The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-06

A GLIMPSE INTO THE BABEL.


The day began fierce and stormy for the
Democracy. The Hendricks men, for some
inexplicable reason, had plucked up courage
and renewed the fight for their fayorite with
vehemence. The speech of Daniel Voorhees,
at the close of the convention yesterday had
a marked effect upon Southern and Western
delegates. It gained Hendricks two from
Illinois, but that healthy break was not fol-
lowed up by proper strategic appliances,
Bayliss w. Hanna, of Terre Haute, and Yoor-
hees, ought to have gone on the warpath and
cIinched the converts which Dams speech and
the attending enthusiasm had made. On the
contrary, these two really able leaders held
themselves away, as did the more influential
Hendricks men, while, during all of last
night, the only man of any national reputa-
ton who pretended to do the honors for the
Indiana two-horse rider was that exquisite
boor and blatherskite David S. Gooding, of
Hancock county, Indiana. At IL o'clock last
night Herman and Dorsheimer, of New York,
telegraphed Tilden that he only lacked twen-
ty-f0ur votes At O'Clock thi 8 morning it
was made known that seven and one-nalf
votes had been secured during the night.
Whether money secured them or argument
will not say, but two Illinois delegates were
suddenly and mysteriou ly converted to Sam
my Tilden.
TAMMANY PUT DOWN.
The noble army of Workingmen who fill the
saloons and Tammany Hall of New York, and
who are the pensioned retainers Of the Demo-
cratic sWell-mob of that city, sent in memorla
which was 30 coolly received that it was sent to
the committee by vote of five delegates, in
Guiding John Kelly, of New York This pug
nosed apostle of Castle Garden then essayed to
get in his protest against Tilden, but was Missed
into silence, and the convention soon after ad-
journed.
AS it was given out that
ANOTHER BARL OF MONEY
had come from Albany, the recess up to 2
o'clock was without any special significance.
The Tilden managers knew just where they
stood, and that accessions to their ranks would
come withva rush when the break began.
Immediately upon assembling, Lieut.. Gov
Dorsheimer, of New York, took the stand
and read the report of the Committee on
Resolutions; and here [ give you bit of
history, personal and political Dorsheimer
is one of the most accomplished linguists
and scholars in the country. He is fire.
quent and regular contributor to the leading
magazines of the world, and the additional
fact is that he is worshiper of Samuel j.
Tilden. This platform has been the care and
study of these two men for many months,
and, in view of this being the Centennial,
they have elaborated as near paraphrase of
the Declaration of Independence as they could
without plagiarism or damaging the Demo
cratic party. In conversation with Gov. 5.
J. TIlden last November, he used almost the
exact words reported in the financial planks,
and so printed them at the time. Further
more, in that convention, Gov. Tilden said
he had financial theory which would electrify
and satisfy the country, but would not make
it known unless he should be so fortunate as
to secure the Democratic nomination, as, If
he did, it would be adopted 10y other men,
and he would lose the glory and effect OF the
his most vigorous style, but the pencil OF a
Mast conld not portray the ludicrous effects
with which it was received.
THE ANTEDILUvIAN sTYLE-LoNG.
1t is the longest platform ever adopted by a
National acknowledgements dlsputa-
tious, and irretrievably dull. After reading
twenty-five minutes and nesmerlzng the
galleries and reporters, Dorshelmer paused,
and, gathering fresh breath, announced
"secondly" Acold shudder ran over the con-
vention, and Sunset Cox jumped as though he
had been slapped with the tail of an electric
| eel. Dan Voorhees, cOuntenance during the
reading expressed intense mental torture, and,
at one time, he tried to escape from the hail.
| but the crowd hemmed him in. Tom Ewing,
usually pale, looked terribly blue. Old Duke
| Gwinn's herculean proboscis distended in fear
full proportions, the blue veins standing out
on the mottled crimson flesh like angle-Worms
on red-clay bank. Sammy Cox yawned as
though he was in Congress and listening to
one of Gen. Bill Anderson's Granger speeches.
Mclean, of Maryland, went to sleep. Gen.
Morgan, of Ohio, went off to the galleries in
search of q pretty woman, and Gen. Jim
Steedman went out to get drink OCCASION
ally cheer would iven up the scene, but III
the main the report fell still-born. The Chi
nese resolution was received with the disgust
with which it was written.
The committee had Endorsed al amnesty res
olution, but Dcrsheimer skipped it in reading.
This brought Voorhees, to his feet with Wig
orous protest.
Then Tom Ewing, of Ohio seized the handles
Of his push-wagon and brought IN the little
rag-baby. He moved to strike out and insert
parliamentary motion which raised the hair OH
the delegates, and when deciced left the rag
baby as bald as door-knob. The greenback
party had not the least strength in the conven-
tion but it had terribly impudent and noisy
advocates They kept up q running debate, and
got ruled out of order by McC)ernand dozen
times. Finally, Dorsheimer attemptedtO bring
ona square issue, but got himself Kissed, to his
utter disgust. He did make speech, how
ever, but, while talking, Voorhees, worked his
way through the crowd on the platform, and
was received with deafening cheers.
Kansas lunatic, who was 1llden man,
moved TO clear the galleries, when 1t was noto-
part of the convention. Voorhees, ripped it
into New York when he reminded the conTen-
ton that for twelve years the Democracy had
followed New York to defeat and disaster. For
half an hour Sammy Cox mad failed to catcn
the Chairman's eye At last he succeeded
g Mr.. Chairman I rise to point OF order.
Fifteen years ago served with you in Con-
gress." "The gentleman from New York Will
take his seat" vlciously retorted McClernand,
who did not care to have his Congressional
record brought up again. Other points OF or
der and divisions of the question crowded III
upon the Chairman until he got confused.
Dorsheimer prompted him, seeing which
Kansas delegate called the attention OF the
convention to the fact, which caused sensa-
ton. A vote on Ewing's substitute was taken
by States, and the States which voted aye were
Kissed Watterson. DIR. Miller, of the Omaha
Herald Dorsheimer, and Jacobs, of New York,
crowded around the Chairman's desk during
| the vote. During the next half hour, pending
discussion on the platform, Doolittle afforded
( boaY1 Of f11y, tc tho convention He too had