Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-29
BOURBONS IN A PRETTY ROW
Chicago Democrats Fighting Among Them
selves Over the Coming Convention,
NO PROSPECT OF PEACE IN SIGHT
The New school Furniture Trust and what
II Mesns--Notes About the Worlds
Fair--Gossip of the
Garden City.
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Cleveland democrats have tried to make
peace with the short hairs and local Tam
many men by appointing few representa-
tives Of the latter on the committee to make
arrangements for the national convention, all
is not peace yet. In fact, IL looks
much like war. Men who tried
to capture the organization by getting
up the exclusive conference at the
Palmer house were all appointees Of Cleve-
lanu when he was president, or men to whose
advice Cleveland listened when he was max
ing appointments. When 1t became gener-
ally known that Dave Hill had things his
own way In New York and would probably
come to Chicago with a solid delegation from
New York, the short hairs began to be bold.
They were willing to repudiate Cleveland,
but yet they were not willing to take up
Dave Hill
Either Of them is impossible" said a
prominent town of Lake democrat. "Cleve-
land can't get the nomination without the
support of his own state surely, and then
it win not be wise to nominate Hill be-
cause the Cleveland men will knife
him. We must nominate Gorman Or
western man. One thing is certain-there
will be no Cleveland men in the convention
from this part of the state"
NOriu'S fair MattcrS.
Mexico has sent application for 10000
square feet of space in tho buildings at jack
son park. NJ. Fernandez Lcal, minister of
the public works for the republic,
sends the application. He wants 5000
square feet in these buildings
mines, agriculture. manufactures and
forestry. This application is in addition to
the space that Will be given Mexico for of
fetal headquarters.
There is u prospect of a fine memorial
statue OF Columbus being erected on the lake
front somewhere between Jackson street and
Park row. 1t will cost approximately $4,000
and revert to the city of Chicago at the close
of the fair. This is part of the general plan
for the adornment Of the lake front during
the period of the exposition.
Emperor Williams band has been given
permission to come to the Worlds fair. This
information was given out at headquarters
by G. B. Schmidt, who will be general
manager OF the German ethnographic eX-
hibit, for which n concession has already
been granteu on the Midway plaisance.
That school Furniture Trust.
Referring to the Grand Rapids dispatch
about the school furniture trust, a local paper
says: ''Inasmuch as school boards almost in
variahly advertise for bids and purchase
school furniture from the lowest responsible
tidder, the advantage OF a mbination which
will prevent competition IS at once apparent.
Where there is only one source OF supply the
price demanded must be paid or the purchase
cannot be made. The existence OF school
hook trust has long been acknowledged and
school boards find themselves absolutely in
the power of the publishers. In purchasing
school furniture. however, some latitude has
been allowed aud many scandals have been
caused by the open charges that members
of school boards have had their private
dwellings and sometimes their business
offices elegantly furnished free of cost by the
firms whose bids for supplying school furni
ture were accepted.
"For many years an effort has been afoot
tc form trust which would effectually shut
off competition. One by one most of the
smaller factories were purchased, and for
two years past The trust has practically been
master of the situation. But the Grand Rap
ids Furniture company was thorn in the
flesh of the trust, SO to speak Several
weeks ago meeting of prominent furniture
dealers was held at the Auditorium in this
city. all of whom belonged TO tho trust.
Every effort was made to in sure secrecy. AT
that meeting f. A. Holbrook Of Grand
Rapids company suggested that the trust
purchase the Grand Rapids company's plant
and the suggestion was adopted. The result
was announced in the Grand Rapids dis
patch"
Odds and Ends.
cemetery. w. q. Long, driver of one of the
carriages at funeral that had taken place,
was. it is claimed, knocked from his
seat by Special Officer Bartholomew Murphy
VINO Is SAID TO nave USED neaVy
cane. The driver lost control of his team
and the horses dashed out of the cemetery at
a high sped, colliding with the gate posts at
the west end. demolishing the clrriage and
throwing the occupants into the driveway.
The trou BILE originated between Murphy ana
Long because Long got on tho wrong side of
the driveway.
The 20 at the West Twelfth street turner
hall between Bob Harper and Wiley Evans
for the colored championship of the state re-
suited in victory for Harper in the fifth
round
II. J. Benny, son of wealthy iron manu-
facturer with Gretchen A. Doerk, daughter
of prominent lumberman who died here
Milwaukee. Miss Doerk is considered one OF
the handsomest girls in Chicago F.. A.