Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-15
THE RACE AT CHICAGO.

THE RACE AT CHICAGO. PreIImInarles Of the Convention-The National Committee Meet to Arrange Details.
 CHICAGO, June =14-The inauguration of the formalities preceding the call to order of the Republican national convention took placs just betere noon to-day when the mem- bers of the National committee assembled in their headquarters to settle all preliminaries. Hon. B. F. Jones, chairman of the commit tee, presided, with General Alexander, of Iowa, acting as sergeant-at arms, and Samu- el Fessenden of Connecticut as secretary as sisted by Carson Lake of New York. Twenty eight States were represented by members who were seated about the long tables. The proceedings were opened by MT. Clarkson on behalf of the subcommittee of arrangements making report concerning the plan of seat ing that had been adopted. Messrs. Sanborn of Michigan, Hooker of Vermont, Lynch of Mississippi, Payne of Wisconsin, Little of Illinois, New of Indiana and Conger of
 Ohio took part in the discussion that the re- port gave rise to. The allotment of two hundred more tickets to Chicago than the original seven hundred proposed was the nub of the debate As result the number of tickets for local distribution was decreased,
 being restricted from nine hundred to eight hundred and sixty, including those to be given the Mayor for distinguished guests. The matter of preparing .a roll of the convention was, on motion of MT. Con ger, referred to subcommittee of live. Attention was called to the matter of select ing @ chaplain. Several members of the committee at once interjected that a differ ent chaplain every morning was desirable.
 One committeeman moved that no chaplain Ee selected by the name of Burchard. An other gentleman moved that the chaplain's prayer be submitted in manuscript before delivery to the chairman of the convention. Chairman Jones thought the officers of the convention would have enough to do to attend to their own prayers. The matter of
 prayers and chaplains was relegated to the subcommittee on arrangements. Without taking up the contests, of which there are several including the one from Virginia be- tween the Mahene and Riddleberger delega- tions, or the appointment of temporary off cers for the convention, about which 50 much of interest centers, the committee at Il p. m. took a recess until 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
 Indiana Men Understand Each Other.
 CHICAGO, June 14-At an informal meet- ing this afternoon between the Indiana lead irg advocates of Gresham and Harrison for
 the presidential nomination it is stated that an understanding was reached that while the friends of the men should do the best they could for their side, when it became evident that Harrison could not be nominated, then Gresham should be accorded the support of his native State.
 The Coast Delegates for Blaine.
 DENVER, June 14.-The delegates to the Republican convention from California, Ore gon and Nevada arrived here to-day en route for Chicago The party consists of one hun dred and sixty people. At g meeting of the three delegations yesterday resolutions were unanimously adopted favoring MT. Blaine for
 first place on the ticket.
 New England Delegates Start.
 BOSTON, June 14.-The delegations from
 Massachusetts,, New Hampshire and Maine to the Republican national convention left this city for Chicago tonight on special train of eight Wagner cars. They were to be joined at
 Worcester by other delegations. One of the cars was occupied by G. A. R. leaders, and
 with the delegates were a number of others