The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-07-09
incidents Ofthe New York Con-
yentiOn--The Excitement at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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NAnctQOASS Ol5bht0 NCW AOAR ~(Oh
yentiOn--The Excitement at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
lFron the Evening POstef Fiidaya
Last night at'the Fifth Avenue
the principal feature of the talk,
up to late hour, was the vocifcr-
GUS assertion of Pendleton's 8
strength among "the masses" in |
response TO modest doubts of his
success. By IL o'clock, however,
the maxim in zinc verit0s began to
be illustrated, and the discordant
elements revealed themselves un-
mistakably. q 9llG1o9m1N 9a'
II A'tall, lank, strong featured H.
/ linoisan gathers dense crowd a.
round him by his denunciations of
Grant and the Republican party.
He knows Grant--or says he does;
served in the army over four years
and fought the rebels to the best
of his ability As long as he keeps
on the abusive tack he is applaud-
ed vociterously; but soon he scat
ters his auditors by saying with
much emphasis: II represent the
! Democratic soldiers Of Illinois.
1--WE don't askyou to nominate any
man, but only ask you to nomin-
ate some man whom we can sup.
port without going back on our re-
cord, That's more than we can or
| will do" This point blank shot
at Pohdletoh Hwns as effective a one
as the Illinois soldier ever made.
. Next, a little, loud, talking, red.
faced Ohio man, fall Of tbeinspira.
zion that comes from the lavorite
tipple Of that State, begins ha-
rGnguc on the proud mission of
the Democratic party as the defen-
der, Of the Constitutl' n. the last
hope of humanity, and the especial
guardian of the American eagle.
Tho schoolboy rhetoric holds the
crowd silently attentive. but when
the young Pogram declares him.
self, by this and that, as unquali-
fedly and TO the death in favor
Of a "white mans government" by
p this. and that the shouts of ap.
plause are dcafning. A stout,
burly, intense. looking Tennessean,
bereft unwilingly of his human
chattcls, thoreupon breaks the 81,
lcnco no has observed, and shovcs
through the crowd with forciblc
IexcIamations of his sympathy with
tho strong point Of tho speakers s
remarksl l.IHaan.l li,q n
A misguided but earnest indi.
vidual makes a genuine sensation
by hurrahiug for Chase, and at
once gots surrounded by o
whole swarm of Pendletonian hor.
nets. "Rive hundred dollars that
he mover voted u Democratic tick.
ot,'' says ono. b"He's drunk"
} nilc's crazyiP i"We don't want
any eleventh hour Democrats
!. E"Chaso's namo won't be mentioned
in the convention" With such
cries as these the misguided indi-
vidualwis summariIy squelched,
when fine looking, stalwart gen
tleman draws the swarm on him
self by attacking tho greeDback
phase Of reputation. Gas an in.
dividual might 90 for dishones-
ty by repudiatihg debts but as an
American citizen go for paying
every cent of debt, and interest as
we agreed to pay it, or bust. If
we can not pay it, then let US come
out squarely and rcpudiato tho
whole thing" This appeal to u
scnse of right and wrong has a
momentary effect, but tho spell
is broken whona prominent Pen.
dletonian exclaims: II go indi.
vidually for population now. Wo
did not mako tho debt. 1t has
been madoby an unconstitutional
Rump Congress and | 60 for sweep
ing itall out OF the way. We
cant do that now, but We can be-
gin, and como out squarely after
Pendleton is elected. This is tho
sentiment of tho masses of the
: Now York Democracy. Tho lead,
ers aud tho New York World have
been bought up by tho bondhold.
ers. but tho masses arc oil right"
An Of which was received with
cheers,
Such arc tho specimens of tho
} FREQ talk at the pendleton head
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