Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-16
A THING OF LIFE.
The Gathering at Chicago for
the National Convention.
Managers and Delegates Arriving and
Establishing Headquarters for their
Favorites- Boise Men Want
First Place.


First Place.
| Special to the Leaf Chronicle.l
CHICAGO, June 16. The Demo
cratic National Convention is show
ing the first signs of becoming a thing
of life. Its start has been made, and
by tomorrow it will begin to grow
until next Tuesday the biggest con-
vention the Democratic party has
ever held will he full grown. Mr.
Boies' managers from Iowa started
the convention for their favorite yes.
terday by establishing their head.
quarters at the Palmer House, and
were kept busy during the day send
ing out documents and pamphlets
showing the great popularity and
safety of Iowa's favorite son. The
Iowa people are inclined to believe
that the convention will be long
one, and that Boies will be nomi-
mated on the seventh or eight ballot.
The Cleveland men are not to be
outdone by the Hawkeye people, and
they have established similar quar-
ters at the Grand Pacific, where two
young women are hard at work send
ing out letters, circulars and articles
to various delegations who ii is sup
posed are to be won over if the proper
evidence is shown tnat Cleveland is
the strongest candidate.
The Hill men seem to be ON still
hunt. Only one Hillite has so far
put in an appearance, and he is Chas.
F. Peck, of New York. But this in
dividual has enough enthusiasm for
half a dozen men, aud il loudly pro-
claiming the virtues of Hill and his
great ability as vote getter.
The National Committee will be the
first organized body to get to work /,
and through its subcommittee on
arrangements it is already pr pairing
for the accommL dation and seating
at the convention. None OF the
national committeeman, except Sec
retary Shearin and Treasurer Canda,
of New York, are here, and on them
and Hon. Richard Bright, the SER
geant at arms, who has acted in D
similar capacity several times, de.
wolves the task of making every
thing ready for work. They spent a
considerable part of the morning at
the wigwam overseeing what was in
progress. The members of the nat
ional committee will begin arriving
to-day, and Friday there will be a
full meeting of committee on ar.
rangemcnts of the national commit
tee, at which the plans for the con-
vention will be definitely settled up
on and approved. The representa-
tives here of the arrangements COM
mittee have quite a little fight on
their hands with the local Demo
cratic organizations over the distri-
button of tickets to the convention,
and the chief work of the meeting
Friday will be to settle this matter.
The National Committee of the
Democratic party has much less i'm.
portant functions to perform than the
Republican National Committe so far
as respects the organization of the
convention, and for this reason it is
not so essential a factor in the Presi-
dental fight. The temporary organ
ization of the Republican National
Convention is quite a formal affair,
involving the grant by the committee
of prima facia title to seats. The
temporary organization OF the Demo
cratic Convention is very informal In
its nature, and the National Commit
tee does not undertake to pass upon
the credentials Of "ontesting delega-
tions, that being left to the whole
convention through its Committee on
Credentials.
The Boies boomers say it is first
place for Iowa's favorite or nothing
They do not want second place on
the ticket for him (having a design
to send him to the Senate, when the
proper time comes, if he be not the
Presidential candidate), and have al
ready selected the person who shal
place their candidate in the field
He is John $. Duncombe, OF For
Dodge, la, Arrangements are being