The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-07
A PEN pICTUKE
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No response came as the call went o
down the roll Of the States until Michiga
was reached, when there was pause, an
James +. Joy was seen approaching th
platform, and it was seen that the fin
man to be announced was the Plume
Knight OF Maine.
There was ripple of applause as Nj
Joy took position at the front OF the re
porters' stand, and then more intense 81
lence than had ever before fallen upon tn
vast, illustrous assemblage OF 10000 ladie
aud gentlemen, and famous persons. MI
Joy began in low tone TO speak OF him
self and his trip abroad, and stumble'
along until he mentioned the name o
James ST" Blaine, and Immediately cor
rected himself and SAID he meant Jane
G. Blaine. This was followed by long
continued applause, which was succeeded
by more stumbling, and stumbling aloni
by Mr.. Joy, until the audience lost inter
est and became uneasy, disgusted ant
noisy, and left him to worry along.
: 1t is probable that Mr.. Joy was cheser
TO make speech which would contrast q,
startling as possible with that OF Ingersol
four wears ago, and tnat object was accom-
plished, though not in a manner pleasing
TO the Blaine men.
Meanwhile Ingersoll sat in the audience
aud perhaps enjoyed the eloquence OF Mr.,
Joy. There was great relief manifested
when he closed, and the Blaine people did
all the applauding they could under the
somewhat depressing circumstances, and
kept 1t up for many minutes, during
which noted lady, Mrs. Hannah Dienn ,oi
Jersey City, broke loose on the stage with
flag and created great excitement on top
OF a couple OF chairs with big flag which
she succeeded in getting torn to pieces
Upon smaller scale the wild, mad scenes
OF last night were enacted, until delegate
appealed to the Chair to clear the CALLER
les OF the crazy mob, amid a storm OF
hisses and jeers, and with great difficulty
silence was obtained.
Then Colonel Pixley, OF California, arose
to second the nomination.
Something was expected OF Colonel Pix.
ley after his gallant conflict with and vic
tory over John Logan the previous even.
ing, but he apperred to labor under an
impression that he must beat Colonel
lngersoll at his own game, and In few mo.
ments he was being laughed at, while he
dwelt frantically upon the bananas,
apples and wine, gold.bound and gilt.
edged coast Of California and the Empire
OF the Pacific coast. After a while he
tanned down little, and when he alluded
to the fact that the election OF Blaine
would violate none OF the sacred old tradi.
tions OF the people, q great burst OF
applause followed. He concluded with
some more wild and reckless rhetoric, and
then subsidized.
The Maine men were evidently dissatis-
fed aud disgusted with the manner in
which theirplumed hero had been started
in the race, and Mr. FRYE demanded two
minutes, which were given, and with his
splendid voice aud earnest manner he at
once commanded the attention OF the
people who louged TO see justice done 10
the popular hero, and he did not disap.
point them. He was repeatedly inter-
rupted with applause, and when he re-
tired, Mr.. Blaine, for the second time, was
before the people OF the great Republic for
their suffrages for the highest political
office in the world.
The roll.call went on until Minnesota
was reached, when Mr., Window was
modestiy put in nomination by Mr.. Drake,
and generous round OF applause was be-
slowed.
Then the roll.Call went on, and New
York was reached. A great yell broke
forth as the curled and scented Senator
from that State got upon the reporters
stand and climbed upon fable and faced
the magnificent throng and looked out
upon the glowing and wonderful scene.
He stood aud posed before the people, and
smoothed his plumsge and puffed out his
breast and imperi0usly sianalled the
to be quiet,
"Come up to this stage" said the Presi-
dent OF the convention 10 the great actor.
He folded his arms across his swelling
breast, laid his head back with kingly
frown upon his cleanly washed face, and
upon his loft foot with slight
stamp Of bis right, he answered with q
slow and thrilling utterancei NJ will
stand here"
Nothing 90 remarkable has been uttered
hy great man since Hendrick Hudson
ga7ed out upon the wild aud wonderful
scenery OF New York and ssid "see
there!h
AS Conkling went on with his speech
and Gns defense OF Grant, he branched
out into an attack upon Blaine and Sher-
man. The people began to hiss and howl
and order him TO sit down, and call time,
unit! great uproar prevailed, while the
Senator sucked lemon and tasted Of
water presented him by page, and wiped
his mouth daintily with 40 embroidered
handkerchief. He defed the opposition,
he sneered at the Kisses, he imperiously
waived away the howls, and struck a new
and improved attitude at every Interrupt
tiOn. When hs closed there was another
scene Of wild applause and frantic demon
Ctration continuing a quarter OF an hour,
and for the third time U. s. Grant was a
petitioner for the office oil President Of the
United States,
1t was grand opening 10 the wonder
fully eloquent and portentous speech that
and which will be presented in
the inner mechanism by the convenient
and reliable Associated Press, to which
the ardent reader is referred. There they
may read what Conkling said, but they
will have to go 10 the turkey pen to see
how Conkling looked or to Humpty
Dumpty TO see what grimacesG de made. 1t
must he noted that once during his brill.
liant speech be winked at Deacon Richard
Smith, who sat at his lordly feet, aud tae
wink Is thought TO mean something formt.
dable. In allow minutes the Senator had
the audience well In hand, and much mer.
riment was occasoned by his shrewd and
bold way OF anticipating the arguments to
be made IN the presentation Of John Sher-
man, and his arttul fiugs at other adver.
saries. He made every poiAt that could
be made for Grant, aud the most impres.
siVe and theatrical effect, No man could
have done better.
The nomination OF General Grant was
seconded by Bradley, OF Kentucky, In 9