New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-25
INCIDENTS OF THE CONVENTION.
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vention have departed for their homes. Every Tram
leaving the city Is crowded. There is not scoP'hs
berth 10 be had tho trains OF the burlington roa'
up to and including next Tuesday evining' anu ao
fast rs extra sleepingcars arc announced ior .no
trains the accommodations are snapped up Inc
situation is the Same on other roads both East anu
West, and with all Of Chcagos railroad iaohues, sho
is greatly embarrassed. The travel toward Chlcaso
s limited but 1t s necessary to bring the empty eas
back here and in this emergency hcro has oeen soo
quick time made. Comparatively deserted cars hA'o
been whlrlcd through to Chicago from tho MISSOURI
River IN the exceptional time of twelve hours, have
been llcd 10 OVERLOOKING in short time and have Deen
started westward again before fuu Gay passoo'
Within the next three days, IL choice is maoe' 'io
accommodations Of tho railroads out OF Chicaso VIZ
DO tested to their fullest capacity of course .nero
an, hundreds of country merchants here VINO nave
embraced the on,orunity OF attending the Convention
and buying goods at the time, and the statesmen
who count them as their customers have necessary
had 10 care for them. so they have oeuOcra'oi'
bought up whole sides Of sleeptngcars on various
lines, and thereby gained the undying hienoshiP u
their customers by giving each comiotaoic Oei'n "
occupy on his way home
The announcement that the convention hao "i
iourned until Monday struck terror and asmay i'o
tho hearts of number Of the dclesates from INC
Southern States stopping at the Palmer HOUSE
Many of them have been occupying rather expensive
rooms and have been enoy1ng themselves LUXURIOUS
IL under the impression that the Convention wouIo
wind up its business within four or I've days, ouV
when the prosp poet of two or three days SESSION ho
week stared them in the face the necessity lor TO
tronchment at once became imminent "ith'h t"oh''
minutes after adjournment about thirty of these dele
catcs were beeiexinc the clerks at the hotel All oi
thom wanted cheaper rooms and most OF them were
willing to accept cot in the hail. II the expense Vac
less An arrangement was soon effected
All toIe you wat It is said one big delegate
from Alabama desc yer conventions am poorly OK
popsIve fer us fellows from the South We hih pray
dc gemman fer bout free days, but arter dat ives
cot 70 come down and be like udder folks Las
night ali he'd a room TO mescf. but ter-night oerc II
he ten oh US in one room. OATS do way II goes bu1
81 a man wants to come TO convention he's got 10
submit to something"
whats the matter with Dakota, that she doesn't
stand BY General Harrison, the man who iougn' 81
hard for her on all occasIons?' asked an eAoiteu III
diana delegate to-day. Nobody ever "orhed haiu't
Tor that territory than General Harrison has, and
vet the delegates 60 about and distribute their votes
among all the candidates that have been haihcu IL
looks like rank ingratltude to him.
Wall I'll tell you" said Dakota man. we
want all the support VIC get, and we thought, II
we could distribute our votes without harnilns any
nne we would make all the moro h1ens without
making any enemies. II we thought that 0ehoIai
Harrison could be nominated, we would all Vouo ioI
him. but we are at the business 10 pump al
orr votes upon the defeated candidate. When we ma
out who the winning man IS, then you can ucponu
mon It Dakota viii support him with every Vo'o al
ber commands And marvelling at the sagaclty anu
courage of the Dakota delegates the Harrison dee-
rates retired 10 the Indiana headquarters 10 report
william Walter Phelps was standing al one OF the
,ool windows watching the rain on Friday afternoon
Suddenly there flash OF nghung anu MI '
stepped back rather suddenly n,,-a
"If that had been Presidential lightning, MI fheps'
Won would not have tried TO dodge, guess sau az
Indiana man. and the party INDUCED In hearty idueh
in which Mr.. Phelps Joined.
Not since the arrival of the political battanons IN
Chicago was thore such a rush as there was d. 'i''
Grand Pacific yesterday afternoon Everybody "S
burrying along from headquarters 10 heanquai'0is'
and from one corridor TO another; eVe9Oou5 "Hs
making speeches. getIculang, betting guessing o anu
remained until the fate of their respecuVe lu1is
would be decided ssi t and hsG wore O0r' on "
'"'s ri bes You two that Gresham will get
there shouted an dn Of the SrsR pssha@ rooms
No. he WON'T calculated stout ihciana iiooS'0i'
ShsIf bet YOU YOU $50 he wn' insisted the Granger
VIII. mo USE bluin; say he wOn't' continued the
I'll bat YOU $500 Gresham will be nominated
Try that bluff on some one else; am 700 o'O
bird 10 be scared.
You're liar; you have no money!
And you arc empty blowlngDag; a., ,.
an put up $1,000 that Gresham VIII DC 'lo hOH"
All night, all right put up the money III go yout t
The Granger grabbed bundle OF paper ~ tao Hoo
SER. Tho Hoosler took out his pochctbook and saio
In an apparently Indifferent manHs ,., r,,, do the
L" Let somebody count MI CLARK Will uo 'Ho
'0@i All right Oh, you mean to scare me. Hal
say et him count say said tho Hoosier sternly
All right, COUNT Ill. mi, Tho
His bundle contained twelve one-dollar bus 4 ne
Umsier handed Chairman Clark two S5OO-bank notes.
Wen. where is the rcstl" inquired the Hoosier
The Granger felt in his pockets -. ID.
"Ive left IL at home ah-er-but that DON'T hiat'er'
Gresham viii get there Just thG SAM the Granger
looked bored while the Hoosier retired throwing scor
Vote for Gresham shouted an Indiana delegate
coming out of room where the Hoosler delegation
held It's caucus u.u,so, erx+ ,..t and all the
time N'E Sio h IS eresea@ F any way -
brave soldier 1sn9:o an able t lTdsGn nc ss
men, men, who We're everywhere Oh hand.
as le,7 raved the excited Hoosler - =,
seats in Convention Hail. yelled another Indiana man
Men wearing Gresham badges could gst IN a. Sn
have seen men Who put Gresham bad:ss IN order
be admitted when they got Of no 1se pan 'n'S
Jersey are going stand by him. was the cry at the
'' ats Gresham and Phelps howled the crowd
Robert Ingersoll IS probably the wearest man IN
Chicago to-day. He was trihe slow last night IN
reaching his apartments at the Grand Pacific Colonel
IncersolPs chambers lack nothing by which his Pies
dental preference could be marked The walls are
hung with engravings Of Judge Gresham and his dauGh-
tiers wore cons PicuOus Gresham badges: -, A.,
Why | had finished my speech sald the us-
tinc,is6cd orator this mOIlinp only stood there
tor devment had said quito an Intended"
There those. Colonel lngersoil, VINO tnIh Sou
,piured Judge Gresham" ventured bystander
Tbose who think 80 are blank blank, blank fools,
was Roberts own characteristic reply. .
What effect do you expect nom your speech 2"
was asked. =. =. .. . man