Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-24
The Man In the Gallery
Free Lance, June II.


1t will be remembered that, in his speech
nominating Sherman at the convention
Gen. Garfield, after delivering the appropri-
ate eulogy upon the candidate, said, "Who
do you want?" whereupon voice in the gal
lery shouted "Garfeld."
That unknown man called upon the gen
eral on Tuesday afternoon, just as the future
President was washing his hands to prepare
for general shake. He was one armed
soldier, and rather seedy in his makeup.
Said he: "Gen. Garfield, come to offer
my congratulations
Thanks, thanks" said the general. "Let
me see, weren't you in the Forty-second,
Ohio-?'
"No, general, that's not it. Didn't you
hear that voice In the gallery when you said,
who do you want?' Pm the fellow that
said it. was for you first, last and all the
time"
"You are prophetic SOUL" said the gen.
eral, "and if 1 come to the White House de.
| pend upon it shan't forget you.'
And the one armed man left his name on
card and went away happy.
In few minutes Garfield was surrounded
by his friends, and his right hand was 60
ing like pump-handie, when burly Teuton
| pressed forward and accos ted him:
"Guten abend, general, L drinks l have
some claims on you anyhow"
81 am at your service, my good friend, y
said the general. "Let me hear from you."
''Did you hear dot man should oud in de
gallery Garfield when you say WAS haben
sie?'"
sab, yes, remember it well. Do you
mean TO tell me-
" Yah, General, vas dot man, identical
| zame"
"My friend, shall never forget you as
long as I live. Let me hear from you any
time"
And the man went away happy.
Passing through the rotunda on his way
to the csrriage, the General felt laundering
slap on his back, midway between his shout
ders and hips, accompanied with familiar,
"Hillo, old Gar"
Terning round he saw before him a very
little man, with very tall hat, and very
thick stick in his fist.
"Don't remember me, Ell? I'm called the
boss interviewer of Chicago. interviewed
old Conk, and you too, and"
"Ah, yes. Well, good-day, good day."
''Hold on, old fellow" said the little chap;
81 want to have just word with you on my
ogn hook. Didn't you hear that fellow up
Ii the gallery when you made your Sherman
speech shout ''Garfeld p"
Il did; did. Do you mean to say"
"Guess fixed you that time, old man.
knes it was bound to go that way. Now,
consider am the man who saved the Repub-
lican party"
"My dear, good little fellow" said Gar
field, .syou deserve the thanks of the nation.
shall give you new club. Come down
and see me in Ohio, and I'll tell you all
about the next cabinet. Perhaps you'll be
in it,
And the little man went away happy.
Just as the general was boarding the train,
q bottle nosed politician from the seventh
ward piucked him by the coat-tail and
shrieked, general, general, one word-only
one word"
"What is it, my mani"
do you remember when you made your
speech in the convention nominating Sher-
man that man up in the gallery shouted
''Garfeld?"
The general is not a profane man. He
was oncs minister of the gospel, but he
was also at one time of his life canal-boat-
man. Early habits of thought and express
sion are never completely eradicated, and
the future occu pant of the White House
startled some of his friends in the car as he
threw himself into seat and exclaimed:
"D-n that man in the gallery"