The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-10
CoNKLING AROSE


at 9 o'clock amid immense applause,
long continued. and mounted a re-
porters' table, so that he was lifted
six feet above the audience, and far
forward in it. He was dressed in a
business coat of good fit, and his
usual good linen. He is always so
we'll dressed that he never dresses
especially for an occasion. He wore
a white Grant badge of silk, fasteh-
ed with blue rosette on his lapel.
His speech was the first good one
of the Notwithstanding in good
points, delivered with dignity, and
making men think about the last
great men the Republican party was
about TO dismiss. Conkling was
several times interrupted, but, not
withstandIng his impassiOned mode
of speech, he kept very cool at such
times, never complaining; and even
when brutal remarks we're made
from their places by some eXasper
ated towards, he held on his course
with a gallantry which won steady
consideration from friend and foe.
Conkling's speech was followed
by one of those eXtravagant bursts
of applause which have been true
only of the present convention, the
populace taking the ball out of the
conventions hands, and for half an
hour giving wild cheers, intermin
gled with screams. Owl flaps and
hawk-cries, and all the noises that
devotion, excitement, endurance
and desire could make were repeat
ed till the chairman abandoned his
desk and sat back, mere mote in
storm. Hundreds, perhaps thou
sands, of women joined In the de-
monstration. The air was full OF
parasOls and umbrellas, of canes
and hats, Of coats and flags. They
sized the shields of the delegations
and marched around with them, and
so it waved till three quarters OF an
hour were gone. The soul OF Grant
was still marching on.
Garfield then brought forward
John Sherman. Garfield was loud
| " applauded-hal for himself, half
I for anti-Grant and anti-Blaine, nei
Their of whom are the favorites of
the quiet, social element of Chicago.
| He looked very well-almOst Ro-
man like, towering over where Mr..
| Conkling had stood above the con-
vention. He wore a brown frock
coat buttoned all around him and
gray trousers. He made a more pc
etical speech than ConklIng, but
also too pIetty-too much IN the
/ sentences and too little in the feel
/ ing, its tone of voice artiticiallv
pitched.
Vermont was called at HID
/ The hall was still crowded with
probably twelve thousand people.
/ J. Gregory Smith, ex-president of
/ the Vermont Central Railroad, a
man of pale skin, black hair and
fine black beard, and with good
brain marks, took The place by the
Presidents desk and made good
speech, little listened to. He called
Mr.. Edmunds 'brave, clear, vigi
liant man." Roscoe Conkling lis
tened. bending his head approving
ly to the eulogies on Edplunds.
J. B. Cassidy, of Wisconsin, nom
mated Elihu Washburn. The name
Of Washburne attracted scarcely
any applause, and his nominatoT
was a hungry looking hawk, who
read from a little piece of paper his
starveling argument. He praised
Edmunds too.
1t was quarter to twelve, and
still the audience hung on. Bran
dagee, of Connecticut, a bluflish,
plausible man, presented Wash
burne's name, too, in better style.
He pulled Gen. Terry and Joe Haw-
lev, but the audience. seemed not to
be quite clear who they we're.
Joe Browns first speech in the
senate was for the flag and an APP
preparation" The senate commit
tee on appropriations had reported
adversely to the house recommen-
dation TO give ten thousand dollars
to the Brunswick harbor. Senator
Brown insisted that the harbor had
been surveyed, and that the harbOr
was of great Importance to Georgia
and All tho DaODla ALONG the coast