San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-20
Dust Before the Battle.

CHICAGO, June 20-Ths eve of the
national democratic convention!.,
Never before in the history of the
democratic party has so great crowd
been massed into q conven ton CITY.
But the fact that the Worlds Fair
buildings are about completed has
had much to do with the attracting
power OF the windy city. Four years
ago the Palmer House was the center
OF all political activity. This wear
Is all ct the Auditorium, tho very
sight Of the convention that Arst
nominated Harrison. In this build.
lng are the national headquarters and
the New York state headouarters
and these two great apartments Are
attracting thousands of visitors hour
~. At the national Headquarters
the committee is In session TO-DAY
preparing for the preliminaries Of
convention. At the New York state
headquarters caucus In in progress
and 1t looks now as though the Hill
boomers were making preparations
for grand coup de theatre In behalf
OF either German, Carlisle or Boies.
The policy with them seenas to be
anything to beat Cleveland,n and
in this they are meeting with much
encouragement for the EXPIRE.
sident has host of enemies a. we'll
as q host Of friends. tt IL desperate
fight, as desperate indeed as was that
IN Minneapolis between Blaine and
Harrison, and the outcome is by no
means clear. There seems to be no
question but that Cleveland has q
majority OF the delegates, but uDder
the two-thirds rule the antis find
themselves practically in possession
of the balance of power.
Too much praiee cannot he bestowed
upon the manner of Chicago's well
come. 1t Is q great convention city,
and it conducts these great conven-
tiOns In manner which reflects cred
1t upon all It's citizens. The Irouuois
Club has Its own reception committee
out. among the delegates today, and
is extending accordlal invitation to
all of them to visit the club house
and to make themselves at home.
The reception committee from this
club consists OF Chicagoans who have
at different times lived In other states
ouN O0Ou o0oOohuuiutoo 10 u0b6ll0U UO
duty at Its native state headquarters.
The county democracy marching
club has been meeting the delegations
at the depot and escorting them with
bands of music to the respective
hotels.
There are many visitors to the DEM
ocratic state headquarters in the
Sherman House where Judge Altgald,
the chairman of the committee OF ar
rapgements and the democratic can.
didate for governor is holding all in
formal reception today.
Visit to the wigwam are frequent,
and thousands are admiripg the i'm.
mensity of the hall rather than any
thing about its rough exterior. The
roof has been entirely changed from
the original plans and is now covered
with wooden planks, where at the
outset it wds one mass of canvas. 1t
will be remembered that the storm
of June 18th tore this into shreds.
Tonight Henry Watterson will de-
liver an address ON "Politics. Money
and Morals" before the Chicago Press
club. There are those who think
that Mr.. Watterson will make IL the
occasion of another attack on ex-
President Cleveland, but he himself
has said that he has nothing of this
kind in mind.
Many of the states are holding
caucuses today and banning the MEM
bers of the various committees.
President Harrison Notified.