, 1880-06-05
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The ThIrd-Termera Very Bad
" Disfigured, but Still
in the Ring:
Beaten on All the Tests in the
Vital Matter of
Votes, :
They Attempt to Make Up the Lack
with Yells and Mere
Noise.
The Convention Brought to a
Disgraceful Condition
Of Disorder.
Having Howled Themselves Hoarae
They Were 0uly Weaken
Than Before.
The Conventions Work Pro-
longed Far into the
Night.
-
Tho AntI.Grant Contestants Of Louisiana
and Alabama Admitted Without
Difficulty.
Eighteen Of the Contesting Iii.
nois Men Given Their
Rights.
Logan Makes m Asinfno Exllibi-
tion, and Gets .Sat
Down On.
He Only Succeeded in Evoking
Tremendous Enthusiasm
for Blaine,
And in Getting Himself Severely Pun.
ished by One Of Blaine's Clever
Californians.
The Thtrd-Tcr1nors' Plan Mani.
fest1y to Spar for AIore
Time,
With the Expectations of Splitting
~-,-. the pnvcut10n "a Two -'
With snndny.~,
And in Getting Himself Severely Pun.
ished by One Of Btaine's Clever
Californians,
The Thtrd-TcrlncrS' Plan Mani.
fcst1y to Spar for Iore
Time,
With the Expeotation4 Of Splitting
,~-,- the pnvont1on "a Two --'
with snudny-

A cloudy sky, IN cast wtul rheumatic, chilly
atmosphere penetrating every .,ook md corEer
OF the grcat Convention Hui, md II crowd OF
Hhivcrfng mortals pushing nad elbowinR each
oser up and down tho pasaa9cs. delegates look
ting h'.'..|ar. stir, md cold. Ind augry,-eyer5-
body donos-,ciag tl,e; --+auther. Tho dull light
rnatlo tho pictures OIL oN~aQs look sour, md
storm, and cross. Tno frowu 0n-.+o ,vretobc3
oiI-palntota faco Of old Dqr Waldo Wds%-, %-,.t,anc,,
Zach Chandters harl mouth appeared lhos---
,lfnly set aid <,l,tadors jaw was rigid and
uncoprron,Esing than oyor In life. Tho haga
enccs, lAtlo turned black, tho rcd was dull, ana
tho white locked dirty, md tho stars wcro dlra
Thcre was gloom everywhere, In tho faces Of
the living aud BIZ tho pictures Of tho dead, gloom
In tho a.r, woss0 thon h London fox. Tho Con-
vcntton Assembly sighed for sensation, for
something to lift tho phil Of plackness from Its
slowly -pulsatiny hearts, i eamo at last III tho
person Of Prince Leopoh Of Enganl. One
Ut tho Queens boys, "a nlco-iooktng
boy, too. actually walked Into tue grcat a,npbi-
the.trc and took scat on tho platform. The
attaches Ut tho prpss aro not wo6f ia 20 mad
about distinguished strangers. eesdfif; ;they bo
/
out Of thoIr brains and tho husknca4 troha tholrs
throats, they coudesccndcd tn rcgard Leopolda as
aKonulno sensation. They craned thois nooks
to look ut him, talked about him, ind 1t onco
called CAUCUS to determine whethor Or not
they should treat him to o cheer or two.' This
was, however. decided In tho negative. The
prcsa nttachGs then subsided Into thetr poru,al
stato Of utter Indifference. but tho dls,lt,-
KulAhed strnnRcrs took up. tho Prince, 60 70
speak, antt EXAMINED him critically, pronounced
hful u nlco young man, a1tJ turned him over to-
tho Rnllcrics. Thon tho gullcrics waked up %
tho Importance Ut tho occas.on, and begun ta
uhnt, aud Iuugh. aud almost forgot tho lcadon'
sky, tho chilly Air and all tho othor dsagrecnblo
lvuturos Of tho hoavy uornlng.
When Conkling arrived With nll his stage aizs.
u cheer wont up. Fhll Sheridan WIS greeted
also with heurty applause, md Con. Gashola's
cntrunce waa tho slknul for quito IN ovation.
lso is dangerously noar boiug very great
fuyorit. 49,
Thu vast assembly required throe- quarters Of
au hour to rub elcop tut OF It's eyes and Eiso
aboyo tho depressing Influences OF tho weather.
At a quarter to II o'clock tho gavei sounded
sharply OIL tho desk Of tho Chairmau, and tho
Convention was requested to como tn order,
When tho ltov. Dr, Llttlo sald Amen! hi.
Coukling suso aud offered resolution binding
tho delegates to support tho nominee Of the
Convention.
1hls extraordinary ploco OF buncolnbe brought
IIaie, uf Mauu, to tho floor with tho request for
u eeco,,d reading OF 1t. Aftor which ho pro-
cocdetl to uttircSs tho Conycuuon br1utly, to tho