St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 30, 1884
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
The text was read from the page scans by machine (OCR), so it has mistakes and its columns may run together. See the pages · About this title · At the Internet Archive
Page 1
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 2
P OR ee eee: ˙ . ˙ 0 T - = r —— — » va. : 7 ’ ¢ * alt) - 4 * N oe * a * 8 “© — 9 12 1 r uu 1 * 23 . ; * 1 = 4 d 4 * 9 * * od * * . 15 2 + — 2 the * 1 4 ‘ ff. ry — + - > * 4 ; 0 5 — . * — 3 . > + ‘ didate. — ‘Bo Say the Blaine Men at Chicago. Chauncey I. Filley Wants to Know How Henderson Will Vote, Gherman’s Chances—The Prohibition Question in the Convention—Mrs. Logan Will be on the Field—Arthur Distrusts Gresham—The Delegates Arriving at the City by the Lake. By Telegraph to the Post-Diepatoh. Curoaeo, May 30.—A gentleman who arrived here from Washington last evening, and who can have ho purpose in making any misrepresentation in the premises, remarked t the Post-Dispatcn corre- spondent in the course of a long conversation: “You have referred to Gresham as a possible dark horse, and I believe he is regarded that way all over the country. Now I know what I am talking about when I tell you that there is no probability whatever that the nomination will be bestowed on Mr.Gresham. The only theory on which he has been regarded as a poasible nominee, is the theory that in case Arthur finds himself unable to win he will throw his strength im that direction. This is a wrong supposition. Mr. Gresham will not fall heir to any of Mr, Arthur's stréngth with Mr. Arthur's consent. On the con- trary, the President has very recently grown tore gerd Judge Gresham as an enemy in die guise. I do not know on what par- ticular facts Mr. Arthur bases his opinion, but he is fairly convinced that Gresham has for quite 4 long time been playing toward him the same part that Bristow played toward Grant. 80 believ- ing, he will see to it that in case he fails to get the nomination, no part of his strength which is sub- ject to his control shall go to the Postmaster-Gen- eral.” “Where will it go, then? To Sherman!” “No; there is no friendship of that kind between him and Sherman, It will goto either Edmunds or Hawley—most probably to Hawley.” “and why Hawley?" “Because there is a very friendly relationship ex- isting between Mr. Arthur and Mr. Hawley, and, as a matter of fact, the candidacy of Mr. Hawley was in its purpose and effect an act of friendship toward the President. It not only prevented the Oonnecti- cut vote from to either Blaine or Edmunds, but it held it where, if it can be of any avail, it will be used, so faras Mr. Hawley can use it, to nominate Arthur, Toward no other candidate does Mr. Arthur occupy the same attitude. He is very friendly with Mr. Edmunds, and, in some contin- gency, I believe he could count on the assistance of a very large part of the Edmunds vote, but, if a break occurs between the two leaders, I think BRAWLEY WILL BE BORNE RIGHT TO THE FRONT." With the arrival of each succeeding group of dele- gates the fact is impressing itself all the more deep- ly on the men who have hitherto managed conven- tions on the trading basis, that the days of trading are very nearly past. When the unit rule was in vogue, it was a comparatively easy matter to dis- cover the complexion of a majority of a State dele- gation, and, that being discovered, the strength of a candidate could be very closely estimated inas- much as the majority determined the vote of the en- tire delegation. Under that system a very few men held a balance of power in each delegation, and in case they saw it to their interest to trade, or to shift the vote of a State from one candidate to another, they bad little difficulty in delivering the goods. Now, however, each delegate is his own master, be- holden to nobody, and as free as the air. The re- sult is that, except in cases where there are positive instructions, a delegate may change his mind a dosen times in a day as to whom he ought to support, and no human being can make any accurate guess as to what the vote in the convention will be, even though the present opinion of every delegate in the country were known tc him. It is strange that shrewd politicians have been so slow about recognizing the fact, but now that they do recog- nize it they have gone to work with a will and the latter have appointed a large number of re- ception committees, who watch for the arrival of every