The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-16
CHICAGO.
NUMEROUS HEADQUARTERS AL
READY ESTABLISHED.
The Booms Develop Artistic Phase
Hotels Making Ready for the Repubii-
can Convention.


Convention.
CHICAGO, June 13 Five energetic
| booms are in the city. and Gresham
portraits no longer monopolize Chicago.
To-day photographs aud Autographs OF
Allison, Harrison, Alger and Sherman
have been brought out for popular admi
ration. That of Allison looks like
II ,man senator; that of Harrison like
hldck-haired patriarch; that Of AlgeI
like successful business man, and that
of Sherman like John Sherman. All are
we'll executed, and are credit to the
artistic department of Republican poll
tics. The booms are well cared for H.
handsome S Its OF rooms at the Grand
Petite Four years ago the general
headquarters were at the Palmer House.
this year they are at the Grand Pacific.
aud the manager OF the house has lore
stalled the wear and tear of the coming
activity by taking up the carpets in the
| corridors along which the booms hold
forth. Talk to-day has been plentiful.
but the delegates not having arrived.
| there is not enough substance to give it
value. The new arrivals still complain
of the partiality of the Chicago news
papers, which have the Gresham fever in
every headline and every foot note. They
say that this aggressiveness will array
all other factions in the situation against
| Gresham, and that he will be defeated
from the start by the impolitic zeal OF
! his friends. The Gresham folks are
certainly i'll earnest. They shout for him
at every opportunity. They keep large
book in their head quarters for the
registerings of all supporters, and they
claim votes from every where. To Offset
this, only small proportion of the
tickets of admission will be given out in
Chicago, SO as to prevent any possibility
of filling the galleries with Gresham
shouters. The Harrison men to day ex
press satisfa ,tion at the outlook. The
Allison meu are confident aud cheerful
| The Algef men claim gains, and the
/ Sherman men. who have Just arrived, are
a,isfied that the Ohio statesman will be
| the nominee. The report Jeiegraphed
J from Pittsburg this morning, that Chair.
, man B. F. Jones had a third letter from
| b aine, expressing preference for
| Sherm an, which is to be read in the
| convention, could not be eorroborated.
: Mr.. Jones arrived to day, and registered
| at the Leland, but when he was asked
about the letter he refused either to "a firm
| or deny the story of its existence How
about this new Blaine movement?" he
was asked. "Oh, well, | cannot say. You
know it wouldn't be proper for me, even
though | know anything, to speak.
| occupying as | do the Craftsmanship OF
| he National Committee. There is no
doubt, however that great many people
| are much disappointed at Mr.. Blaine's
refusal to allow his name to be used. He
is so popular that he has an immense
| number of friends
Assistant Secretary Carson, late of New
York, vino also arrived to day, wore an
ivory button hole badge. on which was
stamped in gold letters, j. q. B.-1SS4
and 1885,
That tells my preferences and opin
| ions exactly" he continued; there is no
questioning the fact that Blaine is in the
heart of the delegates and the heart OF
| the Repu bIicans, and this fact is being
demonstrated more and more every day"
will his name be formerly presented
to the convention?'
'''rl az is uncertain. You see, the del.
egates are only just arriving, and until
they get here and have meeting, the
question of renomiuating him will not be
settled. His anne will come up, however
Tor the people want him, and will have
him"
Editor Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati
rs handsome and as eloquent as ever was
among the distinguished arrivals. and he
too, was asked about the b aine move
ment He replied that il Blaine were in
tue field, the New York delegation
would be solid tor hin" But don't
understand me, he continued. ..as say
ing that Blaine will be uomir aied His
letters were both sincere. OF that there
is no doubt. Mir. Blaine has horror of
aving it thought that he pretends to
have claim On the nomination. He has
instructed his friends not to put up his
name, and think it is only those who
don't know him that are shouting for i'm
He is, no doubt, the first citizen in the
land, and the mention o his name arouses
great enthusiasm. but don't think he
will be he nominee
Or course, there is a great deal of
Blaine talk here. 1t is natural when one
remembers what even George William
Curtis acknowledges, that Mr.. Blaine is
the most popular man in American poll
les but SO tar it seems to be merely
talk The Western Republicans consider
his last letter positive finale, as tele-
graphed to the american last night. To
dav they emphasize this opinion.
Editor Halstead Is fully prepared to
talk about Senator Sherman from now on
to next week, with only few minutes
three times cay for refreshments. He
says that Ohio Is solid for Sherman,
although there may be one crank in the
delegation of fifty who may possibly kick
over the traces. He continued: | am
firmly of the opinion that Sherman will
he the nominee. sherman will come to
the convention with over three hundred
votes and the rest will prot ably flock to
him after IA few ballots. The Pennsyl-
vania delegation is for him. He stands
well in Wall street, and his record Is the
record of the Republican party"
"You believe that Depew could carry
New York, if nominated
Yes; and 81 could Blaine. But, you
see. Depew couldn't carry the West
That's the trouble
Mr.. w. s. Cappelar. chairman of the
Ohio Republican executive committee,
was in The best OF hunor. He s. |
thought Sh"rman the coming man. but
,aw in the Pennsylvania boom for FIcler
Il shrewd diversion from Sherman spring
ing from the Blaine contingent. There's
another factor developing here, said Mr.
Cappelar, land it is going to cut IA figure
| mean the old soldier element. 1t is
Gresham, Harrison and Alger on one side
aud plain citizens Allison and Sherman
on the other. The old soldiers c.nnot
elect, but they can do heap when they
pull together
General Conger, the chairman of the
Ohio deleea said; 1--WE a.e enthusi
astic for Sherman, and we have no second
choice. We can very readily count up
over 300 votes for our man. Better put
it 325, and some delegations that come
uupledged will be for Sherman as soon
as they understand the situation il OHIO
We cannot nominate sherman on the
first ballot, but as soon as the break
| comes our man will secure the votes re-
CURED to nominate him. He has been in
public life for nearly forty years, and is
stronger to-day than ever"
CHICAGO, June l2 -Chicago's grand
new Opera House, in which the republi-
can convention will hold it's sessions, can
very fairly lay claim to being one of the
largest, finest and most handsomely
appointed places of amusement in the
whole world. 1t will not be completed
TOR the Purposes Tor which it was design
ed until text February, bnJ it's present
condition is sufficiently forward to meet
all the requirements for which it will be
needed next week. No political conven.
ton which has ever met III America will
be more comfortable and satisfactorily