Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-07

ridiculOusly oxtravagant and OutrageOusly
noisy demonstration occupied the scene.
The delegates were bad enough, but the
conduct Of the men and women in the gal
leries was inexcusably indecent. Five
minutes Of applause would have been
good, ten minutes might been endured,
but fifteen minutes turned the enthusiasm
into farce, and the twentieth filled every
calm observer with disgust. 1t would be
difficult to say what was not done. Let
the reader imaging kaleidoscope combi-
nation OF faces, arms, legs, umbrellas,
flags, canes, banners, coats, hats, sheets of
paper, chair legs, caps, fans and ribbons,
and, giving imagination free run, intoxi-
cate it and send it maddened through the
realm of possibility. When imagination
wearies, the readers will have touched the
hither verge of the boyish balderdash in
which the idiots revelled for more than
twenty minutes after Conkling stepped to
the floor and resumed his seat
Mr.. Bradley, of Kentucky, seconded the
nomination.
Sherman's Champion.
The state of Ohio was then called. Gen.
Garfield took the table vacated by Conk-
ling, and received round of applause.
Straight and massive he began to mesmer-
ize the multitude. At one point he roared
snow what do we want?" ''Garfield, -
answered deep-chested outsider, and
5000 hands were brought together in will
ing applause. 1t was calm dis
passionate speech. No shafts were sent at
rival aspirants. There were no thrusts at
their records. He said that he was always
touched by sentiment in honor of great
and noble man. He had seen the sea in
its fury of storm. 1t was grand sight,
but he remembered that after all it is the
calm level of the sea from which all
heights and depths are measured. He
cOunseled them to calm and quiet con-
sideration in the hour of determining theil
duties.
| After the neap tide of Sherman applause
had receeded, Mr.. F. G. Winkler, of Wis
consin. seconded the nomination. An
enthusiastic outsider had arisen under the
portrait of Lincoln, at the farther end Of
the hall, and was making a speech. He
was so far away from the stage that he
looked like a small heron. Those below
him, however, gibed him with cheers, anG
kept up his pantomimic display for some
minutes before Winkler got a hearing.
Elliot, the cOlored orator, of South Car
Olina, varied the monotony of the general
ly Indifferent speeches nominating candi-
dates by an eloquent and well-delivered
appeal for Sherman, and Ex-Governor
Smith, of Vermont, then started the Ed
munds boom. which was seconded by San
ford, Of Massachusetts,. The convention
and the galleries we're both wearied of the
OratOry and fireworks, and repeated mani
festations ofimpatience were given. As soor
as it became probable that ballot must
go over till Monday, the interest of the
vast audience visibly tagged and empty
seats became visible as crowds rushed tc
escape the heat of the hall. At 1:3(
Cassidy, of Wisconsin,, rose to nominate
Washburne, but Conkling, Frye and Gar
field had made all ordinary speeches stale
and Improbable and neither Cassidy mol
his theme inspired enthusiasm. Brandigee,
of Connecticut, infused fresh spirit into the
jaded audience by sprightly, eloquent
seconding Of Washburne. He closed at
11:5O p. m, leaving Sunday but ten min
utes off. The nominations were then finish.
ed, and a motion to adjourn until 10 o. clock
on Monday was carried just as the midnight
hour was struck.