The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-06
MINUTE Guns
BEFORE THE BIG BATTLE.
The Caucus of the New York Delegation
81 Chicago Postponed-Delcgates
Struggling in slowly rs Yet
Talks With Leaders.


inue 10 arrive in struggling detach-
nents, which, in few cases, number !
more than five or eight. They Lave /
thus far arrived principally rs individ- |
lals. One-half the Louisiana delega- |
ton, however, arrived this morn !
ing and the entire Iowa delegation, !
twenty-siX, came later in
the day. Quite Il number of
the leaders reached the city
late last night, and their presence
caused activity and animation at the
hotels which delegates alone could not
import. National Committeeman w. l..
Scott, Gen. Spinola and Thomas #.
Grady, were among those who were early
on the scene this morning. Ex-GoV.
Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, was
House, and was afterward seen in con-
consultation with advanced advocates of
revenue reform.
CLEVELAND AND FLOWER 49, CAUCUS
POSTPONED.
The New York Tammany delegation
hung out their red banner at the Palmer
House this morning, and the New York
County Democracy also hoisted their
placard. Around the New York delega-
tion gravitates very largely the interest
centered in the Presidential race, and
the most widely diverging reports are
current rs to the comparative strength
Of tho respective candidates in the
delegations. Cleveland's and Flow
er'S adherents both stoutly claim
n majority of the delegation
and it is conceded by both wings that
Senator Bayard has a following. 1t was
expected that caucus of the New York
delegation would be held this evening.
but owing to the announcement OF
Chairman Manning that the caucus
would not be held without full numbers
pOstp0nement was necessary. 1t is
now stated that the caucus will proba-
bly, be held tomorrow night. The Flower
contingent was reinforced this morning
by the arrival of John j. Manning, DR..
Crittenden, of Buffalo, Capt. Hamilton
and James Mooney, the latter of whom
is Il labor 2gitator.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The Iowa delegation Immediately after
| its arrival effected temporary orgGniZa-
ton by electing Judge H. G. Kline
Chairman. Permanent organization is
deferred till Monday. The delegation is
stated to be for Cleveland.
The convention hall is receiving the
last touches. The force of the sergeant
alarms will be sixty door-keepers, sixty
ushers and thirty pages. They reported
this morning To Col. Baight, sergeant-at-
arms, who made them subscribe to n
written contract for the faithful per-
lormance OF their duties, and exclude
all but tickot-holders from the hall.
AMONG THE LEADERS.
Governor Morton declares that the
party must, in justice to itself, declare
unqualiiiedly for reform of tariff laws.
Congressman Morrison declares the
platform of the party takes precedence
| over everything else. lie believed that
with a proper. platform the party could
go into the fight with almost any good
candidate and win, He declared that the
South and the greater por-
ton of the West could he
relied upon to support reasonable
reform tariff principles. Many North
ern and New England delegates would
| he opposed to il, and the question was
whether the South and West did not
constitute majority. 1t is recognized
that the tariff question takes precedence
in point Of interest thus far In the IRE.
liminary work of the convention. as thf
tree-trade advocates have been ont
spoken in their demand that the subec
be clearly defined 10y the National con
vcntion.
To Il representative of tho hssocinic,
400 tLlA, liibl lAlili- llblls lifllEN W utItT
son said the statement that Mr.. Harrison
defeated Morrison Mt Peoria gives yeIT
wrong impression Of what really oc
CURED there. The Illinois DELEGATION
adopted tarlll-tur-rcycnue-on resOlu
ton. Mr.. Harrison started out 10 quasi
this, but finding that he would be do
ieatcd he modified hisdCmaud and askc,
= that the resolution De simply referred I,
b the National convention about [,
assemble. This the State convention
was willing to conccdc to the mnl
who was about to hC nominated for Gov.
ernor. alt should not be forgotten,
continued Mr.. Watterson, THAT Mr.
Harrison is a revenue reformer, auf
: said In his speech that protection is rob
berry, With the action of the State con
venlon, Mr.. HarriSon's power over tn,
Illinois delegation in the National con
Ncntion expires. II is an ont and-ou,
reform delegation, and Mr.. Morrison
will he Q member of the Platform com
mittcc."
BOTH SIDES AFRAID To COME TO TIL
SCRATCH.
turtN-onc OF the members of the New
: GOrk delegation, held confercnc,
tonight at the Palmer House. II wa,
intended to nave caucus. but as dele
gates could not all he gathered
together, some not having ar
rived, the plan was abandoned
Among those present were delegate,
lavoring Cleveland and number o
friends of Flower. The delegates noni
mated state Chairman Manning to b,
temporary Chairman Of the delegation
and he was elected without dissent
There WAS no diversion of any kind. :,
that test of the strength
of the Cleveland and Flower mo,
could not be usccrtamcd. 1
X also stated that neither sid,
appeared anxious To bring M any test
question ut the present time, and II may
safely be said that the Who'll,
delegation, when IL meets, vii
be nearly equally divided. m,
Conference adjourned until Monday N
| II o'clock, and number of the dclcpIte,
present seemed to think that a further
adjournment would hc taken until even
ing on that day.
THE RANDALL RvSrLERS.
. Filteen OF the Pennsylvania delegation
arrived TINS evening and started thcil
Randall boom with hcadquartcr,
nj the tirand Pacific Hotel
Among the prominent delegate,
wlre William III. ilarSIcv
IS. u. Myers, W. II. I.andcn and Jo6,
Campbell. William \. Wallace il OK
pected to night, and samuel j. Randall
Monday. The Philadelphia Delegation
IL expected tomorrow morning.
ENLiNENtNd EVERY MOMENT e. ronp
CASTS.
The temper of the city was completed,
changed from its quiet tonight hv IN,
arrival Of the Pennsylvania, Massachu
sets, Texas and a create,
portion Of tho New Yorl
delegations. The demonstration organ
lied in behalf Of Butler also tended te
lend TO the air of excitement which
prevailed throughout tho city
but was especially felt In
and about the leading hotels. A,
compared with the Republican con
vention, there IL a prente,
display on every hand In
point of bunting and In
the number Of uniformed march
ing bodies. Very many of the Stat,
delegations and nearly ali of IN,
marching clubs are accompanied Ia,
bands OF music, whose martini note,