The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-16
Incidents Of the Convention.

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TuE ESCORT OUT IN ruE COLD.
Pendlctou men complained bitterly
Of partiality shown in the distribution
Of tickets, by which Tammauy Hall
was filed with New York local poll
ticiaus, and the Peudle;on Escort got
no show.
THE WHITE MANS PARTY.
Among tho Tennessee delegates to
the Democratic Convention was one
James G.. Williams, who was regular.
ly accredited, could not be refused
admittsucc. Nevertheless, the fact
of his being rs black as charcoal, ex
citod some doubts among the outhu-
siostic Peu1ltou men from the rural
districts in the West as to whether
thisis or is not q 'whito mans party -
TERRITORIAL DELEGATES EXCITED.
A sensation was caused by m effort
to smuggle in delegates from the
Territories, after the modern fashion
of Republican conventions. Ohio
opposed it. Some angry debate fol-
lowed. The vote was nearly equally
divided and the roll was called to
settle it. Pennsylvania, under Wood
wards lead, voted with Ohio and
settled it.
ALMOST FORGOTTEN.
The reading Of the Declaration of
Independence had been down on the
programme for the Fourth, but every
body forgot it till just as tho Con
yeution was on the point of adjourn
ing, when some New Yorker happen.
cd to think ofit. A resolution was
then hastily offered that the Secretary
read it, and meanwhile n busy search
was made for the document. When
found, order could hardly be rostor.
cd, 50 as 60 let the readers voice be
heard. The reading aroused no en-
thusiasm, except when i. stopped.
ADOPTION or THE PLATFORM.
When the question Of the adop.
tion Of the platform came up, there
was q storm of ayes. The bloated
boudholdoss being fatally beaten,
kept perfectly quiet, aud the West
rose to its feet TO celebrate its
triumph in tho halls of Tammany-
Galleries and Convention seemed all
on their feet. Enthusiastic dele
gates sna.ched up the standards of
their respective States and waved
them over the crowd, hats aud
handkerchiefs darkeued the air, and
the tempest of noise that swept
through the hall shook the folds of
the flags that foated on all sides and
made the rich decorations Of Tam
many tremblo as il a gale from the
prai'ies werS taking iiH will Of them.
ROW IN THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION.
After tho eighteenth bollot had
been taken, row broke out in the
Illinois delegation, whose vote had
been announced as unanimous for
Hendricks, DR., Maloney, vf the
Second District, declared in a loud
voice that his vote was cast for that
noblcst defender Of the Union aud
Constitution, Andrew johnson.
Great laughter and applause. I
Richardson replied that the delcga-
tion was instructed to vote as a unit.
CHASE EXCITEMENT.
On the twelfth ballot the third
State called gave one-half vote for
him. AS the chairman annouced it
the delegates cried, "who? who?"
"what's thatW while the sensation
ran ike wiIdirc through the hall.
The Secretary repeated from the
platform the vote of the State
closing with one half vote for Sal
mon 2. Chase, when the galleries
sprang to their feet, and began
cheering as if their throats would
split. Delegates started up in
great excitement. The chair ap-
pealed for order. Delegates de-
manded that the galleries be cleared.
Above everything rose again the
swell of cheers. Then the dele
gates answered with volley of
sharp Kisses. Then again rose the
cheers more voluminous and tre-
mendous than ever. Again, and
again, as they died out, some en-.
thusiastic New Yorker, would start
them once more. The scene now
became intensely exciting. Sey-
mour stood rapping for order, but
utterly powerless. The delegates
screamed, and demanded the clear
ing of the galleries. Others shout
ed that they had a right to cheer
for whom they pleased. Now and
then some one would start a hiss
when the Chase men would Instant
ly drown it with another food oi
cheers.
AN EXCITED DELEGATE.
A Kansas delegate ran over to.
ward Pennsylvania and New YorE
shouting, "We've smoked out your
niger, now, we know what all thii
pollyfoxing has meant now; you
mean Chase, that's your hidden mig
ger" When at last order was re
stored, and the ballot proceeded, i
became evident that the Chase mer
had not wanted their candidate
sprung so soon, and that the Cali.
fornia vote had been given without
consultation. State after State yot
ed nearly as before.
DEAN THE oRscENE.
Henry Gay Dean entered the
parles of the Ohio delegation al
the Fifth Avenue one evening, and
mounting the table, made a speech
so course and obscene as to drive