Telegram-herald., 1888-05-10
THE OTHER FELLOWS
CLANS GATHERING foR TOMORROW
rhs Supporters Of the Present Adninas'
tFssisn Asss~b bling for the Dsmser~tis
state sssssiosr-frsspsstiss ON
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The Democratic state Convention which
meets today st HartnAn's Hall viii be just
a. largely attended and just - snfhusiAstic
- wss that of the Republicans on Tuesday.
There viii be Just about the same number
OF delegates. and almost - many spec
t2tors.
The hall still presents the same elegant
appearance. the only change being in tie
portraits displayed upon the platform.
which will, OF course. conform 10 the poll
tieal procliyities Of the gathering. Fresh
nowers viii be there In abundance. with
cheering music by the Wurzburx & Bron-
son band- Crystal water will fow. and the
prohibition wing can be dipped in the
chalice which cheers. but not lnebriates.
while those with old-tims Democratic
symptoms will not have 10 20 Tar to see q
man"
The convention promises TO be one OF en-
| thusiasm and harmony. lt will be a
| thoroughly representative gathering OF the
| Michigan Defnocray. The primary meet
| ings all over the State have been more
| numerically attended than usual and the
| interest exhibited Affords assurance that the
party is determined TO get 10 the front early
Il
| ground in this now deba able Peninsula
State.
The tone Of the resolutions adopted at
the several county conventions is indica-
tive OF the tenor of the platform TO be
adopted today Ii will indorse President
Cleyelands message on the tariff question,
and send = solid delegation of second
term men. The vice presidency question
will not be so well defined; the delegation
q. -. r.rftA
but tacitly understanding that Michigan
man must be put on the ticket for second
place If possible. That man will no doubt
be Judge Morse, the soldier-lawyer ol
Ionia Under this leadership the Democ-
facy hope to wheel Michigan into the
Democratic column next fall.
The State Central Committee was In ses-
sion last night up to q late hour, and ths
prsliminaries are all settled so that the pro-
ceedings will 60 smoothly until II arrives tc
the point of electing the fourth DELEGATE At
large. Hon. l.. G. Rutherford, Of Oceans
County, will no doubt be the chairman
although Hon. Ed 4. Uhl, Of this city, wa
prominently mentioned for the place. Fo
delegates at large there was early
Yesterday afternoon bu. very little doubt
that Hon. Peter White, of Marquette. Hon
Henry Chamberlain, OF Detroit, and ). .
Fisher, of West Bay City. would be selected
| Dur lnst evening IL lOokeu very lnuCh D
though Mayor Weston would be chosen
Delegate Large by acclamation.
Both The Morton AID Sweets and othe
hotels are full of delegates and interested
and disinterested spectators. OF the many
hundreds with whom the TELEGRAM HER.
! AID shook hand yesterday, few are men
toned below.
At this hour-1 =. m.-the Democrat
convention does not promise to be particu
, larly harmonious. The Wayne delegation
all split up over Chamberlain and Conely
The Conely faction insist that Chamberlain
shall be district delegate and Conely shal
go at large. BuEt's friends will fight Fisher
L. G.. Rutherford. ex-commander of the @
A. Il. will show some strength for delegate
at-large but his district will probably insis
upon bis being district delegate. Yaple'
name will probably be presented as q can
| didate for delegate at-lsrge unless he
made permanent chairman of the conven
ton. Mr. Yaple was reported to
i'll at Sweets last night. Weston will, Q
| course, be made chairman of the State Cen
tral Committee, and some of the Wayn
men hope to carry their point by Eivin
| him the Craftsmanship aud making him al
| alternate.
One thing is very certain: there will be
red hot time at Hsrtman's Hail today.
Grand Rally.
The Clevelsnder's will have q grand rail-
, In Hartman's Hall this evening, and every
body 10 invited to come and listen to th
| following programme, as has has been Al