Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-31
Republican Braves at the Central
Station.
THE GATHERING OF THE TRIBES.
Echoes From the Battle Field of the "Grlnd
Old Party" at Chicago--GIimPses at
the Forts, Arsenals and the
Secret Mines.

expectedly came last night is likely to XIII
something beside fruit A close investga-
tion will find two or three frost bitten and
certainly killed beoms lying.abeut- Still
there are numbers left. Pretty little things
that dazzle the eve as they float in the sun
shine of hope. Perhaps the very newest of
these incipient mutations is that of Justice
Harlans. John NJ. Harlan is Kentuckian,
and one of the very few Henry Clay Wings
who went into the Republican party. He
has several staunch hackers here already
and more are to come. The appearance Of
the Harlan boom in the political ShambleS
is so unexpected that it produces just lit
tie uncertainty. The Harlan men are not
disposed to be aggressive, but stand on
the cxpcdiency plank They are willing
anv good man should have the nomination.
But if compromise is made, they
say here is your man Make the ticket Har-
Ian and Lincoln, or Lincoln and Harlan,
and you have whining one. Harlan was
a Union soldier; Jy unanimous vote III
1877 h. was confirmed one of the Supreme
Judges; he was the only man on that bench
who decided the civil rights bill cOnSti.u-
tional. An enthusiastic admirer of him
says in law he is a cynic, in letters PIu-
tarch, in humanity John Howard, and
adds that there are more men Of brains in
Chicago in the interest of Harlan and Lin
coin than for both Arthur and Blaine.
ON the First Ballot.
Steve. Elkins, who is the recognized
Blaine manager, is the busiest man IN town.
The Blaine headquarters are open. and the
last charge has been ordered. ElkinS is en-
thuSiastlc over his favOrite, and says he will
be nominated sure, and perhaps on the first
ballot ANYHOW he will have $40 votes on
the first ballot, and that settles it,you know,
said Steve as he caught the grip of Just
arrived delegate and almost carried him up
TO his room. The new arrival was
negro. Elkins loves the Ethiop
when he carries vote in his pocket.
Blaine men claim that Blaine is stronger in
New York than Arthur; that ElmundS Is
not seriously a candidate, and that when he
draws out his strength will go to their man.
An this sounds well and reads beautifully
but may be- is sad marplot and perhaps
i, Il very long time The truth Of the mat
ter is the Blaine crowd are whistliug
through the receptacle for mOribund matter.
They are badly frightened for they are well
aware that if the Tattooed Statesman don't
get there in a very short time after the
calling of the roll of States has ceased he
will be the deadcst political fish in America,
not even excepting the historic fraud r b.
Hayes.
The Ethiop.
The colored friend and brother is on the
ground early. He came to speculate
Eight or ten wears of political Juggling and
two orthree National conventions have made
him an expert in the sale of votes and he
makes money on every ballot. Thu colorrd
delegate is the uncertain quantity in til"
convention. Arthur claims him; Blan" is
sure they dote ON him; Sherman remembers
Eliza PinkStOn and CANDLES on the certain
tv of their voting for him There is but one
sure thing in the whole matter-3omchody
will be sold out bv these same distinguished
citizens of color from the late crring' sis.
ter States.
English rs She Is Spoke"
The Logan boom is regular k;ndcr-ar
lin, gOodv good, please -pasS-thc-pic sort Of
an affair-a family arrangement. The list
of delegates has been carefully scanned and
every man in it who has friend or relative
in the city is quartered there, the iica being
to get as many delegates rs possible away
from the dazzle of the crowd, and
into an atmosphere that is sohdlv for
Logan. II is sought to impress these men
with the belief that Chicago is really tor
Logan. 1t was at one time proposed tn
work up a wild unmanageable, riotouS,
must-nominatc-Logan, local boom, blt it
was abandoned The project for reaching
the North Pole in balloon has also been
abandoned
The Third Estate.
The most unsettled fellows in town, how
ever. are the local politicians. To find
which way the feline will Jumps the aim Of
all their endeavorS. SO far it i not an
easy thing to predict absolutely who will be
the candidate 1t is becoming evident that
both Blaine and Arthur are liable to be left
and compromise man taken up. 1t is the
certainty of this that makes uncertainty OF
so many other things. As a consequence
the third house is unusually quiet. Bets are
inirequent and prophecies few and very
general
Committee Reports.
III L
port and the National Committee will meet
in the morning. Nearly all the members
will be present Outside of the State of
Virginia there are ten contested district del
egatcS 1t is expected the Virginia case
will occupy considerable time. \ cOlorcd
man claiming to be Peasants, of Virginia,
worked delegates handsomely today. The
business men of the city opened elegant Ar
thur headquarters to-day at the Palmer. \
committee has prepared an exhaustive ad.
dress TO the delegates in favor of Arthur. 1t
is gotten up in the finest job office style. 1t
is estimated that l45 delegates are in the
city.
Far West Delegates.
The much advertised California delega-
ton is expected in tomorrow noon. Ore
gon delegates arrived to-day The Arthur
headquarters are in the gentlemens parlor
at the Grand Pacific, fronting on Jefferson
street. The Presidents friends are very con
fdcnt Logan's friends claim be Is gaining
hourly. A new candidate for the Vice
Presidency has appeared in the person OF
Andrew D. White, President OF Cornell
Have They the Nerve:
CHICAGO, May 30-lt is said an attemP:
will be made tomorrow in the meeting OF
the National Committee to adopt rule to
drop the lowest candidate after each ballot
The Southern delegation want representa-
ton among the convention officers and also
the vice-presidents.
COMING TO TOWN.