Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-11
NUMBER so.
THE CONVENTION.
Current Talk and Gossip.
rEx-rIcrrnEs OF SOME PROMINENT MEN

PEN-fICTUEE5 OF SOME PROMINENT MEN
New York Tribune's de-patch.I
That tall massively built man who is NOV
delegation, amid the cheers of the galleries,
is Roscoe Conkling. He has the physique of
a gladiator and the manner Of a man who
would enjoy being king. Every look,
every gesture, every movement is so deliber-
ate as to make it seem as if he were always
acting. There is a great curiosity here con
cerning Mr.. Conkling He cannot pass
through a hotel corridor without drawing
number of people in his wake: and when he
ate his breakfast this morning at the Grand
Pacific a crowd Of curious visitors from the
rural districts stood in the doorway and gaz-
cd at him until the head waiter recovered his
presence of mind and turned them away.
Mr.. Conklng seats himself, and his striking
face crowned with hair something between
auburn and white, with a complexion of
what may BE- called vivid whiteness, and a
short-pointed auburn beard becomes hence
forth the great Grant Landmarks of the con-
vention.
In the Connecticut delegation, in front of
Illinois, sits Marshall Jewell with his silk
W
Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan, with
a cropped head, is on the stage, and not far
from him is ex-titorney General Williams.
The mulatto, with complexion that is
something more than sallow and something
less than black, and a great head OF bushy
gray hair, is Frederick Douglass
On the floor there are negroes of all shades
Of blackness, surely proper persons to sit in
4 Republican Convention. They range all
the way from the burly ex-feld-hand to the
dapper mulatto. The most intelligent of
them in appearance is Senator Bruce. q
handsome, broad -shouldered mulatto, sitting
with the Mississippi delegation He smiles
now and then bright Southern smile, as if
his Vice Presidential fever had not proved
serious
The man with 4 huge ugly body, popular
ly supposed TO be : feet long, and an ugly
face. is the famous Long John Wentworth
William +. Chandler is standing in the
aisle. From his dress and appearance you
might infer that lie was college tutor.
From his quick. abrupt, decisive talk you
would suppose that he was stock broker.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas, with his one
arm, and long dropping mustache, and face
that impresses you with an idea of the mans
cool daring and Southwestern nerve, is rather
an interesting figure. Ex-Governor War
moth Of Louisiana looks rs he has always
looked, since he was old enough to be in
politics, like tall, straight young man of
thirty-two or three, with more Of the marks
of commercial than of political life about
him.
The slender man looking like handsome
boy with gray hair is Richard c. Mccormick
of Arizona.
The short, square-built delegate from
Michigan, with Il tightly shutting mouth and
silvcred beard. is James +. Joy, who is to be
one of the Blaine orators when the Conven-
ton gets at the work of nominating a Presi-
dent
The Lald-hca,lc;l. sturdy little man with
close brown beard, in the Illinois group, is
Gen. Green Il. Raum.
THE FE!pAY NIGHT SESSION.
The exciting seen IS Of Friday nights ses
sion of the Convention are thus described:
The excitement sHrang from some remarks
by Z. \. Storrs of Chicago y part of the
galleries and the Grant men in the Conven-
ton started a tremendous shout, the uproar
partially dying away and then breaking out
anew Mr.. Conkling was conspicuous in
leading the chorus first ly waving his hand
waving the Illuminated little banner to deS-
ignate the seats of the New York delegation.
Finally some one started the campaign song,
Wen Rally Round the Flag Boys, shout
ine the Battle ,ry Of Freedom" \ New
York delegate called for three cheers tor
Grant, which We're given with a will Then
three cheers for Blame Were called for by
some one on the floor. and the shout which
then sprang from thousands Of threats was
.,..ft.ia- ;!..... e!.as which Lad prs
ceded it.
At this time nearly every person within
the hall was on his feet. each cheering for
his own favurilc. Flags, shawls, parasols,
hats and all other moveahle things within
reach were swung furiously 10 and fro.
Robert Ingers0ll Cizing "a lady's shawl
, waved it frantic1lly from the platform. In
the centre of the stage just back of the chair,
fine looking lady with a flag in one hand
and parasol in the other, swung them to
ard fro, and repeated time and again "llur-
rah for Blaine Finally she obtained two
fiags, and with one in each hand continued
her enthusiastic efforts as long rs thc uprnar
. lasted.
1t may safely be said that no putlic assem-
blaze ever before witnessed such scene.
People seemed actually to have lost their
senses in the giddy Wnirl of enthusiasm.
Half an hour elapsed before the Chair made
any effort to call the Convention 10 order.
At this time Nh Hale, of Maine. was seen
standing above the SIIr@ing crowd upon the
shoulders of some friends waving the ban
ner of Maine. and with the banners ot the
Blaine States grouped closely about him.
At last comparative order was restored,
when three cheers were asked fer and given
to the nominee Of This Convention. and Nr.
Storrs resumed his remarks