The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-05

CHICAGO, May sl.-The weather IL stead
ilv growing warmer aud the y 'l't'caI III
mnsphare ~ apparently IN sympathy, u
u becoming more heated, This morninI
witnessed the arrival OF a large contingent
ut d-ttgate', marty from the southern
states VINO came Ia independent di lcn
meut., and represeniing ir'.gu erly nj
portions ~ the ,on'h, There wsrn larg,
number o! arrivals IRON Iowa aud pracl
c.liy the whole delegation from thai state
Is now in the city, Two Blaine delegates
came in from the Eighteenth ohio district
and they were ACCOMPANIED by somewhat
over 100 out ideTs. They mNrchsd 20 th.il
hotel from tn depot Ia solid body. Tht
event OF the morning Wa the hdmboyanl
arrival OF California and Nc"eda delegates
whose transit eastward already hGi beer
very widely heraldea. They were met al
the depot py delegation ~ ciiIens and
pTeced, d by martial mns,c matched u
their quarters ut thu Palmer house, The
ladies and gentlemen Of the party alike
taking part in the procession until tbei'
arrival IN The hotel LOBBY, where dense
crowd had collected. The delegation gave
three cheers for the gentleman from Maine
aud separated. The room set apart Tor
the rece ptiol OF the delegation OF business
mes from New Yo'k by the business men
OF this city in advancing the candidacy o!
Air. Aripur is being ricnlv decorated ia an'
ucipE,ion o. tie arrival o! y patty tom tn
east ct O'Clock this Of trnoon.
At ihs Grand Pso tic hoisl the
ma-rrers ~ charge Of the move
ment in the interest Of Senator Logan have
thrown open two large pGsiora On tue tfs'
floor IN piece OF more contract qucr
ters heretofore occupied b" them, ara !, Is
es.inlsted that shout 800 telegit-s src 10"
ia the city The national committee Wi
begin It's session NJ noon to-day.
A special 'reiu furnished Tor Wellington
correspondents attending The chicago con,
vention by the Baltimore IL Oaip Railroad
company, wticn ielt the capitol Yesterday
morning a. 10 o'clock, rtschtd Chicago III
ii O'Clock this mcr ing. Twas ~ mplnir
in every respect a. She luxur,se Of moteri
railroad travel will allow. IL clFsisle ed u
four sleeper, ore oi tbs m rel K the Man
b1udoir csr, "Adslua Patti regarded a.
the most beauti ul. car in the cou .Iy,
II was furnished by 20 onel Mani
ter usa on b trip. This trip wssin ,harge
agent. The entertainment, which WAS
elaborate, both at the compAny's hotel AT
Cumberland anu in the dining cara on the
Cu.cago division, was rendered by the Bal
umore & Ohio Telegraph company. Charles
Seldom, superintendent, in pers onal charge.
About iorty-fve correspondents were IN
the party. A very high rate OF speed was
ming time between Washington aud Chi
'cago, eighty-tve miles, was twenty.one
hours.
The republican national committee began
IT'S sessions at noon to-day Chairman ID. NJ.
Ssbin. of Minnesota, presiding. John a.
Martin, of Kansas, secretary, and u. w..
Hooker, of Vermont, assistant secretary,
we're present in their respective capacities.
a II the states and territories Were, on the
calling of the roll, found to be represented
excett Louisiana. Utah. Florida aud South
Carolina. The follow" rere represented
Sy proxies: Delaware, Oregon. Illinois,
Penn svlvsnis, Maine, Rhode Island, Ten
nessee, Ariz ons, Washington territory DIS.
trict OF Columbia: committee men and
proxies as follows: Alabsma, Paul stro'
bach; Arkansas, Powell Clayton; Cslafor-
MIA, Horace Davis: Colorado, John s.
Routt, Conneoticu.t,O H. Plat, Delaware,
Washing on Hastings: Georgia, jos eph b.
