Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-04


ST. Lorrs, No, Jcne 4-Though 6 vas
majority of the democrats who have gati
cred here 20 attend the National Convention
believe Judge Thurman will be nominate,
Tor Vice President almost without opposi
ton, the matter is by no means settled.
the ex-senator is the Administration candi
date, the Administration has up to thi
hour declined to 80 avow. All efforts to in
duce Congressman Scott, who represent
the President, to speak on the Vice Presi
dency have utterly failed He will not sa,
one word
The frie,:ss of Governor Gray have sen
innumerable persons to him for the pur
pose OF ascerttining what his wishes are
but without gaining the smallest satisfac
tion. ,ioyernor Gray's friends Practical,
admit that if Thurman is the Administers
tons choice he will be the nominee, bu
Mr.. Scott reticence has given them som,
hope. and they are now hard at work
They have seen every delegate ON the
ground. and will make a call in body or
the delegates from the Pacific Coast at tho
headquarters of the latter. The Coast mer
are for Thurman, and declare that his pop
ularity with their people is so great that Il
the Republicans should make a nomination
unsatisfactory 10 the Pacific States, for in
stance that of some man who in Congress
voted against one of their Chinese bills, the
three States OF the Slope could be Carried
for the Democracy.
The Gray men met this argument with
the statement that Indiana is likely to be
the great battle ground, and that the Dem.
ocracy could in no way make more sure of
is than TO nominate Governor Gray They
take great pride in showing the figures to
Shaff 4.
before the people of Indiana
Among the best-informed persons noy on
the ground, there is no doubt that Con-
gresham Scott came out here with the In
tention OF nominating Judge Thurman.
They say the entire programme for the con-
vention, ticket and platform, was arranged
a few DAYS ago in Washington, and that all
that now remains to be done is for the Con-
vention to ratify Mr.. Cleveland's wishes.
At the same time, Mr.. Scott has discovered
there is considerable opposition to the plan
OF allowing the Administration to dictate
everything, and be is timid about ayowing
his programme, fearing the i'll effect that
might follow such course.
Governor Gray friends are fighting hard,
and, il compelled to go home defeated by
the oyershadowing power of the adminis-
tration, viii do so in ne good humor. Il is
believed that as soon as the friends of the
candidates for the vice presidency arrive in
town they will join the Indiana men in
opposing the administrations programme
and if this be done with general earnestness
il may have the effect TO cause Mr. Scott to
abandon the present plan. He certainly
has 80 far been very cautious not to COM
INIT himself to Thurman or anybody
One OF Governor Gray's lieutenants said
70 night: We are perfectly willing New
York and Mr.. Cleyeland's friends should
name the head of the ticket, make the plat
form and select the temporary and perma-
nent Chairman of the Convention, but we
are not willing they should gos step further
and name the Vice President a. we'll"
The whole Indiana delegation will be
here, and from now out the Gray campaign
will be pushed for all it II worth. Few
friends OF the other candidates are on the
ground, snd not much is heard of them.
Many of the Southern delegates are for
General Black, but il is intimated that his
name will not be presented 10 the conveu-
tion.
The objection to Senator Thurman on &C
count OF his age appears to be making
headvay, and 3 helped along by stories
concerning weakness, one Of which is to the
effect that he could not get about without
the assistance of . nan servant.
Dennis o. Brien, delegate from New
and says New York will not support Thur
man. but wants an Indiana man
The Gray men are more hopeful than
they have been since Thurman's name was
brought cut. though the odds are still great
against them. Delegats O'Brien says il has
been settled that Mayor Chaplin, Of Brook
lyn, Is TO make the speech nominating Mr..
Cleveland. Mayor Chaplin is regarded by
many as the young Tlden of the New York
Democracy, and a probable candidate for
Governor this year in case Governor Hill
declines to run again.
Nothing new has developed concerning
the Chairmanship. As to the platform. il
is agreed that il will reaffirm the tariff
plsnk Of 1884 and indorse the Presidents
message, but will probably omit any refer
ence 70 the Mills bill.
Having little else to talk about, the dele
gates now here are compleinin, of the ar
rangement of the convention hall. OF
$500 seats in the galleries, it is claimed
that fully . thousand are 50 situated that
their occupants will be unable to see the
delegates below. Chairman Barnm and
Senator German inspected the hall to-day,
and on the advice of an architect suggested
to the local committee that the seats in the
galleries be put upon an incline, that their
might have view of the body
Of the hall. 1t then developed that the
hall is to be used next week for the Saen-
gerbund. and that the seats in the galleries
must be placed on q level floor, and be
made temporary, so they can be taken out
and small tables substituted for the con-
veniencs of the beer drinkers There is
much dissatisfaction about this, as it is
claimed the convenience of the National
is being subordinated to the
interests of the man who has the
beer privilege of the Saengerbund.
The arrangements in regard to the press
tables were all overturned, the National
finally realizing that the
of space and tables rs made
under the direction of Mr.. Canda. Treasurer
Of the committee, and Mr.. Dickinson, STEM
of the same body, was entirely
There is also some criticism over the ex-
aited position which Mr.. Dickinson himself
is to occupy in the convention. Under the
present plan he will be the central figure,
and the chairman will be back of him on q
little higher level.
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