New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
THE NETWORK FORCES ARRIVE.


DIooELYN DEMOCRATS, TAMMANY HALL, MUIR
PLY LEGION AND COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
St Louis, June A CSpecaD.-Ihe Democrats Of
New-yorls and Brooklyn, at last reached st. Louis
this morning. They iourneyed by different routes
and thus, each detachment avoiding the eating
houses devastated by the other, into the city
in O pretty cquable state of temper. The Brook
lyn Democrats were the first to march into the
general headquarters of the New-YorlS State del
egation at the Southern Hotel This they did at
10 o'clock and Immediately made wild break"
for the dnng-room, to get breakfast The Mayor
of Brooklyn Alfred G. Chaplin, and William III.
Murtha, the Register of that city, marched arm-in-
arm 1T the head of the delegation, followed by
James Ridggay, the Dstrict-Attorney and John
=. Adams Commissioner of City Works.
The Tammany Hall delegates marched into the
Southern Hotel five minutes after and also made
a reckless charge upon the dning-room They
had been escorted from the railroad depot by
the Hendricks Club, of St. Louis No brass band
was brought from New-York, but st. Louis
band was hired to meet the delegation at the depot
The Colonel Of the Tammany Hall regiment was
Thomas s. Brennan Commissioner of Charities
and Correction man Of giant stature, who
marched ahead Of the delegation. In the first
line of the delegation could be the black beard
and dark features of Richard Croker, the present
Chief of Tammany. Four years ago John Kelly
with iron-gay beard and dauntlcss face marched
In that first line as the leader.
The County Democracy delegates and the Muir
ply Legion, from Ncw-York. came an hour later
Maurice j. Power, the leader, modestly walked in
q rear line OF the procession, which was also headed
by ST. Louis band The Murphy Legion thrilled
the hearts Of all admirers Of good clothes They
wore suits of gray CLOTH handsomely fitted to their
burly forms, and Senator Murphy noticed with
pride that they marched as gfandly rs the Goth
Ex-MayOr Grace and ex-Mayor Cooper, of New
York, stood at the main door OF the Southern
Hotel as the County Democracy marched III, and
gazed with pride upon the body.
Orders AWAITED FROM WASHINGTON.
EVERY DETAIL ATTENDED TO BEFORE THE
DELEGATES SEE EACH OTHER
st. Louis, June (SpcciaD.-" What does his royal
nbs expect US to do next 2" IS the question which II
not upon eveybodys lips, is al least, in eveybody's
heart The entire atmosphere is charged with
feeling which certainly iustlnes the asking Of that
question Never was there less enthusiasm displayed
at Democratic Convention than there is at this.
The cutianddricd process has been carried out in
every detail The platform has been drawn in Wash
ington, the candidate for the Vice-Presdency dcsg-
mated the chairman Of the Committee on Resolutions
appointed the next chairman Of the National Com
mttcc chosen, everything done In advance Nothing
remains for the poor Democracy except 10 ratfy the
writ issued from tho White House. All This Of
course, had melancholy and depressing effect upon
sundry little booms nused IN the secluslon of their
owners heart. One OF the most iuGcrous OF these
machines is that owned BY Governor Pennoyer, Of
Oregon That unfortunate and misguided gentle.
man was elected at the time Blaine ran for
the Presidency. Prcsuming on this, he conddcd
his ambition to his friends and entrusted his future
10 their care They labored hard with the Pacific
Coast allegations to induce them TO vote as a unit
for Pcnnoyer. The ground upon which they refused
this was certainly novel one They said that they
would be laughed at by tho Convention for presenting
q candidate whose namo was scarcely TO be distin-
guisbed from PenpyroyaL' (Faco. To double
the anguish of this indgnity offered pennoycrs friends
not to speak of the owner Of that name, the Oregon