Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11
HALsTEAD,s FIAsCO.
The Man Of the Waving Plume in the
Clutches Of New York
interviewer.


Mr.. Halstead is editor of the Gin
cinnati Commercial (Radical) 1t tap-
pears that ne made speech last week
which had the effect of rapidly clear
ing the hall. Below we give the de-
tails of an interview he had with the
reporter of the New York Graphic
about it--he seems to have wished to
change the subject:
Reporter-How about the Worlds
report of your talking people out Of
Cooper Union Hall
Mr.. Halstead--The fact is there was
too much talent engaged for the oc--
casion. The Attorney General and
myself should not have been imposed
upon an audience at the same meeting.
The weight of matter was too great.
1t was too much to digest. So much
thinking tends to fatigue. The At
torney General being my senior OF
course came first, aud, although he
only spoke an hour and three quarters,
it w&s not the kind of prelude which |
would care to recommend to an enter-
prisfng young man having an AMBITION
to enlighten the people OF this magni-
fcent metropolis. You will perhaps
excuse me noW-I have other pressing
engagements.
r. (rising)-About how many people
actually left the hall while you were
speaking2
MIR. H.-WelI, the first | noticed was
that some small boys assembled in the
neighborhood OF the door seemed to
think that the time had come to go TO
bed, and they fled out, not noiselessly.
The next phenomenon OF the sort
seemed to include some children OF a
larger growth who tried to get out qui--
city. That is all | have to say. l
shall be glad to see you some other
time.
R.-Did your auditors show much
uneasiness while you were speak mgr
Mr.. H.-The array OF hanusplne
policemen did not Seem to have any
thing to do. Why could they not be
emp Dyed on such occasions utilized,
as It were, to prev nt the prematufe
| flight Of the audience? Sul, they pro
bably have vaIuable moral effect nodd
to be desplsed Why, how DO. you do!
(Sipging out to caller.) Here's a
| friend Of mine whom | must see.
R.-Dld the people all so outI
MIR. H.-The police were ali arrayed
In clubs and buttons, and they decora- :
ted the aisles aud stood by us nooly;
| was astonished in mild degree-and
| hatter myself that am not accus-
toned to astonishment-to see that the
lannon's Cooper Union Hall had every
appearance of having been designed
| Tor lager-beer saloon. l dldl know
/ before that it was under the sidewalk I!
R.-You forget to state how many
/ of the auditors remained in the roomf
Mr.. H.-The police were really an
acquisition. Such an array OF police,
with beautiful hats and batons, as ap-
peared at that meeting would lead
| Cincinnati audience to suppose them
selves under arrest. On the whole,
however. the affair went off well, and
l shall be glad to have you call and see
me again.
R.-You have not stated with pre-
cision how many people were left In the
hall when YOU finished speakingl
Mr.. H.-Oh, yes | am glad you
called my attention to that subject.
have been wanting to say a word a bout
it. The truth is that there has been
some exaggeration about the flight Of
the populace in that assemblage. i
think it is fair to say that halt of the
original crowd and all the policemen
remained till the last. Those who
went out we're probably Democrats
who couldn't stand it. The reporters
however, had evidently been informed
that the valuable matter which war
uttering had been placed in type u
that remote Western city from winch
came. and the desks assigned to then
early in the evening knew them nc
more. noticed one person In the
audience who seemed to be deliberate.
ly and Indignantly drawing q sketch oi
the Attorney General. He had Ions
pencil and piece of cardboard, ano
he was laying off the proportions ofth'
old gentleman, greatly to the amuse'
ment of those sitting in his vicinity
He was probably from the Graphic
He presented the appearance OF belnt
a sardonic cuss, and forgot to notlet
: when was on my feet whether he wal
sketching me or not.
At this point the Graphic reporter
let up on Mr.. Halstead, and he fed
giving no indication of having lost an!
Of his vitality in the squeezing process
of an interview.