New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-27
ARRIVALS AT CHICAGO.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONVENTION
HOW THE DELEGATES WILL BE sEAlhp-biNiN
THE SECOND CHOICE OF THE LOGAN MLN'
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CHICAGO May 26.-The vanguard OF the hepuo-
lican National Convention appeared TINS morning
in the persons of John c. New and Colonel John A.
Martin. of the subcommittee in charge of the con
ventIon arrangements A few staff correspondents
have arrived but apart from these and possibly one
or two of the Illinois delegates the situation mere is
nearly as barren of material from which to forecast
the outcome of next week as it has ever been. On
every hand however, are all the evidences Oh tho
coming of the delegates and the auxaries OF the
convention The rush is expected to begin about
"Wednesday. a great many individual delegates hav-
ing telegraphed for their rooms on that day. 0olo-
mel Martini secretary of the National COMMITTEE
thinks that the end of the week will see many ar
rivals and that the dele ,ates and visitors VIII all
come at once He SAYS that delegates from the
West will arrive before Wednesday at the earliest
SEATING CAPACITY OF THE HALL.
The subcommittee will be in session every day
this week, beginning tomorrow, ana the Natiohai
Committee will hold its first session next Saturday
The members of the subcommittee now in the city
visited the convention hall this morning. In the
body of the hall the delegates and alternates Will
take up scarcely onehalf of the seats on the ground
floor The subscribers to the guarantee fund VIII
have those back of the alternates and the general
public will come after them. The most serious
question now vexing the subcommittee is that IN
yolving the issue of tickets particularly the ap-
plications from the newspapers OF the country
Mr. New SAID that he had 600 or 700 appucations
nova great many more, he added, than lie Would
ever be able to accommodates /" We intend, sad
Mr. New q TO give 800 seats with tables and 800
seats without tables to the newspapers. we can c%auhpt
do any better than that. Each newspaper Wln oe
given tickets according to their requirements anu
size We have had applications for twenty tlc ketS
from two Chicago newspapers. As newspaper
man know that no newspaper requires twenty men
in the convention hall. They desire them for their
friends and we must draw the line somewhere"
The promise is made that the police arrangements
will be superior to those of four years ago. ana that
admission to the convention hall will be absolutely
by tickets. and the tickets will bear coupons which
will prevent crush IN the nan yd oy I6ro % In T
Daniel Shepard, who with Nh Filley and Long
Federal MaGsha S ss WITH
10 for Senator Logans interests, arrived lIon
Washington to-day Mr. Shepard was closeted dur
ing the day with several of the Illinois delegates
Int the exact line of policy to be adopted in the IN
terest of their chief has not been outlined. Inc
claim is made by these men, however that ao ho1nHg g
the nature of an arrangement or understanding as
to the Presidency. There Is, however an expressed
vent at any hazard any movement In the limos
delegation toward Lincoln They assert tnnt II
chances appear to favor Arthur Illinois will go
toward Blaine with rnsh, and thar aside from
Logan he is their next choice.
ATTITUDE OF THE CoLoRED DELEGATES
In the convention as delegates and altenates,
there will be about 100 colored men. The colored
Republicans of this city propose to fit up separate
headquarters for them and entertain them during
their stay. Most of the local colored politicians
are Logan men and though their leaders vigorous
iy DENY it, the general opinion is that they propose
to try what they can do IN the way of making con-
verts for him. A majority of these colored dele
gates are Southern office-holders and are
naturally IN sympathy ~ with hout ArahTFs {h1Ff
aspirations though they viii without m ut dQgOt b6
seems to have the best chance win There is an e.
ement m the local band of cOlOred politicians which
is not in favor of anybody in particular but which
wants primarily secure unan unity in the colored
ranks and will work to that end They =, claim M that
If the colored vote keeps together 1t Will be IN a
fomethng of Impotence TO the race from the man
to whom the colored vote is finally thrown.