St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-04
that touched the hearts of those whose
lives were saved by the wise provision.
A SPLENDID OUTFIT.
How the Chicago Contingent
Journeyed to St, Louis.

How the Chicago Contingent
Journeyed to ST. Louis.
CHICAGO, June 3.-An accessory never
brought into use for any previous ma
tlonal political convention started from
Chicago tonight for st. Louis. The
crowds of delegates, newspaper men,
miscellaneous travellers and railroad
officials gathered in the main depot of
the Wabash railway to witness the de-
parture, discussed with an interest little
short at times of that displayed in the
big convention itself, the already evil
dent success of the new venture, and
the wide possibilities involved in its
adaptation to mammoth assemblageS of
the peoples representatives. A train of
the latest pattern of Wagner vesti-
bule cars, resplendent within and
without, was ready to carry to the
national convention in a fashion of
luxury and convenience huge load of
delegates, alternates and others CEN
tered here from every section of the
face of more than one politician lighted
up with anticipation at the unlimited
opportunities suggested by the peculiar
construction of the train as affording
means for unhampered conferences and
caucuSlng during the trip to st. Louis.
Many shrewd individuals saw in the
Journey better chance for active work
than after the delegates, committeeman
and others worthy of serious attention
had been scattered. Conspicuous in the
thrOng surrounding and inspecting
qu0lS club, the principal Democratic So
cial and political organization i'll Chi
cago. part of the train had been set
aside as their travelling headquarters on
the route down, and the members did
not fail to emphasize the fact that no
other club ever before jOurneyed to or
from this city for national convention
III such style of magnifcence as to ap-
polntments and surroundings. The
train was an inaugural one in more than
single way. The fact that it was not
only the first vestibule train 70 leave
this city for political convention, but
was also the first to be put on the road
between Chicago and st. Louis and is to
be part of the regular daily service ON
the Wabash system hereafter, made its
initial trip an event of even greater i'm
portance in the railroad than the polit-
lcal world. To the last man the Jack
sOnian cohorts that left for st. Louis in
the train from here, silk stockings and
short hairs alike, were unanimous in
pralsing the richly upholstered, mahog-
any Duffet, smoking and library cars;
the .plate-mirrored barber shops; the
marble baths, the exquisitely furnished
sleeping, dining and drawing room
cars-all connected into one great pal
ace by means of handsomely orna-
mented Wagner vestibules. AS the
long, heavily laden train was being en-
Enthusiastically cheered while it puffed it's
way out of the depot, the staunch up
holders of JefferSonian simplicity look
ing on quieted their consciences by de-
claring that it was "none too good to
help nominate Grove" A poll made of
the Iroquois club before the party left
showed unanimous sentiment in favor
of Judge Thurman for vice president
and Erskme Nj. Phelps for national
committeeman.