Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1884 — Convention Correspondenee. [ARTICLE]

Convention Correspondenee.

Editor Republican,— Your delegate arrived in the city on Saturday. The May Festival was visited, and in the evening we called at the Grand Pacific for tickets. Each delegate received the same number, which, for a district so near the city as oars, was provokingly small. The Grand Pacific hotel was the center oi political maneuvers, and was filled with “boomers” for the several prominent men who were named as probable candidates for president. Member of the press from nearly all the cities of the nation, as well as representatives from England and France, are here to record the acts of The convention in words that never perish.

Senator Harrison is kindly mentioned by the various delegations, and there is in his political sky a cloud larger than a man’s hand, from which the presidential lightning may come forth to glorify the grand son of the hero 1840. There is to be a meeting thi3 morning| (Monday) to discuss matters between the Hoosier delegates, with a view of teaching us how to vote. There are many delegates hern, and all seem to be gentle and considerate, looking more to who ought to be our candidate, than who is, and they speak kindly of 4 evory one. We heard Neilsoa. and Juch sing on Saturday night, visited Central Music Hall and heard David Swing preach on yesterday, His matter is full of thought, and> dressed in pure, simple English, but his elocution is very poor. His ad Vice to the conventions was to select the greatest men in in their respective parties. The horoscope ot the result of the convention’s turn is far from clear, but will be satisfactory'.

S. P. THOMPSON.