The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-16

which the plans for the convention will
be definitely settled upon and approved.
The representatives here Of the ar
rangements committee have quite lit
tlefight on their hands with the local
Democratic organizations over the dis
tribution of tickets TO the convention,
and the chief work Of the meeting Fri-
day night will be to settle thus matter.
~ TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
The National Committee has appoint
ed q subcommittee, of which John @.
Haskell, Of Columbia, 8. O., Is chairman,
to select q temporary chairman, tempo.
rary secretary. and other subordinate
officers for the convention. This report
will be presented to the full committee,
which mee!s Monday aftsrnoon, for ap-
proyal. Thus far the only name mem
toned around headquarters for tempo
rary chairman is that OF A, E Steven.
son, OF Illinois, aud ex-G Governor Camp
bell,lof Ohio, but Henry Watterson, OF
Kentucky, has bOsp spoken Of for the
honor in the press fnd elsewhere. I'M
til the arrival Of delegates and National
Committeeman, the field is wide open
for speculation.
The Boies boomers say 1t is frat place
for Iowa'B favorite or noth'nE They do
not want second place on the ticket for
him, having. design to send him to
senate when the proper time comes If
he be not the Presidential candidate,
and have already sele, ted the person
who shall place their candidate in the
field. he IL John T. Drncombe, of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, and arrangements are
being made for a demonstration IN
favor OF Governor Boies, whi:h will
open the eyes of Democrats from the
south aud eat who have heard of 1owa's
Democratic governor in desultoly and
casus way only, and have not regarded
him as Of the national reputation neces-
sary for a Presidential! nomination.
DARK HORSE coSTlNoESTs.
The so.called Hill "Big Four" Col.
Richard Croker, Boss Mclaughlin, Ed
ward Murphy aud Lieutenant Governor
William Sheehan, will arrive to.mor-
row. The probabilities are that the
entire opposition to Cleveland will be
combined and directed by the Hill men,
who when convinced that there is no
possible chance for theii man, will CEN
terupon dark house. Tho dark horse
contingents are apt to unite in one
strong contingent, believing that II the
tide sets against Cleveland, 1t will also
make Hill's chance hopeless. aud that
the lightning is then apt 10 strike on
one OF their number. There are strong
Indications that the Cleveland oppUsi-
ton will assist Dau Voorhees,, OF In
diana, in making trouble for Governor
Gray, the latter in his probable capacity
OF vice presidential candidate with
Cleveland being q great pillar OF
strength in the Cleveland column.
Z The position in which the Illinois del
egationis to occupyin the national con-
yention is still one Of extreme uncer-
tainty and OF engrossing interest to the
politicians. The state convention In
structed the delegates in case ii should
be deemed expedientto come west for
candidate to use all honorable means to
secure the nomination of Senator John
NJ. Palmer, but since that time it has
come to public knowledge that the
friends of Col. William r. Morrison by
skilliul management succeededin secur-
ing control OF the delegation and the
duestion now is whether Cleveland, Pal
mer Morrison is TO have the support
oSthe illinois delegation.
{ ONLY FOUR coNTEsrs
Up to this afternoon the secretary OF
the national committee, Mr.. sheerin,
.hsd:learned OF only four reported con-
tests, and the information in these
cases came indirectly, there being no
requirement that delegations should
file papers with the national committee,
whenever contests are to arise, the
committee officially knowing nothing Of
them.
While very few persons have yet ar
rived the Indications are that Chicago
will have as large crowd as it can
readily accommodate in its downtown
hotels. All the leading houses have
their quarters fully engaged. The Wis
iting clubs will be a great feature OF the
Chicago convention. The Boles adhcr-
ents are planning for about 1000 club
menin uniform to come here and shout
for the favorite son OF tho corn state.