The weekly tribune., 1892-05-21

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hard time of it it will not be because
the local committee has failed in its
duty. 1t will rather he because IL few
of the states neglected to apply for
quarters The sons of these delinquent
commonwealths will get Il good place to
sleep and plenty of good and well pre-
pared Minneapolis made flour. but they
will not enjoy the luxury of quarters at
the West or Nicolet or some other
equally good hostelry.
What some of the states lacked in Wig
lance others made up for III the very
prompt way they asked for accomoda-
tions There was New York, for in
stance, which never gets left when it
comes to securing II good place at the ta-
BILE. 1t had hardly recovered from the
surprise over losing the convention when
Dwight Lawrence was dispatched to the
victorious city with instructions TO get
the very best there was going. This
emmissary came west for Il purpose, and
it looks as if he accomplished that pur-
pose in a manner that should secure for
him the eternal friendship of Chauncey
NJ Depew, Warner Miller and the other
members of the big four" and the
other good livers who will cCme along
with them. The seventy-two delegates
and as many alternates from New York
will hold forth at the West
The West, with its eight stories, ought
to accommodate about 900 guests, espe-
cially in such times AS these. More than
half the space in the house will he taken
by 500 delegates and alternates. A CON-
paratively small part of the New York
crowd will have to be less aristocratic for
a few days and be guests at the Holmes, a
very good and CHEEKY house two blocks
from the West and further from the con-
vention. The Michigan people are all
right. They will number tifty-six, dele
gates and alternates, and they have man.
aged to fix things SO that about every
man has room to himself.
The big Pennsylvania aggregation
will not mix with the New Workers, at
least they will not have to, for they are
to be housed at the Nicollet, three blocks
away. The next largest delegation, that
from Illinois, will dwell with the Penn
sylvanians at the Nicollet. There will
be no chance for friction between the
Sherman and Foraker elements in the
bunch of forty-six delegates from Ohio,
for the fates have decreed that half this
party shall be at the West, while the
other half shall feast at the Nicollet.
The thirty Harrison men from Hoosier-
dom will be an element in the great mix
up at the West, where they can confer
Iaf tIa If fnh hn wv a
Blaine enthusiasts from Maine or try
to convince the twentyfour sons of the
Badger State that Uncle Jerry Rusk Is
not in it with President Harrison as
! presidential timber-at least for this
heat.
The thirty delegates from the Bay State
will be neighbors at the West Of the
dozen gentlemen from the Nutmeg
State. The eight cotton men from Rhode
Island and the half dozen sturdy wheat
, growers from North Dakota will be
, across the hall from each other at the
West, and probably be able TO agree on a
tariff schedule which will strike the
average. The twenty-six uninstructed
gentlemen from Iowa will have the at
tention of the West hotel crowd until
the littIe-but oh my half dozen cowboys
from Idaho slide into town on their favor
ite bronchos. and reyale the gentlemen
. from the east with some interesting
, yarns about those cattle troubles. Gen
: eral Powell Clayton, the one armed vet
eran from Arkansas. and his eleven col
leagues, will also bend the elbow at the
same table with the notables already
mentioned.
The eight sons of New Hampshire
Q were scheduled for the West, but they
\ are likely to break bread as the guests OF