Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-05-31
Editorial Correspondence.

Our Chicago correspondent takes
 look over the coming Presidential COT
 yention field. and gives us his opinion C
 things and how matters are progressin
 as the great day approaches:
 The near approach of the national Rs
 publican convention is drawing hitbe
 some of the delegates, and especiaIl
 the henchmen and workers for the prom
 inent candidates and dark horses. Unl
 versal activity IS seen in political circles
 and mysterious conferences are held al
 most daily, with the ultimate object O
 strengthening the lines of favorites an,
 to discuss the chances of favorable cn
 alltions and combinations of faction
 controlling more or less strength. Tn,
 end of the week will witness the arriva
 Of probably two hundred delegates, an,
 the number of outsiders, politician,
 with influence, who will assemble b,
 that time will far exceed those figures
 Although the leading hotels are said ts
 have about all their rooms engaged. stil
 the great crowd can be housed without much difficulty. By iudicious crowdIng
 rendered necessary by the situation. tho capacity Of the hotels of the city will
 not fall far short of l3,0O0 people, aDl outside accomodations can readily ba had for several times that number at boarding houses, etc.
 Quarters have been secured at th- Sherman house for the delegations iron Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, South Car olna, and Tennessee, at the Palme. house for the delegations from Florida California, Georgia, KaLsas, Maryland Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ne. braska, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont Virginia and Wyoming; at the Pacific Tor the delegates from Colorado, Con. necticut, Illinois, Ind ana. Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey New York, Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and the District os Columbia: the delegates from Delaware, Massa chusetts and portion of Maine and New York will be quartered at the Leland; the Fremont will care for the delegates from Michigan and the West Virginia delegates will gp to the Crawford house. There are several other good hotels quite near tO the convention hall which will have accommodations for two hun dred or more guests each and strangers visiting Chicago during convention week need have no fear of suffering incon- venience on account of the crowd.
 The convention chamber is about ready for occupancy and Is not only more complete in all its appointments but decidedly more attractive and cheery in every way than the chamber of four years ago. The delegates will be well pleased with it as the members of the National committee already are. The tickets of admission numbering 9,45l are being neatly engraved on steel by the Western Bank Note Engraving Co and will be ready for distribution on the day before the convention. Each delegate will have six tickets for dis tribution, while 6S0 will go to the press and the balance to the Blternates, members of the committee, invited guests. subscribers to the funds and others. The tickets for the press which includes only the daily papers and the press association will be given by Mr. New himself. while the other tickets will be apporiioEed to the chair men of the various committees. The requisite amount of money for the entire expenses Of the convention has been raised by subscription and every thing k ln forward state of complete ness. The headouarters of the national Republican committee will be located at l2I Dearborn street until a day or two before the convention. The members of the various local committees confer there daily and the room is considered the general Republican headquarters for the time being.
 It k now generally considered by [ sHr.aa N1,a Na Lot Sar.utTr Logan has abandoned all hope of a presidential nomination and is arrang- ing his plans to direct his strength where 1t will do the most good. Not only he, but all other candidates are strongly opposed to any combination with Arthur. This may not be the per sonal feeling of the leaders, but 1t Is decidedly the expression of the followers and working politicians. A large majority of the most influential ad- herents of the anti-Arthur candidates look upon a change in the administra- ton as the first consideration. This of course is not in spirit of disloyalty, but in the way of friendly rivalry within the ranks of the party. Therefore the Arthur people are not expected to cut much of figure in any coalition as all the trades are being made with the present administration left out.
 There is one point, however, which assumes grave importance at the forth coming convention. made possible Tn part by the new system of district and that is the large of delegates who are known to hold not only decidedly independent views in reference to the eligibility of the various presidential candidates, but who are largely untrammeled by instruc- ticns. This independent vote in the will number not less than 226 and is likely to be swayed by the enthusiasm of the moment. F..