Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
CONVENTION ECHOES.
Interesting Points Picked Up by Cor
respondent.

Interesting Points Picked Up by Cor
respondent.
The speech of the convention was from
Congressman Mckenzie, of Kentucky,
who presented the name of John G. Car
Isle. Mckenzie had, too, the best sub
ject. Carlisle, next to Bayard, is by long
odds the best man who was presented to
the convention. Mckenzie evidently
knew all about Carlisle, and it was equal
ly clear that he was his fervent admirer.
He was one of the few men who were
really eloquent, because he really had
something to say, and believed in his own
heart what he said. He presented Car
Isle in the name of the South, which in
the next election will give 1853 of the cleo
toral votes out of the POI required to elect
the President.
1t was the first appearance of a manly
front from Solid South in national
convention since the war. If the timid
delegates of the South had had the cOur-
age to wheel in line, to follow the bold
leadership of the Kentucky q egation,
Carlisle would certainly have bean the
most formidable compromise candidate
the field could have selected.
The Southern people in the convention
dwelt much upon the fact that the war
was over, and that this country should
not be divided any more upon lines of
latitude than it should upon lines of lon
gitude. If they believe this they should
not be afraid of Northern prejudice against
the Solid South.
Mckenzie gave the convention the first
genuine el0quence to which il was
treated. He spoke without preparation
and carried off the honcrs easily. At the
end of his first sentence, a neighboring
correspondent said to me:
els not that man from KentuckyTH
''He is,' l answered.
81 thought So" said he. ''It is in Ken
lucky orators are born."
THE GREAT JOKE OF THE. CONVENTION
was the killing of Henry Watterson's
speech. He had written out an elaborate
effort to be used in seconding the nomina-
tion of ''Old Saddlebags." He had pre-.
pared himself well. He had rehearsed his
effort before magnificent pier-glass at
the Palmer House, and was ready to take
the convention by storm. But before he
could deliver his speech he learned that
the Kentucky delegation was 90 present
Carlisle. AS Kentucky is one great clan.
nish family, this action shut off Waiter
sons advocacy Of Mcdonald. He was SO
disgusted at the situation that he imi-
tated Ben Butler and left the convention
for the day.
GOV. HENDRICKS SPEECH NOMINATING
THE ''oLD TICKET
under guise of nominating Joseph e.
Mcdonald was a clever one, but if it
really intended to nominate Mcdonald it
was not far short of a failure. The be-
ginning Of the speech was a general
treatise on government, and programme
of what Mr.. Hendricks would do with the
general government if he were President.
but which had no discOyerable relation to
the candidacy of Joseph r, Mcdonald. The
cfTpqf frand MT of ao
cratic party to avehge it, occupied much
more of Mr.. Hendricks attention than
Indiana's favorite son did.
AS FOR THE CONVENTION
itself, it appeared to be composed of men
better looking physically than the men,
bers of the Republican Convention. There
was less a look of business and soliditv.
and plain matter-of-factness. and more of
an appearance of show and display and
fine dressing than there was a month ago:
and, upon the whole, must say / never
saw finer looking body Of men I'm any
public gathering. The Democracy run
greatly to display, and in this respect one
of their conventions is by far more at
tractive than Republican gathering.
BEN BUTLER HAS BEEN
on the war-path all day. He is mad about
the platform, and his mad sticks out all
over. While in conversation with several
Congressman and Senators he declared
that the platform did not meet with his
ideas and those Of the wOrkingmen whom
he represented. 81 have at my back.1
| said Gen. Butler, san organization Of
WOrkingmen who will poll 1,j00 600 votes,
They are solid for me, and expect that
will look out for their interests here.
Should countenance a plank in the
Democratic platform which is not in
their interests, 1 would be recreant to the
trust imposed in me. The very moment j
put myself in that position the organiza-
tiOn which now supports me would
go to pieces. l would not do that for their
sakes, and certainly you would not have
me do it for my own. At heart l want to
have the Democrats succeed, because
believe that if they are not now with me
the day is not far distant when they will
be. Should l run / do not believe that
their chances will be diminished. / will
draw most of my votes from the Republi-
can party. This would be of advantage
to the Democrats. Should 1 secure any
electoral votes it would simply throw the
election into the House of Representa-
tives, and that would insure the election
of Democratic President" The position
as outlined in this statement of Gen. But
Ter explains the failure to nominate him.
1t shows, together with the fact that he
will not accept the platform in any of its
parts, that he intends to run as a stump
candidate.