St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-02
Already Many Are on the
Scene and Everything Is
Ready. 3
Tammany Is for Thurman,
Who Says He Has Had
Honors Enough.
Prohibitionists Fold Their
Tents and Sneak Home
From Hoosierdom.

pafatlVely Jew OF the actual partici
pants in the national convention have
yet arrived in st. Louis, yet each train
brings in its quota, and the city is grad
ually filling up. The hotels are all
busy to-day making preparations for
the accommodation Of delegates, and
early this morning great truck loads of
cots and pillows began arriving, and
will soon be brought into requisition.
The weather to-day is delightfully."- cool
and pleasant. The hall at the EXPOSE
ton building will be formally opened
tomorrow night with a concert. Col.
Richard j. Bright, the sergeant-at-arms,
has been here for the past few days per-
fecting his arrangement.
Frederick Z. Prince, secretary of the
Democratic national committee, arrived
last evening from Boston. In reply to
question, he said that the Massachu-
sets delegation was not only a unit for
Cleveland, but that it heartily and
unanimously Endorsed his position on
the tariff question. "Our delegation
he said, lis not instructed for vice pres
ident, but Gen. Stevenson has many
friends among the Democrats of our
state, and he may get our vote for sec
Ond place on the ticket. That matter
Will be settled in caucus, however"
M. NJ. Ham, editor of the Dubuque
Democratic committee from Iowa, az
rived last evening. In answer to the
inquiries Mr.. Ham said: 1.-THE Iowa
Democracy has but one sentiment on
the tariff question. President Cleve-
lands message has been adopted as
their platform. Cleveland is their
choice for president. AS to vice presi-
dent l can not say. Gray, of Indiana,
Black and Stevenson, of Illinois, all
have their friends. Just what effect
the Thurman movement will have with
our delegation l can not tell. If he
would take the nomination l expect
they would be glad to help him to it.
We are going to try and
CARRY IOWA THIS FALL.
The work we have done in the past
few years gives us confidence in our
ability to redeem the state. With Cleye-
land and tariff reform we will, think,
be able to wipe out the small Republican
majority that now remains.
Among the delegates now here, the
vice presidency is the all-absorbing
topic, there being but one name heard
or even thought of for the head Of the
ticket
Senator Hearst, of California, is here.
lie said: Il am not aching for the vice
presidency. | bear CalifOrnia's COM
mission in the senate of the United
States and [ think that honor enough.
L do not think to surrender a Senatorsnip
and take the vice presidency would
be III the line of promotion. l think a
United States senatorShip is about the
biggest office on earth at the present
time. Could l carry the Pacific coast
for the Democrats? Why, OF course [
could. L could carry California, Oregon
and Nevada as vice presidential can-
dldate OF the Democratic party. / think
almost any Democrat with Cleveland in
front of him can carry the Pacific coast
states, but [ am sure | can. The arrival
of the California delegation yesterday
added some interest to the Hearst boom,
but it is understood that the senator
himself has been inclined to discourage
it. The choice of the Californians
is Thurman, and they will lead
the procession to do him honor.
The first object of the Californians, how
ever, is to make one of their men tenn
pOrary chairman Of the convention
They present Steven M. White, of Los
Angeles, as competent presiding Of
ficer, and a representative Pacific coast
Democrat, for the honor of holding the
gavel during the preliminary proceed
ingS of the convention. These CalifOr-
mans claim that their state has never
been honored by the national Democ-
racy and that little recognition at this
time would breed good results next No
Vember. The delegations from Califor-
MIA, Oregon, Nevada and all the terri
tories are expected
TO ACT AS A UNIT,
and good deaf of active preliminary
work is being done in the interest of
Gov. White. From present appear
ances there will be lively fight for the
chairmanShipS. AT the meeting of the
national committee last February it
of Boston, should be invited to
preside at the preliminary pro-
ceedings. Now there seems to be
a feeling among the committee, or at
least among the members now here,
that Mr.. Collins should be the perma-
nent chairman, and that some other
Democrat of eminence be the tempo
rary chairman. Mr.. Prince. of Massa-
chusettS, is in favor of giving the Cali
fornians the temporary craftsmanship.
The committee invariably selects the
temporary chairman, and it has also
been the custom for the national COM
mittee to select both the temporary and
permanent chairmen. 1t is generally
limited tonight that the committee had
practically agreed upon Senator Cor
man, of Maryland, for temporary chair
man, and Gen. Collins for permanent
chairman. The Western and Southern
men are not taking kindly to this al
legged programme on the ground that
other sections than the Eastern sea-
board should receive some recognition.
In addition to the talk in favor of
Lieut.-Gov. White, of California, there
are rumors that Henry Watterson will
be urged for permanent chairman, and
his friends say that he will be supported
by {, solid South in the committee on
permanent organization. In view of
the competition for the honor of WELD
ing the gavel it is just possible that the