New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
THE DELEGATIONS AT WORK
TRYING TO WIN CONVENTION HoNoRs

REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE RIVAL CITIES IN
wAsn1NeToN-NEw.yoR &ervITY.
fsr rxIEeAAPK TO TINE rKBUSE.I
Washington, Nov. 2o.--The army Of boomers
ct the Arlington to-day received olg acceeSo'S
from Cincinnati and Detroit. and later in the day
from New-York and Pittsburg SO that tonight
the spacious corridors, as well the rosmy head
quarters of the forces Of the different towns winch
are striving for the Republican National ConVeh-
ton Of 1892, were crowded with eager and earnest
man and the canvassing was brisk ana IiVeis
enough 70 remind one Of the scenes ana ooinss
which precede by thirty-six hours the assem"nhH
Of National or State convention. Inc rev hr-ni-
beers of the National Committee. which Is ."e
Jury 10 decide when and where the cohVei.ion
shall be held. who ventured to show themselves 20,
in the hotel were quickly pouncea upon oA" w
from Headquarters 70 headquarters ""eie
they rec,ived the wsrmest kind of welcome ana
were treated with the highest consoera'loh anu .,
most generous hospitality. III comini''eehian "e
sired any information whatever respecting San ran
CISCO OF Omaha, any other competing Guy, "e w"'
certain to receive it; in fact, 1t was ipar'eu " mn
with a freedom and generosity oorn OF the mos.
earnest zeal rs well rs perfect knowledge, ana
h.fore the dsy was done he must have felt sorry
BECAUSE he had not as many votes to cast as there
are candidates to receive them
Tho canvass was as good-natured, at least Oh
thu surface. as il was earnest which Is Saying d
great deal Some ill-feeling, OF course, lurSeu DC
meath the surface, and obscure hints We're oroPpe"
that secret deals or Combinations hso peen
formed which would be promptly exposed unie'S
they were abandoned. Some Of these hlnts eman'
ated from some of the representatives OF one oil
the Western competitors. and were sara 10 NC
based upon a suspicion that influences were se
cretly at work in behalf OF certain men, unhahieo'
rather than in behalf Of the Republican party
No substantial foundation for such suspicious
could be discovered By the most careful thorough
and persistent search
The Cincinnati delegation began its canvass
with good show of earnestness and con-
siderable skill. Scouts were Seho Ill 49,
direction in search of members of the National Com
mittee who were known to have arrived, ana All
wha were found were brought to headquarters anu
plied with arguments by Representatives Caiawen
and Storer Amor Smith, ir., and others. 10
Tribune correspondent Mr. Caldwell gave tnese
reasons why Cincinnati should be chosen;
at is the most central place and more con-
yenient Of access than either of the other ci'ies
named We have the finest convention nail IN
the Union. the hotels are big enough and nu1ner-
.rs enough 10 take care of all who may
attand the convention. Every paper in the city
has pledged itself to give all the news ana trea'
every candidate fairly and impartally In other
wor5s Cincinnati does not want the convention
in order to boom one candidate or cry down
another" .
Mr., Caldwell also referred to che agreement Oh
Con- Francisco. Minneapolis and Omaha 10 support
a resolution declaring in general terms III FAVOR
- bo,d,ne the National Convention in some place
aaontion of such a resolution by the National
Committee-which action he did not, however,
s.or, IN regard as probable-would provoke an
v+re,ne1y hitter contest between the three cltles
named, the after effects Of which might not Ne
happy. , T.. .bo
The strong arguments used yesterday py Tue
representatives of Minneapolis, San Francisco ana
Omaha respectively, were supplemented l0rtiheu
and reiterated to-day with even more Vlger'
Omaha wants the convention for the sake oi one
benefits which the Republican party LII 'nae anu
adjoining States will thereby recelVe' nhAno-
apoIfs wants it for the sake ol Uae
Republican party in Minnesota, ana u'e
aaio;nine States; San Francisco wants it not only
for tho benefits which the Republican party In 'he
Pacific and mountain States will thereby reap ouV
also because the Republican party Oh Oaiiiofh"
has never received that need Oh recoghi"on
which IL has so richly deserved. Inc supporters
Of Detroit dwell upon the desirabllny Oh arouons
the Republican party in Michigan 10 sucn piVVu
tba, II will be able to win complete victory, de-
-. ~. nortisan acts of the Democratic legisa-
ture and urge that the holding of the Naoional
Convention in Detroit will accomplish that OBJ
100, Tn short. the efforts of the partisans OF the
i've cities mentioned we're directed manly 10
sho,ving chat the success of the Republican party
In rho NEXT Presidential election is largely IN
volved in and will be greatly promoted oy wise
oboce of the place of the National Convention, ana
thar each of those places is the one which shoula
no nreferred above all Others. The same argu-
,nents are heard tonight in behalf OF Flt'sourg
and New-YOrk. ,o,,.
Desnite the vigor and liveliness OF the days
canvass IL was apparent that the boomers were
in state of apprehension, uneasiness. uncertainty
as to what changes might take place aI'er 'he
arrival of the New-York delegation. Some Oh 'nein
professed to believe that newborn was hoO Ia
earnest This belief not firm, however, althougn
IL seemed to be founded upon expressions repor'eu
10 have been dropped by newborn men WHOSE
identity was not publicly disclosed
"Ob New-York doesn't want the convention
was a frequent remark in the hotel corridors as
we'll as in the various headquarters during the
day. Even the arrival Of Mr. Fassett and his
Hearty and emphatic expressions in favor of New
York did not appear to dispel the cloud of DOUBT
and uncertainty in respect to the sincerity and
earnestness of the movement in behalf OF that
CITY. That was speedily accomplished. however
late this afternoon, when about hundred New
York Republicans alighted from special traip
which had brought them to Washington AS
they flied into the hotel and waited to have apart
ments assigned 10 Them the headquarters Of the
rival cities were quickly emptied and their occu-
nants sweled the crowd "Oh. we're not all here
vet The rest will soon follow said enthusiastic