, 1879-03-05
means Inclined 10 Jump into city politics, Of
which he lad but bFlot experienced IN 1875, and
that rot very agreeable onc.

that rot very agreeable onc.
THE T1ATIsTS.
nnicK roMnRoY's CHEAT 0nEEnnAcx coNvEa-
TON
WAS called at Fsrvell Hall yesterday morning At
al earty hour. Tile programme, published IN
I'om<rop'. Democrat, forcto'd that nt half-past 0
o'clock IN the morning the. doors Of tho great
hall would bs promptly thrown open for the ad.
mission Of Tie lurgs number Of delegates to The
floor, In due tllnc they would organize thc
Convention; nt II o'clock tho galleries woull
bs opened to the impatient public, Who might
rush III and secure every available scat and
evotr inch Of standing room. Tho main
floor was to be rescrgcd for the
missionaries, Or, In other words, the
buafnes. men Of the great Convention. II was
understood TINT a Eoodiy proportion of the
scanty police forco would do ti,esr lcvel best to
preserve order and prevent confusion, both be-
fore and after the doors wcrc opened Five
minutes before tho doors to tho main halt were
opened, IN excited, struggling mass Of four
delcRatcs assembled, ami at ha1f-past 2, as tho
doors were formally swunr open by itle janItor.
they jamncd themselves through the opening
Into the large audience room, where, happily,
owing 10 tho superior facilities offered, they
wero not uncomfortably crowded. One
might havo Judged from hooking at the
crowd gathered tint Brick Pomcror
himself was to tddrcss masa.mccsiug
upon the great questfon Of the daY for sis. The
procrsmmo also stated that tho Convention
would be called 10 ordcr on The tap Of the noon
bell, Anu Tint hotel accommodations for the
thronEs Of strangers had been provided. The
hall wns cotd. and the delegates were cold.
They Kept on arriving until IL o'clock, when
there wcro l95 persons present, bF actual count,
with bIue noses und hands In their pockets. At
II q. III.
THE EXCITEMENT INCREASED.
The tloors to the gallery were thrown open, and
ole nau rushed frantically In, and very
fortunately was enabled to tnd ecat.
Stntes begun to hunt each other up aud get
tile delegations organized for business. Pom
croy's name was freely used, as !. was strictly
convention Of delegates from the 10, ,0D0 differ
man hi,llseit.' as wa explained by seycrnl pres
ent. Mr.. Springer came In uud cfrcumapectly
looked the gathering over, and then retired to
The background. He did not appear 10 be hay
ing good time.
j. d. Martin, Of TitIln, O.. Btcppel upon the
platform und warmed tic lmpecunious-,ookn
delegates that thcY must
"rosaY UP"
Ii advance to icfray tile expenses OF the halt.
This WIS not mot with cheers, and the delay In
tic ileiny lu responding to Mr. Martins invita-
ton,
After the delegations from tho different
States got together, there were hesrd numerous
portors ii first supposed ctnanated from parties
WHO were rraet,c!ng their pieces before the OK
hjbition commenced, but which were SUI
sequentty discovered 10 be thu re-
suit Of factions Ii the dcleCattons,-
d portion representing one brancl, Of tl.e Green
buck purity Which does not recognize po,neroy as
leader, aid lie other ciaimlng that Po.neroy's
vss lie enly ;ras aresaesek sle%ent: lho ii:
mau nulu msas ioud speech IL favor Of Drek POM
eroy. md another responded, takttg at, oppos.
ing view Of the situation. Tho lattor was not
po,ipt,lar: be was interrupted with cries Of '.put
The Tie appearance yus Of
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us Acad ifosn !Ioht 70 sear, esnIocotlS Trying 10
mesMcf'ee uiM " uaKuo ~ " ailn1e1tce. n
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AhS ahnouaeelncne "as efeele" "''" eaeesS'
Ii
;proccoded to read the call. giving AEstorv 0t
tic Greenbuck party since It's organization, only
tnterr,1ptinE himself in hs remarks by rcu,cst-
inr ttut tle gentlemen In tic hall "stop smols.
ing" He took upon himself the honor Of bcIt,t.
the fatfrr md the head OF tho Grcenbackers ii,
tic country.
Mr, potncroy, at the close of hts address.
nominatcd Gen. William II. Hammond, Ut Tex
as, us temporary Chairman. lie was elected,
and 1nado fcw remarks.
The roll OF delegates was called, np1 the fol-
lowing responded: -
Colorado, Joseph Wolf: Illinois, j. D. Payue !;
lows, G. H. Jackson; Indiana, II. W, Downing !;
Kentucky, Capt. i. Il. Draine; Kansas, j. "
aolrj, Thomas Ii, KcInp: Michigan, b. i, Vim
Dusct,: Nebraska, George W. Browatcr; OlIio,
J. b. Marltn: Oregon, Ralph E.. lIoyt, 1T Chi.
raro tus proxv, referred TO tho Committee On
Credentials, on motion); Pcnnsylyonta. 3. Bact,-
man: Knobs island, Charles 8awycr; Texas, j.
ii. Singleton: Vermont, Il. ", Lance; Virctgip,
j. @, Connolly; Wisconsin, D. w. G. frIcst.
All alIourn,lens wus made to o'c1or!; D. H..
Upon rrassc,nhling, Hugo Prcycr editor Of
the Oho Staas-Zeitung, arose u,tl stated that as
there l,al been 6on1e dispute as to what con-
st[tutcd ,,...,
HONEST Moaaf,'
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