Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-15

the cleveland people are prepared 10 make IN
earnest fight.
MINNEAPOLIS AMusRs CHICAGO.
The local committee Of arrangements for the
democratic national convention were greatly
amused when they received q telegram from
Minneapolis offering the use Of the convention
hall IN which the republicans met for the dem
ooratic convention
Evidently Minneapolis thinks Chicago un-
able to cope with little casualties" said p. H.
winston, chairman of the finance committee.
Electric lights have been placed in the big
wigwam and work will Be rushed day and
night and everything will be ready for the
convention by Saturday The only damage 70
the wiewsm was the tearing away Of the can
vas roof. That will be replaced by Q substan-
tial board covering and the decorations will
also be replaced by new Gags and bunting"
THE SENTIMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francisco, June 15.-California dele
gates to the national democratic convention
leave today for Chicago. The party will take
with it good-sized difficulty, partly personal.
but mostly political. The delegation il divided
a. between Cleveland and Hill, and Delegate
Barry Of San Francisco charges Deleeate-at-
large Focte and Delegate Mof3t with plotting
against Cleveland and conspiring to break the
unite rule adopted by the state conven-
ton. Foote Is said to have vowed
TO- to have have: personal satisfaction before
d
report that attempt will be made en- route TO
expel Alternate Louis A. Metzger, who will take
the seat Of DelegAte-st-lsrge Coleman. Dele
gate Tyler, q strong Cleveland man, has at the
last moment refused TO go because Of the cleo
ton Of Butler, a doubtful Cleveland man. as
chairman of the delegation. The following
telegram was received from him yesterday: Il
am anti-snap in New York and in California
too; nor am willing to be Q kindergarten su-
pernumerary. will not Co."
How the affair will turn out no one at this
writing can predict.
UTAH DEMOCRATS on THEIR WAY.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, June 15.-The democratic
delegation to the Chicago convention, COM
posed Of Gentiles exclusively left here last night
q special train Of seven cars. The delegates
were accompanied by 100 members Of the Tus-
pieces. Hon. Vim. Ferry, member Of the dem
ocratic national committee, Is with the delega-
ton.
SPLIT IN INDIANA Likely.
INDIANAPOLIS, June l5.-Democrats who
claim to know say there will be split in the
Indiana delegation to Chicago. 1t appears that
the Cleveland-Gray compromise proposed sew
eral days ago Is not satisfactory to all leaders Of
both factions. and it looks now as il the dele
gates will 60 to Chicago without an under
standing as to what they shall do as q body.
Some Of Grsy's friends. it is said, are deter
mined that his name shall be presented TO the
convention for president, and, on the other hand,
some Of the supporters Of Cleveland are deter
mined that if the friends Of Gray intend to
pursue such a course they will do all they can to
prevent Mr.. Gray from receiving any consid
GRAFTON from the delegation.
1t is expected that the session of the delega-
ton at Chicago Saturday afternoon will be An
interesting one. At the meeting the delegation
will attempt to decide on what it will do in the
convention