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Show Till: MEIUA Ot H)IUIUA. MiY-tcaro! is ll now the grandest centre to which all eyes, RttuUlcan aud Democratic, are looking. From every quarter of the llipubllo train loadtof I arty men are ou the way to to their temrry rty metropolis. Mauy train loads have already arrived. The Utah contingent, headed ty Messrs. Cannon and Hallsbury, the dclegatei ef the regufar Republican larly here, arrived aafely on the Srd lust. They have entered on their work with energy and vigor, and have taken step) to place before the Natlo'ial Convention the real situation In Utah. Meu, prominent In the r Hairs of nation, are In Minneapolis at work In tho Interest! of their candidates. John C. New and Uenertl Mlcheuer, both of Indiana, are on the ground heading the Harrison Har-rison forces. lloth are meu ef ability, and In the 16S3 campaign showed what they could do. Mr, New It a newipa- er men but was abroad ou a foreign mission for some time, and returned specially to take part In the irmeut tlruggle. Cbauncey Deiw Is also ou the spot. Ileport hat Itthat he will nominate Prrsllent Harrison. Henator Hlscoek uf New York and Oeneral Lew Wallace of Indiana are there also and working for Harrl On the other hand the lllalne forces are actlve,aggriatlve and enthusiastic. They are headed by Jamea Bulllvan Clarkton, probably nnu of the best known political workers In the United Htalra. He Is chairman of tho National Nation-al Uciubllean committee, having succeeded suc-ceeded Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania In that posltlon.Tbough'rej resentlnglowa In the national eommlttee,belsaMattve of Indiana, where he was born May 17,1612. He began life as a printer, aud In tlmo became editor and proprietor pro-prietor of the IteyUttr, one of I ndlaoa's most lively papers. Iu the campaign of 183S he played n romlnent part.and it waa expected that he would De called to n place lu Harrlsou't Cabinet. He wot not, but got the position of first asal-tant iostraaster general. He held this ofllce for a short time, but being abused by Demecretla newsj era and nolbelug ery cheerlully supported by tbe Administration, he retlrid from theplaee. In Iowa Hlulo -Kjlllht Mr. CUrkson has leen prominent rlnce w ar timet, t ut It waa at the convt ntloil of 1SS0 that ho became nationally knou. Ilefltured at thattlmeas n lllalne lodir, and was Instrumental In do.'eatlni' or previntlng the rruoinlna-tlouof rruoinlna-tlouof Ueueral I Irani, and bringing about that ot Jamea A, (larfleld Mr, Clarksun'a lieutenant at Mln Hi-spoils Is Jici b Stoat l-'aitett n New York. Ho is seeretary of the National lUjutllcan committee. Though a oiiug man he It a war horsu in t art politics. Ho It a lawyer by prorn!on 'llHdlstlngulshel hlmlell aim lu the lbH camialitn. He was appointed collector of the tort ol New York early III 16U1, tut rrtlgued the 'hue aborlly alter, having received the noiniimtlou of his atty for the governor of New York, He nude a good fight but wtl btatru. Hit wife Is nnu of tbe California Crocker family, daughter of the late Juiige Crocker of Sacramento. One notatile iLcldent of his lite was his aliuisslon to Ibu I ar on motion of HrlHlor David H Hill, tbe llol of a section of New York Demo crala. Tbe Reput llcin forces are at present divided and there Is iiothtng definite at In tho probable mulls, Tho Harrl ton deltgateiara oa yet In the majority and are very condJont, hut the lllalno lorcea are enlhuslasllo and equally certain uf Tlctorr. Peopto Inpatient for ceitalntlra will have to worry along for a few days, about the middle of next wctk thee will be set at rut. |
