St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-25
Graphically Described by a
Wornout Alternate Who
Is Homeward Bound.
California Delegates Distrib-
uting Thousands Of Silk
Hats for Their Idol.
Poor Prospects Of a Conclu-
sion Being Reached for.
Several Days Yet.
Republicans Turning Longing
Eyes Across the Blue
Waters to Jamie.

Leaning wearily against the counter
at the Merchants yesterday afternoon
was Capt. Frank Clifford, of Shakopee,
one of the alternates sent by the Repub-
licans of the Third district of Minnesota
to represent them at the Chicago con-
Vention.
''Chaos would be mild way of ex-
pressing the situation" he said, ''and
tossed ON a sea of trouble the Repub-
licans turn longing eyes across the
water to Blaine to relieve them from
their perpleXity. Reports telegraphed
from Chicago cannot give any concep-
tion of the condition of affairs, and no
man knows what a minute even may
bring forth. Still / would not be sur
prised if a nomination were postponed
for several days with view to
firing out a majority of the dele
gates. Many of them are anxious
to get away from Chicago and princi-
pally because their finances are running
low. When they left their homes after
taking advantage OF the cheap rates OF
transportation, they thought that they
would be detained at the convention
not over four days and made provisions
accordingly. But money slips away
very fast at a convention, and the con-
sequence is that
NEARLY ALL OF THE DELEGATES ARE
STRANDED
and need money in their purses to keep
them comfortably. Such enthusiasm L
have never seen. and do not expect to
again, as reigns at Chicago. Train
after train rolls into the city and dis
charges its living freight in the shape
of campaign clubs and political organl-
cations of every description, who swarm
in the hotel corridors and surge through
the darkened streets of the Convention
city. 1t was. lucky for Minneapolis
that the national committee did not
decide upon that city as the meeting
place of the convention, for the Twin
Cities could not begin TO accommodate
the crowds that have been in attendance
at Chicago during the past week. They
would have been compelled to camp
out, or else go to the lakes in this vlcln-
ity had the plum fallen to the represent
people are to be congratulated that their
powers of hospitality have not been
overtaXed.
Sleep was an utter imposSibility.
When l went to Chicago L thought
surely that by taking a room on the
third floor of the Grand Pacific and
shutting my windows that | could eXpe-
rience no trouble in getting all the rest
that required. But. I was sadly mis-
taken in my calculations for the tur-
moil of the crowds around the hotels
does not diminish in the least as night
approaches, but it continues
UNTIL THE DAWN OF ANOTHER DAY.
Every nook is permeated with enthuSi-
i hn hnt q
tops of the tallest buildings IN Chicago
there are groups of hilarious spectators
who make the welkin ring. And amid
all the hustle and confusion the dele
gates to the convention are no nearer. a
choice than they, We're a week ago.
There seems to be a determination not
to desert their champions, but to stick 1T
out until the last, hoping for some
favorable turn of fortunes tide. To Off
set the rage for the red bandana, silk
handkerchiefs stamped to resemble
American flags are circulated bread
cast. and the California delegation in
troduced a new feature Saturday when
they distributed 1000 silk hats to boom
the cause of their champion, James u.
Blaine.
The fidelity of this delegation to their
| idol is something remarkable, and they
declare that California will cast its vote
solidly in the convention for its only
| choice and will hear of no compromise
| candidate.
A great deal has been said concerning
| that speech of Bob IngerSOll and that it
| practically killed Gresham before the
convention. Had Mr.. IngersOll con-
tented himself with his glowing des-
cription of the career for the Republican
party without bringing in names and
making distinctions, his effort would
| have gone down to history side by side
with his outburst of oratory when he
nominated Blaine in 1876. But no, he
| brought about discord by the declara-
| ton that only
! SOLDIERS SHOULD BE SENT TO WASH
INGTON,
and thereby earned the i'll will OF hun
| dreds of delegates whom he should
| have rather conciliated than otherwise.
What the outcome will be no one is pre-
| pared to hazard an opinion, but it looks
| very much as though Blaine would be
| nominated. after all, unless he sends
another message to the convention, pos
| itively declining to allow the use of his
name. was a Blaine man until this
year, but am satisfied that he is in
| earnest in his declination, and hence
favor Gresham. That seems to be the
underlying sentiment OF the West, but
the trouble with our man is that he is
not well enough known in the East,
except as the foe of corporations and
that is being operated to his disadvan-
tage. For a time yesterday it looked as
though Mckinley was the coming man,
his manly, straightforward course in
standing by Senator Sherman earning
| deserved commentator from everyone
in that vast assembly. But he waved
the honor aside and stood by his colors,
and all the more credit to him for such
an action. My business needed me at
| Shakopee and [ was reluctantly com,
PEELED to tear myself away from good
thing, but Delegate Chandler, for whom
| was alternate, announced his deter
mination to stay until the last horn
| blew.