Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
THE CLANS GATHERING.
OPENING NOTES OF THE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION,

Convention Hall and Arrangements
The Pacific Delegations Enthusiastic
for Thurman.
ST. LOUIS, June 2.-Among the distin-
guished arrivals in st. Louis to-day was
Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier
journal. "Oh, / think we shall have an
easy time of it all around" said Waiter
son in answer to the reporters question.
Its all plain sailing and there is no reason
why we should not get through with our
work rapidly. Think Cleveland will be re-
nominated at the first session the conven-
ton holds, aud the platform and vice
presidency will be settled in short order.
Senator Thurman viii probably be selected
for the vice presidency"
How about the platform; did you bring
it with your" asked the reporter.
mo- answered the Kentucky editor
rayely. I'VE have not begun that yet,g
but there won't be any difficulty this time
as there was four yea. s ago. We had a
hard fight of it IN the convention, but nov
| don't expect even aripplein it. Theplat-
form will of course endorse the presidents
tariff message and the Mills BILL"
In regard to Senator Thurman and the
vice presidency, the Post-Dispatch has the
Following dispatch from Columbus tonight:
The Post-Dispatch correspondent called
on Senator Thurman this afternoon and
questioned him in relation to the vice.
presidency. You newspaper people" said
the Senator. twill never let a fellow alone.
There have been four or five newspaper
men called on me every day for a week."
1.-THE country at large is deeply interest
ed in your candidacy for the vice-presi-
dency," suggested the correspondent.
There must be some mistake about
that" the Senator replied, for the people
cannot be interested in a thing that does
not exist. | am not a candidate for the
vice-pressdency or for any office, conse-
quentiy there can be no real or actual in
terest in my:assumed candidacy"
But your name is being mentioned in
all parts OF the country as n likely to be
selected at st. Louis"
THAT may be, but no one mas been author
lied to use my name for nomination in that
connection. | want no Office OF any kind,
and consequently am not an aspiran5 for
the Vice Presidency. l look uponthis whole
matter as being intended as a friendly con
i HlAL1OtO1 ooO4 "ooIo "A 1E uuCl Il ~
would compliment me by not mentioning
my name in that way"
But they doubtless assume you are de.
sirous OF seeing President Cleveland re.
elected? ?"
But there is no ground for assumption
or superstition on that score. lam DESTROYS
of seeing Cleveland re: rejected. All that ]
can do in that behalf will be lone cheer
fully, and in my opinion he will be elected
by an increased majority. A man with the
courage, honesty, patriotism and states
manship OF Grover Cleveland deserves such
an endorsement at the hands of the peopl,
as his reelection would imply?"
i But in the event of your unanimous
nomination for the Vice Presidency at st
: Louis?"
;, THAT event will not happen, for I hav,
already told you l am not a candidate TO
q that or any other official position"
but suppose you werenominated, woult
you decline nomination."
, There would be no propriety in declinin
substantially anything beforeit is rendered
and l am notso presumptuous as to declin
in advance a nomination that will undoubt
eddy be given to another, for the eenpen
ton will not lack the best of material iron
. which to select. l am a private in the rank
. and the question of the e-Presidentia
nomination in no way affects me-"
I'll THE LAST TOUCHES
I were put on the convention hall this after
e noon, and it is now ready.
q Il think it will be the prettiest hall Liza
Q mas ever held a convention" said Sergeant
alarms Bright to-day. 1T would hav
been better, Of course, if we could have ha
the speakers stand in the middle of tn
+ side hall, that would have enabled every
body In the hall to hear, and at present,
l fear it is going to be rather difficult. Til
fact is that whenever a good acoustic effec
|, is secured III a large hall, it seems an acc
dent"
i When one stands on the speakers plat
e form and looks over the hall, the eve see
nothing but red, white and blue bunting
t coats OF arms OF the States and glide
s eagles. The bunting is looped from the ga
leries IN long %festOons. The platform prope
e is under the gallery and is edged with ever
green's. There is a distance of three step
from the platform to the speakers stano
r and a little square stand large enough t
e hold a table and two or three chairs prC
Jects from that. The official reporter is t
occupy this. A. the rear of the hall a lars
american eagle flaps his wings between tw
e enormous American flags, and directl
g under the eagle is an equestrian statue c
y George Washington. At either end of th
+ hall, over the speakers stand, there han
from the gallery portraits of Cleveland
t I1lden, Hendricks and Hancock. On tn
8 wall pack OF this gallery are white colossa
t STATUES OF jackson and Jefferson, and be
tween them a painting of the capitol i
| washington. On both sides OF the speakers
stand are the seats for repor
q ters, and none OF them will be between tn
orators and audience. The
>, CALIFORNIA AND PACIFIC
| spent a very pleasant DAY under the pilot
l age OF the local committeeman, who dc
voted their entire time to the entertain
ment OF their guests. Early ia the morn
ing they took a run out to the convention
t hall in the Exposition building and afte
| examining the arrangements returned t,
+ the hotel in time for dinner. Perhaps tn
: only exception to this sweeping rule wa
Senator Hearst and he took himself to tn
: race track early in the day, where he spen
his time profitably among his horses ant
& Jockeys until the bell rang for the first rae
l In the afternoon. The senator was in re
ceipt OF many attentions and the locke,
house and St. Louis Club House wer
opened to him. His social obligation
screened him from public view the creates
part OF the day. and only range interview,
could be obtained.
FORECASTS.
On the subject OF the temporary chair
manship as yet there is NO rival in the fielc
against Stephen ii. White. but the chance
OF nomination can be discussed with NOR.
knowledge on Sunday evening when all the
leading delegations will lhave reported. Nc
organization will be effected earlier thar
Saturday evening, when Oregon will cleal
the decks for action by nominating mem
bers of committees and national committee
men. There can be little opposition and
every member will have an equal chance,
while the national committeeman will be
returned again as his services are satisfac.
tory to his constituent. Col. Kelly and
Henry Clippell, OF Oregon, nave promised
to report to headquarters tomorrow.
President Cleveland's tariff reform ideas
will find stauuch supports in the Oregon
delegates, who are pledged to free ships aud
untaxed manufactures, first last and all the
time.
I'VE are in favor of tariff REFORM" (said
Mr.. Noltner, chairman OF the Oregon dele
~gation), "and we mean reform in it's strict
est sense, preferriHg to lead rather than fol-
How the administration. We are in advance