Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-02
Preparations Complete. I
St. Louis Filling Up with Dem.
 ocratic Delegates.
VIEWS OF PROMINENT LEADERS.
Men Who Arc Mentioned for Chairman. The Party in Iowa Solid for Cleveland and Tariff Revision-Possible Nominees for Second Place.

iNeu, aS udS aiSo u. U. mcdenry, QelegdUe at large from Kentucky; F. A. Richardson, delegate from the District of Columbia, and William E. Ferry, of Utah.
 The special train over the Pennsylvania Central, bulletined to arrive at 1:3O p. m. yesterday, and bringing the Washington correspondents to the convention, did not arrive until much later, owing to stop over at Indianapolis, where the jolly party was given a banquet. and where several additions to the excursion party were made.
 Treasurer CaIlda and brother, Secretary F. O. Prince, of the national committee; J. G. Prather, national committeeman for Mis- souri; Sergeant-at Arms R. J. Bright and Chief Doorkeeper Dan Able have inspected Convention hall, the last of the work of the decorators having just been finished. The place was thrown open last night for inspec- tion by the press and the local committee and their friends, and all pronounced it mag nlfcent hall for the convention, the grandest ever used for such purpose.
 The CalifornInns have not been idle since their arrival in this city. They are working hard to secure for Lieutenant Governor Ste- phen M. White the compliment of presiding over the temporary organization of the con- vention. The delegations from the west are unanimously in favor of Governor Whites selection, and will so instruct their commit teemen on their arrival Massachusetts will urge the selection of Mir. P. A. Collins, of Boston, for temporary chairman.
 National Committeeman M E. Tarpey has extended to MT. William M Ferry, hold ing the committee proxy for Utah, the use of the California headquarters for the Utah delegation. It is the intention of the dele gates from the Golden Gate to make their rooms the headquarters of the delegates from Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Arizona during their visit to this city.
 Fred w. Lehmann, delegate at large from Iowa, is at the Lindell. While Mir. Lehman has no hope of carrying his own state, he believes that Cleveland's nomination and election are sure, and asserts that the Iowa Republican majority will be greatly reduced
 M. M. Ham, editor and proprietor of The Dubuque Herald, and member of the na- tional Democratic committee from Iowa, said:
 "The Iowa Democracy has but one senti- ment on the tariff question. President Cleveland's message has been adopted as their platform. Cleveland is their choice for president. As to vice president, I cannot say. Gray, of Indiana; Black and Steven son, of Illinois, all have their friends Just what effect the sThp-----. movement will nave w15n our delegation I cannot tell If he would take the nomination I expect they WOulU Do Sle1u tO uc1p uuu UO we are gO- ing to try to carry Iowa this fall The work we have done in the past few years gives us confidence in our ability to redeem the state"
 A. s. Stearns, of Philadelphia, a member of the Randall club, said:
 "The prospects for the democracy are far brighter than they were six months ago. We eastern Protectionists. while strong Dem ocrats, were by no means in sympathy with the wholesale slaughter of the tariff proposed by some of the western and southern mem- bers, and many of us regarded the intro duction of the Mills bill as the death knell of the hopes of the Democrats for the presi- dency. ~a
 !, 'It must be recognized" he continued, "that there are but four really doubtful states in the country-New York, Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut. The commer- cial life of three of these is bound up in protective tariff, and when the extreme views of the free trade Democrats were advanced, we, wto were on the ground and understood the situation, thought that the game was up New York, New Jersey and Connecticut manufacturers would never vote for the de- struction of their property, and it looked for while as if the Democracy would have no chance in the coming conflict.
 "But the last few months have entirely changed all this. The Mills bill has been modified in such manner as to bear scarcely a semblance of its original aspect The Free Traders have proved far more reasonable than any one had a right to expect, and the election of Cleveland seems assured. Our party has been in power more than three years, and none of the disastrous consequences predicted have ensued.
 1.-The tariff has not been interfered with and tens of thousands who were ready to join the Republican ranks to preserve their prop erty have seen that no real danger threat ened it, and will adhere to their former allegiance This I know to be the case in New Jersey from personal observation, and understand on good authority that the same state of affairs exists in New York There is no longer any danger of a split between the two wings of the party, and success is nssured n r-