St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-04
BY ACCL LAMATI()N
That Is the Way 1t Is Ex-
pected Thurman Will Be
Nominated.
a Large Number Of Eastern
and Some Western States
Favor Him.
The Ohio Delegation Reported
Not Solid for the Gid
Roman,
And for This Reason He Hay
Refuse to Allow the Use
of His Name.
An Abortive Attempt to Find
Out the Presidents
Wishes.
The Ames Boomlet Showing
No Signs of Immediate
Growth.
How the Delegates Spent the
Sabbath in a Very Dry
Town.
Special to the Globe. 81

Special to the Globe. -
ST. LOUIS, June 3.-The bright. brac-
cling atmosphere of yesterday and to-day
following the sultry, disagreeable
weather of the preceding week, has
suggested to delegates and others at
terding the convention a renewal of the
phrase cleveland weather. The
whirl has begun, the crowd increases
hourly. and the rOtunda of the Southern
hotel, which is the principal headquar-
tiers, has been crowded throughout the
day. Conferences of members of the
several delegations began at an early
hour this morning. Last night the eX-
ecutive committee agreed torecommend
the selection of Lieut.. Gov. White, of
California, for the temporary chairman
ship, and strong sentiment was devel-
Oped in favor of Gen. Pat Collins, of
Massachusetts, for the permanent pres
ldency OF the convention. This action
has had tendency to renew speculation
as to who will secure second place on
the ticket with Mr.. Cleveland. I'm
QuestlOnably Judge Thurman is even
more fayorably regarded tonight than
he was yesterday, and bright and early
the friends of the old Roman were at
work III his behalf, ana III every hotel
they could at once be identified by
THE MINIATURE BANDANA
that nestled in their buttonholes.
Shortly after breakfast the California
delegation held caucus III one of the
committee rooms of the Southern, for
the purpose of discussing the situation.
1t seemed to some of Gov. Grav's friends
that this would be favorable oppOr-
tunity to present the claims of the In
diana candidate, and so they sent in
request for a hearing. The Califor-
mans acqmeSced. and in few minutes
Congressman MattSOn, Judge Holman,
Charles l.. JeWett. chairman OF the In
diana state committee, and Charles
=. 0ffut appeared upon the scene.
by this time news of what was going
on had reached the rotunda. and in a
tWInklIng the room and the outside
lobby were packed. All four of the
HOosierS made vigorous speeches, in
tended as much to influence the outside
as the California delegation. They
said that next to the president Gov.
Gray was the one man upon whom the
eyes Of the Democracy of the country
were fixed. With him in the second
place on the ticket victory would be as
Sured in November. Just as Hendricks.
they said contributed his full share to
the election of Cleveland in 1884. so
would Gray bring power and strength
TO the ticket. He was a clean, able,
successful man. As an organizer he
was without peer in any state of the
Union. He was moreover the young
mems candidate, and upon the
shoulders of the young men of the
nation would fall the work and burden
of the coming campaign. The delega-
ton listened attenGvely, but
SAID NEVER A WORD,
nor did the audience by clap or cheer
give any encouragement to the orators.
When they had retired the Calitornians
again went into caucus and decided to
hold another meeting tomorrow MORN
ing. All the Indiana talk, however, is
not for Gray. There are good MANY
hailing from that state who are endeay-
oring to throw cold water on the GOV
ernor'S prospects. One of these is Will
lam Henderson, of indianapolis, a rela-
tive of the late Vice President Hen
bricks. lie has been giving it out cold
that Gray is obnoxious to a large ele-
ment OF the party in the state.
that his knOw-nothing record of
1904 would compel the party to go on the
defensive, that he is always wanting Of
fee, and is in fact a Democrat for reye-
hue only; that, on the other hand, Thur
mans nomination would electrify the
party and command the solid vote of
the state. Gray'S friends do not like
this talk, coming, as it does, from one of
their own party, and from the capital
city, but they can't help it, and so they
content themselves with denying that
there is any real division among the In
diana Democrats Oh the question of
Gray's candidacy. They are distribut-
ing badges with the inscription, "Cleve-
land and Gray" to everybody that will
put them on, and nothing is being left
undone to make it appear to the arriv-
ing delegates that the governor is the
man of the hour.