St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-13
Would Not Cut Much of a
Figure Beside Chieago's
Auditorium.
Lights Turned on the Hall,
and Plans for the Con-
yentiOn.
Would Chauncey Depew Ae-
cept the Nomination?
Well, Rather.
A1ger Boomers Fear Blaine
Maine Republicans Nominate
Burleigh for Governor.

CHICAGO, June 12.-To-night the three
thousand electric lights in the great hall
OF the Republican national convention
were turned on for the first time. About
the same moment flood of light was
thrown upon the darkness that has
heretofore enveloped even the smallest
details of what would constitute the
ing up of the auditorium afforded mag
programme in the convention. The light
nificent spectacle, the effect of the
lights being to seemingly enlarge the
already vast interior and bewilder the
spectator. Great wheels of fire shOne
on the sidewalks, gorgeous tri-eolored
shield of light surmounted the
stage, while the roof was ablaZe
with huge stars made up of
clustered burners. The long streamers
of red, white and blue bunting, not yet
fully in place, gave picturesque aspect
to the whole, taking attention away
from the thousands of empty chairs that
stretched skywards OH all sides.
Scarcely hundred people were within
the mammoth amphitheater to witness
the illumination. From the galleries
they seemed like so many pigmies
moving about the floor. One and all
preserved an awa-struck silence, and
as not ray of the electric lights pene-
trated the maZeS of rooms and gloomy
thicknesses of glass shutting in the
auditorium ON all sides. Thousands of
persons passed along the busy streets
surrounding the building. Totally obli-
viouS to the
ENCHANTING SCENE WITHIN.
though ingress was perfectly free. The
turning on of the lights was merely an
experiment by the architects to obtain
data for the best arrangement of the
decorations. Not hammer-stroke was
heard during the illumination, there
being ample time yet remaining in day
light to put the hall i'll apple-pie order
for the convention.
The showing up of the initial proceed
ingS of the convention itself was accom-
plished in a different way. 1t was
leading members of the Republican ma
tional committee, quite number of
whom are in the city tonight.
Gen. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; John
G. New of Indiana, and Cyrus Leland,
Jr., of Kansas, are the latest arrivals.
Others present are Clarkson, of Iowa,
and Conger, OF Ohio. The point made
clear is the probable selections for pre-
siding officers of the convention. Who
would De CHOSEN Tor temporary cnalr-
man and who for permanent has up to
this evening been the deepest sort
of mystery. 1t is now pretty
certain apparently. that one of the
officers will be Senator Warner Miller,
of New York; the other John Nj. Thurs
ton, who heads the delegation
from Nebraska. Should Miller be
chosen for the temporary chair
manship, Thurston will be made
the permanent president, and vice
versa. There is some mention of Sena-
tor George F. HOar, of Massachusetts,
for one of the two places, but the talk
of him appears to lack definiteness.
Both Thurston and Miller are described
as men of fine presence, big voice and
able parliamentarians. 1t is felt that
the honOrs of the convention
WILL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED
between the East and the West this
time. In previous conventions the
South has been given representative,
but such will hardly be the
case in this instance. Another
tendency brought out to-day is
the disposition of states not
having bona fide favorite sons to take
the cue from the delegates of New
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and
Indiana not to act EN- masse, but indi-
viduaIly. This seems to be particularly
the outlook for the old Blaine states of
Kansas and Arkansas.