The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Chicago Hotels Taking On an Air
of Activity.
Headquarters for Blaine, Arthur and
Logan Opened.

CHICAGO, May 30.-Morning trains brought in a
portion of the Iowa delegation, three members of
the South Carolina delegation and six of the
Texas delegates. Beyond few delegates from
Ohio and Kentucky, and the arrival of portion of
the Illinois delegation the above constitute the
only additions mane to the few that had arrived
during preceding days. From New York. Pennsyl-
yania and the national capital however came large
additions to the ADVANCE guard of those interested
form no part OF its work. body. Their presence,
however has impaired great life to the preliminary
skirmishing and for the first time the hotels are
taking on The air of act witty shown by them for The
week previous 10 the convention of few years ago.
Headquarters were opened this morning for the
Arthur and Blaine forces, but those of General
Logan nave been in existence some days. There
We're additional arrivals this afternoon and among
the more prominent were the Hon. Galusha A.
Grow OF Pennsylvania, and Congress- an basne
and other accredited Pennsylvania delegates also
here, the Hon. Andrew ID. White of New York who
arrived in advance of the main body of the deega-
ton. Judge Foraker. C. w. Moulton and ApGs
delegation, arrived this afternoon.
tits estimated tonight that about lao delegates
have arrived about one-sixth of the full cOmple-
ment of the convention. By 10 morrow night or
Sunday morning at the latest, two birds OF the
delegates are expected on the ground. The head
quarters OF the candidates were regularly opened
tor business to-day, and consultations were con-
staDtly IN progress between the leaders of mos g
ments in behalf of each, Win Q trusty lieutenanta
were out making the acquaintance of the struggling
advance guards of various State delegations as they
arrived. In this way the various leaders were
enabled to secure information at the earliest mo-
ment Of the condition of affairs in a large proper
ton of the States and to revise estimates of the
strength OF the respective candidates This in
VOWED almost continuous private consultations in
the inner rooms. The chief centre of interest
during the day was the Grand Pacific Hotel in
which are the headquarters of Arthur, Blaine and
Logan.
Across the doors at the entrance of Arthur's
headquarters is large strip of canvass lettered in
black, with the words, "For President, Chester A.
Arthur" Tomorrow the tables will be laden with
pamphlets containing complete report of the re-
cent Arthur business mems meeting in New York.
These headquarters are in charge of elm on Wheel
er OF New York, james d. Warren of the Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser, and Gen. George HI. Sharpe
OF New York. 1t is stated at these head quarters
that the outlook was cheering, and that the Presil
dents friends generally growing more conf
dent as the situation developed.
The Blaine headquarters are in rooms 40 and 81
OF the same hotel and are in charge 4 Stephen B.
Elk'ns of New Mexico, Galusha A. Grow of Penn
sylvania and D. S. Clarkson, editor of the State
Register, Des Moines, La. small packard on the
outside OF the door and lthogaaph portraits inside
are the only visible signs that this is the centre of
the Blaine councils. Clarkson said tonight that
numerous consultations had been held during the
DAY and that while he was not at liberty to in par
tculars he could say in general that much mad been
accomplished, the result of which will become ap-
parent later on.
The Logan headquarters are in charge of A. NJ,
Jones, chairman, and Daniel Shepherd secretary of
the Illinois State central committee. 1t was claim
were growing in confidence as reports
that came ia were of a nature to indicate the i'm
possibility of either aine or Arthur securing a
majority of the convention.
Thus far no headquarters have been opened for
Edmunds, Sherman and Hawley.
In the discussions and doubts prevailing in regard
to The question of the first place, the vice presi-
dency has dropped almost completely out of sight.
new candidate for that position, however, was
developed to-day in the person of Hon. Andrew d.
White, president of Cornell College, who was
spoken of for the place in case Western man be
for president.
The subcommittee OF the National Committee
completed its preliminary labors this evening Out
side of Virginia the claims of delegations from ten
contested districts will come before the sub. com
mittee for action. These districts are the first Ala
bama, first Georgia. fifth Kentucky, fourth May
land, fourth Texas tweaty first Pennsylva Ia
sixth New York, second Illinois, nineteenth New
York, AID fourth Pennsylvania.
Headquarters under the auspices of leading busi-
men of the city in advocacy of the candidacy of
Arthur were opened at the Palmer House
to-day and at meeting this afternoon a committee
was appointed to receive the New York business
mems delegation and tender the members the use
of these rooms.
An address urging Arthur's nomination was pre-
pared to be displayed at these headquarters and
will be distributed at various points about the city
tomorrow morning.