Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-28
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN ON THR
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
The Rats I'm One Box---A Peep into the
Inside workings of the Mechine--
New York Takes Snuff: and Pennsyl-
VaniR Sneezes--sDeRth of the DeEnOe-
rattle Party.

Inside workings of the Mechine---
New York Takes Snuff, and PennsyI-
Vania Sneezes--sDeRth Of the DemOc-
ratio Party.
George Francis Train made speech, IN
Philadelphia last Saturday night, to an
audience of 1000. Train has been on in
innate terms with the Democratic leaders,
and thus walks into the Gunboat Party;
Il tell you who were my candidates
NY candidates were the army and the
navy. [Cheers. 1 said that my candidate
was the man who had, at the commence
ment Of the war, telegraphed to New Or
leans, 'HIf any man hanls down the Amari-
can flag shoot him" CCheers, Ny Vice
President was the navy l want no better
than that sold Salamander," who chained
himself TO the masthead as he went into
Mobile Bay. 1Cheers.] This, these Demo-
Gratis said, we won't do. Then it was that
[ saw treason. George B. M Clellan is
simply the chattel of Sam Barlow, and
Sam Barlow is the mere chattel of August
Belmont, and Belmont is the agent of the
Rothschilds, who are the agents Of the
Confederate 4Government in England.
TCheers They are going on sending
money through three agencies, to try
to carry the State of Pennsylvania in
November. TCries, ."TheY can't do it,
When saw this, thought it time for me
to leave They saw was not for MClel-
Ian, and then it was they said, You can't
90 with the Convention" l knew that
the rules of Congress governed the
Convention, and that delegate for terri
tory could be admitted without the privi-
lege of speaking. But Ii was quite nause-
atine to see the political maggots moving
around in that Convention. Laughter.
They did not want a man there with an
audience of 10000 men back of him.
Long went in, and found there was no
"free1om of speech il that Convention.
1t was the rule of the New York rowdies.
1 said, God bless Manhattan. I told them
it WAS time to think of the Union and the
country, and that you couldn't do it on
that platform. found the Regency and
Rothschilds ruled the entire destiny of that
Convention. 1 know no more pitlful sight
than to see the Pennsylvania delegation
eringing before these New York men.
Wheu New York took snuff, all Pennsyl-
vania sneezed. { Laughterl When New
York laid an egg, all Pennsylvania cackled.
l had one hundred delegates to 60 for Dix.
In the morning Pendleton told me that
$50 help God, l will do all L can to beat
Mcclellan" and think he has. Laugh
ter At ten o'clock they offered him the
Vice Presidency, and he went Overl l saw
Vallandigham at the breakfast table, and
1 said to him, "YOu have sold ous the con-
cern, and if can find it out I'll burst the
whole thing" Vallandigham said, "Train,
YOU talk too loud n The next morning it
was all closed out. Under the idea of
apap,P they supposed there was nothing
but what they could carry. L saw their
platform. 1t was the most singular ANAL
gamation of men and things 1 ever saw.
Soon after wrote my opinion of it. 1t
was -....-.-..... ..- --r.-- ..
ResoI0ed, In order to please the Trim
mer War candidate, we have war.
Resotved, In order to please the Trim
mer Peace candidate, We have peace.
ResolUed, In order to please all, that the
war gbes on until we get in. Laughter ]
At the same time it reminded me Of n
little story, wherein it is relsted that it
was rf L.f
Resolued, That we have a new Jail.
ResDLved, That the new Jail stands where
the old jail stood Hr
ResoEUed, That the old jail be not re-
moved until the new jail be built. Laugh
ter. at 1a 5ae''7a7 1000 ..
They nominated Mcclellan. They then
came TO me and said 7'iYouH join us ?" 1 |
told them not much. They had got them |
all. Itwas big cheese and had been four |
years toasting, and it is seldom you get !
co IaoIny wharf rate in ono box rs they did |
at this convention. [Laughter.] came |
back to New York, and the only noise ] |
heard along the route was the rattle of the !
cars, which seemed to say, "McClellan" !" I
cOlellanI" and they tortured that into
cheers for their candidate. TLaughter.1 /
1 came to New York, and the Regency !
offered me seat in the Cabinet. told /
them I knew of forty-one appointments +
already. L told them that l recollected I
that upon another occasion an individual
offered vast possessions, when the devil did
not owe him potato patch. Laughter
And when they gave cheers for Mcclellan /
Z reminded me of whistling at funeral.
When Mr.. Hall, the chairmanof the Phil
sdelphia committee, wrote to me 10 stump
The Slate, said:
nChicago nomination-Positive Boil
October elections-Comparativ Boiler
aNovember elections.-Superlative Burst.
also said:
DIED,