Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-06-02
AT ST. LOUIS.
Advance Guards Of the Dem
0cratic Hosts.
PICTURE OF CONVENTION HALL.
Pacific Coast Delegates Enjoying
Themselves-The vice-Presidepcy
and Chairmanships.
IAssocIssed Press DIspatches 70 the ASA AIp.


ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
wy
guisneo arrivals IN St. Louis to-day was
Henry Watterson, Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal "Oh, I think we shall
have an easv time of II ali around y sa;f
Wottarsor T. .s.~ -
"'..'eon ~ answer 70 . iePol.er
question. III Is plain sailing and there
is no reason why we should not gel
through with our work rapidly. thinl
Cleveland Will be nominated Mt the frs
eoas;or tba Co,,uant;or holds .rd ~.
1870 ~ 1'' ~Au ~, '-s
p'a.,o,m anu vice-r resiuency Will De
settled In short order. Senator Thur
man will probably be selected for the
Vice-Presidencv.1
uuov .hcrt tho ,,,.tf.o nh ,.r
s q 10 a., p 1 yo'
Dr,ns ~ wlsn you asked tne reporter
NO." answered the kentucky editor
gravely. "We have not begun that yet
but there won't be any difficulty tbit
time. -Four wears ago we had pretty
hard fight of it in the committee. but
now don't expect even ripple In Il
The platform will, Of course, endorse
the Presidents tariff message and the
Mills BILL"
ruupvAN ,Nrrpv,pwun
Tn revard To Senator Thurnoar and tbo
Vice Pres;dencv The Post D;s,a,cL hos
the follow;nc tslecram ron E Ss h., :
to-n;cht. Tho Posse D;s,a,cb corrasnond i !.
ant calIad On er,Ssnotar Th,r,,, o az
aftarnonn ord ostod h;r, 4, raiat;a, ~ =
the Vice Pres;dencv Hyou nawsnane,
naonla y sa;d tba sano+nr u,,;,1 'p ape.
}et q fellow alone D Tha,o ha ,m Level hse,,
four ~ I've ra,rs,,.o- ,as e,,3. o %,
mo avorv dov 9 IN : roaL 'A ''s VA
snTha country at ,ayge IL dao,,v ;rta~.
ested in The one stion If v vour cand;dscy
for the Presidency - suooestad ~
correspondant ee -'
Tbere mnst be sorna m;atola oho,,t
that for the raonle cannot he ;ntarastod
in thing that does not sx;st au ', mot
a candidate for The VI e1Pres;da S,n n ~
snv otbsr ot a ' conssnsnt1H th OF
be no real or actual Interest IN NV , a..
smn,ed cand;dacw = io'' ~ NY aS-
'u "Sut oa vour nsma 81 now ho;nu ,,.,.
toned IN ali parts If The cc,,ntrv a. tha
one likely to be selected at 81 Tou;s -
ssTh o. ,ns " ~ p 'eI b,t az o.. LoulS;
Authorised y rss NV Du' o I 10 t uas oeen
nection- want No offica ~ snn ' L IN
and Commemorative an, ,,ot a. os; ny n1 e.,
the Vice-Pres;dancw ie,ot ~T T,e nAt ~ -,
whole matter az ha;po ;rtarded =. o
fr;andIy coror,;n,a,t ~, .sa.IJ III. -
NV fr;snds wonid ,yi;r,t ',,o 10 n ,,ot
NV naroa 4, ~ ~ v,os v ~ my
TRut tbev do,htjssa ass,,,ra th.t 49,,
ara daa;rons of saa;ns Pras;Jart @ T,:yw vo
land re-elected and S'o'o
ssThere il No ground for .ssrr,,,t;o,, .,
on that score. am desirons
of seeing Cleveland reelected. All that
can do in that behalf will be done
and in nv opinion he will bs
elected By an Increased majority H a
man with the courage. honesty. states-
and patriotism Of Grover Cleve-
land deserves uch an endorsement at
the hands of the people as his reelection
would imply"
But in the event Of your unanimous
for the vice-P Presidency at
st. Louis 2"
"That event viii not happen. for
have already told you I am not a can
iiidate for that or anv other official
position" IA ' n
"But suppose You were nominated
would you decline the nomination ~
''There would be no propriety in de-
Ginning substantially anything before II ia
rendered, and / am not SO presum ptt,ous
as to decline in advance q nomination
hat will undoubtedly 90 to another. for
The Convention will not lack the best Of
material from which to, select. I am q
private in the ranks. and the Question Of
he Vice Presidential nomination In n
way affects me,u Us ~ Nas
TIE corvrrr,ox uA,, u (
The Last tonchea vars inf -, tta c,r.
zention hall this sftarnS,a,, srd - !. IN,
.eadv ''"-''' '-- '-.-1 :. VS. 40 ~"
81 tb;rr * III \. tte ,~a.t;o.t ;, III
hat ever held : convanf;on y s m;,
Arms Rr;oht tcsdov sT,
World have baan bsttas ~ cor.ss :. -.
.ould have had the snaskers sta n - az
middle Of one sids ~ the hall Th f
vould hsva enahIsd .svarv ona &, tS"
,all to hear and a. nresanf sear y ;s
roing to he rather difs;cnIt The fact IL
hat wbenavar a oocd .ccrst;c .tFart -
ecured In = larOs hall n seamS t. he &c
,ccident '' ' 100 ~ " ~
When one stands on the speaker,s
platform and looks over the hall the ave
ees nothing but red, white and blue
,unting, the coats-of arms of States and
,ilded American eagles. Bunting IA
ooped from the galleries in long fes-
oons. The platform proper is under a
,allery and is edged with everpreens.
There is distance OF three steps from
he platform to the Speakers stand. and
little square stand large enough to hold