St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-02

| rated with pictures of Blaine, Arthur and
Edmunds, accompanied with the sentiment:
minnesota solid for the nomination, but
divided in her affections" The statement
was made that the Edmunds men in her
| ranks, have been won to the side of one of
the other candidates; but they attested their
fealty by visiting the vermynt headquarters
and openly declaring their intention to vote
for the Vermrnt senator.
Large headquarters were thrown open by
the Blaine adherents, and one handsomely
decorated. The side walls are studdid with
pictures Of the plumed knight. Steven Ell
kins acted as the master of ceremonies du-
ring the day to the great crowds which
thronged the rooms.
| The remainder of the Ohio delegation are
now here and an organization will be per-
fected tomorrow.
| 'sKcepy your eye on Wisconsin, Indiana and
Michigan remarked member of the ma
tional committee to-day. ''The strength of
these states is freely claimed by at least three
leaders whose instructions it is known are of
character which will permit great freedom
Of action and whose votes, if thrown in the
interest of any one candidate, might carry
with them victory"
| The Illinoisans were quiescent to-day,
with the exception Of the early morning
visit of portion of them to the California
headquarters. Col. E. Clark Carr headed the
Illinois crowd, and after presenting them to
the Californians made short address, in
which he stated that while Illinois sympa-
thized with California in her local ''Chinese''
issue, she was following the fortunes OF
onother leader than those of the man Cali
fornia had espoused in the present contest.
He closed by expressing belief that Califor-
MIA would see it to her interest to come over
and join Illinois before the present fight end
ed. Col. Morrow replied in behalf of his
state. He said the slope people had come
with their wives and children and were
PRovIsIoNED FOR A SIEGE.
They proposed to remain on the ground and
fight it out to the finish under the banner
they had enlisted, whether their leader con-
quered or fell.
Immediately after the conclusion of the
musical festival last night and before the
echoes of Theodore Thomas orchestra and
the vast audience were fairly out of the hall,
the exposition building was taken possession
of by vast army of carpenters, gas filters
and decorators and the work of remodeling
the hall to meet the requirements of the
Republican national convention begun. The
first five rows of seats in the center and seven
on either side were taken out. leaving space
of about thirty feet between the stage and
the portion of the hall reserved for delegates.
In this space rows of tables to accommodate
the 300 working mempers of the press are
being placed. The stage and rafters of the
building have been gaily decorated with flags
and bunting, and from the galleries, which
run in a semicircle around the hall, the arms
of each of the states and territories have
been hung. John A. Martin, Mr.. New, and
other members of the national committee
have spent greater portion of the day super
intending these changes, which will all be
completed before tomorrow noon.
EDMUNDs GAINING GROUND.
Senator Plumb, and half of the Missouri
delegation, arrived at the Palmer house to-
day. The delegation from New York, YER
mont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire end
Rhode Island, are also here. None Of them,
however, have been here long enough to be
able to give any Few opinion or key to the
situation. A prominent member of the Yer
mont delegation, however, who has been
here two days, assured an Associated Press
correspondent that Edmunds was fast gain
ing ground, and would have at least 100
votes on the first ballot.
Intercourse among the Massachusetts, dele
gates showed strong under-current in favor
of Ben. Harrison, although the delegation
will be solid for Edmunds as long as he has
chance, and Arthur will get some of their
votes If they break. None Of the delegations
that arrived to-day have yet effected their
organization, but it is expected that all of
them will tomorrow. Secretary Martin, of
the national committee, sent to all delega-
tions to-day request that they all be pre-
pared to report to the convention upon its
temporary organization on Tuesday, their
officers and committee men, and that the
names of the chairmen on the state and
territorial delegations be sent to the national
committe before the convention assemblies.
ALEXANDER sULLIvAN's VIEWS.
Alexander Sullivan, president of the Irish
National league of America, was pressed this
evening for his opinion on the question
whether the nomination of Blaine would
cause any considerable quantity of the votes
of the Irish to be transferred from the Demo-
cratic to the Republican side. Mr.. Sullivan
explained that his position as head of such
an organization forbade his expression on
the subject, but, laughingly remarked, s'But
I'll say this: Nominate Phil Sheridan and
you'll get the Irish vote.''
MALONE ON THE GROUND.
The Virginia delegates, headed by Senator
Malone otherwise termed the ssstraighl
outs,n arrived to-day. The other delegation
with the exception of Mr.. Dezendorf, arrived
this evening. Gen. w. C. Wickham was the
leader OF the latter party, and when asked
what he thought of the action of the national
committee in giving the Malone delegates
seats in the convention he said he was not
surprised. The real contest will be made in
the convention. The expression here, how
ever, is, both in the Blaine and Arthur
camps, that Malone and his followers will
be seated by the convention. The
craftsmanship of the convention con-
tinues to provoke a large share
of the attention of the western
Blaine men, who have favored Grow, of
Pennsylvania, but 90 not care to press him,
lest the vote may be made test one, as
showing the Blaine strength. As the matter
now stands it appears that the chairmarship
will probably he given to Mckinley. of Ohio,
as person who would not antagonize either
the Arthur or Blaine people.
The rumor that Powell Clayton, of Arkan-
sas, had declared in favor of Blaine was
talked of quite freely to-day and tonight,
| and many professed to believe it true while
others denied it. Coleman Oliver, of Little