train from whatever direction. The oonven- tion will have 101 negro delegates, and whenever a off to the Grand Pacific Hotel and shown around among the crowd for awhile, after which he is taken liquor at the Logan expense, for which be will be unable to make any adequate return. “Oh, „He would be stronger in Ohio than either of them," “But how would he be in New York?" “Ido, The party cannot go back on the record of 1876. ‘It is bound to stand by it, and the whole country will stand by it,” CHAUNCEY I. FILLET . the National Republican Committee. which occurs to-morrow at the Palmer House, Asked what action the committee was going to take, he said the chief nominee of the party. It will be remembered this | was Filley’s policy four years ago. He said: It is the duty of the Southern: Republicans and of the Re- publicans in States where the Democrats are in 4 majority, to let New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio and such States say who shall be the nominee and to give their cordial suppor} to that man, whoever he may be. The men who elect a President ought to aay who they want.” “How does this policy @t in with the statement that you are one of the head centers of the Logan boom! “That statement is not true. I would like to see Logan nominated, but I am for Logan no more than Iam for Arthur or Blaine. To tell you the truth, I do not know whom I will cast my first ballot in the Convention for. I probably will not know until after the convention opens. We are all in the dark yet, except that I believe Arthur, Blaine, or Logan, if nominated, could be elected.” “How abolit New York in such a calculation!" “I think the Convention will act wisely by nomi- hating a man who can be elected without New York's electoral vote, If we can find a man, and I believe we can, who can count votes enough to get there without New York, that is the man I am for.” “Where will the firat test vote come in!” “On the Virginia contest, and, by the way, I am curious to Ree the Missouri delegation vote on that question. It seems to me some of them are ina very bad box, and will haveto stultify themselves which éver cause they take, Can John B. Henderson vote to support the Mahone delegation, and thus declare against a straight-out Republican organization? Cer- tainly not. The eternal principles for which he has been battling in Missouri, the party purity and all the virtues and excellences that ever were clothed in Silk Stockings cry out and protest against such treachery to the Re- publican organization, and, on the other hand, is Mr. Henderson going to support Dezendorf and thus help cut Mr. Arthur's throat? I tell you it makes me feel sad. Oh! so sad, when I reflect on the dilemma in which the good man—that true re- former is placed.” And Mr. Filley closed his left eye and put an imaginary violin to his left shoulder from which he indicated with his right hand that he was playing that charming Irish melody “How happy I could be with either were t'other dear charmer away.” According to Mr. Filley's estimate there will be ninety-six of the old guard and TRE Famous 306 present at the approaching convention. Mr. Filley - did not say that the second choice of a great major- ity of these ninety-six is Logan, but I believe that he thinks so. In spite of the eminently patriotic senti- ments which he expressed as above, there is no doubt in anybody's mind here that he is Logan's vicegerent. Contrary to general expectation, MRS. LOGAN WILL BE HERE. I was told by one of her friends, to whom she wrote ing, if necessary, and that we believed it would be mecessary. Mr. Filley, too, told me with a straight face and an air of conviction that Logan was one of the best classical scholarsin the country. He alleges that he has seen Mr. Logan construing the Greek Testament for the benefit of his boys,and that he reads Virgil and Horace easily: This is not meant as a piece of American humor, but as the cold truth, and the allegation was corroborated ‘by andther friend of Logan's, who was present. He does not pretend to explain his English, jencept as an . Talso met Mr. Molloy, the Texas mem- ber of the National Committee. He, too, is strongly in favor of massing the Southern vote for that can- didate upon whom New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illincis will agree. He will support this idea strongly in the committee and on the floor of the Convention. Mr. Molloy says that while a majority of the Teras delegation is for Arthur, Blaine will poll