The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-05
AT THE CONVENTION.
The Forces Arrayed for the
Battle To-day.
CHANCES AND PREFERENCES
The Utah Delegation on the Ground
It's Statements-Ehe Grand
Rurrah To-day.
xhe st. Louis Convention.


ST, LOUIS, June 1.-THE Colorado del
egation arrived this ait 7rnoon with q
great frour sh of trumpets and took UP
their quarters at the Southern Hotel
the centre of political excitement. The
individual members of the delegation
are reticent and, while generous in other
respects, refuse to discuss politics OF
give their hand away until there are
more delegates on the ground.
Colorado comes to the front in 9
most vehement form, three bearing q
silver gavel made of solid Colorado
silver wrought by a Denver jeweler
mot for ornament but for use," as
Colonel Atkins says, ''for you can Use
it to drive nails.n 1t is permanent
gift to the chairman of the convention.
Tie delegation is solid for Black for
vice-president and will nominate Mr..
Thomas M. Paterson for chair
man of the convention. Dele
gates are enthusiastic for Paterson
and regard him as the coming
Blacks regiment. The two men are
very much attached, and in any event
the probability is that Paterson will
place Black in nomination. If this is
the case, the nominating speech will be
one of the features of the convention.
The only drawback to the success of
Colorado is the attitude of the Grey
stone Club, which openly favors
Thurman and therefore weakers the
claim of the State delegation. Grey
stone Club numbers about 200 men,
but the representation in st. Louis can
be limited to about forty, who arrived
by a special train this morning over the
Missouri Pacific. Among the leading
lights in the composition or the club
are c. ]. Hughes, William Ferguson, a
prominent stationer, William Passenger,
A. j. Thomas, Uncle Tommy Ander-
son, Hon. L. F. butcher, ex-mem.
Der of the Colorado Legislature, and
the State of California who held a meet
ing this morning, and from the array
of figures submitted to the delegates, 1t
is evident that they have gone into the
convention for business and will enter
tain no invitations or propositions i'm
plying a social time. They are work
ing like Trojans for. whatever
points they seek to attain, and
the races which every one else
will attend this afternoon in view OF
got futurity stakes where Senator
Hearst has colt entered, does not
appeal to them. Each man has his
work cut out for him and each man is
devoting himself assiduously to the
cause OF the coast. The temporary
craftsmanship, the honor Of nominat-
ing Judge Thurman and the diversified
interests of the slope in the platform
provides enough canvassing to keep
each and every delegate engaged up
to the opening hour Of the convention.
At this mornings meeting, Col. M. T.
Tarpey was elected member of the ma
tional committee and G. S. RylanI was
nominated for vice-president of the
convention. Mr.. Maurice Schmitt was
elected on committee of notification that
will wait on the presidential nominee of
the convention and if the same office
is available for second place Mr.. ]. H.
Filcner Will be one of the number who
will wait on the Democrat nominee for
vice-president.
Clay w. Taylor was nominated on
the committee on platform and resolh
tions. Robert Conner on permanent
organization, and Joseph Clarke on Gre
dentials. The subject of placing Thurman
in nomination was discussed and after
a long wrangle it resolved itself into a
resolution referring the matter to q
special committee which will report
this evening, probably faVoring Colonel
Tarpey.
The National Committee met at noon
in the grand parlor of the Southern
Hotel. They went into secret session.
and Chairman Barnum requested all
persons not members of the committee
TO withdraw for a few minutes
The first business coming before the
committee was the selection of a
temporary chairman for the conVen-
ton. Lieutenant Governor s. n. White,
of California, was nominated by Ma
tional Committeeman Tarpey, of Cali
fornia, and was elected without any op-
position.
Cloudy, of Illinois, offered resoIu-
ton instructing door-keepers to take up
coupons of entrance of the holder to
the convention, and to return the same
as check on leaving the hall. This
resolution was subsequently Withdrawn. |
The report of the committee on az
rangements was read and adopted, ap- |
proving Of the appointment of Richard |
J, Bright, OF Indiana, as ser:
geaGt-at-arms, and Daniel Abbock. |
of Missouri, as chief doorkeeper. On |
motion of Temple, of Alabama,
Frederick o. Prince, of Massachusetts,
was made secretary of the conventions |
temporary organization. The following |
assistant SECRETARIES were appointed: /
Fred Orendorff, of Illinois; w. H. Scott,
of Virginia; L. r. Barratt, of ST. Louis
Leopold Strauss, of Alabama; A. o.
Hall. of Minnesota; John rriplett,
of Georgia; L. E. Rowley. of Michigan;
OlDey Newell, of Colorado; T. ]. Single,
of Missouri. aud E. l.. Merritt. of
Nebraska. The committee selected the
reading clerks: Thomas
S. tettit. chief reading clerk
of the House Representatives n. S.
Barrett, of New Jersey; T. @. Walker,
of Iowa; r. II. Heney, of Missouri; j.
2. Henderson, OF Indiana; Joseph
Carey, OF st. Louis and e. D. Sawyer.
Among other nominations for reading
clerk the name of Nicholas NJ. Bell was
suggested. but the committeeman max
ing the nominations was reminded that
Bell had become the office-holder since
1884. and his appointment as reading