The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-09-25
Chicago Letter.

cles, but it is apparent that the old
time campaign methods are falling
into disfavor. The marching clubs
and partisan parades are seen more
rarely than in former years, and were
it not for the rivalry among the manu-
facturers of campaign paraphernalia.
4 uniformed political club on the
streets would be unusual. The fact
is becoming apparent here that ma
tional politics do not engross the at
tention Of our people, and the strug-
giles over the congressional and legis.
lative tickets are paramount in i'm
portance. This state of affairs ex-
lists elsewhere, but here it is attract
lEg much attention. owing to several
splits in the party ticket, both repub-
lican and democratic, and the commit
tees are just now with hands full in
attempts to patch up peace between
opposing factions.
Daniel, the cold water candidate for
vice-president, attracted considerable
attention while here recently. He is
dapper little fellow, his head about
reaching to an ordinary mans shoul-
der and his feet the smallest in the
world. Mrs. Ingalls,, the comely mat
ron down on Michigan Boulevard.
acted rs chief bridesmaid at Daniels
swell wedding at Baltimore many
years ago, and she says that all the
bridesmaids essayed to try on Daniels
shoes after the ceremony, but the
feminine feet were all to large to fit.
The bridal Cinderellas were compelled
to discard the little groom's slippers
and it panied them keenly. Since that
eventful occasion his feet have re-
mained at the same dlminutive proper
tiOns, but his head has swelled i'm
mensely with the nomination for the
vice-presidency.
General Butler left $l5, ZOO with his
local committee while here last week;
the sum total of his campaign cash in
Illinois aggregates $4,000. which is ex-
pected to carry him through to election
day and put about 5000 ballots in the
boxes.
The building operat ions carried on
in this city curing the past season
have been on an enormous scale. OF
late there has been a marked revolu.
tion in designing. construction and
furnishing. and Chicago is becoming
one of the most attractive of cities,
as it is assuredly the most mod
ern. The magnificent new Board of
Trade palace Is rapidly approaching
completion. and will be thrown open
in few months. The walls Of the new
opera house are also rising to view.
OuO ~ Will w q SOOu C"ClSC "OH0Ho
before it can be dedicated to the
drama. Theatres are also in abundant
supply, but our 100000 inhabitants
can support another swell affair.
~
The roller skating craze is exhibit
ing wonderful revival this season.
and, With four skating rinks in active
operation. another about opening, and
still another in process of construction,
our young people are quite likely to
have abundant exercise during the
coming winter. Not. less than $780,
600 is already invested in these enter
prises, and they all seem to be paying
investments. One of the rinks is for
colored people and the others are ex
cluslvely for our white citizens. the
patrons being largely composed of the
better class of young gentlemen, ladies
and children, doubtful characters
being rigldly excluded. AS Chicago
people are extremists in everything.
so in roller skating the young people
here have carried the amusement al
most to state of perfection. The re-
gular attendants at tile rinks are not
only good skaters, but have perfected
many movements, figures and steps
not usually seen elsewhere. It Is a
pleasant sight to see a hundred young
ladies and gentlemen, some Of them
reaching well up into the twenties,
taking regular and graceful steps to