The reason for this asser-
ton is the position taken by some of the
southern delegates who arrived to-day.
The Bayard adherents claim to have de-
number of the western states, and contend
that with favorable showing in New York
the Delaware senator will take commanding
position in the early ballotng.
NEW YORK FREE TRADE LEAGUE.
Everett P. Wheeler, president of the New
York free trade league, with about twenty
members of the league, is here, urging the
necessity of tariff reform, and will bend
their energies to secure the insertion of a
plank in the platform meeting the expires sed
views of the league. 1t was stated to-day
that Monsignor Capel, the Roman prelate,
would be requested to open the convention
with prayer.
1t is announced tonight that the Kings
county delegation has
DECIDED TO SUPPORT CLEVELAND,
which will give him, it is claimed, two-thirds
of the entire delegation on caucus vote,
and compel the entire delegation to vote for
him under the rule adopted at Saratoga. The
decision created considerable commotion, in
view of the interest which centers in the
probable action of the New York delega-
ton.
The Oregon delegation, at meeting to-
night, decided to divorce itself from Califor-
MIA, with which it has been acting, and stated
that it will present the name of Justice Field
to the convention.
The Mcdonald club, of Indiana, visited
the rooms of the Massachusetts delegation
tonight aud its spokesman, after touching
upon the political situation, said Indiana
liked Massachusetts but liked Butler more
than Massachusetts, and would not object to
see him the nominee of the convention, but
Indiana was frank to say she would rather