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CHICAGO, July Z, 1884.
The city is alive with excitement,
and the number OF politicians and
others in attendance on the National
Democratic Convention, is very great.
The hotel Hobbies are crowded, and
the saloons are doing thriving bust
ness.
Bayard and Thurman seemed to be
in the lead Saturday, but to- day things
are much mixed, and Cleveland,
Flower, Field and even Butler seem
to have equally strong followings.
Field is opposed by the entire Cali
fornia delegation, however, and not
w'thstanling his great strength in the
East, it is believed that fact practic-
ally puts him out of the race. The
railroad companies, whose humble
servant Field is, are moving actively
to secure his nomination, but it is not
expected that they will succeed.
Thurman is objected to because he is
from Ohio, an October State, and if
he should be nominated the Repub-
licans would doubtless move heaven
and earth to carry Ohio which would
have a very demoralizing effect on
the Democratic party.
Two elements will undoubtedly
struggle fer the ascendancy of the
Convention; the one advocating tar.
iff for revenue onl y-the other favor.
ing strong protective plank. The
latter claim that, with such a plank,
the Democratic party would go before
the people on exactly the same foot
ing as the Republicans, while they
would haye the advantage of the lat
ter in having no record whatever that
could be assailed, while the cry of
"Repub!ican fraud aud extravaganza"
would turn the popular sentiment in
favor of the Democrats.
There is also considerable talk of
" Blue and Cray ticket, with Butler
and Lamar as the standard bearers.
Many argue that such ticket would
carry the solid South, while it would
also unite all the discordant elements
in the North. This is undoubtedly
the aim of the Butler men, aided by
respectable minority of Southern del
egates.
CHICAGO, July 7, 3 p. m.
The Palmer House is at present the
great center of national politics, and
the scenes of activity witnessed there
the past three days were renewed this
morning, at an early hour.
BY s O'Clock the main thorough
fares leading to the Palmer House, the
broad sidewalk in front Of it, and the
corridors of the hotel, were filled with
masses Of excited, ges,iculatng, talk.
ing people. The din was frightful.
The party headquarters have been
centralized, instead of being divided
and scattered, as was the case with
the Republican Convention. Still the
crowds to be accommodated are much
larger than at the first convention.
This is due largely to the presence of
great marching organizations, some of
which resemble full marching reg
iment by their numbers.
The National Democratic Conven-
ton held IA session this morning, and
arranged for the distribution of the
tickets of admission to the Convention
and the seating of the delegates and
alternates. But the committee did
no, begin its executive session until
n ION to-day, and has done nothing of
up to this time.
This convention will be much
slower than the Republican Conven-
ton, and although this is the day fixed
Tor lis meeting, it will probably not be
:al!ed to order until tomorrow.
The New York delegation went in
% session at | | O'Clock tins morning
% consider the situation and endeavor
o unite upon candidate. The in
crest centering upon its action is
sreat, and recognized by every one in
on the convention-both
delegates and spectators.