Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-04
NEWSPAPER MEN ARRIVE.
The Assignment of Quarters and Prelim-
mary Work.

.-~S
mary Work.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 3.-The train load
Of special correspondents from Wash
ington arrived in Minneapolis at 2
O'Clock this afternoon, after
thoroughly enjoyable journey. They
left Washington shortly after midnight
Wednesday by the Pennsylvania line.
They were under the personal escort
OF George w. Boyd. which was an ad
vance guarantee of pleasant trip.
The train made only water and order
stops until 1t reached Chicago at 1910
last night. There the cars were trans
fcrrec TO the tracks of the Milwaukee
4 st. Paul road, and w. w. Heaford,
eastern passenger agent, took charge
Of the tram. The first morning was
spent by many of the travellers In the
observation car studying the beauties
OF the mountain scenery line of the
Pennsylvaaia. On the second morn
ing the train passed through the
| most picturesque part OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul route
along the banks of the Upper Missis-
| sppi-the Hudson river of the west
Tne very tedious journey was made a
pleasant one py the associa ton OF
nearly eighty congenial spirits for
whose comfort every possible provision
had been made. There was much good
| natured chaff, but very little serious
political talk, except when the cores
pondents were interviewed on the ont
come of the convention. This oc-
Cured at intervals all the way from
Washington TO Minneapolis. Tne trip
eliminated in q monster hat pool, in
which forty OF the excursi0nists cele-
brated their personal non-partsauship
by drawing blanks to determine the
convention result.
Most of the newspaper correspond
ents went TO the New York Life Insur-
ance building, which has been fitted MP
as temporary hotel for newspaper
men.
Others went to the West hotel where
the United Press has opened its head
quarters IN . suit OF rooms.
Begianing to Look Right.
Minneapolis Is beglnning-onlyj just
beginning TO look like = convention
city. Pushing and enterprIsing be-
yond many of its fellows in business
| matters II was not quite up To the ways
4 va tttt iftttttttoHo hba httE hAttSc vi " *
| political gatherings. This was . new
| IL Was Just q little surprised to find
that as much energy could be infused
I into the work of rolling out political
nominees ~ IN rolling out -four. II
is rislng to the occasion. and n one OF
the local papers quantity confeseec, it
| is dong so "ln . desperate hurry"
| I.tr - 80 -. 49, ~A b..t t>~-
tomorrow u is expected that the city
will be in full festal array.
Brass bands innumersble, hambeau
4 clubs and other noisy accessories are on
| the way. An ''lmmense parade" is
promised for "Wednesday or Thursday
1 night, IN whose honor IL is not stated
and the convention and of no one else
IN particular. The general prepara-
tons for the convention are well ad
vauced and every one who has seen Il
| speaks In enthusiastic terms of the con.
/ vention hall. The West hotel 10 the
| chosen meeting place of the boomers.
| They gather under the stained glass
/ skvIsght Of ita capscious lobby, which ls
| too optrusiveiy rectangular 20 be called
| q ''rosundA" even By the moet careies 4
/ SNa tttrtE WV N&t& Att1 <6tss ttE ttsti-
vention character" is long haired Nor.
/ ton Of Texas with hIs doissr- headed
cane aud his stores Of Henry Clay. and
other equally familiar faces never
absent from such gatherings are met
/ on every hand. A. the other leading
hotel, the sIcoiiet, there are many
private conferences, sut little or no
general excitement is manifested The
Singular fact q noted that thus far the
| only headquarters established are thoss
of the Harrison men, and they ase IN
a corner room st the very top Of the
West hotel, but wiil be brought down
| % the second hsor sessoFrow. NJ
| other candidate aud "a state dslezs.
ton has yet established any distinct
headquarters As fast az members si
| she national COMMITTEES arrive they are
tskeu into tue Harrlsnn camp ana the3l
r,sws 500 nded, aud tie adminlsff atl0u
nses expressed seaae confidence thai
| veen the committee meeta tomorfos