St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
Always Known by the Great
est Collection of Clubs
About the Tree,
And in the Preliminary Chicago
Canvass All the Clubs are
Flying at Cleveland,
While His Friends Claim TwO-Thirds
of the New York Delegation
for Him.
Tammany Declared to be Fighting Him Only
to Force a Local Ticket Con-
cesSiOn
Results ofDiligent Inquiry and Numerous
Interviews by Globe Correspondents
in Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 5.-Delegates to the Demo-
cratic national convention are beginning to
drop into town in large numbers. Early
this morning, the Palmer house, which will
be the principal headquarters of the delega-
lions from nearly all the states and territories
was astir with loquacious and thirsty, dusty,
stained travellers. The rotunda is gaily
decorated with flags and portraits of candi-
dates in Autograph. A large
flag flaps in the breeze over the
dome. The headquarters of the national
committee in the northwest corner of the
entresol, rooms % and 2715, are not yet
crowded, but there is a constant stream of
callers-some in search of tickets of admis-
sion, and others in search of political gossip
coming and going. The huge form and
good natured face of Sargeant-at- Bright
is the most conspicuous figure in the rooms
of the committee. The rotunda is beginning
to swarm and buzz with delegates and sight
Seers.
The boomers of each candidate are begin
ing to wax eloquent over their favorite and
succeed in attracting curious crowds about
them here and there. The indications are
that the convention will be more interest
ing in its personnel and proceeding than
the Republican gathering of month ago.
The presence here of such distinguished
members of the party as Henry Watterson,
Allen G.. Thurman, VIM. R. Morrison, Jno
will cause the assemblage to at
NJ. Palmer. Jno. Kelly, VIM. H. Barnum, Fran
els Herman, Fred O. Prince and B. F. Butler
tract the greatest notice from spectators.
Large photographic portraits of Grover
Cleveland made their appearance in the TO-
tunda and corridors of the Palmer house to-
day to keep company with those of Roswell
P. Flower and ex-senator Mcdonald. The
Cleveland portrait has the advantage over its
rivals Of being enclosed in a frame which
gives it more substantial appearance.
The New York county Democracy put its
signs and banners out on parlors w and X at
the Palmer house this morning, scoring the
first decorations. These parlors are the
headquarters of Daniel Manning, Smith
Weed and Edward Cooper, and are
hence the strong hold of the Cleveland for
ces. The Cleveland men plofessed to a
feeling of cheerfulness which they
were really far from having this morning
AS matter of fact they were very blue over
one thing. They made voluntary promise
when they left New York that the projected
caucus in Chicago should not be held unless
all the delegates were present. They, how
ever, expected to hold it to- night, calculating
that there was no particular reason why the
delegates should not come. The Flower and
Kelly men did see reason, however. They
wanted ime to send their missionaries
among the New York delegates and see ex-
actly how they felt, and whether they had
expressed any change of heart since the Sar-
atoga convention. They also wanted time
to spread an impression among delegates
from other states that Cleveland was not the
choice of New York, and to give the labor
organizations time to get up their demoustra-
ton against the governor. To do this num-
Der of delegates were kept at home. This is
the reason why John Kelly and his delegates
have not yet arrived. Kelly wanted an op-
portunity to give his men some advice be-
fore they reached Chicago.
The Howe men say privately that the I'M
derstanding that this snap judgment Gan
early caucus) would be taken was very well
come to them. They took immediate advan-
tage of the opportunity, and live, active and
practiced Flower men are mixing with the
delegates and seriously injuring Cleveland's
chances. The greatest work they are doing
outside the New York delegation is to con-
vince delegates from other states already in
that Cleveland has not got the delegation
from his own state. This information is
had been led to believe that Cleveland is the
strongest man in New York. Many also
thought that he was Mr.. Tilden's choice.
Mr.. Manning did much to give out
this impression by constituting himself the
agent of Mr.. Tilden's letter of declination.
The fact is said to be that Manning wisely
anticipated this and purposely made himself
the channel bywhich the letter was given to
the country, on the strength of his position
as chairman of the state committee. 1t was
further not known that Manning was going
to work for Cleyeland until after the letter
was out.
But to show that Mr.. Cleveland is not Mr..
Tilden's choice, the anti-Cleveland toilers
cite frst-rate evidence-that is the oppo-
sition of the New York Sqm They
say that Charles A. Dana is
is nearer to Mr.. Tilden than any other living
man and that he would not oppose Cleveland
if Mr.. Tilden were favorable to him. Correct
ing impressions of this nature is the work
the anti Cleveland men have set themselves
to do.
The Flower men who are in the lead in this
movement were reinforced to-day by j. B.
Manning, DIR. Crittendon, of Buffalo, Capt.
Hamilton and James Mooney. John B.
Manning is brother of Daniel and is
strangely enough opposed to Cleveland, for
whom his brother is SO assiduously working.
Hamilton is a delegate, who is for Mr.. Flow
er, and Mooney is the well known labor agf-
tator. He, Manning and Crittenden
were the three men who elected
five anti Cleveland delegates out Of the
nine to the Saratoga convention from Buffalo.
After the delegates got to Saratoga the Cleve
land men succeeded in securing one Of the
five, thus making majority of one, by which
they elected two delegates to the national
convention. Mooney is bringing all of his
influence among the labor organizations to
bear on Cleveland, while Crittenden is CIV
ing it out that Cleveland could not even
carry Buffalo. much less secure it by good
sized majority.
OF course all this talk must hurt the COVER
nor some, and it increases the curiosity to
see what the caucus of the New York dele
gates will do after having been subject to its
influence. The cacus has now been set for
Sunday night, but it may be postponed to a
later date if the anti-Cleveland men find they