Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-30
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THR FORCES SPEEDING To the Mecca of ReDubIi-
 can Politicians. CHICAGO SLOWLY FILLING UP With the Makers of Ar
 thurs Successors. EMPTY HONORS FOR BUTLER. The Greenbackers Take
 Him for Chief.
EMPTY HONORs FOR BUTLER
The GreembRckers Take Him for Chief.
POLITICAL.

Scenes at ChfcagO-The Delegates and
 Workers Fast Pouring In-ButtOn-
 hOltng ths Order of the Day-Every-
 body Confident and Everybody
 Happy-The Situation As 1t Now App
 pears.
 CHICAGO, May 29.-Outward and visible signs of the approach of the Republican Ma tional convention became apparent to-day. The trains from east and west brought in struggling delegates with scores of poiiti- cians The hotels began to present an ani- mated appearance and the headquarters of the national and local committees were be- sieged with callers. The politicians came for work rather than play and before they had been an hour on the ground they were buttonholing the advance guard of the delegates in the interests of their especial favorites. The Arthur men were reinforced by delegation from Buffalo headed by Collector of Customs James D. Warren. His lieutenants were Issac Bromley, O. G. Warren and Charles A. Gould of Buffalo and James Zsnart of Cambridge, N. Y. They were cordially greeted by the local Arthur adherents. The Montana delegates under lead of Governor Crosby arrived at the Le- land this afternoon. Colonel G. L. Shoup, member of the national committee from Idaho, also arrived upon the scene. Ex-Dis~ trict Attorney Corkhill, M- P. Handy and Charles Emory Smith, of Philadelphia, and other Blaine adherents came in on the eve ming trains. It is now admitted that the first blood drawn in the convention will be over the eontesting delegations from Virginia. Pleasants, the negro advance guard of the Mahone faction. is industriously buttonhol- ing delegates and soliciting their support He said tonight that his delegation would have no trouble in securing the floor and that It was solid for Arthur. Stephen $. Elklns, Blaine's lieutenant, has ''seen'' every delegate in town and loudly proclaims' the fact that success for his candidate on the first or sec ond ballot is assured. Regarding the rumors of dissensions in the Oregon delegation Swift, 8 delegate, declares that his colleagues are for Blaine first, last aud always. J. R. Stone, the solitary Arthurite In the Michigan delegation. has gi ven up as hopeies5 his task of winning some of his colleagues from their Blaine allegiance. The talk Of business mems Arthur meeting here has been revived and movement is on foot to get all the Arthur delegates into Music Hall Monday night. Blaine's friends say if this move ment gers as Tar as ioi ''call'' they will meet it by counter demonstration. Senator Cullom, of Illinois ia talked of as the Arthur candidate for per manent chairman. It is stated late tonight that the National commit tee will recommend in the interests of harmony that both the Virginia delegations be admitted with half a vote each For several days past it has been reported that Arthur's lieutenants, in case they failed to poll stronp vote, would insugurate 8 boom for Gresham. Tonight it is stated that the Blaine men will counteracs this by pushing Ben Harrison into prominence and the morn ing papers will give special prominence to this staten ent.