New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-04
A DEMONSTRATION FOR BUTLER.
PROCESSION OF wORKINGMEN TO RECEIVE hin
FIREWORKS, TORCHES AND SPEECHES..
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRmCNE.l
CHICAGO. July 3-The demonstration of the
workingmen of Chicago in honor OF Butter
and against Cleveland promises to be an
extraordinary one. p. II. McLoGan' presi-
dent of the federated trades of the United
States. who lives here, estimates that there
will be % 900 workingmen in the procession OF
Saturday night. Tonight the representatives ef
the tanners shoemakers brickmakers. carpenters.
cipar-makers. wood-workers. bricklayerS, knghts
of Labor stonecutters hOrseshoers and other trades
met az Greenbend's Hall, in Fifthave, 10 make ar
ranpements for the parade. Ii was resolved 10
meet at Market Square Saturday nl9Ht au
o'clock and march to the Palmer House. len oanus
of music have been employed TO take part IN the
procession There win also be fireworks and torch
lights Altogether, the demonstration Is expected
10 astoush and demoralize the friends OF the other
candidates An address Of welcome Will be deilY-
cred by Mr.. McLogan. General Butter Will make
an address in reply.
The parade is Ostenslbly to he of nCn-pohtlcai
character, but the delegates who attended the
ncetinr tonight frankly acknowledged that it was
intended to strengthen General Buffers canvass.
for the Presidential nomination. An extraordinary
feature of to-nlghl's meeting was the frequent
declaration that if Butler was not nominated the
Democratic working would vote for Blame.
Cleveland. il was declared would have no support
from the wor6inCmen If nominated. On satur-
dav night. it was said. there would be
representatIvcs of the workngmen of New-lork IN
the procession who were bitterly opposed 10 CIeye-
land. The parade it was stated would be dis
tinctively antI-Cleveland.
Mr. Clevelands managers were much surprised
tonight when they heard of the proportions OF
the demonstration in favor of Butter and
against their candidate They had made prepara-
fla pri-r INC mon
of New-York but not in Chicago. Thus they intend
to bring here Walter NJ Thayer. president of
the Trade Assembly of New-York, 20 testify
that Governor Cleveland * not opposed by
the Workingnen Of that State. Mr.. Ihayers tes-
timony was to offset that Of George Blair OF con-
trary tenor Mr.. Thaver, II IS true may be- said to
be an interested person. having been appointed
member of the New-YorkPrisou Labor Commission
by Governor Cleveland. c. ID. Peck,
Superintendent Of the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics of Nev,-York bv the grace of +uvernOr
Cleveland. has also come here - testify from P'F-
sonal experience that Governor Cieye1ud is
not nincal to worNngmnn. LX-As'cm9iY-
man Hcaly. secretary of rhe same hn-
reau. another appolntee OF the Governor
is also coming IN company with Assenhl Ytnan Hoo
ley. Of Troy. Both will voclfcrously declare ina
the workngmeu favor the 6oyeiuor but ~ II
thought that when John Kelly comes from New
York ne will bring with hlm four score representa-
five. of the wot ~ gmen of Ncw-l Ork who will tcs
tiy from personal experience that tue Governor
veto of the five cent fare hill decidedly
cssened their small daily wages and that the work
ing people of New-loik viii not vote for HIM.
Yet the managers OF General l}utlcrs canvass
were not entirely happy to-day. They had discoV-
/ cred two kilograms from the East IN To-
days Chicago newspapers M when II
was stated that Prince and Mcguire, two
/ of The Massachusetts delegates did not intend 10
vote for Butler II tins statement Is true General
Butler will not have that " solid support of his
own state which Is deemed essential for success.
| b. r. Palmer. managing editor of . Il, Bos0R GiObc,
who is here booming Butler said to-day respect
/ lng this disastrous news:
Mr Mcguire and Prince are delegates from IN"
Illd District and, although the district convention
delegates were chosen without reference 10 any
particular candidate. still no one could have been
elected without II understood that lac was
for Butler Mr.. Princes friends, fear
ing that he might be defeated. gave
positive assurances that he would support
Butler as long a. there wa possibility of his nom
nation. MIR. Maguire'3 position must be misnnder-
stood. for he has voluntarily said 10 me
recently that not only would he and
his colleague vote for Butler, but
that Butler would have the ;ull strength of the
Massachusetts delegation. | have also positive
knowledge that he has made the same statement 10
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