Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-06-04
Notes About the Chicago Convention.

Notes About the Chicago Convention.
CHICAGO, May S1-TEere are not enough
delegates in town yet to make any specula-
ton on the outcome of the National Republi-
can convention very profitable. There are
signs of activity about the hotels, but no ex-
citement as yet, the principal thing noticeable
being the headquarters of the candidates, OF
which four have been established, the Arthur
men having two They are as follows:
Blaine headquarters, Par.ors 40 and 81,
Pacific hotel; Logan headquarter, Parlors 36,
Pacific hotel; Arthur headquarters, gentle
mems parlor Pacific hotel and Parlors w and
z, Palmer house.
Convention headquarters have also been
selected us follows: National Republican COM
mittee, Parlor A, Pacific hotel; sub-commlt-
tee of national committee, Parlor Q, Palmer
house; Chicago committee OF arrangements,
Room Z, 127 Dearborn street; Sergeant-at-
arms Sexton, Parlor H. Pacific hotel.
So far the Arthur men appear the most
active, but Logan'S friends are busy, and the
Blaine men are not idle by any means. The
talk is that Logan's managers are paying
most attention to the southern delegates
and meeting with some success. The fun,
however, will not be likely to commence in
earnest until the arrival of the Pacific slope
delegation, which are enroute in a train
of twelve cars, and the Maine delegation,
also on the way, and all for Blaine
The Independents are busy contending that
neither Arthur nor Blaine can carry New
York and arguing the selection of Edmunds,
or some other candidate about whom they
can speak with more confidence, but this
kind of talk is, of course. thrown away on
the friends of the two former gentlemen, who
,4xr fo,,i ite hat hoo
capture the Empire state without doubt.
Sharpe, of New York, indeed, is credited
with declaring that Arthur can carry New
York city, even.
Just at this time Sherman seems to be
coming to the front as a man who can get
both the Arthur and Edmunds vote, if the
former fails to capture the prize early in the
balloting. Sherman's friends say that if the
New York business men find that Arthur's
fggt is a bad one, they will rally to the sup
port of Sherman and make him a candidate
of great strength. Another name brought
forward is that of Andrew D. White,
PRESIDENT OF Cornell university, and
one OF the New E~rh delegates -at-large,
while according 10 views in some quarters, a
more dangerous clark horse" is at present oc-
cupying the custom house building here as a
bed-room-Justice John NJ. Harlan, of the
United States supreme court. There are
many, however, with whom clark horses"
are not popular, and who think the nominee
will be either Blaine, Arthur, or Logan. This
class is composed, OF course, largely of
the friends of the three candidates named.
The national committee will decide who
will act as temporary chairman of the con-
vention. The Ohio deli, :ates desire this honor
for William Mckinley, Jr., delegate-at-large
from Ohio. They maintain that Mckinley
is a man who would reflect credit on any
position to which he may be appointed or
elected by the Republicans
Persons who were present at the conven-
tion four years ago, and who have listened to
the musical festival rehearsels say the
acoustic properties Of the hall have
been greatly improved. There is no
particular echo AMI a speaker can
be heard at the farthest point from
the platform. A measurement of the hall
showed that it is just thirty feet shorter than |
was the one in 1880. However, the chairs |
are little smaller than those used four years
ago, and they are placed closer together. 1t |
is possible that on this account the seats will |
not be too comfortable, and there will be a
great deal of crowding.