Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-22
AT WISCONSIN HEADQUARTERS.
The Proceedings of the Early Morning ana
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The Proceedings of the Early Morning and
Day,
CHICAGO, June 19.-Wisconsin men are
no laggards. They were early astir at
the headquarters of the delegation at the
Grand Pacific this morning, and they
were kept busy during the entire fore
noon, until the opening of the convention
at noon. There was nothing unusual
transpiring in connection with the Rusk
boom daring the day, the principal part
OF the interest among the delegates cen
tering in the preparations for receiving
the excursions from Wisconsin, which
arrived at o'clock over the Northwest
ern and the St. Paul roads. Speaker
Mills is among the most active of the
workers about headquarters, and he got
off his coat early in the forenoon and
went to work soliciting the Wisconsin
men already here to be on hand at 4:15
p m. to proceed to the depot to welcome
the incoming Rusk boomers.
THE QUARTERS
of the Wisconsin delegation are by no
means what they have b eel cracked up
to be IN the papers previous to the con
ventiOn. Instead of a suite of siY or
eight rooms, there is one rather good
room and one smaller room adjoining.
An end cf the hall, off of which the room
,,Ia
for the Wisconsin people, and this com
pletes the entire layout. The rooms, such
as they are, are well enough
located, being on the parlor floor and
fronting on the La Sale street side, but
there is a noticeable lack of decoration
and display, in comparison with the
headquarters of the New York, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, and other states having
favOrite sons to boom.
THE ADoRNMENrs.
Aboat the only things in the way of
adornment anywhere about the head
quarters are pitcher of ice water and
the large picture of Rusk displayed on a
is the inscription:
"Three years soldier"
six years congressman"
"Seven years governor"
"No. weak spot in his record"
The picture of Jerry is decidedly
good one, and the face of Wisconsin's
governor compares very favorabiy with
that of any of the several candidates.
VISITORS AT THE BADGER HEADQUARTERS.
A large number of delegates and others,
from other states, have visited the Wis
consin headquarters, more for the pur
pose of looking at Jerry's picture, or per
haps catching glimpse of Philetus Saw
yer, or the fsmons General FairchiId,
than anything else. 1t is fact worthy
of note that Jerry has many admirers
from many parts of the country. 4
great many of those visiting the head
quarters have a warm word to say for the
governor, aud many have signified their
pleasure in voting for Jerry if he were
to Wisconsin group, II am great ad-
mirer of Jerry Rusk, and would like to
vote for him; but we fellows do want
Allison, and We want you fellows to re-
member u.s." The only reply made to
this was by one of the Wisconsin dele
gates, who said they would remember
them if that would do any good. An
Indiana man said that Rusk was by no
means unknown down in his state, and
such remarks from various quarters were
frequent
number of prominent delegates from
states which have axes TO grind are fire.
quent callers on the Wis onsin people,
not So much TO pay their respects to
Jerry, but TO fud out what the Wisconsin
crowd is going to do when il drops Rosk-
But in this esOect they got little salts
faction, for the Wisconsin folks did not
commit themselves in any way, further
than that fb<v ~onId sti~k IN fheir randi-