St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-10
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CHICAGO, July 9.-Sitting in a convention
seven hours and half without food or drink,
and seven hours of the time devoted to
watching continuous and uninterrupted pro-
ceedings, limits both time and physical
ability TO give the readers of the GLOBE the
pencil sketch of the day which l should be
glad TO supply.
1t was another cloudy, murky morning
not cloudy enough TO rain but just cloudy
and damp enough TO make the air OPP
pressive, and still much better than sweter
ing weather. There were not quite so many
professions this morning for, as the conven-
ton wears on it becomes little tiresomc to
march and counter-march on the slippery
pavements. Beside, last nights and occas-
ionul drinks (only occasional, mind YOU
have a tendency to fatigue even delegate
who is engaged in the laudable enterprise of
making the next president of the United
States.
Among the morning incidents was the
gathering of the Thurman clans at the Pal
mer, with brass band and liberal supply
of red bandana handkerchiefs, which they
distributed to the crowd rs Thurman boom.
Tammany was not near so numerous
about the hotels as usual,a as they had drowned
their grief over Yesterdays defeat on the
unit rule contest and were evidently sleep
Ing of their headaches in their cars, where
they lodge They probably feel in little
better spirits tonight and perhaps will be
more numerous in the morning, unless they
resort to the same means in celebrating to-
days semi-victory which were in vogue in
drowning last nights grief,
There were the usual ticketless thousands
gathered in the street in front of the exposi-
ton building, watching TO see which particu-
lar brick would transform itself into a like
ness of the next president of the United
Stutes. Inside, the crowd gathered more
rapidly than on the previous day. and there
was but little occasion to indulge in illusions
To- ''vacant chair"
The only notable boom of the assembling
this morning was the reception accorded to
Thurman. There is no question but that his
presence in the convention is "A great assist
nnce 10 his boom, and begin to think that
the best way for man to become president
Is to be delegate to the convention which
makes them. If Thurman was not, doaht
n his boom would boom any scarcely, but
the sight of the old veteran makes the boys
yell. 1t don't work exactly the same way
with Ben. Butler, because his political air is
not quite so ea rapport (as we say in Africa
with the solid Muldoons OF the party.
\ wide open door in the exposition res
tauraut facing the presidents stand gave a
view to n legend on the wall which read
"bottled beer.n Out of Difference to the
feelings of the Iowa delegation the legend
was removed this morning and the chairmen
to-day had 10 drink in inspiration from some
other source. | understand the Minnesota
delegates will have protest spread on the
records, obieeting TO having the historic lit
erature of the building tampered with
by vaudal hands.
1t was 1898 this morning when Gov
Hubbard brought down his gavel and invited
Bishop McLarcn to open the exercises with
prayer. The chairman recognizing the mex
perieuce, as manifested yesterday, of the
convention in that part Of the proceedings,
prefaced his introduction by say
ing, The convention will please
rise during the prayer so
that the southern delegates and represen-
tatiyes from Utah had society to-day in
their rcyerential attitude. 1t was a
shrewd move on the part Of the chair, and
vas the first boom the clergy has had in
either convention. This was scheme that
the Rev. Mr. Bristol never thought of, or he
would have resorted to it to give his effort 4
good starter ON its upward flight The
the prayer book, and consequently uon-com-
initial on the business Of the day.
The devotional exercises were no sooner
concluded than resolutions stormed in from
all quarters, and four reading clerks were
used as relays to read them TO the cOnven
ton, all going to the committee on resolu-
tious without debate. Jenkins, of Wiscon-
sin, threw tub to the sweet Irish accent by
a resolution favoring the Irish league Then
the inevitable womsus' suffrage question
came to the front. Sweeney, of Texas, threw
an anchor to the windward for the labor
organization with resolution for
the enforcement OF the eight hour law.
Reubens, OF Illinois, broke the heart Of
the Iowa delegates bI socker in opposition
TO sumptuary laws. Powers, Of Michigan,
who seems 70 have a mania for getting on
top Of a chair fired in a shot repudiating the
anti rule for the next convention. Thos. (.
Heenau, OF Morris, MINI, gave vent TO q
tsrin plank, in spite Of the fact that that is