Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09
AN EXCITING SCENE.

As an index of the conduct of its
members, we call the readers atten.
tion 10 portion Of the proceedings Of
the Radical National Convention.
Place, Chicago time, o'clock on Fri
day morning, and reads as follows:
"At bis point Emory A. Storrs, of
Chicago, a Grant delegate, took the
platform. He said that the PROPOSE.
ton was made to abolish in the State
the State Convention system, but il
would not work He hoped that Maine
and Ohio would not attempt to force
on Illinois their methods. He denied
Mr. Anthony's statement as to district
ranresantation a..l ---ss.sSsi stIaV t1e
history OF Illinois Conventions and pre-.
cedent had been followed. We de.
cline to be wronged. | coniure you
to stay your hands. am not in favor
of liberal Republican resurrection.
Nominate James G. Blaine il you can
[cheersl and when the gentlemen here
cheering in the galleries tonight shall
be reposing under the Summer sky,
tired Of politics aud disgusted with its
vanities, you will find the followers Of
the gallant soldier awake by their
camp-fires carrying tho banner of the
soldier triumphantly to victory.
"Ton thousand people stood up and
swung their caps and cheered. Ii WAS
a scene unequaled, Mr., Conkling and
his group OF New Workers stood upon
their chairs and waved their handker.
chiefs, and Conkling himself waved
the New York banner Mr.. Storrs
stroked his beard as in amazement.
Umbrellas, parasols, coats and banners
were waved high in the air on the
ends of the slaves on which the State
banners had hung. Mr.. Conkling an.
swered them and they cbeered again.
The Chair abandoned hammering his
desk IN disgust, and the policemen
were lost in the crowd. The New
York delegation started the songs
Year of Jubilee and Marching thro'
Georgia, which were taken up by the
crowd. When Storrs made his third
effort TO renew his speech the crowd
broke out again, and the noise was
deaiening, and could be heard mule
away. hesecond outburst was greater
than tho first, Men seemed to be drunk
with excitement and sprang on the
benches, rushing into each others
arms, shaking hands, embracing and
laughing, crying and shouting. FIVE
hundred men took off their coats and
swung them in the air. Tho infection
extended TO every doubtful delegation
on the floor. Illinois, Ohio and others
Joined the jubilee
"Among the incidents was that Of
Col, Robert q. lngersol standing on
chair and waving flag and rod-col-
ored handkerchief. Maine at last fell
into limo and up went all her delegates
TO the top of the benches, shouting at
the top Of their voices, waving hats.
coats aud umbrellas. Mrs. Ingersoll
sprang on q chair on the stage near
the Goddess of Liberty, draped herself
in an American flag and waved an.
other above her head. The only quiet
man was the Chairman. The band
endeavored to start mp, but were not
heard ton feet away. At one time
thirty Of the State banners waving to.
gether in the centre of the hall, twenty
feet above tho heads of the people.
borne up on the standards which di.
vide the delegations. Every one seemed
crazed with the excitement Of the mo-
ment The delegations from Maine,
California, Virginia and other States
marched about the hall, over the
benches and through the aisles. wav
ing their banners II was q contest
between the galleries aud the dele
gates, between the delegates and stage,
to sec which could cheer the loudest
and make the most extravagant exhi.
bition. Names banner was the last TO
come down The tumult was finally
partially stillcd, when Green b. Raum
sprang on the back Of bench and
said order could be restored by three
cheers for the nominee Of the Conven-
tion, They were given with will.
This lasted thirty.fve minutes. Mr..
Storrs was allowed the four minutes
taken from him by the crowd. He
began with, Give the grand old State
that never know draft nor filled her
regiments with paper soldiers-the
home Of Lincoln and Douglas and
Grant-giyc her fair play, and if you
can't nominate her son, nominate John
Sherman, [Applause.l Give us fair
treatment in Illinois
"Mr. Buttorworth moved an ad.
journment until 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing. The motion was defeated by q
uipa voce vote. The roll call was de-
mandod and the adjournment motion
was defeated by Obs nays to 1903 ayes.
The question rccurred on the adoption