nearly half of it, and Edmunds aad Logan will each get one vote, It is now manifestthat “ THE PROMIBITION QUESTION will become quite a strong factor in determining conventional results, whatever may be its importance in the November battle. In the struggle for the vote of Ohio and Illinois, it is being véry urgently used against Blaine, and however puerile it may seem to those who take a broad view of the political situ- ation, it is certainly having some effect in weaning votes from Blaine and giving strength to Logan and Sherman. One of the best informed men in Unis politics is Hon. Edward Rutza, et-treasurer of the State. He is a Logan man, but is not at all narrow in his views. In discussing this temperance question yes- terday with a Post-Dispatcn correspondent he made a most forcible presentation of the case as it is presented in Tlinoise. “I regret,” said he, “that this question has entered into our national affairs at all, but since it is really being urged, it js not the part of wisdom to ignore it. Here in Illinois the Fei one hundred less than it was two years large majority of Ti Fes 1 who has great strength among the Germans, as . * n “yr ee 0 * 5 5 Hil 12 | else, and it is due him to say that | of Warren's figures at the time he ; Warren also clainis that Arthur will have a majority. of the New York delegation on the first ballot,which. paign has already begun, and there is no occasion to postpone disbursements. Thisis especially the case with the colored contingent, from many mem* | bers of which the declaration comes openly that a man ought not to be expected to come this far to pominate a man for nothing. THE ARTHUR FORCES have been strengthened somewhat by ex-Corn gressman Smart of New York; ex-Police Commis- sioner D. C. Clinton, of New York; Collector G. A, Gould, of Buffalo; Gov. Crosby, of Montana; Hon. Howard Carroll, of New York; Gen. Geo. H. Sharpe. of New York, and Hon. Wash Hastings, of Delaware. District Attorney Corkhill of Washington and Paul Vandervoort of Omaha, both of whom are sons-in- law of Justice Miller, are here talking for Logan. It is reported, however, that they are quietly grooming their father-in-law for the race as a dark horse, Vandervoort is ex-commander of the G. A. R, and having been fred from the Railway Mail Service by Gresham, is impressed with the fact that Gresham will never do at all for Presi- | a. dent. The Blaine men have had several strong re- cruits since neon yesterday. Hon. E. G. Hurlbut, Charles Emory Smith of the Philadelphia Press, Hon. T. C. Clarkson of Iowa, Hon. Titus Heard of New York, Hon. T. M. Swift of Oregon, and Hon. M. C. C. Church of West Virginia, have all shaken hands with Manager Elkins and promised him a big lift from their respective States. THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE CONVENTION is the subject of a deal of speciilation. McKinley of Ohio, who met with an accident in hiséffort to secure a seat the other day, and Cullom of Illinois are mentioned by the Arthur men here 4&6 satis- factory, and the Logan men indorse the iatter choice. Ithas been definitely learned, however, that at the Arthur headquarters Hon. Aug. Brand- ager, a Hawley delegate from Connecticut, has been selected as the most desirable mah to put forward for that position. The Blaine men are pretty: well agreed that Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania will suit them best, and the Legan and herman men are not opposed to him. John B. Henderson of St. Louis - is talked of also. There are charges on every hand of bad faith on the part of delegates, the specification in most cases being that they now occupy different positions from those they pretended to occupy at the time they were elegted. There is no question that many a man who favored ~ four years ago, Headquarters were opened this morning for the Arthur and Blaine forces, those of Gen. Logan having been in existence for some days, The remainder of the. Iowa delegation will arrive to-morrow morning, at which time the California delegation will also putin an appearance. The or- ganization of the State delegations will begin to-mor- row afternoon, The weather, which has been cold and raw the past three days, grew warmer to-day, and if the present temperature is maintained it will prove perfect for convention V RS Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania, who is men the Convention, tion. Judge Smith, who represent th , arrived this afternoon, Biaine Don't Want the Nomination, By Telegraph to the Post-Diapateh. New York, May 30.