The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-05
THE DEMOCRAE.
Pacific Delegates Playing
Important Parts.
rHUEnA~s crcLoxr soox.


p. Ions. Jsae A-yxzsrs L coxan of
Albany. orcxon. Gid yesterday ~Gerernor
feznoyer ot cur stale win receive car esn-
paineutary vss- for the vsce pse~aeney
and then ve shAu proceed 10 husinesp aud
uhocp Il up sos fhar.san- Ne faTor . Re-
du<sioa At the tariff aid the cosscaneaf re-
dnczion Of tie treasary sarpius Ne go
not for absolute free t-ase-l
Nspcleon DAVIS Of Salem, Oregon. sald.
~6oycrnoR Fenaoyer Of orc4on {. cur aryf
choice for vice president He 10 Q strong
man and viii carry the PAc1ac cusss Il
nocinasrd Thurman is the susy ose
eonslderssi amer Governor reanayer. As
disafecsest shccasnaa fsss % the pcmo<-
racy d raere thxa eounsc-hainncea by the
gains froFc unprotected cattle men.
rRosrEcHyE cAASss II THE cpNxfrrEE
While discussing the coming meeting OF
the DemccrAfie national committee to he
held this afternoon ex-Aasc- Prince, Of
Boston. said. Il shah rsfire from The
q decided change In the eozu position ~ the
Committee ere kong Mr. Kelly, Of Mime
sn:a. Dirkirssn, Of Michigan, aud i are
ak0-s 10 GO cut Secretary Villas has al
reaay wishdrawn. We don't expect to do
anything fof the ticket In NaSexrhuseffs
actively. The on.y New England state We
have any show of carrying win be Con
necficuf, and IL We deelare for low tariff
oar chance there viii be slim would not
waste any money In the Northwest OF Ohio.
Indiana, View York. New Jersey and Con
necsieut s-e the states 10 be watched. In
diana viii be safe with Thurman or Gray
believe the Old Roman viii be namin-
azed. There will he hof fight IN New
YORK. As 10 Governor Hin. web. suppos,
he wiz gi-r cleveland the same support
that Cleveland gave HIM ara convinced
though that a contract Of sofar kind viii
be made that win insure his active support
Of the ticket He would not dare Hghf
Cleveland openly affy more than Mcdonald
would Gray In Indiana. bal there Is diff
ference between active support and an In
different attitude Esery nerve viii have
u Be strained 10 make Scecess certain in
Sew York. I gasss the convention will
adopt the 1881 platform. II Is eonserya-
tive document"
TIE rsSSsyivaStA DELEGATION SOLID.
The Pennsylvania delegation met this
morning and after organizing took haal-
LOT to ascertain IL choice OF candidates for
viee-7resident The roll was called aad
Thurman was voied for unanimously. II
Is understood that there were some seven
members OF the delegation In favor Of As
sis,aaf Postmaster General Stevenson, bat
the sentiment Of the delegation as ex-
pressed in Informal talks was so strong in
fzyor OF the OHIO gentleman that the sew
en- yielded their opinion in favor of that
Of the majority.
ORIGIN OF THE THURMAN noon.
The most interesting phase of the rhnr-
man boom is the fact that Il was started by
the party leaders residing outside OF Ohio
New York Is credited with starting the
bail for Thurman, and Congressman Scott,
of Pennsylvania, has warsaly advocated
the cause Of the Old Roman from the start.
This Scott support gives. currency TO the
talk that President Cleveland fayors Thur
mans nomination
senator 6ornan. OF Maryland. Ia authen-
ticaily fcportesi with having stated this
morning that he believed that the prcsl-
dent had signifed to Mr.. Scott thai lhus-
man was his choice Mg. Soriaan Is for
available man, but admits that Thurman
will in all likelihood be Nominated.
The Ohio delegation Is split right In two
over the 4 har nan candidacy, and = feeling
OF intense bitterness has grow III, bsiseeu
the Thurman and anti-fa1raaa members
of The Ohio delegation.
THE RsAL oaI8lSATos or THE BOOB.
Calvin S. Briee. Of Lima, Ohio, the NIL
lionaire railroad rnagnaie Is credited with
being tiie real original promoter of tue
Thurman boom. lie Reads the Ohio dele
CATION. The story goes thai Mr.. Brice has
his eyes on the senatorial chair occupied
by Senator Payne. The Payne people are
friendly 10 Briee, bni the latter was given
10 understand by rnnrmai's friends that
he never would reach the senate as long
as Thurman lived. In order TO conciIiate
Thurman and sheive him Us = senatorial
sspirant. Br.ee persuaded Secretary WHIT
ney 10 c8Gae oat for Thurman, and tsGs
the Old Roman Is saio TO have been
braasAt into the race.
ARRIVING THICK And FAST.
Delegates, altesnatss, political clubs and
politicians Of high and low degree are A.
irving TICK and last this morning. As early
as O'Clock the union depot was packed
and all during the mornsng NJ intervals
i've ard ten minutes regular and special
their loads OF people ,shp come to take part
in fhe frsy. They all wore badges snd
nearly al banagnas Tae oas word On
their lips was Thurman. The Chicago
Democracy and the Iroquois clubs each
headed By q big band OF music were the
hrsi important arrivals ihe Wisconsin
delegation came next followed by the
Hendricks clssb from Lafayette. Indiana,
wearing Gray badges. The Topeka Demo
cratic naIaheau club arrived about the
sasae time and were son followed by the
Kansas City Democratic club whose ar
rival was the feature OF the morning.
Their hand was ga.ly arraycd and the
members OF the club wore white high hats
and yellow busters. Most OF them had
tied about their neeks or wrapped about
their hats red bandaaA hanakerchieis
showing their leaning toward the Old
Roman.
TEMPORARY cHArENASsHIP.
The national committee met at noon In
the grand parior of the southern hotel
They went into secsrt session nj lzs9
o'e.ssck. when Chairman Barnusa requested
all persons not members OF the committee
to withdraw for a few minutes Tue ffs,
business coming before the COMMITTEES aas
the selection OF Temporary chairman !o-
the convention. Lieutenant Governor
White, OF California, was nominated BY
National Committeeman Tafp-g, OF Cali
furnia, aud was elected without any opIso-
sitisr-
THE TaNxssY sscKEas.
The Tanmany sacheme who arrived TO
day numbered 10 aud required a ;raia all
to themselves tnssie up La two hinge ss-c-
lions Their cas- tore The ifnniense canvas
legend. sTannany Hail." Is Is generally
supposed that paaiei Doughe.ty. the fam.
Gus siiser-tongaed orator who Is one OF
the Tammany PARTY, Nili present. President
eland name 10 the convention. Llhe
ali ether TanisBaay men, Dougherty ex-
presses himself for Alien q. Thurman.
fnsra were $50 men ia the delegation OF
the New York Couniy Democracy. Their
Trader 10 Judge Maurice y. fosers. not.
able egusc among thcrn attracting general
attention was t.slssIs.l John X. Fellows
Thurman appears to be the choice OF this
organization for the yiccpfesidehcy-
TaE JnUsAAS CfcLgsE-
Thurman all be nominated for vice
presissen. without eontest on Sunday
;iisht the supporters Of Governor tffas. OF
Indiana, were faI OF hope, bat tonight
they aasust to their confidential friends
,hs. the Thurman ryeione Is sweeping
everything t.fore H. fiaey kept up show
OF hghs during tse day. Ealing On New
York and ,tArr delegations sgd repeating