Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-19
the EMPIRE STATE.
New York Democratic Convsa-
tion.
ENTHUSIASTIC AssEMBLAeE
TIIden Loudly cheered By the New Workers
---Iammany Hall and The
County Democracy at
Special % fhS RSofxger


SARATOGA, June l8.-Ordinarily Sleep has
her habitation in this village. Last night
the popular Goddess was mot at home"
don't know where she was. In Albany or
Buffalo, or New York, or perhaps even at
Augusta, Maine. But whatever locality
may have been blessed by her presence it
was not Saratoga. great maay people
sought her in vain. Prayers assembled to
her throne and numerous, healthy and vic
iously active mosquitoes wished for her
| sat on a window sill all night No,
because my room was not paid for, but be-
cause 1t was cooler and the talk of groups
of delegates who, like myself, were not able
to sleep. If ever Saratoga was noisy it was
last night There was a constant tramping
through the halls; the craunch Of restless
feet pounding the walks about the house
came up like the noise Of windstorm.
Groups of delegates and clacquers hob
nObbed in dark spots on the verandas, or
fed swiftly and noisily from room to room
If Chicago is as uProarious in proportion
want berth on a lake vessel forty miles of
shore.
Decorations.
Saratoga is small, but her flags and dec
orationS art legion. Ii banpers be cri-
teriOn, there are no Republicans in the city
The children carry pretty little flags in their
hands and cry out for Cleveland aud
Flower and occasionally for Dana, as the
spirit Seizes them. SaratorS children are
volatile in their affections twenty minutes
since | saw two of them following a Tam
many crowd cheering with all their little
strength and there 70 he same coming
generation in the wake ola Flower dele
gation-stiIl cheering. Will the delegates
play at politics the same way?
A sketch.
Mr. Flower was one Of the first persons to
arrive on the ground. j read it to-day on
the register OF the United States hotel
Roswell p Flower (presideDt). The brackets
are my own. They have no significance.
Merely a whim.
Flower is well known here, but whenever
he walked out to-day he attracted the atten-
ton of everyone He wears dark frOck
coat waiStcoat and trousers Of comfortable
fit, gold chain, a pearl gray high hat, and
a boutoniere of ;ea roses. His ruddy face
is smooth-shaven, except little tufts under
the ears, and his dark eyes twinkle with
good humor He weighs about 22O rounds.
Mr.. Flower accompanied his family as far
as Saratoga on their wav to Jefferson county,
and remains here to counsel with his friends
about the Convention Mr.. Flowers arri-
val has brought here large following Of his
friends and supporters, and his cottage at
tached to the United States hotel was over
run with visitors last night.
Tamu any.
Tammany is making a deal Of display. 1t
is regular iolli6cation display. Sky
rockets and all sorts of pyrotechnics, fgura-
lively and an uninitiated person would
think Tammany comprised all OF the New
York Democracy but it is not improbable
that this idea may be dispellcd before mid
night. The o Brien crowd is in a quandary.
II was arranged that this delegation should
meet at the Grand Union, but that caravan
sary is boarded up and will not be opened
for two weeks As vet the members of this
wing Of the Democracy are putting up at
restaurants. What stroke Of policy it
yvn,ld ha Eor EInwpr to take them into the