The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-03

were plentifully stocked with jerked ven
ison, extract of maize, etc. One tribe
alone, inhabiting the eighth district,
says the Suns veracious chronicler, "took
one hundred broiled chickens, ten boiled
bans, fifty boiled tongues, one thous-
and hard boiled eggs, twenty boxes
of ten cent cigars, ten kegs of beer,
five cases of champagne, and ten gallons
of whiskey." A rival band of warriors,
the County Democracy, in thirteen palace
cars, had preceded Tammany by an hour
or two on the way to Buffalo. For an
other of the Tammany tribes its fAtherly
chief had prepared "five hundred sand
witches, and large quantities of chickens,
champagne, brandy, ginger ale and CT
CARS" These articles of sustenance, in
which the severe and primitive tastes of
these abstemious children of the wigwam
gloried, were carried off by tribe of the
County Democracy which had gone on be-
fore. Either guile or the identity of the
name of this Tammany chief, John F.
Carroll, with that of Thomas Carroll,
chief in the County Democracy,
had led to this heartrending misadven.
ture. The aid of the Great Spirit was
invoked at Poughkeepsie, to correct this
diversion of Tammany chiefs bounty
and to restore to his own followers the
whiskey, wine and cigars ON which their
enemies would make merry. The Great
Spirits voice was not needed, and these
Tammany braves were forced to borrow
wampum from their chief to buy their
lunch and fire-water at Syracuse. Saws
the New York Suns historian
"A lake breeze travelling at the rate Of fiftv
miles an hour welcomed the county democracy
leaders to the convention city. Their train
was delayed by the wind storm and they got
foretaste en- route OF the reception they were
to have on landing in Buffalo. Their pathway
to the Genesee house was strewn with shutters
and signs and invisible Instruments of destrnc
ton whizzed passed them in the darkness.
Some timid travellers were at first disposed to
hold the impacable Robert b. Roosevelt re-
sponsibe for the tempest, and proposed max
ing sacrifcial Jonah of him on the train, but
he was spared through the intercession Of Col
Costigan, the able editor of the Citu Record
About three o'clock A. NJ, just after the travel
ers had retired to rest a terrific crash was
heard above the roaring of the wind outside.
The weary guests sprang from their cots, under
the impression that the cyclone was demosh-
ing the hotel They stood around in groups in
the corridors with chattering teeth until as
sured by a hall boy that the commotion was
caused by the blowing over of chimney and
the rafting Of bricks down the hues. MANY of
the statesmen, however, prepared TO sit up the
rest Of the night and tell stories and keen the
more peaceful of their number from getting
further seep-a scheme that worked to per-
fiction"
The Tammany train was four hours
late and the grand reception and the pa.
rade which had been planned was aban.
doned, the warriors taking the shortest
route to shelter and refreshments. The
big chief, John Kelley, with his lieuten-
ants, rode to his wigwam where his
thoughtful admirers had ordered for him
a refreshing spread. He lunched and
chatted with his friends, and to the inter-
viewers good.humoredly said:
So far as Tammany is concerned there will
be harmonious convention. We have no can
didates and we will be satisfied with ANYTHING
that will promote union and harmony have
no doubt we shall be admitted to the conven-
ton on some basis. That seems to be the
unanimous sentiment Of the party Of the state
We think we are entitled to larger represen-
tation than the other organizations, but shall
not bubble for any fixed number. presume
we shall get twenty-four delegates out of the
seventy-two, as we did last year We would
be satisfied to have each of thethree organiza-
tons put on an equal footing. 1t has been as
serted that Irving Hall was run merely as a
tender to the Tammany organization but that
is not true. Tammany, you may rest assured
will be satisfied with anything the convention
may do. Whether it excludes us or admits u.s.
it is for the convention to consider whether it
can get along without the fifty thousand votes
Tammany controls. | haven't given any
thought to the changes in the state committee
or to the chances of candidates for places on
the ticket"
The benevolent sachem, at one with his
enemies and strong in the consciousness
of the harmonizing power of his $4,000
votes, withdrew to sleep the sleep of
childhood innocence, but his braves con.
tinued to plead for harmony" so far into
the morning that the early rising rural
delegates met some of the city statesmen
going up to their cots as they came down
to breakfast" The Sun historian gives the
following incidents in his narrative of
this nights work.
The cherubic face of Senator Grady
beamed upon group Of admirng Buffalonians,
who shed quiet tears at his vehement but pa
thetc pleading for harmony. Senator Treanor
added dignity and beauty to the spectacle by
Ginning in now and then with his preternat-
urally deep voice. The gigantic Brennan
made country delegate hurry into the bar
room to hide tear by his noble utterance:
We are not here, sir, to get office or patron
age, but for the good of the country General
Spinola elbowed his way through the crowd
and trampled on the toes OF delegates in his
hurry to get in his work for harmony A re.
porter asked him il he thought Tammany
would be admitted to the convention. He re-
piled Well, that is what Tammany Is here
for, and that is what they will insist upon
And you think you will he admitted We'll,
If Tammany Is not admitted we'll know the
reason why. We have not travelled all this
distance for nothing. We are unanimous for
harmony on the condition that Tammauy dele
gates are recognized by the convention and
admitted Suppose they are refused admis-
sionY We'll, then, there'll be - of "A
kick, that's all. wouldn't be at all surprised
il that turns out to be the final upshot. There
are some OF the country people who are itch
ing for fight with Tammany simply to put it
out of the convention. They'll get all they
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