Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-29
NO MORE BURGLARS
The National Committee Does Not c,,.
to Have ''Rum, Romanism, and
Rebellion Repeated.
Preparing for the Republican Convs,,
tion-Estimate of the
First Ballot.
CHICAGO. June il 1sas


preceding the call to order of the Repuh
lican National Convention took place
when the members of the National Com
mittee assembled in their headquarters IA
settle all preliminaries.
The Hon. B. F. Jones, Chairman of tba
committee, presided, with Gen. w. l.
Alexander Of Iowa acting as Sergeant
alarms, Samuel Fessenden of Connect.
cut Secretary, assisted by Carson Lake
of New York. Twenty eight States We're
represented by members or by proyy
Seated about the long table were the fol.
lowing gentlemen: Gen. Powell CLAYTON
of Arkansas, T. F. Putney of Georgia,
David L. Littler of Illinois, John G. New
of Indiana, j. S. Clarkson of Iowa, Cy. |
rus Leland of Kansas, Walter Evans oil
Kentucky, j. M. Haynes of Maine, James
A. Gary of Maryland, r. G.. Horr and
John P. Sanborn of Michigan, Robert G |
Evans of Minnesota, John r. Lynch Gil
Mississippi, Robert T. Van Horn Of MisN
A. L. Conger of Ohio, Horace A. Jenckesl
of Rhode Island w. p. Brownlow oil
Tennessee, N. W. Quincy of Texas, George
w. Hooker of Vermont, Harry c. Paynel
of Wisconsin, Clark Churchill of Arizona
Robert E. Fisk of Montana, John R. Nc,
Bride of Utah, Thomas S. Miner of Wash
ington Territory, Joseph NJ. Carey of
Wyoming Territory.
The proceedings opened by Mr.. Clark |
son on behalf Of the b-committee of
| arrangements making a report concerning
the plan of seating that had been adopted,
Sanborn of Michigan, Hooker of Vermont,
Lynch of Mississippi, Payne of Wiscon.
sin, Littler of Illi.ois, New of Indiana,
and Conger Of Ohio took part in tho dis. !
cussion that the report gave rise to. The
! than the original 700 proposed was the
nub of the debate. AS result the num-
Der of tickets for local distribution was
decreased, being restricted from total of F
9OOto $50, including those to be given the f
Mayor for distinguished guests. 1t was
| nearly an hour before the matter of tickets
was finally settled.
Mr.. Clarkson called attention to the
matter of selecting Chaplain. Several
| members of the committee Mt once inter.
jected that different Chaplain ever;
morning was desirable. One committee
man mischievously moved that no Chap.
lain be selected by the name of Burchard.
Another gentleman moved that the Chap
lains prayer every morning be submitted
| in manuscript before delivery to the Chair
! man of the convention. Chairman Jones
thought the officers of the convention
own prayers. The matter of prayers and
Chaplains was then promptly relegated to
the Sub Committee on Arrangements
Mrs. John A. Logan is in the city. She
is booming Alger, and is firm in the con-
viction that he will get there.
Murat Halstead is doing yeoman service
for Sherman and predicting his election
The Gresham boom has perceptibly /
weakened within the past few days.
The Harrison men are not doing much
shouting, but they are claiming the State
as solid for their man.
Gen. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, the
veteran of many national conventions,
says that he would give more for the
chances of Allison and Alger than for any
other candidate in the field, provided
Blaine was out of the field to stay and 10
thought he was
All of the big guns of the party are
against Gresham Filley, New, Clayton,
Halstead, Foraker and the leaders gener.
ally are smiling at his boom.
The Allison men are not doing any loud
shouting but they are credited with doing
| good deal of effective work in quiet
way.
Alger, Allison, Gresham, Harrison. and
Sherman are the chief factors in the con-
test, and the friends of each are Oh hand
IN force and bending every energy in the
work of booming their respective favoriteS
The Daily Meas this morning gives the
following estimate of the first ballot:
Interviews with numerous friends of the can
didntes-men who speak Us having authority
and not as the scribes-result in arranging ths
apparent strength of the men on the first ballot
as follows: Sherman first, with over 300 votes;
Alser second, Gresham third, Allison fourth, the
field fifth with possibilities in favor of several
favorite sons.
1t is estimated, and said to be conservative
estimate, that over five hundred Of the delegates
opportunity to nominate him, and If the conven.
ton could be convinced that the Florence letter
had not ruined his availability as candidate
The Tribune of this morning prints the
following special telegram from Washing
ton:
The Republican platform of 1888 has D Issa
practically written in Washington, and oil a a1
The Committee on Il esolutions in Chicago VIII WI.
be required to do will be to dovetail the plaza,
together and trim down the edges SO as to nun a
a "orkmanlike job of the whole. 1t is not II: ,es
known who will be the Chairman OF the .oL y,
nllttee on RESOLUTIONS, but everything poh. .S ~
Representative Mckinley of Ohio receiving 1nEs
homer.
The main TEXTURES of the platform will be 9a as
follows: Senator Hoar of Massachusetts n
prepared a plank condemnng in strong leI I
lie fresldenG Tor not carrying OUT Hio VT VT,
service promises us outlined in his letter ac. :h
ing the nomination. Special prominence VII. an
given to the pension plank, which is the !; ns
work OF Senator ingalls, and Representa-
Grosvenor OF Ohio and Henderson OF LOVE- s;, IN
general way it may be said that the pla .a +
vii! declare i'll favor of liberal pensions nh n,
Will nnimadvert in the strongest terms Oh ;sr
President for his veto Of the dependent pen, s;i
bill and p:ivnte pension bills and that ,a nt
be called to account for his general ustlrpa'''
the veto power. pra
The tariff plank is the joint work OF i't ,,,r
ssntntives Mckinley, Reed OF Maine, Any. 4!
rows OF Michigan the three leading lnelilpot
tho minority of the Ways and Means Comm, rhs
The pink will follow the lines laid down ~ ssnoc
minority report the Mills bill, wfieiI l ~ 40
was drawn by Mckinley, aided by the our ~, NJ
gentlemen. 1t will come out tint-tooten 'iit5l7
lection to American industries, 1t IS NJ. No 1T;
that any suggestion will be made as 10 ~, vii
posal of the surplus. Not much atte ,n prSst
be paid to fnnnce, but the course OF lL l IN ,o
dent and the Secretary of the TREASURY ssyareiy
buying bonds with the surplus VIII De '''>
criticised. ~ .hs
Senator Plumb Of Kansas he~ written .a,eio:
plank relating to public lands Asd the 10 :" wbi,a
will arraign the President for the way "a d,rui
the late Land Commissioner sparks U.s.
tered the affairs of his Office.
To CLEAN carpets, 20 ever them o ON to
week with broam dipped in hot "a' sdsd
which littla t.sr,,optinA has bee2 auo.