New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-12

But the fat-faced Grady, bowling and
striking his hands and pumping mp personal
abuse and cheap blackguardism against Robinson
for a full hour. was damage to their cause and a
disgrace TO their management. Jerry" Mcclure,
with his well-founded but ill-judged arraignment
of the party for past and present Inconsistencies.
also hurt great deal mare than he helped. Both
those men had bowling admirers, who did their
loudcst bowling at the grOssest attacks on Robinson
and Tildenj and Mcclure brought down the Tam
many crowd in tremendous ouburst when he de-
clarcd l1iden 10 be the greatest fraud of the age"
The speech of Mr.. Hand III presenting
the name Of Robinson at the outset
Morris, OF Brooklyn. IN seconding it. Both were in
terrupted by Tammanv outcTics and by cheers
iron their own side, but not TO any unusual extent
Indeed there was much less disorder than might
have been expected under the circumstances, and
the dOwnriu ht blacEgdardism of the occasion was
pretty much confined TO Grady and Nctiurc.
kutus Pcckla ans speech was a dgnlhcd rcbuke
for Those men and iudicious Endorsement of the
nomination of Robinson.
PEEBF IMMENSE As usual
The most qlivering and curiling speech Of the
day was Beetles. That gentleman's ordinary man
ner is somewhat solemn and shaSy but on tins occa-
sion he was perfect mass of jelly from the toes on
which he raised himself to the tips of his fingers.
which quivered and shook like a humminG-bIIds-
wing. Bcebc must have had this speech in him for
several days. He had the appearance all day yes
tcrdav of man who was either broodnG n speech
or had been eating cucumbers; and he shook II out
Of himself like pepper sauce ont of q bottle.
lie began like q man who had set himself dclibcr-
atoly to work t. drlw tears. One Tammany man
began spreading his handkerchief over his bosom
as soon as BegOc opened, IKE one who spreads MS
uaphiu preparatory io sup. He evidently feared he
should rum his sbirt-frout with his tears. But
Beehe grinned ana intoned ard eXhorted IN vain
after al. lie shook nobody but himself
DOEsnLIMER DRAMATIC.
Dorshcimer made the speech of he day on bis
side. HIS reference TO the differences between the
Tammany Democracy aud Governor Robinson with
on gong into the causes and his appeals TO the DEL
egstos IRON Brooklyn and Albany. asking them to
put themselves in the place of the New-fork DEM
ocracy ami ask themselves whether under like cir
cumsianc,s they would not adopt the same course,
were very adroltly put; and anywhere except in a
convention of delegates whose minds werc
already made mp, and their faces set would
have been telling and effective. During It's delivery
lac STROBE up and down The aisles and gestculated
i'm an imprisoned manner; and once when he adj
dressed the Brooklyn delegation he walked across
the bah toward them as If To make personal ap-
peal 10 each delegate. His manner was appealing
rather tnan threatening; but the movement created
a momentary STIR among the Tanmany members
crowded together at the lett of the stage who
pressed forward after him as though they expected
the signal for some physical demonstration.
Ii was "a mere coincidence, presume. that just
al this iIncture Mr. Samuel Cox took OF his over
coat and ald il on his seat lie did not roll MP his
sleeves | suppose he entertained no 6clllgcTeDt
purpose any design upon the heads of delegates
or The peace of the convention. The peril was
passed, II there was any, when DOrsbelhleI came
back.
Walking up the aisle Mr.. Dorsheimer addressed
the same sort IF personal entreaty 10 the Albany
delegation. The force of these exhOrtatlons had
Deen weakened considerably however, by his state
ment al an earlier stage Of his remarks, the
first aul hOutatlve announcement TO the convention
OF the rammauy ultma'um and alternative that If
Robinson should be nominated seventy-two dele
gates would withdraw from tie ball and refuse TO
support the candidate. But DOrsheimer's speech
with its adrot statement of the lammany provoca-
ton it's earnest eutreaty for harmonious action and
the dramatic effect of his personal appearance was
altogether the most Striking orasorcal feature OF
the two days session.
THE TEMPTATION or JACOBS.
But the spontaneous nomination of John Jacobs
WA the most dramatic feature of thc entire series
IL was n question at first, when the old gentleman
from Saratoga exploded what he supposed was a fire.
cracker aIsi discovered to he pretty neatly bomb
she'll whether he had stumbled into II or was per
forming part in aprearranged programme Consd-
ering all the circumstances Am disposed t. think that
il was al accident Had it been otherwise the lam
many men would not have lost their
plip and permitted the majority TO re-
gain possession of the convent on; but the eff
fect Of the old mans sudden call upon the secretary
TO put the question in nominating Jacobs by acca-
nation was startling. 1ammany dropped to IT In
the instant If bowling and screeching. and wild
and violent demonstrations could have effected
anything Jacobs would have been nominated the II
aud there in spite of himself.
This central figure in that wild hubbub and the
sublect worthiest OF study, John Jacobs
himself. There may not be much TO admire
in this mans career as politician,
possibly nothing to challenge admiration
in his character as a man. but it must be said OF
him that under the pressure If extraordinary cir
cumstanoes and the stress oil what mast be con-
showed wonderful coouess and seli-comnland
lat thing. wblsked through the Drtln oil tnis
Young ambitious man as NE STOOD tberc IOOA-
ing in the faces of men VINO are GER
tainiy not without great Influence IN his
party. and listening Ia tner PASSIONATE
en;r aiies to him to accept fher call 10 leadership
and posib'y to the IN IN office If Governor OF New
York. he only knows. Greater men than he have
tulnbled to pieces before such "A temptation anu
yielded 70 It's seductive voice. lie was stuuy a,
he stood there almost unmOVed anld an
the uploar, and just waited Tor the de-
mOn~tratiOn to spend Itself anu sui-lie.
do not know whether to credit Il to his Iowa ty 10
hi friends and his of personal honor or 10 MS
cool anu idT-scelng sagacitl. but whatever noiNe
governed him, he certainly showed soincthlns Oi
the quality 81 greatness III 81 adlhR nI pelu4e 'i'
great temptation aud resisting is aiiuIeInents.
l. speaks well, too, tor the confidence lex ia blh
Oy those who know hun best that the brooklyn
delegation, al whose front he now stool receiving
tLe oombiaed onset of all their opponents. SAL
quetly-in their seats and looked on almost with
uuconccru The highest compliment That
was paid hm, could be pad nun. was
ihis siIent mark oil their confidence IL
him. Ii his eve fell those still seats during
the uprOar aud n SAID that he ala cast a glance
al Hugh Mclaughlin %ien TIE confusion was at
it, highest, he must have felt lsh pIdo III the
calm trust IN his personal fidelity which tEcir un-
moved attitude showed.
For few minutes John Jacobs had. if not the
actual GOveTnorsh y, at least the nomination Of his
party ia his hands. There are not many politicians
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