St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-13
The Garden City Getting
Ready for the Democratic
Convention.
Thousands Of Democrats in
Clubs Will Visit the Con-
vention City.
Flowers and Portraits in
Profusion to Add to
the Display.
Mr.. Doran Says Cleveland
Will Be Nominated on the
First Ballot.

CHICAGO. June 12-Demncrats in Chi
cago have extended an invitation to the
Democrats of the country to come and
enjoy their hospitality during the ses-
sion of the national convention. The
privilege of pulling the latch string that
opens the doors to the headquarters of
every Democratic organization i'll this
city is not confined to the delegates, the
alternates and the marching clubs, but
has been accorded to every man who
votes against the supremacy of the Re-
publican party IN the nation. No less
than three reception committees have
been brought into existence within a
week in this city. Their mission is TO
receive and. entertain the Democrats
who will assemble here June 81 to nom-
mate a candidate for the presidency.
The first reception committee, of which
Gen. John c. Black is chairman. was
appointed by the committee of arrange
ments and has its headquarters at the
Palmer house. The County Democracy,
with headquarters at 76 La Sale street,
has selected 250 of its members to con-
stltute q reception committee. of which
Alderman Austin D. Sexton is chair
man. In line with these organizations is
The IroquOis Club,
which has also appointed a large COM
mittee to meet the delegates at the rail-
way stations and escort them to their
hotels. These three organizations are
acting in harmony Zach committee
has assigned from one to three of its
members to each state and territory in
the Union. While these are looking
out for the comfort of the delegates and
alternates the duty of receiving the
marching clubs will devolve on Marshal
James II. Farrell and his marching
club. There are about 250 members
now in this club. When they went to
Springfield to attend the state cOnven-
ton, in the several towns through
which they paraded their magnificent
physica. appearance and sOldierly bear
ing won the cordial applause of all who
saw them i'll line. In every important
city of the country there is a Demo-
cratic marching club. Consequently
the local organization will nave busy
time for day or two before and after
the convention, as it has resolved not
only to receive the visitors at the rail-
way station, but to escort them back
there from their hotels when they de-
part from the city. Both the Iroquois
and County Democracy have been put
ting their houses in order for the eX-
pected guests. The IroquoiS club rooms
will be
EInbOrateIy Decorated.
and so will the less pretentious head
quarters of the County Democracy on
La Sale street. For more than week
nf In
latter's club The place now, with
bright carpets, new furniture and ar
tisticaliy decorated walls. presents a
highly attractive appearance. The great
oil painting of eX-President Cleveland
has been retOnched. and SO that tn ere
should be no ground for an imputation
of prejudice for or against any candi-
date made against the members an
equally large picture of David Ben
nett Hill has been ordered by
Steward Cullom. 1t will be given
as conspicuous a place in the club
room as Cleveland'S. Nor are BOieS,
Campbell and Flower to be forgstten.
A portrait in oil of Gen.JOhn Nj. Palmer
already decorates the principal parlor
The front of the building will also be
elaborately decorated with flags and
bunting. All the buildings i'll which
Democratic headquarters are situated
will in similar manuer indicate an ap-
probation of the honor conferred by
visit of the representatives In the ma
tion of the Democratic party. In fact,
it is expected that all the buildings in
the business portion of the city will be
decorated.
Flowers and Portraits.
There will be floral display of some
u I
Kern and NJ. E. Gallagher have been
authorized by the finance committee to
attend to the floral decorations. There
will be in addition portraits of Demo
Gratis who in years long past eXpounded
the doctrines of the party aud were
prominent in its councils. There will
be nothing, however, allowed in the
auditorium to remind the delegates of
the present leaders, more especially Of
those who are mentioned as candidates.
J. J. Richardson, of Davenport, To-,
who is a member of the national COM
mittee, made visit to the building yes
terday evening. National Committee
man Doran, of Minnesota, was also i'll
the city. but, as he had to catch train
for st. Paul, he was unable to make an
inspection of the wigWam. Mr.. Rich
rrdseD, who has Just returned from
New York, refused to talk about the po-
litical situation in that state, except to
say that the fight between Cleveland
and Hill will not be as serious as has
been apprehended. He grew eloquent,
however, in advocacy of the nomination
of Gov. Boies. The Iowa delegation, he
said, will come to Chicago for BoieS
and would present the governors name
to the convention by John F. Dun
combe, of Fort Dodge. Mr.. Richardson
thought that the candidate of Iowa
would receive substantial support from
the delegates representing the North
western states. He was as positive
that Boies will be the choice of the con-
vention as lie was that if his candidate
should be nominated the White house
will have a new tenant after the 4th of
March. Mr.. Richardson was of the
opinion that Blaine would have been
stronger candidate than Harrison in the
West.
Doran for Cleveland.
Mr.. Doran, unlike other members of
the national committee. has no hesita-
ton about disc ussing the availability of
the several candidates. He is for Cleve-
land, and he does not care who
knows it.
"You can say for me-" he said, "that
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the first ballot. The convention will
therefore be only big ratification meet
ing, All other statesmen who are look
ing for nomination will find it to their
interest to reserve their strength for
1896. The Minnesota delegation has
been instructed to vote as a unit for
| Cleveland. The instructions were en-
tirely unnecessary. as all the Democrats
up my way are for Cleveland. They are