Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-02
ST. LOUIS.
THE STRUGGLE FOR CLEYELAND'S
GAVEL WIELDER.
The Californians Making 2 Strong
Fight for White" Senator"
English's Jaw-Etc.
irraAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-USOs.l

easy time of it all around, said Natterson
in answer to a reporters question. " It's
all plain sailing, and there is no reason why
we should not get through our work rap
idly. I think Cleveland will be renomi-
mated at the first session the Convention
holds, and the platform and Vice-Presi-
dency will be settled in short order. SEN
ator Thurman will probably be selected
for the Presidency"
How about the platform? Did YOU
bring it with you? ?" asked the reporter.
No" answered the Kentucky editor
gravely, " we have not begun that yet, but
there won't be any difficulty this time.
-Four years ago we bad pretty hard fight
of it in committee, but now 1 don't antici-
pate even a ripple in it. The platform
will, of course, indorse the Presidents
tariff message and the Mills bill"
WHAT THURMAN SAYS.
In regard to Senator Thurman and the
Vice-Presidency, the Post Dispatch has the
following telegram from Columbus tonight:
A Post Dispatch correspondent called on
Ex-senator Thurman this afternoon and
asked him relative TO the Vice Presidency.
You newspaper people," said the Sena-
tor, will never let fellow alone. There
has been four or five newspaper men call
ing on me every day for week"
THE country at large is deeply interested
in the question of your candidacy for the
Vice-Presidency, " suggested the CORE
spondent.
There must be some mistake about that.
for the people cannot be interested in
thing that does not exist. am not a can
didate for the Vice-Presidency, nor for any
other Office. Consequently there can be no
real nor actual interest in my assumed can
didacy"
But your name is now being men
toned in all parts of the country as the one
likely to be selected at st. Louis.n
THAT may be; but no one has been au-
thorized 70 use my name in that connec-
ton. ! want no office Of any kind, and
consequently am not an aspiraut for the
Vice-Presidency. look upon this whole
matter as being intended as friendly COM
pliment, but | would much rather my
friends would compliment me by not men
tioning my name in that way"
But they doubtless assume that you are
desirous of seeing President Cleveland re-
elected, and"
q And there is no ground for any as
sumption or supposition on that score. l
am desirous of seeing Cleveland reelected.
Ali that [ can do in that behalf will be
done cheerfully, and in my opinion he will
be elected by an increased majority. A man
with the courage, honesty, patriotism and
craftsmanship Of Grover Cleveland deserves
such an Endorsement at the hands of the
people as his reelection would imply"
But in the event Of your unanimous
nomination for the Vice-Presidepcy at St.
Louis ?"
That event will not happen, for have
already told you ! am not candidate for
that or any other official position"
DYrt ID
would you decline the nomination ~
There would be no propriety in de-
clining substantially anything before it is
rendered, and am not so presumputous as
to decline in advance q nomination that
will undoubtedly go to another, for the
Convention will not lack the best of mate
rial from which to select. | am a private
in the ranks, and the question of the Vice
Presidential nomination in no way affects
me-"
THE hUGEAN STABLES READY.
The last touches were put on the Con-
vention hall this afternoon and it is now
ready.
II think it will be the prettiest hall that
has ever held q Convention" said Ser
geant-at-Arms Bright, to-day. Z" 1t would
have been better, of course, if we could
have had the speakers stand in the middle
of one side of the hall That would have
enabled everybody in the hall to hear and
at present fear il is going to be rather diff
ficult. The fact is, whenever a good acou-
site effect is secured in large hall it seems
an accident"
GLIMPSE AT THE HALL.
When one stands on the speakers plat
form and locks over the hall the eye sees
nothing but red, white and blue bunting,
coats-ot,arms of States and gilded Ameri-
can eagles. Bunting is looped from the
galleries in lon; festoons.
The platform proper is under the gallery
and is edged with evergreens There is a
distance of three steps from the platform
to the speakers stand, and little square
stand large enough to hold a table and two
or three chairs projects from that. The
official reporter is to occupy this. At the
rear of the hall large American eagle
flaps his wings between two enormous
American flags, and directly under the
eagle is an equestrian statue of George
Washington.
At the sother end of the hall, over the
speakers stand there hangs from the gal
lery portraits of Cleveland, Tilden, Hen
dricks and Hancock. On the wall, back of
this gallery, are white colossal statues of
Jackson and Jefferson, and between them
q painting of the Capitol in Washington.
On both sides of the speakers stand are
the seats for newspaper reporters, and none
of them will be between the orators and
the audience.
ALL CUT-AND-DRIED.
w. L. Scott Will arrive here tonight or
tomorrow with a copy of the resolutions
Cleveland desires the Convention to adopt
in his pocket, and he ought also to be able
to define the views of his chief respecting
the Vice-Presidency.
THE FIGHT FOR THE GAvEL.
The Pacific Coasters are making vigor-
Gus pull for Lieutenant-Governor White
for temporary Chairman, and are winning
many recruits for their man. From pres
ent appearances there will be lively fight
for the Craftsmanship. At the meeting of
the National Committee last February il
was agreed that General z. Collins OF Bos-
ton should be invited to preside at the pre-
hIuinary proceedings. Now there seems to
be feeling among the committee-or at
least among the members now here-that
Collins should be permanent Chairman
anG some other Democrat of eminence
Temporary Chairman. Prince of Massa-
chusetts IS in favor of giving the Califor-
niaEs the temporary Chahmanship.
II is generally hinted tonight that the
National Committee has agreed upon SEN
ator Gorman of Maryland, for temporary
Chairman, and General Collins for perma-
nent Chairman. The Western and South
ern men are not taking kindly to this al
legged programme, on the ground that other
sections than the Eastern seaboards should
receive some recognition.
In addition to the talk in favor of Lieu
tenant Governor White, of California, there
are rumors that Henry Watterson will be
arged for permanent Chairman, ana his
friends say be will be supported by the
solid South in the Committee on Perms-
nent Organization. In view of the compe-
tiGon for the honor of welding the gayel,
it is just possible the arrangements of the
committee may be upset.
THE PACIFIC COASTERS.