—A special dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: “The indifference of Mr. Blaine concerning his nomination at Chicago has for some time been the cause of great anxiety to his enthusiastic supporters. He has been asked to take the field in person and urged to do 80 de- cause it was believed his presence at Chicago would opinion, be to the be the ominee. W the judg- is not questioned by some of friends, others declare that it is the is re not Arthur when elected is now a Blaine man, and vice | The attacks alread versa, The most interesting and important of these shifts yet brought to notice, are located in the Ma- hone delegation. Wm. H. Pleasants, a colored mem - ber of that. delegation, arrived here yesterday, | and industriously flitted from one head- quarter to another. It had been generally understood the entire Mahone delegation was for Arthur, but Pleasants declared that this was a mis- take, and that seven or eight of them are not only WASHINGTON, May 30.--The New York Herald to- day publishes a statement to the effect that Blaine has informed certain of his friends that he don't be- not in favor of Arthur, but are directly opposed to | be, could him. At first the Blaine men were jubilant over the announcement, but when they had thought it over awhile in their own rooms, they became possessed of @ suspicion that Mr. Pleasants is A DECOY DUCK, and that his anti-Arthur pretenses are being made for the purpose of inducing, Blaine, Sherman and Logan men to vote for the admission of the. Mahone delegation. It is probable that an effort will be made to compro- mise the Virginia fight by admitting one-half of each of the delegations, but while Dezendorf is un- derstood to be willing to accept the compromise, Mahone, it is said, declares that he will take in his entire delegation or no part of it. ’ HON. ED SANDERSON one of the leading Republican politicians of Wiscon- sin.arrived this morning. He declares that not, with- standing the claims ofthe Blame men, tat they have a majority of the Wisconsin delegation it, will be found that fourteen of the twenty-two delegaies | P are for Arthur. His information has served to give the Arthur men still greater confidence. The entire Arkansas delegation is now here and although the Arthur men claim that they are sure of every vote except one the Blaine and Logan men are sure that they will each get a piece of that pie. Powell Ciayton, who assumes to control the delegation, is very mys- terious and pretentious, but whether he favors Ar- thnr, Blaine or Logan he déclines to say. A MEETING WAS HELD TO-Day at which it was agreed that the delegation should vote as à unit. which will, ® is thought, insure that State to Arthur. In fact, the unit plan is coming in- t strong favor with the Arthur men in so far as it applies to the Southern States, and an effort will be made to induce each Southern delegation as it ar- rives to adopt the rule. The Plane and Logan men have discovered this scheme and every delegate will therefore be subjected to a lecture on the beauty and manliness of indépend- ence in voting. ANDREW p. WHITE OF CORNELL arrived this morning and took a room at the Pacific. He is recognized as the leading member of the dele- gation at large from New York, and, like alf the others, is very earnest in his support of Edmunds. It seems to be pretty generally understood that the Arthur delegations intend to remain away until the Blaine demonstration has been made and has exhausted its noise, Then there will be train after train of the Arthur crowd, who will endeavor to dissipate the effect of the Blaine advent. In fact, every trick known to the trade of politics is being resorted to in this flesperate strug- An able bodied rumor was startéd to-day that too stro Tt is the su — general remark, however, by all those who have talked with Blaine — 4 Presidential q „tat his most anxious inquiry all along has whether the Re- publicans can elect their candidate, rather than whether he was to be that man. Newspaper Men En Route to Chicago. Waautweron, D. C., May 30.—About sixty Wash- ington newspaper men, principally resident corre- spondents, representing the leading newspapers of all parts of the country, departed in lordly style for Chicago this morning, guests for the entire trip of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com . The train is a special and consists of two new rs and the Mann boudoir car, Adelina -| Patti. Dining cars will be attached to the train to- morrow. The party dines to-day at Cumber K Md., the guests of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company. The cars will remain on sidi N and * ro Maj. J. G. . et agent of the B. & O., is in charge of the train. JACK FROST'S RAVAGES, Reports from All Sections—Wheat, Corn and Fruit Damaged. Prrrspure, PA., May 30.