The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-08
CLEV EiAND AHEAD
The New York Delegation Defeats
Tanlmany;
And the Proposition to Abaii>h The
Unit Rule Laid AWAY
Matters at Chicago Becoming Very
Warm foiiticaIIy--ArrivaI of Del
egates.
Great Reception to Butler atterson On
Guard at Tariff Reform Head
quarters Cleveland Against
the Field.

CHICAGO, July 8-The gathering of Dem
ocruts in this city for the national conven-
ton did not begin in earnest until Saturday.
During that day and Sunday delegates and
boomers came in by hundreds. The New
York county Democracy, the Tammany del
egation, and number Of political clubs put
in, their appearance and very materially
raised the political temperature. Asthese visit
ors arrived they were taken in charge by the
local reception committees and escorted to
their quarters amid the music of bands and
cheers of the multitude which lined the
streets. Work was almost Immediately begun
and soon the hotel corridors and pave.
ments in from the hotels, were the scene of
earnest discussion and argument as to the
merits and availability of the respective can
didates. There was great abundance of
enthusiasm, and no end of predictions as to
the fate Of the rival aspirants to the presi.
dency
One feature of the hurrah that WAS notice
able was the fact that it was not made by the
delegates, but by the clubs of boomers fol
this or that candidate. The delegates Were
foTegathering in the rooms talking over the
situation, while the club men were the visible
sign that the convention excitement had got.
ten under way
BUFFERS RECEPTION.
One of the first of the notables to arrive
was Benjamin F. Butler He arrived Satur.
day evening by the Michigan Central, one
hour earlier than he was expected and by a
different road, and as a consequence there
was disappointed procession of 1000 or
5000 men at the station to receive him, while
he was quietly resting at the Palmer The
reception, however, was one of the most re-
markahie ever seen in this city AS soon as
it was known that he was in town the streets
in the vicinity of the Palmer house became
impassabla to anything, 1t being al
most impossible for foot pas
senger to force his way through
the dense mass of humanity which
surged ON two sides of the hotel This crowd
was reinforced in a short time by the pro
cession which marched from the station and
endeavored to force its way through, but had
to give it up. As soon as the reception com
mittee of the workingmen could get to the
generals room they escorted him to the street,
where mounted upon carriage he vainly
attempted to address the audience. But il
was no use; the moment he opened his mouth
the crowd proceeded to cheer him, and made
such racket that it was evidently impossible
to make them hear word. Consequently he
returned to his room accompanied by the
committee, where a eulogistic address was
deli vered to him, ard he replied in a short
speech. The crowds in the streets did moi
diminish in the meantime, but kept up the
| cheering until it was announced that the gen.
eral had gone to bed, when it slowly dis
persed, and about IL p III the street-caI
travel was able to resume and continue re
| sumed
THE SITUATION.
The question on Sunday was, what viii
New York doc" it being apparently accepted
| as a fact that the Empire state could name
the candidate What New York was going
to do WAS not, however, entirely answered VI
to IL p. m.
1t is time that the disputed votes of Kings
county were settled in favor of Cleveland
giving that gentleman votes out of the g.
but Tammany, which has arrived, headed by
Kelly, was growing low and showing that il
| was ready for a fight The Kings county
| men gave Cleveland, according to his
friends, A Of the New York delegation, and
according to his opponents IA majority
| OF the delegation and according to the C1eve
| land men and the unit rule, the whole dele
| cation. But the Tammany men declared
| that the unit rule must be backed W
| by ii two-thirdS vote in delegation
and said they would appeal to tht
convention John Kelly, according TO
| Times interview, declared that under 10 cir
| cunstanceS would he lift a hand to assis
| Claveand's election There was a great dea
of talk among the Tammany delegates in fav0
of Butler; in fact it was anybody excep
| Cleveland.
The fight 81 Sunday was entirely on tn
question whether Cleveland should he tn
man or not the other candidates keeping
quiet and moving around waiting the chances
The county Democracy seemed favor
| able to Slocum, but thought Cleveland tn
available man and SO would vote in conven
ton for him
Among the rumorS current was one tina
| Hendricks was looming up for the first place
and another that Judge Niblock, of Vim
cemes, Ind, was a first-class dark horse
But the air was full of rumors
As for Butler, north of Mason and Dixon
line the delegates mostly seemed willing +
take him if their favorites should fail, bu
southern delegates would not hear of him
| The large majority of the delegates boil
north and south were in favor of Clevelan,
if he could get the New York men in lin