Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-07
Inelr arrival has been anxiouSly awaited for seve-
RAJ days by their California friends

Their arrival has been anxiously awaited for seve
rai days oy their California fr1ends
Mr. EEwTrT AND BIS TkRIFF FLANK
ShioacO, july The Ddflp Netcs says: Ae,am
= hewltt arrived on sunday with the tari1 plank
Tor The national platform. Although he arrived AZ
late day he created much stir as did Henry
W. " aInerson when De established headquarters at
'ne faner house. Hewitt's resolution WAS OF q con-
cliatoTy nature and - med 10 meet the approval
OF seNFTa! western Jarlr reforners but II WAS nos
suciently positive In Its deClarations against pro-
tectlon 10 suit the refOrmers OF the most pro-
nvuhged tNpe. During the day a conference was
hea oStMeen Hewitt, hanion Marble, smith Weed
ane otntTs> NJ which IL was decided by the oppo-
menus ol the AatteTSon school 10 reject the HEWITT
rsolut.on In part ana % unite upon a plank simi-
extremists n FAVOR OF Tree trade ana tarin nght
VIII prooaoy occur over that plank
LIVELY TIMrs ABOUT TIE rAIkEK HorsE
Inc scenes OF activity about the Palmer house.
which Is al present the great national political GEN.
yer, We're renewed vLrN this morning BY eight
O'CLOCK The main corridors uf the hotel and thorough
iares leading up 10 IL Nere filed with great masses
oi people, which, oy their very numbers. made the
progress OF The cable and carriages very SLOW
ana, at times, we.l nigh impossible. In the dining
roois ana cAies IN The vicinity OF The hotel there
was an army OF men, hats IN hand, waiting their
turns at tie breakfast tables In fact, tie crush
has become 80 great as 10 make comfort a matter
" oulS idlht possibility, and The discomfort has
been greatly Increased by the fact tbat the head
quarters or the party have been centralized instead
Oh oeing divided aud scattered was the case with
the republican national convention.
BIGGER CROWDS THAN At TUE HxruslJc.x ooryxs.
The crowds 10 be accommodated are much greater
than at the republican cow ion which fact n
aur largely 10 The presence OF the great number Of
marching organizations. me OF which resemble q
luil marching regiment 10y their numbers: and hle
IL seemed probable last night that all had arrived
on the scene OF action this morning witnessed the
arrival OF additional hosts. Delegations. clubs.
parties and individuals came pouring into the city
GA the early trains without limit, and as they
moved directly upon the hotels those places be
came, aS the day on inaccsss Die 10 every ons
except stalwart pushtrs
PRELIMINARY MEETISGs
The national executive committee held n sessiou
ths forenoon and arranged for the distribution Of
tickets and the seating OF delegates and alternates
The national committee will begin It's sessions a.
noon to-day, and meetings OF ali the various state
delegations began at 10 O'Clock. Ohio is the only
state whose meeting Is postponed as late as three
O'Clock. the reason assigned being that some OF the
delegates have not yet reported: but IL is expected
tiat wa m contest may occur In the delegation.
a, us session Is postponed. Il is claimed, partly
owing 10 That TACT The New York Delegation went
Into session at ten O'clock, and the interest which
ctnlerS IN ITS action appears 10 actuate every one
ID attendance upon The convention. The out-and-
greatly encouraged at the action taken by the
Kings county delegation last night In deciding 20
support him They even 20 SO far as 10 saw thai
the nomination is practically settled, for
"As GOES KINGS COUNTY so GOES THE STATE
and the whole convention. Cleveland's supportery
are working hard 10 Offset the adverse effect OF the
kelly-FauAner and other organized opposition. At
the Grand Pacific hotel Mcdonald talk is the loud
est.
Early to-day another Indiana club, strong In
numbers. marched swinging into the hotel, waving
a Mcdonald banner, and cheering for their man.
The lndlanans are striving hard TO Impress others
that he Is the most available man, and Will heal all
strifr.
Among the delegations arriving at the Palmer
House this a m. were q number of Maryland men.
and the remainder OF the deleg dtes from Mime.
sofa, West Virginia, Virginia, louisiana Tennessee
and Mississippi
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE VARIOUS STATES
presented the view OF wearied men sleeping IN
chairs after a night OF vigil The principal work
Oh the national committee will be TO name the
temporary chairman. VIM. f. Villas, OF Wisconsin,
and Gov. Hubbard. OF Texas. are the two gentle-
men most prominently mentioned, but desire 10
compliment the northwest and the south runs
counter TO the desire 70 have some representative
western German, and Peter Leber OF Indiana, has
been mentioned la this connection.