New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
WAITING FOR THE NOMINATION.
ANXIOUS TO CHEER THE WINNING TICKET
CROWDS EAGERLY WATCHING THE BULLETIN
BOARDS AND THE TICKERs.


Az the situation at Chicago developments, the
interest in New-York becomes intense. Every
source Of news yesterday eagerly taken advantage
Of Before The Tribune bulletin board which records
the doings Of the Convention hour by hour. there
on Interested crowd all day long. When the an
nouncement made the poster that the name OK
Blaine had been loudly chcered, the readers cheered
heartily.
Many amusing little incidents happened in the
neghborhood OF the bulletin board. One that would
hardly have been amusing had II not resulted as II DID,
attempt at pocket picking, frustrated by wide
awake Jim" Mcdowell, The Tribune chief Waterman,
Mr.. Mcdowell, standing the steps, saw a nght
fingered individual attempt 10 snatch watch from
the pocket Of on the outskirts OF the crowd.
The ;hief saw Mr.. McDowelPs eyes fixed on him, and
bungled his work. that the felt the bug at his
chain and caught the robbers hand. The pickpooket
relnquished his booty, but broke away In the con-
fusion and fed along Park Row with Mr. MCDOWELL
after him. He then dashed the street and into
City Hall Park The weather was hot and the watch
vas saved SO Mr.. Mcdowell let him CO.
The corridors of the Fifth Avenue and other hotels
were filed with groups of business and stay TAT
home politicians, who found much TO talk about In the
various items Of news that came By the wires from
the Convention city, Several rumors that this, that
or the other candidate had been nominated were put
In circulation by mischlevous exubeFantly high
spirited persons, and these caused all the excitement
truthfulness was found Then the people who had
been temporarily led astray went around looking for
the Munchausens with clubs. A bilious Mugwump
Is responsible for the story that Mr. Mckinley was
unanimously nominated at p. m.
Tho oil and stock brokers in the Consolidated Stock
and Petroleum Exchange still talking politics In
the of hours Of trading and hourness Of the off or
the ofness Of the hour" Is great to permit OF
good deal of talk AS tho time for balloting draws
near there Is a moro eager demand from each man to
newcomer:
whats the latest from chicsgol"
Yesterday some Of the brokers In hope Of get
ting the Of the domination when the presentation
Of candidates began, and some impotence was shown
at the deliberate progress Of the Convention. Chair
man Peters shows much interest In the choice Of the
Republican party, and the lines Of anxiety that close
observer discerns his handsome face In sharp
contrast to the dimples Of content he often wears
when the two great parties brought into conflict
The talk Of many brokers still the prospect OF
a boom IN prices the nomination, and on the day
when the real work begins the tickers promise to
have hosts Of attentive onloOkers.
The Southern brigadiers again hung over the news
tickers In Wall Street Offices. They moro inter
ested in the result Of the Chicago Convention than
In the cut and dried" ~llar at st. Louis, and the
merest suggestion that Mr. Blaine might be the Re-
publican candidate carried them into transport Of
passion. They cried out that tho Republican party
could not Win the election IN any cIcunStanccs anu
that the Chicago nominations would be merely com
plmentary. The persistency with which they graped
at the latest news from Chicago proved that their
words bclied them.
In a general way It was admitted that the Conven-
ton would nominate the successor OF President Cleve
land but the question of choice seemed to be one Of
consuming interest Arguments in favor Of every can
dldate, and Of the dark horse" were brought
out on the single condition that the nominee should
not be the plain American citizen now In Scotland
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politics. but the tally no coach Is apparently
fright to the Southern brigadIers.