Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-05
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The Talk Aboat the Second Place at st.
Louis Yesterday.
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-Delegates, alter
mates, political clubs and politicians Of high
and low degree are arriving thick and fast.
st. Louis to-day has assumed the
crowded condition that is always usual
during the National Conventions.
As early as Z o'clock this morning the
Union depot was packed and all during the
morning, at intervals of five and ten min
utes, regular and special trains were COM
ing in and emptying their loads of people,
who came to take part in the fray. For
block or more outside the station carriages
and vehicles of all descriptions are packed,
and along the sidewalks and in the station
are numerous bands and reception commit
teas waiting for the delegation which they
have been assigned to escort to their hotel.
The scenes of activity which were visible
about the hotels until after midnight were
renewed and increased early this morning.
By eight o'clock the main corridors of the
hotels were thronged with people, and in
the streets the sounds Of martial music
were heard on every side.
The delegations began arriving early.
They arrived in divisions, an individual
here and Il Ere for the first hour or two,
and then whole delegations began putting
in an appearance. They all wore badges,
aud nearly all bandannas. The one word
on their lips was Thurman. Notwith-
standing the excitement and hustle, there
was little cheering, all hands evidently
reserving themselves for an outburst of en-
thusiasm later in the proceedings when it
would perhaps count for something
THE NEW WORKERS.
The Marine Band lay in wait for Tam.
many, and the First Battalion Band for the
New York County Democracy. Now and
then they would tune their pipes, and to
the delight of the crowds, nearly raised,
with noise, the corrugated iron roofs.
At aboue nine o'clock the middle space
of the depot was filled with people. They
were crushed together by the moving
trains, and the endeavor OF great number
to get into q little space. The cause Of
the crush was the approaching arrival OF
the New Yorkors. The trains bearing the
County Democracy and Tammsny were
late, and though scheduled only some min
utes behind, were really delayed hours
The Chicago County Democracy arrived be
fore them and so did the Iroquois Club OF
the same city. Each had a big band o.
music and all formed in line together, the
Iroquois (silk stockings) to the rear ant
Counties short hairs) in front. While th'
lating line Of white and black tall hats o
the Chicagoans quickly passed out OF th'
depot. A Wisconsin delegation cam,
next, followed by the Hendricks club from
Lafayette, Ind wearing Gray" badges
aud were the first of the arrivals showing
disposition to yell. The Democratic
Flambeau Club, with tin helmets ant
| canvas uniforms, arrived about this mo
ment, and were soon joined by the Ksnsa
City Democratic club.
The feature of the morning probabl
was the Kansas City Democratic Club
E entry. Their band was gaily arrayed, ant
, the members of the club wore white hig
hats and yellow linen busters, and most Q
them had tied about their necks or wrap
ped about their hats red bsndsnna hand
3 kerchiefs, showing their leaning towar
, the "Old Roman" One of these HAND
kerchief wearers had on the top Of his ha
a small but complete rooster. The clu
was preceded by the grotesque-lookin
e tiaumbeuax men in the march down towI
= THE SAMUEL J. RANDALL CLUB, OF PITT
b BURG,
: with yellow gloves, white hats, blue suit
D velvet badges, were numerous in the dept
though they arrived Yesterday. The
were welcoming this morning additions
their numbers that came in from the Eis
+ The Texas delegation got off the train
o the east end Of the depot and compar
lively escaped notice.
; hrhis morning, while discussing the con
d ing meeting of the Democratic Nations
Committee, which will be held this aftsl
9 noon, ex-Mayor Prince, of Boston, said:
: 'I shall retire from the National Con
+ mittee, and have so notified my delegation
. l was told that the place was there for m
I but / positively decline to take it. a
: entitled to rest. / have organize
! every convention since 1860, exec
Is the last, and have been n
70 tional Committeeman for twenty-oI
e years. That's pretty good period of Sc
n vice and 1 think ought to be allowed
e retire. There is going to be decide
q change in the composition of the commit
r ere long. P. A. Kelly, of Minnesota; A. ]
/ Brown, of Indiana; B. B. Smalley, Of We
, mont; Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan, al
q l, are about to 20 out. Secretary Villas b
70 already withdrawn to make room for Jol
L. Mitchell. ! don't like the commit
q method of organizing convention; the or
l. man plan is much better in my judgmer
lie 1--WE don't expect to do anything for {
le ticket in Massachusetts,.
n. BEN. BUTLER IS AGAINST CLEvELAN
It but not actively. 1t does not matter mu
r anyway in Massachusetts,. The only N
" England State we have any show Of carr
Of ing will be Connecticut, aud if we decli
for low tariff our chances there viii
,e slim. I would not waste any money
L. the Northwest, or Ohio. Indiana, n
York, New Jersey and Connecticut are
a, States to be watchsd. We used to spent
he fortune In Ohio every election, but Il
It'll time has passed. Indiana win be safe W
an Thurman or Gray. I believe the I
"a Roman win be nominated.
I'M ''There will be q hot fight In New Yol
en- think Blaine will be the Republic
no candidate. He can have it if he wants
ps and I believe that If the convention W
IA 10 call on him he would accept, e'
he though he may not, in all sincerity, c
ed for the nomination. Sherman couid,
rts course, prevent unanimous tender, a
NO in fsct, Allison, Depew, Lincoln
Ia. Sherman might combine against the m
rst netic man, bat ii Is not likely. Al
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