The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE EnPonIA CONVENTION.

On the 81 of July, happening to be ut Emporia,
Kansas, attended the Greenback Convention. En-
terng Large hall, up two Aishts Of Stain, found
nyself in room partially filed With about one hum
dred persona The sppearance Of the crowd was
something unusual Dressed in all sorts Of costumes
It easy to that all grades Of society were rep
resented. There vas, however, prevailing similar
ity of manner. When Of their number was speak
ing, for instance, the rest sat up straight as bean
poles, with corrugated brows, mouths drawn tight
with the muscles of contraction, while with singu
lar unanimity, they sat with closed eyes, indicating
profoundly critical analysis of everything advanc-
ed. sat down, and listened TO the speeeh-making.
In the course of half hour began TO stare wildly
about me. Could it be possible had made mis-
take. Could !, by some occult trick, have been
transported to Osawatomie instead Of the Greenback
Convention at Emporiai One minute, on close ex-
animation Of the faces about me- and listening to the
talk, was sure was at meeting Of the gentlemen
ruralizing at Osawatomie; and then, moment later
was thrown all agog, and ready to swear was In
the midst Of Methodist revival! But at last gen
tleman got up and introduced venerable old patri
arch in spectacles, Professor Rangatang writer
on finance. This calmed me. These gentlemen were
not-could no be mad. Both together had not brains
enough to insanity Maltese kitten! We were told,
however, that Goodwin Smith was q mere neophyte In
finance, compared with Prof Rangatang; that he
had indsputably, forgotten more than Hayes and his
whole Cabinet knew. After listening to the old
gentlcman's maunderings for several hours, fuly
credited the statement Of his introdueer-that ne
had, perhaps, forgotten more than Hayes and his
Cabinet ever knew but, unfortunately in the pro
cess, he had forgotten all he knew! The gentleman
in specs at last snbsided, thereby barely saving
Rhodes, Sergeant, and others from spontaneous COM
bustion, SO long had he compelled them to keep bot
tied up their fiery eloquence.
Stevens, of the Kansas Spirit, next obtained the
floor, and in speech full of Christian charity and
the milk of humsa Kindness politely informed one
half of the delegates that they were set of blow
hards and nimcompoops; and the other half, that
they n pack Of unadulterated idiots. He con-
tinued by declaring it his solemn conviction that tho
Greenback party in Kansas could only be saved from
utter demnition in way, and that to follow
carefully and prsyeruly in the lustrious footsteps
of Stevens. He deprecated, above all things windy
speeches (Stevens isn't windy-not muchD If gen.
tlemcn had there to ventilate their eoquence,
he begged them for Gods sake, to 60 the open
prairie, and give it to the desert air. Stevens then
took his seat, doing with air of u that had
performed unpleasant but an extremely necessary
and meritorious duty When, however, not less than
ten men sprang to their feet at once and commenced
Az ie6""i 'Pie'u e"s,o ''y, eo'"e"'s ne"'e" "o
ear'n' anu Par''cuiary 'ne "oa'eo oonaho'uer' '.e
'ens arose tnre" up his h"nus IN hopeless despair
and seizing his hat, like the Arab, silently stole
to the corner drug store. Still, adnrer
of Stevens. He redeemed himself in my eyes, by his
enthusiastic devotion to the fortunes of Elder Mitch
ell If Mitchell had not been nominated for Cover
nor, shudder to think what might have been the
as SOON US inc result Oh tue VOC ior
"o'ernor was kho"n' S'e'ehS arose, aosoiu'eiy
speechess out ny an expressive pahto'nne' ne aevo-
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