Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-03
THE EIGHTH OF JULY.
Troubles About the Big Con-
vention Hall.


Je. Mcdonald Seeing to His Fences
He Will Take CheerfuIIy Either
First or Seeon Piace-The Bloom
OF Flower-A Burst Of Life for
Cleveland and then His Gradual
Interment.
CHICAGO, July ~2.-Confusion still reigns
in the great convention hall, but Just at
present it is somewhat different to that
caused by the tumultuous and uncontrolla-
BILE throng at the Republican meeting. The
chamber is deserted except by the pair Of
swallows whose flight to and fro across the
ceiling was q good omen during the recent
convention. Two little baby swallows
were added to the group yesterday, and
the family is now q happy one. undis-
turbed by the rattle Of the Chairman's
gavel or the tedious roll call Of States.
But the great auditory is otherwise
wrapped in solitude and Q scene Of con-
fusion prevails. The Democratic Com
mittee commenced making alterations and
remodeled q large number Of chairs,
turned things generally topsy-turvy and
then quit. 1t seems that the relations be-
tween the Local Committee and the Ma
tional Committee Of the Democracy is very
much strained, n not 0 stroke has been
lone of the work, which will require two
weeks to accomplish. The alterations %
agreed upon by the Democrats are extern
sive. Indeed, the first estimate of the cost
is So, 900, yet thus fer no howl has been
raised toward accomplishing, when two or
three score Of carpenters hould be rafting
away day and night. The Local Commit
tee. which has secured subscriptions, Of
$40, 900 for the expenses OF the convention,
were awarded $50 tickets to distribute
among the subscribers, but have since
then demanded $50 additional tickets.
which has caused q rupture between the
committees. The correspondence between
them on this subject has been acrimonious
to q degree, butt is withheld from the pub
lie for prudential reasons. The work Is
therefore at a standstill. The architects
plans met with general approval, and con-
tracts for making the desired changes in
the hall were at once drawn up, but here
came q deadlock. Both the Sub-Commit-
tee Of Arrangements and the Local
Finance Committee claimed the right to
award the contracts and pay the bills, and
the petty disputes are becoming serious.
1t is hoped, however, that friendly rels-
tions will be restored in time to prepare
the hall for the National Convention in a
satisfactory manner.
OF all the leaders OF the Presidential
aspirants who are putting in an appearance
here at frequent intervals, one are more
prominent than the candidate who is run
ming his own boom-McDonald Of Indiana.
This jolly, old-fashioned Democrat has
made several visits here. swinging around
the circle in a fe~nce-repairing tour,
has smoked and drank with the
" boys" snapped stories and gen.
orally made himself solid with quite
a large class of the local Democracy. He
cheerfully acknowledges his candidacy and
seems willing 10 personate the head or the
tail OF the ticket with delightful indiffer-
ence. He claims so or so votes on the
first ballot. and IL is further stated that
trades have resulted in pledges for several
States to plunge solid for the Hoosier
along about the third or fourth ballot.
Fifty thousand very life-like photographic
portraits OF Mac" as he is Familiarity
known, have been struck off and distrib-
uted in the saloons, hotels and other pub
lie resorts, much after the manner OF q
popular actor, and the distinguished Indi-
ami an is rehearsing for his debut before an
audience of Is, 900 people, to be followed,
possibly, by the plaudits Of several million
stanch Democratic citizens all over the
Union. The pyrotechnic candidacy of the
successful Republican of the June event
will pale before the magnificent boom Of
booms of him from Indiana. II was cruel
ly limited that clacduers-s thousand more
or less-would be smuggled into the con-
vention to see that the Mcdonald yells
we're separated at the right moment OF
time, but this is merely q feeble trial OF
the enemy, because Sergeant-at-Arms
Bright and present Telegram Chairman
Brown are both from Indiana, and will see
fair play.
OF the other blooming candidates the
millionaire New Yorker, Flower. COM
menced setting his pins through Illinois
and Wisconsin six months ago, and his
showing in the convention will not only
be very respectable but will astonish many
people.
Cleveland will start in at the head of
the list and will be gradually buried. His
support comes from the reform element
in the party which never controls national
conventions. In the present figuring the
strongest men are Bayard, Flower, Payne,
Randall, Mcdonald, Hendricks and Slo-
cum for first place, and for the second Nc
Donald. Carter Harrison, Dorsheimer,
Carlisle and Hoadley. EARLE.
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