, 1888-02-16
Arrangements Being Made for
Their Convention.
ClarksOn talks on the Coming
Campaign.
And Predicts u Very Desperate
Struggle.

CHICAGO, Feb 1.-The executives COM
mitcp Of the sub committee ut the National
Republican couiunjltec consisting of Clark.
son, Cungcr and Clayton, cd In the
city to-day puriecting the plans aud detailes
)outlined 10y the whole committee. The
, headquar rtcrs Of the National committee tor
the convention have been established at the
Grand Pacific hotel in the same club rooms
az in 1880 and 1854, rhe citizens commit
tee have been directed that the convention
hall must be made ready and turned over
10 the National CDm nittee on Thursday
before the meeting oi the convention. The
seating capacity of the hall will not be over
1000. To give this capacity oil boxes will
be dispensed with and the opera chairs re-
placed by ordinary chairs. The citizens
committee of Chicago were given 400 tick
cts, four and eight years ago, and are now
insisting on that many, but tue committee
will not be able to supply such number.
The delegates and alternates, MI mberins
about l,70o will be seated on the lower
door in the parque,te and parquette circle
, and on three tiers above this, the balcony
and galleries. visitors will he seated. The
stage will hold about 300 and will be re-
served for the more noted guests. Desks
for the press will be in front ot the stage
Each Of the delegates will probably have
three tickets for distribution. There will
not he season tickets as heretofore, but
daily tickets and therefore more capable OF
serving larger number of visitors.
GARRISON, OF the Subcommittee was in
tervie wed Tonight as To his impression of
the indications of candidates developed
during the convention, which drew In many
politicians ION different states and said ::
'Everything gives cheering indications of
increasing determination among Republi-
cans to look beyond the convention to
election, and to unite on man, who ever
he Is, who can most certainly be elected.
There is less hctonal feeling than for
many years. All Republicans realize. Us
experience alone can teach, the dI-advant-
age and discomfort OF being out of power,
and all are now united in wanting to get
back into power. To answer your ques-
tion frankly without regard tn the Interest
OF any candidate, would say that the party
now appears to ne divided into two sorts
of opinion One class believes that there
are enough Republicans in the country
still for the party, and its principles To
elect n President, and who believe that IA
non-factionsl candidate would bring back
all Republicans who have been out of line,
except those who are permanently gone on
account Of the tariu, and who would not
return unless the party should practically
Sc"Ls en 5ss"" as" thaH, 1 OF
the loyal party should unite without per.
sonul or iactionsl enmites, and that not II
too high pro'eI,t,ion'''' p,,,a' but -,,ls ons
more on ,hs 'ns thrift ns should he Garfield no
x,ina,ed. The present DRIFT of tins
y class among civilians is owards Allison.
who will have his own state enthusiastic
cally for him, IL he wants 1t who hos
great strength all over the West, aud among
the busiuess Interests of the East and is
without cnmitics in the party aud has y
tariff record like that of Garfield"
Among the soldiers there is an effort to
direct the popular tide t0~ards Sheridan
This is on the surface just now, but the
upCe tow is strougl y.to~ard Gresham who,
different from r.any soldiers, seems To he
strong in that peculiar union and fellow
ship Of such soldiers as are united ia the
organized form of the Grand Army.
If n soldier il chosen, the situation, tax
ing the East and West together, pre- figure O
soldier iibo Gresham, who il strong in
peculiar points aud strong both east and
west"
'"rhe other class of Republicans, and /
should say theS were greatly it tlIe major.
ity, say that the situation demands man.
who, because eofhisstrentgh with theworkins
people aud on the tariff question can cone
,naiid more votes than his party now has
loft, Theyshold that IN such candidate,
the party will have double assurance OF
success and that sHch IA man aipue can be
sure OF carrying New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut. These people are all Tor
Blaine, and more enthusiastically than
ever. SO are the Republicans who favor
distinctvely an American policy iu all
things. Blaine has lost no friends in the
west, but rather gained III the east,
has gained in Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey. and CONNECTICUT and held his
own in New York among Republican,"
"One good thing" MrClarkson added, 's
the apparent purpose of the party to make
such a platform ~ will without change
from its former principle nccept the war
issues as settled and leave the way open
for all men who are with it, in the south on
present issues to- join with IL in the future.
There is n Republican ma jority in two or
three of the border states ON such y plat
form, and al so n chance il the party shall
not sectioiialize the tariff question by
taking the tariff Oft sugar, to carry
Louisiana at the state election in April,
and thus break the solid south before the
National campaign has really opened.
With Yarmouth us a candidate represent.
ing in himself as u sugar planter, the tariff,
interests of Louisiana, and the bitter
fight between Senator McEnerys and
Eicholl, and n United States senator to
elect there next winter, there Is an oppor-
tunity for that Republican Union with the
tariff and McEnery Democrats, can
be utilized tO carry that state.
In regard to the appointment OF = SER
gesiit-at-arms for the National convention.
General Eitzsimmons, who was chosen was
union soldier of gallant record and in
every respect II fit for the position ON
count of his war record, ~ was Captain
Aealy. The cotnmittee nieAnt no disrespect
to the Veteran club. They expect that Gen
eral Fitxsmn,ons will appoint larger
number of union soldiers, among his subOr-
dinates, and also that he will recognize
many of the young Republicans who are
now the fighting force af the party and give
them generous recognition in these hunors.
As we'll M Grand Army veterans"