The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-09


far principally as individuals, and
not, in State, delegations. Chairman
Bpr6uM Will ell the .0ohYention 10.
order at noon, on Tuesday, and the
struggle wiil~ti4en= begin-betwecns
the President makers, Many i'm,
provements have been made in the
hall, which will contribute greatly.
to tho convenience of the immense.
auditory The hall will now seat
$4,000 persons, ,r.) o,ai sy9,f 9Yf
! Gen. Butler received a warm re-
tceptien on his arrival here to night.
Between 5000 and 900 members
of various, labor organizations. as
sembled in Market Square, between
8 and 90 clock and marched thro'
the principal streets to the Union
Depot. The procession. was very
slow in getting organized. Finally,
howevers the. Union Veteran; Club,
with its band put in ifs appearance
and was followed by several lodges,
Knights of Labor, Painters Union,
several labor clubs, Brickmakers'
Union, Tanners Union, Printers
Union, Central Labor Club and sew
eral other organizations. The march
ing column numbered about 5000,
strictly speaking, and carried many
transparencies, all of which bore
the face of Butler, supplemented
with such sentiments as, Labor
needs a Statesman" "The working
men welcome Butler ..Butler will
feed you all, ysB0tlerwiIRsReep the
country etcyo Arriving at the Pal
mer House, Gen. Butler was round
lyreheered- his, appearance, but
his remarks. Were indislnet to only
those near him. The street was fill
ed with people Numbering fully 2Q,t
O00El 4atiiaw slidn Yrb 5x1a ba-5aI
Among the gossip current this
morning isya story to the effect that
not only is Randall the choice of
Tildon, but that most of CleEeland's
New York supporters are at heart
for Randall 1t is asserted that
Randall has not been pressed by the
old>line Tilden men for fear ofarous
ing the for>reyenue>enly section of
the party into rallying against the
nan who defeated the Morrison bill,
and that Cleveland 4 name has been
permitted to go before the country
as Tilden's heir to allay any such
fears. Flower is in the Secret, his
work being to enable John Kelly to
force Cleveland aside at the last
moment to make way for Randall
At this time no caucus Of the New
York delegation been called. 1t is
generally understood that it will be
impossible to hold tho caucus to-
night as was expected, as many of
the delegates have not yet arrived.
A number of the Indiana delegates
are here, and Senator Voorhees, will
be here to open Mcdonald head
quarters at both the Palmer and
Grand Pacific this afternoon a3"i-
'' Not onlyis Tilden's own possible
candidacy a matter ofmuch specula-
ton but his choice. Indications
have been strong that he is for
Cleveland, and that all his moral
support has been given to the Gov
ernor The letter of June 10 app
peared in Manning's hand just when
Manning wanted it for Cleveland's
benefit, and the close Tilden men,
with a few exceptions, have been
and still are for the Governor of the
Empire State-Smith Weed, Chair
man Barnum, W. H. Scott, Magene
Samuel J .Tilden, Jr., and Manning.
1t Is true the Randall men have
claimed, their leader to be the only
bona tide heir, and Mr.. Dana has
corroborated the declaration. But
the absolute quiet of tTi.den himself
in regard to Randall; Cleveland and
everybody else is significant, and the
original Tildenites remain true to
their idol. The fact is nobody but
PiIden can answer the question. ais
Tilden honest in his atowal2" 3hlA (
lgi9a nA SoMEP0IssBILITIES, 4 abrur
But possibly Cleveland has been
used to draw fire from more favored
members Of the combinations. Pos-
sibly Randall after all is to be the
legatee, not only for 4ilden, but for
the temporary heir, Clcyeland.p7d
ri. One of the shrewdest but net most
prominent observers says his is
the fact, and Flower is III The secret,
his work being toRaidc Kelly in fore
ing Cleveland ont at the last minute,
when Randali-Filden's real choice
and the real choice OF Barnum, Scott,
Prince and their coswor ers, incluid-
ing the Paynes with Payne out1-a
viii be taken up and nominated
On the other hand, it is unlikely.
that Tilden would sanction any De-
signed treachery to Cleveland. While
the effect Of Tammany's war may
compel Abandonment ofthe Covers.
nor and the.taking up of Randall or
Payne, an honest effort,will be made
for HMM fact, an effort apparent
ly honest has already begun to undo
the work of Kelly and Butler and
is meeting with some success. The
anti Cleveland men have had the
swing for ten days but the other
side Of the story is now to be. told.
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