The evening world., 1888-06-18
HEARD IN THE CORRIDORS
scraps OF Delegates Talk that Shows How
the Wind Blows.
ESPECIAL TO THE woRLD.i

ESPECIAL TO THE woRLD.I
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The following stray
bits of conversations and ordinations were
heard in the corridors of the hotels this
morning by an EVENING WORLD correspond
emit
"Depew and Harrison will be the ticket"
"There is John j. O'Brien, one of the New
York City boys. He IL talking tariff to Gov.
Foraker"
"The Nebraska farmer delegates are kick
ing against Depew."
Sheridan Shocks room looks like o hos
pital. There are seven cots and two beds In
it."
II miss poor Mike Cregan."
Jimmy Hustled md Collector Robertson
are Si lated They are certain OF Depew's
warner Miller viii be nominated for
1.-THE Gresham boomers are good fighters
"Those Californians are the noisiest crowd
here. II is Blaine or bust ; with them"
fisherman cannot carry New York"
You are Q liar"
WIS as called mo q liar'"
You did. ehp"
"Why, you little rsd-mustached Casino
from Ohio, 60 home to your mother"
Whats che mstter With Allison, Of
,,"Rusk, of Wisconsin, is . side show can
"Yss, and the woods are full of them."
Look at those Kansas fellows drinking
,Ian ssy. ! thought Kansas was a prohibit
Here comes old Fred Douglass"
~ just saw young Emmons Blaine and
Col: Fred Grant walking arm In arm."
That's nothing. I saw Johnny O'Brien
and Jake Patterson 60 upstairs in the sam
Wouldn't ,,Alger and Morton make a
That darkey over there waits on my table.
He has al a dMii Il SGspp badge 3 .,. glssste"Ted on his
saw Barney Bigiin ball him off,"
Tom Plat had the knife ready to stab
Depew, but had to hide it."
is the only man who can carry New York.
l hear that convention tickets are worth
IF thers is a long deadlock look out for
ex-Goy. Porter, of Indiana. as 0 dark horse"
the Southern delegates2 Ihear he win get
thirty votes OF the start from the South pr
Grant had 806 votes and didn't get the
nomination in 1880. Sherman won't get that
If the West gets. the first place William
Walter Phelps. Of New Jersey. will get the
TON Plat may be able 10 run O State
convention. but he 10 0 small fgurehead in
O national convention" Il
81 don't see many Grand Army buttons?"
mo; because the veterans are here on
political business, and are wearing Sherman,
Alger. Harrison and Gresham buttons. A
rose by any other name" -t-r
That's good. Come and have q drink"
John Sherman will lead all the other
candidates on the first ballot by'at least sew
enty-ive votes" 4
1.-THE politicians Of Indiana want Harrison
and the Republicans who are not active poll
ticians favor Gresham
!" Gresham can carry Indiana
" Harrison can carry Indiana"
"Hurrah for Ager."
Hear the Doodle cry" d.
That's all right, You may holler for
Doodle If Harrison or Gresham Is nominated,
and you won't get It."
Massachusetts Is not having much Of q
say. Has she any delegates here 2"
II have not seen o man wearing o New
| York badge under the influence Of liqnor."
They take. on their badges when hey
hunt the buffalo"
L"Hnrrah for BlAine.n
Three cheers for AlRer !"
Where, oh, where, Is that Evarts boom 2"
Johnny Davenport, is one Of the Alget
boomers from New York"
Johnny never gets left"
just look around. There's O Depew
| crowd, an Alger crowd, q Sherman crowd, a
Harrison crowd, o Gresham crowd and an
Allison crowd"
Why, this puts me in mind Of the Stock
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