The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-21

Mdnone eplSnde OF yesterdays session has
whetted the appetite of the galleries for fur
ther passage of arms, and everybody watches
the Virginians' seats to see the incomin & of
the expected combatants The weather is
much warmer than yesterday. In the great
galleries and balconies there is a quick
waving of fans, and some OF the spectators
have discarded their coats, and take their
ease in true democratic STYLE while the
crowds flow in with a great murrnur like
the ocean. There is slower gathering of
the solons of the party, the newspaper men
and the officers of the convention on the
platform and in the galleries in the rear Of
letterings telling that from ii Blaine and
Garfield were both nominated In this city,
excltes great deal of curiosity from people
ON the stage in its vicinity.
EsTEE IN THE HALL.
Mr. Estee, who Is broad-shouldered and
broad-whiskered man with pleasant smile
and agreeable manners, Is an early arrival
and walks upon the platform before all of
the California delegates get to their seats.
A few people on the stage greet him. for
Estee is not an obtrusive man and has not
circulated much among the delegates He
gracefully yielded to his defeat FOR tempo
rary chairman, and was surprised at the
success of his friends who had him chosen
for a higher place. He will here
after be the most prominent figure
the most important. AS e few of his friends
gather about him he looks over them with
an air of some concern, hoping that his
voice can be heard everywhere, but
modestly expressed himself as to his ability
to successfully master the situation
Estee's friends have no such
doubts. He has managed large bodies
before and has fine executive ability
A TYPICAL wEsTERNER
He looks typical Californian. Such Of
the lines of his face as can be seen through
his heavy brown beard are strong, and indi-
cate firmness tempered with discretion, and
he stands squarely on his heels as a man
who knows his own mind As the audito-
rum fills up the air begins to be oppressive,
although the auditorium has been found to
be the coolest place in Chicago. A fash
like the hot air of a furnace has swept over
the city and is gradually working its way
through the thick walls Of the auditorium
building and giving the convention some
approximation to the stihed experience Of
the democratic gathering at st. Louis.
As yesterday, the first delegate in the
hall is an Ohio man, who comes in followed
by three or four Others, who take their
seats in the center of the as yet empty
ept1Co III ITOnU OF Tile pldblOrn.
DELEGATES FILING In.
This vanguard is followed by others,
some of them in delegations, others alone,
in pairs, and by half dozens, and the con-
vention begins to look like business. The
side galleries and organ loft begin to fill up
with large sprinkling of ladies. Mrs
Fitzsimmons, wife of the sergeant-at arms
Of the convention, is scarcely seated when a
page goes up to her and presents her with a
magnificent bouquet Of LaFrance roses
Fred Douglass, who gets to his scat on the
stage about this time, is also presented with
bouquet Of cut flowers, and a similar
courtesy extended to Chairman Jones of
the national committee, is the signal for q
ripple of appl ause. A familiar figure circu-
lating among the delegates arouses the in
terest of the spectators.
THE PAGAN IN THE HALL.
This is the big, jolly form and the round,
clean shaven and good natured face of Col.
Robert G. Ingersoll, the man who in Gin
cinnati twelve years ago made one of the
famous nominating speeches of the country
and gave to Blaine the title most in mems
mouths now, "The Plumed Knight" About
the hour for the meeting of the convention
the hall is full of rumors of the usual sort
and generally unreliable. 1t is reported
among the Blaine men that California has
agreed to vote for Stanford on the prelimi-
nary ballots in order to save their effective
ness for the Blaine movement at the time
agreed upon. 1t is reported some
New York men have abandoned
Depew and have come out openly
for Blaine, but this can be traced to no re-
liable source.
De Young of California says the Stanford
story is not true, and that while the dele
gates of the Pacific coast are all for Blaine,
they don't exactly agree yet upon what to
do first. Ii is somewhat remarkable that
up to IL o'clock there has not been cheer
in the convention hall, and there appears to
be no special gatherings in the meeting for
any special candidate, and the delegates are
too busy talking about the combinations
and the result of the committee on creden-
tials to hurrah.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, who
reached the convention hall after IL o'clock,
looked happy, presumably over the Ma
bone victory. Quay is leading the Sher
man forces, and is credited with being the
Sherman candidate for chairman of the
national committee If Sherman is nomi-
mated. Noon has long since passed and
there is no sign of the opening of the con-
vention. The clerks are busy about the
chairman's desk, the delegates talk and are
as comfortable with the neat as possible
which is a contrast from the condition of
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