The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-07-01
Democratic Gossip.
Special Correspondence.

but Just at present it is somewhat diff.
ferent from that caused by the tumul-
tous and uncomfortable throng at the
republican meeting. The chamber is
deserted except by the pair Of swal-
lows whose flight to and fro across the
ceiling, was taken us Il good omen dur
ing the recent convention. Two little
baby swallows were added to the
group yesterday and the family is now
Il happy one, undisturbed by the rattle
of the rattle of the chairman S gavel
or the tedious call of the roll Of states.
But the great auditory is otherwise
wrapped in solitude, and Il scene Of
confusion prevails. The democratic
committee commenced making altera-
tions and removed large number Of
chairs, turned things generally topsey.
turvey and then quit. 1t seems that
the situation of the relations between
the local committee and the national
committee of the democracy is very
much strained and not Il stroke has
been done of the work which will re-
quire two weeks to accomplish. The
alterations us agreed upon by the dem
OcratS are extensive, indeed the first
estimate of the cost was $4,000, yet
thus far no hand h::s been raised to-
ward accomplishing this when two or
three score of carpenters ought to he
rattling away day and night. The
local committee has secured subscrip-
tions of $2O, 900 for the expenses of
the convention, were awarded $50
tickets, to distribute among the sub
scribers, but have since then demand
ed $50 additional tickets, which has
caused a rupture between the commit
tees. The correspondence between
them Oh this subject has been acri
monious to Il degree, but is witlihe Id
from the public for prudential reasons.
The work is therefore at StandStill.
The architect S plans met with gem
eral approval and contracts for MAX
ing the desired changes in the hall
were at once drawn up but here came
a deadlock. Both the subcommittee
of arrangements and the local finance
committee claimed the right to award
the contracts, and to pay the bills,and
the petty disputes are becoming Sc
rious. It is hoped however, that
friendly relations Will be restored in
time to prepare the hall for the ma
tional convention in Il satisfactory
manner.
OF all the leaders Of the presidential
aspirants who are putting in an APP
pearance here at frequent inter walls
none is more prominent than the
candidate who is running his own
boom Mcdonald of Indiana. This
Jolly old fashioned democrat has made
several visits here, swinging around
the circle in fence repairing tour,
has smoked and drank with the
boys" swapped stories and generally
made himself solid with quite large
class of the local democracy. He
cheerfully acknowledges his candi-
dacy and seems willing to personate
the head or the tail of the ticket with
delightful indifference. He claims
fifty or sixty votes on the first
ballot. and it is further said
that trades have resulted in
pledges for several states to plunge
SOLID for the Hoosier along about the
third or fourth ballot. Fifty thou.
sand very lifelike photographic port
rats Of Niue us he is familliarly
known. have heen struck off and dis
tributed in the saloons. hotels and
other public resorts, much after the
manner Of popular actor, and the
distinguished Indianian is iehearsing
for his debut before an audience Of
fifteen thousand people, to lie follow
ed (possibly) Ivy the plandits OF sew
eral million stannch democratic citi-
zens all over the Union. The pyrO-
teclnjc candidacy of the successful
republican Of the June event will
uale before boom Of booms Of he
from Indiana. 1t was cruelty limited
that clacquers-a thousand, more or