Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-06-20
THE REPUBLICANS.
krranging the Prelininaries for @
National Csnventisn at
Chicago.
4 Proposition that tho Prayers q T.
Convention OhsplAin b Submitasd
Before Thar Dslivsgy.
CHIcAoo, June Is. 1855.

Before Thar Dslivssy.
CHICAGO, June Is. 1855.
The Inauguration Of the formalltiei
preceding tho call TO order Of The Rspah.
lican National Convention took paaee
when the members Of the Nat3onal c.
mittee assembled in their hsadquss
settle all preliminariss. ~ q
The Hon. b. r. Jones, Chairman n shs
committee. presided, with Gen. ". i.
Alexander Of Io~a scting - Ssrgsant-
at-Arms, Samuel Fessenden Of Connects
cut Secretary, assisted by Carson Lake
of New York, Twenty EIGHT States we're
represented by members or by proxy.
Seated about the long table were the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Gen. Powell Clayton
Of Arkansas, +. f. Putney OF Georgia,
David T. Littler Of Illinois, John G. New
of Indiana, j. s. Clarkson Of Iowa, Cy-
rus Leland of Kansas, Walter Evans Of
Kentucky, j. M. Haynes Of Maine, James
A. Gary of Maryland, II. G.. Hor and
John p. Sanborn of Michigan, Robert G..
Evans of Minnesota, John r. Lynch Of
Mississippi, Robert T. Van Horn of Mis-
souri,, Garrett A. Hobart of New Jersey,
A. L. Conger Of Ohio, Horace A. Jenckes
Of Rhode Island, w. p. Brownlow Of
Tennessee, N. w. Quincy Of Texas, George
W. Hooker of Vermont, Harry 9. Payne
Of Wisconsin, Clark Churchill Of Arizona,
Robert E. Fisk of Montana, John r. Nc
Bride of Utah, Thomas s. Miner Of Wash
ington Territory, Joseph M. Carey Of
Wyoming Territory.
Tho an.ltr -. ~>v~n~o<s ~ IR~ C1n~k
son on behalf OF the sub committee Of
arrangements making q report concerning
the plan Of seating that had been adopted.
Sanborn Of Michigan, Hooker Of Vermont,
Lynch of Mississippi, Payne Of Wiscon-
sin, Littler of Illinois, New of Indiana,
and Conger Of Ohio took part in the dis
cnssion that the report gave rise to. The
allotment of 200 more tickets to Chicago
than the original 700 proposed was the
nub OF the debate As result the num-
Der Of tickets for local distribution was
decreased, being restricted from total Of
900 to $50, including those to be given the
Mayor for distinguished guests. II was
nearly an hour before the matter Of tickets
was fine lily settled.
Mr.. Iittler, Of Illinois, suggested that
at timer when the convention was not in
session the hall be opened to the crowds
of visit who would be unable to get in
when the convention was in session. The
suggestion was favorabiy received, but on
second thought the committeeman tacitly
agreed that the plan would involve nu-
merous difficulties, and that IL would be
necessary to first obtain the consent OF
the Auditorium Company. The idea was
then dropped.
Mr.. Clarkson called attention to the
<An~ x$
members of the committee at once inter-
jected that different Chaplain every
morning was desirable. One commiatss-
man mischisvously moved thak - Chap
~ hAaeaaalea r - - p llnoS11t( I.
fnSlkST S1l y - lIIy;yS|E e ~ I ~
lain'e prayer every 1otnin& ~ 1a1 II
in manuscript before delivery 70 the Chair
man of the convention. Chairman Jones
thought the officers Of tho convention
would have enough to do to attend to their
own prayers. The matter Of prayers and
Chaplains was then promptly relegated to
the Sub Committee on Arrangements.
Mrs. John A. Logan is in the city. She
is booming Alger, and is firm In the con-
viction that he will get there.
Murat Halstead is doing yeoman service
for Sherman and predicting his election
The Gresham boom has perceptibly
weakened within the past few days.
The Harrison men are not doing much
shouting, brt they are claiming the State
as solid for their man.
Gen. Powell Clayton, Of Arkansas, the
veteran Of many national conventions,
says that he would give moro for the
chances of Allison and Algsr than for any
other candidate in the field, provided
Blaine was out Of the field 10 stay, and he
thought he was.
Ali Of the big guns Of the party are
against Gresham. Filley, New, CLAYTON,
Halstead, Foraker, and the leaders gener-
ally are smiling at his boom.
The Allison men are not doing any loud
shouting, but they are credited with doing
. good deal Of effective work in quiet
way.
II is we'll to remember" said gossipy
delegate at Large, "thst the convention is
Blaine convention. Its nominee, IL NOT
the Maine statesman, will be man whose
political record has been made mp ON the
Blaine lines of statesmanship. II will
not be hysterical convention. Were II
not for John Sherman it would be
maiden race, for none Of the other starten
has ever taken preliminary canter on
the Presidential course. Kansas will name
ingalls,; Iowa, Allison; Illinois, Gresham;
Michigan, Alger; Connecticut, Hawley;
Wisconsin, Rusk; Indiana, Harrison:
Ohio, Sherman; Pennsylvania, Filter;
New Jersey, Phelps; Colorado, Nevada,
and Oregon will name Pacific coast man.
Alger, Allison, Gresham, Harrison, and
Sherman are the chief factors in the con-
test, and the friends Of each are ON hand
in force and bending every energy in the
work OF booming their respective favorites
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