St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
CONVENTION NOTES.
Arrivals of Delegates and Party
Leaders in Chicago.
Tariff Reformers Urging the First
Importance of the Platform.
The New York Delegation Expected to Hold a
Caucus Tonight
Significant Declaration by John Kelly
On Leaving for Chicago.
Western Assoclated Press

w SSlern aSSOClateQ 1reSS.
CHICAGO, July 5.-Delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention continue to arrive.
They have thus far arrived principally as in
dlvlduals. One half of the Louisiana dele
CATION, however, arrived this morning, and
the entire Iowa delegation, numbering
twenty-slx came later in the day. Quite a
number of the leaders reached the city late
last night and their presence caused activity
and animation at the hotels, which the dele
CATION alone could not import. The nation
al committee men, w. S. Scott, Gen. Spinola
and Thomas O'Grady, were among those
who were here early this morning.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
EX-Gov. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska,
was observed in the lobby of the Palmer
house, and was afterward seen in consulta-
ton with an advanced advocate of revenue
reform. Gov. Morton declares that the party
must, in justice to itself, declare unquali-
ticdly for reform of the tariff laws.
Congressman Morrison declares that the
platform Of the party takes precedence over
everything else. He believed that with Il
good platform the party could go into the
Held with almost any good candidate aud
win. He declared that the south and greater
portion of the west could be relied upon to
support asonable reform tariff principle.
Many northern and New Egland delegates
would be opposed to it and it was a question
whether the south and west did not cons titute
clear ma orty.
1t is recognized that the tariff question has
taken precedence in point of interest thus
far in the preliminary work Of the conven-
ton, as free trade advocates have been out
spoken in their demand that the subject be
clearly defined by the national convention
HARRISON AND MORRISON.
To representative of the Associated Press
this morning, Hon. Henry Watterson said
the statement that Mr.. Harrison defeated Mr..
Morrison at Peoria gives a very wrong i'm
preston OF what really occurred there. The
Illinois delegation adopted a tariff for rev
enue only resolution. Mr.. Harrison
started out to quash this, but find
ing he would be beaten, he
modified his demands and asked that the
resolution be simply referred to the national
convention about to assemble, This the
state convention was willing to concede to
the man whom it was about to nominate for
governor. 1t should not be forgotten that
Mr.. Harrison is himself revenue reformer,
and said in his speech that protection is rob-
berry. With the action of the state cOnven-
ton Mr.. Harrison's power over the Illinois
delegates in the national is about to expire,
1t is an out and out revenue reform delega-
ton, and Mr.. Morrison will be its member
of the platform committed.
NEW YORK,
The New York Tammauy delegation hung
out its red banner at the Palmer house this
forenoon and the New York county Democ-
cracy also hoisted their placard. Around
the New York delegation gravitates very
largely the interest centered in the presiden-
tial race, and most widely diverging reports
are current us to the comparative strength of
the respective candidates with the delegates.
The Cleveland and Flower adherents both
stoutly claim a clear majority of the delegates
and it is conceded by both wings
that Senator Bayard has following. 1t was
expected caucus of the New York delega-
ton would be held this evening, but owing
to the announcement of Chairman Manning
that caucus could not be held without full
HuIuUtIS, q puGlpUIClIcHb VIII UC y.
1t is now stated the caucus will probably be
held tomorrow night.
The Flower contingent was reinforced this
morning by the arrival of john B. Manning,
DR.. Crittenden, of Buffalo; Capt. Hamilton
and James Mooney. The latter is known as
labor agitator
THE IOWA DELEGATION.
Immediately after its arrival effected tenn
porary organization by electing Judge L. G.
Kumes chairman. Permanent organization
deferred till Monday. The delegation is
stated to be for Cleveland.
CONVENTION HALL.
Is receiving its last touches The force of
sergeant-at-arms will be sixty doorkeepers.
sixty ushers and thirty pages They reported
this morning to Col Bright. sergeant-at-
arms, who made them subscribe to written
agreement for the faithful performance of
their duties, and exclude all but ticket hold
ers from the hall.