D yruu1; II iuo!s, Burton q. Q ,ok; Indiana,
John c. New; Iowa. Jocn =. Runnells;ksn
sas, Jcnn A Martin; Kentucky, William ..
Bradley; Maine, Cnarlts A. Bate;
Maryland, JAMES A Garry. Massachusetts,;
John E. FORBES; Michigsn: James Il. stone;
siinn asota, d. NJ. Sib,n; Mississippi, Georga
S. Mex, e; Missouri, Chauncv L, Fley; Me-
braske, James W. DAVIS; Nevada, Senator
Jones' New HAMPSHIRE, New Jersey;
George A. Hslsey: New York, Thomas ..
Plsit; North Caroline, w. T. Cassidy; Onio,
W. NJ. Cooper; Oregon, Tappersoo; Penn
f Iysaa Sc " AHsSis r SaSss
A. G. Mallory; Vermont, George W.
Hooker; Virginia, Samuel NJ. Ias;; West
Virginia, John W. Mason; Wisconsin,
Eliha Eooo: Arizona, r. Q. Vearnes; D1'
kols, C. J. Mccoy; Idaho, George s. Shoup;
Monrans, Alexander E. Bea,te;, New
Msxico, Stephen B. Elkins; Washington
Territo'~, George p. Hill. Wyoming
Frank d. Couger. Mr.. New, chairman OF
the sub.com mittee. made re.
anit,ee to which had been referred
the work Of securing convention hall and
aIT inging for printing tics cts OF admission
tn the convention. AS to the hall, Mr..
New said it IVES undoubtedly the best ever
pr spared for the holding OF national con.
yentioD; the acoustic properties were ex'
,oellent. and the seating arrangements per.
feet. The expense in accomplishing this
had been iucnrrsd and cared for by the
local com n'ttee. The sub committee had
arrapgtd for the seat 6 of delegates
iii alphabet cal order, b ginning with
Alabama in front Of he stage at the left
in front Of the right Of tn stage, four aisles
distant. TIE rep rt Of tbs committee was
adopted. II was dec ded in the matter OF
Che distribution of tickets that the quota
Ior each etaie he delivered to the mem bers
Of the national committee for such state,
with instructions to deliver to each
DELEGATE for his state SIX tickets ano
70 each alternate one ticket. In case
where there are no contest, aod IN cases
where there are contests, five tickets to del.
egatss ard one 70 each alternate whose
names are placed Oh the roll by this com.
mt,tee aud one to each conicsti1g dele
gate. james a. Sexton was chosen
clerk: J. NJ. Bear, o. Wisconsin, and James
H Stone, OF Michigan, were named as
reading clerks. ana the comt0ittee al.
ioutned to o'clock, when the matter OF
cJnts..ing delegations will bs taken up.
rhe heat OF tho pr s.ideniial canvass was
vsry cor6idt rlbv utensils 10 day, owing
to the large iohux of delegates aud the
Dresspce of the outside force watch are ex
pected TO play prominent part in shaping
the outcome OF events. Aoout 400 die.
gates have arrived on the ground and
have been supplemented by an in
numera,ie host Of hankers, who
at present are tho most
active factors in the preliminary battling
1t is roncsdsd that no convention IN the
history of the parry ever was composed OF
delegations more thoroughly unhampered
in the way Of pledg's than the present, all
OF viii ,h tends to lend sharp excitement to
efch movsmen 10 the fight. The
hoseIs 10 day began for the hrst time
to feel the force OF the convention crush,
and tie corridors OF the leading
ones were .,live throughout the day with
active workers. A sensational feature OF
the day was the arrival OF the California
and Nevada delegations, which made their
way from the depot to their hotel to the
acc omp suiment OF martial music. to be
erested by large waiting crowd on their
Of New York indepenGent delegster,
composed OF George w. Curtis. Genera
rrancis Rarlov. Frederick O. Halls David |