, 1880-06-08
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
ON TIE OUTSIDE,

A TItnoNo or ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE
WIS gnthoro1 around tho ExposI.ion shortly
1tter tho hour Of tho opening Of tho Convention
Thoy con8regated principally III front Of tho
main balcony OF the huiding opposlt Adams
Htrcet md tho balcony over tho jackson street
ontratco, upon each Of which WIS blackboard
hearing tho names OF Dfaine. Grant, Ehornnn.
Washburno, Edmnnds, and Window, with space
oppoelt each for tho ballots. About Il thorsand
people Wcro walking up md down tho sidewalk
on tho wostorn slide Of tho nycn,,o Disgusting
alternately tho eit1ntlon and tho inspir1
Ing beverages which wore botng den!t
out In very lively style In all Of tho
temporary aa'oons which hayo been erected for
thn accqminott9tion Of thoso holding outside
to tell fran tho conversation wl1lct Of tho catt.
dntGs wag most popular among tho Chicago
ao wero It est tsfaa q ~ bt ts he
irtt.tertnors.. Whom tho 1nnn who WIS running
tso btaakdoard loft bis position at one of rho
l.lo;,K tho roof, mounted tho soathernn,ost bals
i'Sasi @ Wlth Pspo5 d h!s iefs hsnd aai nj pieee
1rom nll parts In otsler to cssc tl.o iirst lnti,-
ton Of the standing OF tho candidates at theupen.
ns % 31e 6sos H. Gfsr 9s %eh dta, d
CLEARLY Indicating that tho announcement Of tho
vote had been matlu Inside. hui fhetted their
exciting topio. m % %hen, Sy Sawevor, r'f tno csaSy Ky
record showed that tho tbirtl.tortncr had id
adynntago bY aomc twenty votes over tho
through tho crowd. Tho Grniit sylnpasb!1crs
Emong them cssuyod cheer, but It wns Wcak
aiialr, dying nway before tho enthusiasm of tho
formers. No special demonstrations wcro nllta
until tho fourth halIot, when The name If Hut
Elson nppeatca upon tho board. when
A LONG AND HEARTY LAUGH WENT Ut.
tho impression being that so,no wag In tho Con.
Veslf10n, Aeslr'lle nt ohco Of being funny and nt
Sntnp!llnontlng Chicago oror, tho shoulders Of
S lad esst f9sSH sa z
number, OF his aympnth!zcrs tu stump The
ase w a es
nratory ut tho arnnt fioomerB to tho moro 1T.
toresttn1 remarks Of tho fakcr wAose rntont
tho crowd were informed that Grants poStion
n tho Convention WIS m historical pnnsiiel 10
tho condition Of nalra nt tbs slegeat vcks1'itE:
proper inninent. when ho would move upon the
convention's works. domand m unconditional
sirsonot ana sseto the unanltnoas 10 oat nast
ballot showed falllne az ot throe votes r. 1hs
quotation Of Grant stock. and corresponding
sans. Tss d nj a!yo sf s S oss
shutting Oft tho orators, but It tedttccd ttosr aa
dieiloes TO minimum. and unlor tho iisplruthhs ths
bou,ncrs Ut tho outside convention abandonea
upon tho MiohIqan aveni,o sidewalk. IT,.
,ierisivs laehter whleh' however la nqt sPapa !ss
2s ass as as !1o 'pn's% 'o'" r,ssss ssSsa
ssna!asss 9. ess Ss I:s,s sssS
marx mnde by o man who bad gotten n!a,se!s
snrroundea by swnrm ot 0rant men yhS h'o,EIe TeIe
fhtnHA NDFe GOfDg to hAtlnHu to tic cnHHttyn
tic election st Grant wora nude Impossible "
the strength Of blalno and whns they hseysasniII ssfaiI
During tho prosross Of tho tenth bail9t e2n, ;Ss
siderable eheoilng waa hoard from m1IaH,e s'E,x III
eone Ut tast, and That thS ne5t snsoa,nsHs sns ,uss
!aken. ill., The @ Grant MI boomers @ cspiaIttcd that =
Had hsss e1na % haf hA{s to eG sn
tnlrtsrmers side. Wheu tho attendant -atcI o. teI
b!aekb9Ard made his appearance a1aa Iaost .H' tbo
nKuos OF Grant, utaino ant 6darmat1 n,as.
tte4en wete strong In tho faith thst the.s
In oourlo of I'm ninss.ss. % hSsovcr, tho artst n
urcs nticatod loss Of three votes TT tho snf "
Maiaes iaH sAa''oN'0' Naa = 'DA A'' ''
ANaHs
Indicated plainly the predictions Of tho n@''''
:. Afsas Whiis, howoyor. tho crowd ee9sn so,se y
Ret tired Of tho decidedly tnonntonous eha} Nu@.
of tho changes In tho annu1nctnt'G,Rh.nh ~ ,hn hfcro1t
befa OF than who had kept tally ot ne ,n%i bre
'hAflots seaing thAt n0thnYEo1ild 20 8ninta ~ naScs
study Of the figures rsoottled a4ass tn1 II
Of tho two cadin4 caladi4ates, A1lG ho1snx. iaot
comparing the strength Ut tho 1Ark hots h.,sr tha
"toxuther ID knots and commented npsa w, s5o
!nuanlnY af tho shifting hgures r. u t111 p,rscs,
suppression came that. Of all tao 1A!A no njck
ChleaHne Iilustriou+ North slider w T1ts Ener-
VI tho outside candidates at long Muss Ten
niau had lost So bud Ednunta. Will1u WillS1t.san hsI
friends bud stuck BY him. tut Wasnna snt, . str,,w,
but it tsnued 10 create tho bei!Ht Lnat, .mt snd
break Ga1ua In tho ranks OF tne u.a.a,ti be
l}IaIn0 armies. tho sturrty l!li!'OlsAh sn moro
aoeept0d u e,pmpspmlse candidate .s tnns'
ru4d[lY than my VI thu other dark A4sscn cn,orcss
WhftO the Seventeenth ballot mna IN paaX IL
ahothor rt,uenx cheer Ii. the hall ssh as%sf fovpd
ahxiety Of. the out4ida audience. #a1IS,natismrI
uxtaresslotl fu a a0uiand ifoa the p!ao pinn. and
lnau to leatn tbs cAllso Vt tho etcten9a 49n word
report accordingly Ho did 81, aau uM.!,d VIZ nv iha
cao baok teat iho apglausS ~ cautS us ca3. "
haos fvr nlaiuo. die ou.!dsrs hoalsa, hoa,sd u shsa
light, which demonstration "As 1ttn.t I'LL
tho returns fEQu1 tue tualle sh9Me0 w"