—Reports from Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania indicate severe damage to carly vegetables and fruita by heavy frost the past two nights. In some sections ice formed a quarter of an inch thick. The farmers re- rt corn, wheat, potatoes and toniatoes rozen. — Frost in Michigan. Derrorr, Micn., May 80.—Reports that have come in from all parts show that the damage by frost Wednesday night was quite serious, although it is still hoped the first statement was exaggerated. In Eastern, Central and Southern Michigan the frost was very severe, cutting down all small vegetables badly, and nipping the corn, even to injure wheat on the lo Canada Crops. Toronto, May 30.—Heavy frosts fell again last THE ANNUAL EXODUS. Hints on the Proper Preparation for Sum- of the city will be ex of the ocean and the summer journée b sanitary laws in ind 5 es a 4 of hours of labor in industrial tstablish- educational seemi wiands, Fruit is also badly affected, | of the State | The Platform Adopted Causes a Bolt in the Convention— The Tariff Question Dodged in the Most Adroit Manner Greenback Labor Convention | Green . Minority were made by Jones of New York and Blanchard of i 5 5 8 1 Hf 88 é Hi i 4 2 be prohib- mand that Congress shall control the reg- interstate commerce. We denounce watering and i rates i property, all forma of mione proporti of the. ublic 2 — W — grad on pu axes. e a ’ uated income e the tion of labor 08. i ahs institutions and by ons of con ta, ments, by — De child 9 labor President. 10. The question as to the amount of duties to be articles of im has been issue, always raised when the ple are excited over abuses th their midst. While wé favor a wise revision of armers oney as cheap as you now give our bank- pay nied Wages to labor and the world. the sense of the m any section of Union. believe in our principles to aid by Nl report was ad e ham of Aruaneas nominated ork Gillette of lows ing last night and elected E. A. Gillette of Iowa chairman, and D. W. Teerlinder of New Jersey sec- retary. THE MYTHICAL FIRMS. The Penn Bank President Represented All of Them—A Statement. A Probably Fatal Result Caused by Fooling With „ Pistol. | 7. itors. The stock of the CITY SHOE STORE Embraces the Finest Line of Boots and Shoes FOR Ian, Ladies and cilia Ever offered in the West at Bankrupt Sale! The goods must be sold dur- 3,000 PAIRS __. GENTS LOW. GUT SHOES! Former Prices $7, $6, $5 and $4. Now $5, $4, 83, and $2 50. 3,700 PAIRS OF = Fine Ladies’ Button Shoes, The Latest Spring and Summer Styles; former prices, 67 50, 86 50, $5 50 and #4; now $5 50, $4 50, $3 50 and 82. 1,800 PAIRS OF In all styles and sizes for all Former prices 84 50, 63. 82 50, #2 and $1; now $2 50, $2; #1, 780 and 50c, . gear for now or future use will buy goods cheaper than they ever will have an op- portunity to again. on customers. TL i ASSIGNEE 7 Te N : ot id 8 5 r eee ene mee ot y 2 1 2 » 25 5 * 8 — r 5 “al 4 y 5 | Boot and Shoe Houses in this city now being sold out by 7 tune Assignee, by order ofthe | Court for the benefit of cred Worth of one of the oldest ing the next 30 days in order to wind up business. Read = Assionae’s Price List CHILDREN’S SHOES Fifteen salesmen to wait * ef ay, * u ih ee 1 * oe 8 . 9 7 Ve 9 +% 1 . thls ö i : ae Rigs N ‘ 1 4 ‘ N - . * 0 * „ * 4 . * go ®& K. 5 : * 5 A : . ‘ 9 a 2 8 * 5 7 1 — 1 3. hy * 1 vent - : Parties in need of Shoe a 14 , N a Tie * 1 1 iv . . 4 5 1 me 4 N * 3 r 8 » . n * 3 4 : - * i. 1 * iy ‘a e. ye Ape aS es p SAP ol Wi 2 * " 1 n * 4 1 5 len ‘ae ye hey ow eee, 4 * f r i . N 2 = N So) Wee War te aoe 1 e ce, 5 1 eS N 2 8 5 7 N F ** ee 2 ; ‘ oF Bee 4 baat pea ty hare nay 1 one 4 2 * , ¥ N * * 5 een : 2 . * * Ae 4 . hy Ae FL. 5 2 N 4 . we N 2 ö n ie 2 as >) * . * 1 — — Ne a 3 rs e 5 " a ö “ 8 1 i, Seem ; r ‘
Page 3
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 4
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 5
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 6
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 7
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.
Page 8
This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.