The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-11

Mugwump indeed. The great town is
sober, moral, intelligent, clean, well be-
haved. There are no convention prices"
The merchants of the town have set their
faces like q flint against il. They want
the Union to know them at their best.
Board is neither high nor scarce. Food,
especially meat and cereals, is very cheap.
Everybody keeps open house aud a COM
mittee assigns new comers to quarters
according to their own scale Of prices.
The newspaper men, except those who
stay with their State delegations, haven't
needed to dream that they dwell in mar
bic halls, for they have actually SO dweit.
The magnificent brand new building of
the New Work Life, fine as ANYTHING in
New York, was turned into hotel for
them, and they sleep, without crowding,
In the yet unoccupied offices, with splen-
did view of the river and prairie from
every window and the western air blow
ing in upon them.
The Northwestern Guaranty Loan
Company, of which j. NJ. Addeman of
Providence Is n director. has n garden
upon its roof, and here every aftern oon
and evening concerts are given by band
TO guests VINO come and go by hundreds.
The street cars put Providence TO shame.
Mr.. Ffagy, treasurer Of the l., A. Tilling-
hast Co., says he'll be ashamed to tell his
friends in Providence that Minneapolis
has electric cars on every line. cleanly.
rapid and safe.
Messrs. Flagg and Woodward are the
men who can tell all about Minneapolis
and st. Paul when they get back. They
don't hang about the corridors of the
West House bowling themselves hoarse,
but see the sights, aud say they are worth
seeing
The selection of Col Isaac M. Potter as
member of the National Committee gives
universal satisfaction. He will continue
the work so well done by Gen. Chace and
keep for Rhode Island the prominent
place she has held in the COMMITTEES for
four years
The number OF old Rhode Islanders
who have called at the headquarters dur
ing convention is immense Besides
those already reported are John ID. Ken
yon of New York who gets all our Ken
yon letters and telegrams; Michael
UBrien of Kilkenny, Mimi. formerly of
Providence; 4. n. Campbell OF Westerly
ii. w. Mowry of this city; Col. Sanford
OF Fall River.
c. ii. Berry Of winona, Mimi, formerly
of Westerly; John A. Fleming, OF Provi-
dence; A. &. Armstrong, aud X. l..
Stillan, of this city.
make no note of the general callers, of
whom the most important have been
Messrs. Depew, Hiscock and Miller, of
New York; Boutelle, OF Maine, members
of National Convention Hahn of Ohio
and Hansbrough of North Dakota; Peck,
of New York whose seat in the legislature
Dave Hill stole; Tom Reed. Senator
Higgins Of Delaware, eX-Gov Cheney of
New Hampshire, Mahlon Chance of New
York, Mr.. Fitzwilliam Of Fair PldU Will
liam Oscar Cornell aud James Cornell of
Providence James A. Blanchard OF New
York, George Grantham Balm of WASH
ington, and Others" AS the society re-
porters say.
One of the features of the opening con-
cert in the Convention hall was the sing
fng of -tffe-A5tur 5pangled Banner" by
Susie Mckay, formerly OF Providence,
with a grand chorus OF 900 voices.
All the delegates are laughing Mt the
Claimants fake picture OF the Rhode
Island headquarters. The Claimant has
no representative here at least none has
entered the Rhode Island headquarters.
The only correct picture OF the rooms
interior appeared in the NEWS
The fake picture had curtains and lots