The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-12
At the Republican Pow-wow
at Chicago.
ALBERT WINS TIE BIG WALK.
14O Hours, and Rested 10 Hours
and 20 Minutes-Etc.
Preparing for the Battle.

committee OF three, # the sub-com'
mittee of the National Republican Com
mittee, consisting of Clarkson, Conger
and Clayton, remained in this city to-
day, perfecting plans and details out
lined by the whole committee.
The headquarters of the national
committee for the convention has been
established at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
i'll the same club rooms as in 1880 and
1884. The citizens committee eas been
directed that the convention hall must
be made ready and turned over to the
national committee on the THURSDAY
before the meeting of the convention.
The seating capacity of the hall will not
be over 1000. To give this capacity, all
boxes will be dispensed with, and the
opera chairs replaced by ordinary
chairs. The citizens committee of
Chicago were given IA 1000 tickets four
and eight years ago, and are now in
sisting OH that many, but the
committee will not be able to
supply such a number. Delegates
and Blternates, numbering about II 900,
will be seated in the lower floor, in the
parquette and parquette circle. On
three tiers above this, on balcony and
two galleries, visitors will be seated
The stage will hold about 800, and will
be reserved for more noted guests
Decks for the press will be immedi-
ateiy in front of The stage. Each of
the delegates will probably have three
tickets for distribution. These will not
be season tickets, as heretofore, but
daily tickets. and therefore more
cap ble of serving larger number of
visitors.
| Clarkson, chairman of the sub-com
mittee, was interviewed tonight as to
his impressions of the indications as 10
candidates. as develoued during the
stay of the committee here, which drew
IN many politicians from different
States. He said:
Every thing gives cheering indica
tions of increasing determination
among Republicans to look beyond the
convention to the election, and to unite
on d man. whoever be is, who can Ger
tainly be elected. There is less
fractional feeling than for many
years. The Republicans ealzs,
as experience alone can teach,
the d sadVantage and discomfort of
being out OF power. and all are now
united IN wanting to get back into
I power. To answer your question
frankly without regard to the ;ntsrest
of any candidate, [ would say that the
party now appears to be divided into
two sorts of opinion.
One class believes that there are four
Repu blicans in the country still for the
party and its principles to elect the
President, and who believe that nom
factional candidate would bring back
all Republicans who have been
out of line. except those who
are permanently gone GA account
OF the tariff, and who would not return
unless the party should practically de-
clare AGAINST protection. This class of
men believe that western Republican
OF royal party record, without personal
or factlOnal enemies aud not 100 iZh
protectionist, but more in the line of
Garfield as to the tariff, should be nom |
mated. The present drift of this class
among civilians is toward Allison, and |
what will his own State do for him if he |!
wants it. who has great strength all !
over the west, and among the business |
interests OF the cast, ard is without |
enemies ia the parry, and has a tariff |
record like that of Garfield.
AmoDg soldiers, there is an effort to
dir, ct the popular tide towards Sheri-
dan. This is on the surface Just now,
but the undertow is strongly towards
Gresham, who, different from many
soldiers, seems to be strong in that
peculiar union and fellowship of such
soldiers as are united in the organized
form of the Grand Army Loyal Legion.
and who is strong also with some of
the elements of diss, tisGed Repub-
Leans in the east, and who is al
strong wilh the anti-monopoly ele-
nfJ nf N |
10 be chosen, the situation, taking
east and west together, prefgures q
soldier like Gresham, who is strong in
peculiar points, and strong both east
and west.
Another class of Republicans, and 6
hou1d say they were greatly n the
ma jority, say the situation demands
nan who. because of his strength with {
he working people and on the tariff '
question, can command more votes
han his party now has left. They hold c
hat in such candidate the party will q
ave double assurance of success and e
hat such a man alone can be sure of
arrying New York, New Jersey and
CONNECTICUT. These people are all for
Blaine, more enthusiastically than
yer. So are Republicans who I
avor an emphatic and distinct s.
vely American policy in all things. I,
Elaine has lost no friends in the west. a
ut rather gained. In the east he has K
AIMED in Massachusetts. New JERSEY G
nd Connecticut, and held his own in n
Iew York among Republicans and ma 81
srially gained in that State among
democrats and Workingmen, who are
,r protection. All these elements think
laine is to be nominated, and he
lakes no sign, answers no letters, and ri
evidently determined to leave the W
hole matter to the party without pl
lggestions from himself organized G,
fort being made by his friends" N
'One good thing" Mr.. Clarkson adj M
ed, lis the apparent purpose of the oy
irty to make such platform as will fiji
ithout change from it's former posi-
On of principles. accept the war issues SO
settled, and leave the way open for all N
en- who are with it in the south on the w
resent issues, to join with it for the gi
ture. There is Republican majority of
/ two or three of the border States fr
, such platform, and also q chance, st