Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-07
FROM CHICAGO,

On the arrival of the Randall delegation
from Philadelphia on Saturday night with
colors flying, drums beating and trumpets
braying, Ben Butler, who had fallen asleep
after his hours of ovation at the Palmer
House, reused himself to take in full mean
ing of this renewal of sympathes but when
his eye fell upon the procession he fell back
with the remark that it was no crowd of
his. These Philadelphians are the best
dressed democrats in Chicago, with their
new summer suits of sage green. They
have also high white hats, light coats and
washable scarfs, and each man has his shoes
BACKED. The biggest feature of their outfit
is their brass band. Services in all the
down town churches were seriously inter-
fered with by the playing of the bands Sun.
day. The air of Chicago has been full of
music, but there has been little or no work
done. The labor demonstration to Gen.
Butler Saturday night was an exLraordina-
ry affair.
The friends of Butler will take advantage
of the great hurrah and work it for all it is
worth. 1t is already having effect There
are some delegates outside of the Massachu-
sets coterie who are beginning to look upon
Butler as the great and only harmonzer
next to the sage of Gramercy. The scene
| in front of the Palmer HouseSstonished the
| Cleveland workers and all the other boom
ers The streets in the neighborhood of the
| Palmer House were packed with people.
Street cars and vehicles could not get along,
and the police even with all their threats
and whirling of espantooDs, could not break
| the solid mass of human beings, who yelled
and hooted and cheered and screamed for
Benny Butler. 1t was Butler night, and
if Ben does have to 60 home without the
nomination, he can chuckle over the fact
that he had the bigeist display.
The marching column carried variety
of transparencies, all of which bore the phiz
of Butler, supplemented with sentiments.
The extreme rear of the line was made up
of broom brigade, displaying the device,
Butler will sweep the country" Butler
said that the democratic party needed a
candidate who could harmonic all factions.
He evidently thinks himself that harmon
izer A Virginia delegate, who was asked il
the South would accept Butler if he should
be nominated, said with great emphasis
Butler could not carry single Southern
State. The Massachusetts delegation will
it is supposed, nominally stand by Butler,
| at leaSU LOT SeaSOn, although SeVeTdl Vi
the most influential of them are bitterly
opposed to him and have no scruple in pro,
claiming their antagonism.
The Kentucky headquarters, just opposite
the Delaware headquarters, has fine steel
likeness of MIR. Bayard suspended over the
entrance. Anumber of the Kentucky dele
gates are known to be for Mr.. Bayard
Their first complimentary vote will, OF
course be cast for Mr.. Carlisle.
The fellow.Senators of Mr.. Bayard are
strongly in his favor, and they have much
weight. The conviction is very nearly gen.
eral that Bayard would be nominated if the
personal preference ofthe delegates asserted
itself above other considerations.
The Ohio men are hopeful that Thurman
will be squeezed forward into the front rank
of possibilities. They say that with Cleve
land out of the way the Western democrat:
would prefer Thurman to Bayard. MIR
Thurman, however, will not permit the del
egation of which he is amember to advance
his cause or present his name to the conven
ton, but has nothing to say if other States
choose to bring him forward.