The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-05
THE ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES.
The coatest Over the second Pluee-A Big
Row Over the Tariff Plank.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June 4.-Delegates
alternates, political clubs and politicians
of high and low degree are arriving fast
st. Louis to-day has assumed the crowd
ed condition that is always usual during
the National Conventions.
As early as I o'clock this morning the
Union depot was packed and all during
the morning, at intervals OF five and ten
minutes, regular and special trains were
coming in and emptying their loads ol
people, who came to take part in the
fray. For a block or more outside the
station carriages and vehicles of all de-
scriptions are packed, and along the
sidewalks and in the station are numer'
Gus bands and reception committees
waiting for the delegation which they
have been assigned to escort to their
hotel.
The scenes OF activity which were Wis
ible about the hotelsuntil after midnight
were renewed and increased early this
morning. By eight o'clock the main
corridors Of the hotels were thronged
with people. and in the streets the
sounds of martial music were heard on
every side.
The delegations began arriving early.
| They arrived in divisions, an individual
here and there for the first hour or two,
and then whole delegations began put
ting in an appearance. They all wore
badges. and nearly all bandannas. The
one word on their lips was Thurman.
Notwithstanding the excitement and
hustle, there was little cheering, all
hands evidently reserying themselves
for an OutburSt OF enthusiasm later in
the proceedings when it would perhaps
count for something.
THE NEW YORK DELEGATES.
The Marine Band lay in wait for Tam
many, and the First Battalion Band for
the New York County Democracy. Now
and then they would tune their pipes,
and to the delight Of the crowds, nearly
raised, with noise, the corrugated iron
roofs.
At about o o'clock the middle space
Of the depot was filed with people. They
were crushed together by the moving
trains, and the endeayor OF great ngnl.
ber to get into u little space. The cause
OF the crush was the approaching arri-
val OF the New Workers. The trains
bearing the County Democracy and
I'ammsny were late, and, though sched-
ulcd only some Minutes behind,
were really delayed hours. The Chicago
County Democracy arrived before
them and so did the Iroquois Club OF
the same city. Each bad big band OF
music and all formed in line together,
the Iroguois (silk stoCkings) to the rear
and Counties (shprt hairs in front.
While the bands blew themselves hoarse,
the undulating line OF white and black
tall hats OF the Chicagoians quickly
passed out OF the depot. A Wisconsin
delegation came next, followed by the
Hendricks club from Lafayette, Ind,
wearing "Gray" badges, and were the
first OF the arrivals showing u disposition
to veil. The Democratic Flambcau club,
with tin helmets and canvass uniforms,
arrived about this moment, and were
soon joined by the Kansas City Demo-
cratic club.
AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE.
The feature OF the morning probably
was the Kansas City Democratic Clubs
entry. Their band was gaily arrayed,
and the members OF the club wore white
high hats and yellow linen busters, aud
most of them had tied about their necks
or wrapped about their hats red ban
dana hankerchiefs, showing their lean.
ing toward the "0ld Roman" One OF
these handkerchief wearers had on the
top OF his hat small but complete
rooster. The club was preceded by the
grotesque-looking AambeauS men in the
march down town. The Samuel J.
Randall Club, OF Pittsburgh, with yel.
low gloves, white hats, blue suits, velvet
badges, were numerous in the depot,
though they arrived yesterday. They
were welcoming this morning additions
to their numbers that came in from the
East. The Texas delegation got OF the
train at the east end OF the depot and
comparatively escaped notice.
SECRETARY PRINCES VIEWS.
This morning, while discussing the
meeting OF the Democratic National
Committee, which will be held this after
noon, ex.Mayor Prince, OF Boston, said:
81 shall retire from the National Com
mittec, and haye so notified my delega-
ton. | was told that the place was there
for me, but | positively decline to take
it. am entitled to a rest. | have or
ganized every convention since 1860, ex.
Cept the last, and have been Il National
Committeeman for twenty.One years.
That's Il pretty good period oi service
and think | ought to be allowed to re.
tire. There is going to be a decided
change in the composition OF the COM
mittee ere long. 7. A. Kelly, OF Min
ncsota: A. II. Brown, OF Indiana; b. B.
Smallcv. OF Vermont; Don NJ. DiCkin-
son, OF Michigan, and are about to 90
ont, Secretary Villas has already with
drawn 10 make room for John l.. Mitch.
ell. IdOn't like the committee method
OF organizing conventions; the ono-man
plan Is much better in Judgment.
i eve don't expect TO do anything IoF
] the ticket in Massachusetts,. Ben But
Ter is against Cleveland, but not active
j llx.- 1t does not matter much anyway in
Massachusetts. The only New England
State we have any show OF carrying will
be Connecticut, and il we desire for a
low tariff, our chances there will be slim
| would not waste any money in the
Northwest, or Ohio, Indiana, New York
New Jersey and Connecticut are th(
States to be watched. Weused to spend
fortune in Ohio every election, but
that time has passed. Indiana will bt
safe with Thurman or Gray. believe
the old Roman will be nominated.
HILLS POSITION.
"There will be a hot fight in New
York. l think Blaine will be the Re
publican candidate. He can have it i
, he wants it, and believe that II tht
, convention were to call on him HI