River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-12
EVENING SESSION.

Chairman Henderson called the convention
and the vast audience to order at 1880 p. m.
After little unimportant notions the Pres
ident said: The secretary will now call the
roll of states, and when the name of state
having candidate to presents called, the par
ty selected to make the presentation will come
forward and speak This secretary then pro-
ceeded to call the roll of states, calling Alaba-
ma, Arkansas, California, Colorado, and Con-
necticut and when the latter state was called,
Mr. Brandagee of Connecticut arose, and took
the stand.
Mr.. Brandagee personally is a reduced and
handsomer edition of ex-Gov. John ). Pills.
bury When midway in his speech he named
Gen Joseph B. Hawley, the applause was
surprise TO every one. 1t was spontaneous,
exultant continued and renewed more than
once Applause lsofollowed fast on the heels
of the announcement, If you Will not sup
port our man, Wen support yours.
A solid nOnpareil biography was injected to
the loaded minion by his eulogy, and even as
Boswell he was not dry, but drew forth rounds
of applause, especially when, as was natural,
he referred to the soldierly record Of his candl-
date After he had spoken eighteen minutes he
partly lost his grip on his hearers and gavel
rapping was necessary, but few happy SEN
tenees and the mention of Gen. Grant gave him
new sway which was not lost again. Mr. Brand
agee commenced at nineteen minutes of ), and
the sun went down on his peroraton at four
minutes after $, the speech having consumed
twenty three minutes.
THE decent cheers which babe farewell to
the portly figure Of Brandagee had hardly died
away when the secretary, running rapidly
down the list Of states, met an obstruction at
Illinois, which developed in the shape of a
! ramrod like, black-robed form, surmounted
by an eagle beak and rasping voice, sur
rounded by Presbyterian elder sort of face
all bearing the name of Shelby NJ Cullem,
United States senator.
He made himself heard magnifcently, and
made better impression on the convention
than some better speakers. The applause
which the speech was sklilfuiiy framed 70
evoke inst at the right time was judiclousiy
distributed among the names Of Lincoln. Grant
and Logan-the latter, of course, receiving
double measure.
The frame work of the speech was not so dis
tinctly biographical as BrandaSees, and as
there were more frequent catch phrases for ap-
plause. Mr.. CuIlom may be said to have done
Bethany. Mo. assembled the platform
and commenced to second the
nomination of John A. Logan,
! His audience was chary of applause at first,
except when Logan's name was mentioned; and
"a one occasion, evidently as = sort OF relief
| the applause was prolonged until the char had
I To cali order After that the sudience-sadiy
1 be it spoken-guyed Gen Prentiss, and, when
he got mixed in his historical selections, iron
! icaI cheers drowned him out He stepped
| down, and no one was saddened.
Expectation waited for the name OF the state
! Of Maine, was generously rewarded by such a
1 claInorous burst Of sound as had not been
heard from human throats since the rafters OF
this same building trembled obedlent to the
name OF Grant four years ago. There was nc
/ erescendo of applause, but thunderous crash
that brought delegates, alternates, and report
! ers to their feet IN a moment The cheer;
were 90 distributed on the floor that the silen