Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-16
Presid ential Booms Already in Progress
at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 10.
1t is evident that no such apathy will
brood over the Chicago Convention as was
seen at the recent dull and desultory gather
ing at St. Louis. The convention will not
meet for four days yet, and yet headquarters
have area ly been opened for at least four
leading candidates, Harrison, Gresham, ALI
son and AIger. and more will he opened to-
day. Every train is now bringing an install
ment of party leaders and workers, and the
large hotels, of which Chicago has an ample
supply, are already beginning to exhibit an
appearance of animation.
SO far as outward appearances go, the
Gresham boom looms the biggest, at least
for the present, for the reason that Judge
Gresham is in reality the candidate of Chi
cago. There is no question of the extent
and strength of the local senti-
ment for the candidate who has been adopt
ed from Indiana without the parents consent
All the republican papers, the Tribune, the
Inter- Ocean and the Evening Journal, sup
port him zealously. His picture meets one
at every turn in shop windows. There seems
to be no dissent from the general voice of
the city. In fact, the friends of some of the
other candidates feel that they have grev-
ance in this matter. One of the considera-
tons that lead to an early union on Chicago
as the convention city, was the fact that it
had no candidate, and that, so far as the To-
cal sentiment was concerned, every candl-
date would have an equal chance.
Since then the movement for Gresham has
developed, and now the delegates come here
to find that Chicago has fayOrite son of her
own only few months old, but all the
noisier perhaps on that account. This ques-
ton has entered into the calculation respect
6 k;,I,n tho
proceedings to be issued for the use of Chi
cago people. The friends of other candi-
dates on the sub committee of the national
committee having charge of the arrange
ments, are not disposed, as they frankly say.
to see the galleries packed with shouters for
Gresham, as the average Chicago men are
likely to be.
No formal opening of the Sherman head
quarters has taken place as yet, though there
are number of his friends and supporters
on to look after his interests. Without being
able to give any figures, the Sherman men
claim that their candidate will show at the
start handsome lead, which his rivals will
be unable to overcome. Of course they eX-
pect the entire vote of the Ohio delegation.
they also hope to secure majority of the
Southern votes. In case New York should
fail to unite upon any one man, they see
chance there of securing some votes. On
the Pacific slope, too, they hope that Mr..
Sherman's course on the Chinese question
has won him 1umber of friends. As 20 IN
as the ranks now held solidly for sundry
''favorite sons are broken, they hope that
number will stray into the Sherman camp
The friends of Senator Allison are 1t
pushing themselves forward very much as
yet, and they feel confident and hopeful,
They have their headquarters at the Grand
Pacific, with Congressman Henderson in.
charge What they consider the ''logc of
the situat on" points to their can lidate as tn.
coming man. In Senator Allison they claim
that they recognize the man most fit TO unite
the different factions and leave fewer sores
behind. Not without pride do they point to
his stainless record, his long and u,eful
career in public life and his practical knowl-
edge of all affairs pertaining to the art of
government No less confident are they
that his personal characteristics, his manners
and bearing will irfuse into the canvass that
enthusiasm and favor which were so promi-
nent feature of the Blaine campaign four
years oyo. Of course they do not affect to
ignore the claims of other candidates nor do
they beliltle the strength of their followings-
They do hot pretend TO say that he will
steadily grow in favor with the different del
egations as the canvass of other candidates
becomes more and more hopeless.