The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-06

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~ CONVENTION yxcEnPTs.
'esnss aud hhsiehss sf the Opening.
Ouisids',he HNli. NV |
From chtcC.o Tribune u Ftdmsl;y. %
This crowd that tllled the house number.
I'd between 5000 and 1000 Spsisons, about
100 being females. Il 10 sad to zee the
number Of uneccupied seats In the lower
end Of the building and remembering tAe
crowds Of people outaide who would have
made almos. any Kind Of = sacrifice for
them. Ias only people In The vast ihropg
who were not alert were tho delegates.
They came struggling .Aong In all SORTS 81
order, boins alone ard somu In squads Of
stx and eight The New York tnsn came
III Gu nAtse, and we're handsome and fair
10 look upon. They were oil tine.looklpg
iellUwp, xelldfetsed, and polished, and
almost every man Wa nhud In new, French
call, los.tut Bhoes. Thty carried them.
selves like 20 many stalwArts, and their
very bearing was Oriental. As \ ruls they
wero tefItus, lacilurn, and the far-away
look IN sotns Of their eyes did not portsnd
tho glrA,tBt Asaurancs ol success. The
leader Sas Mr.. George William Curtis, with
his handsome white whihAers and blue.
edged handkerchief dAintlly psrlumsd
win tw,et.pea. Lie had on hia am Theo.
dore Rloaevelt, who toksd right and lti.
10 the delegates and newspaper men.
Tho Georgia delegates were 10 modest
and 30 shy that they came In softly, sAt
down qEetly, folded ihu,r hands and look
I'd rs dtn'ure es though preparing ior B3me
religious sxsrclse oil solemn character.
lne IaAas men wore loose, III filling
troutuis, and were Ga dusty as though they
had .a Tome from Galveston on iUJt.
Thr.s blRt keyed, brad shouldered Mis-
sourinrs came next, and by the time they
had found comfortable qua.leru oil the
Ohio men appeared, .ome with ioothpitk :,
come With rolls Of papers, and not low
ylOred and a. trim and spruce "a 80 many
cadets. ths Nevada men were u bald as
SONS oil Ihtlr own noun,ain.tops; the Cal.
iioruia folks locked wGll.led anu well.to'd, +;
tho Connecticut men were nearly all dye.
peptts-ihe Arix1nians all s.Iangt; while
tho familiarity Of the Iowa mon was equally
remai kable, u. b.
Any one could tell that the Virginia Eel,
lows hal been In come kind Of niLchiel
ths might before, Tor they came In with eyer
downcaA. and law nobody till they were
seated. a f.Esa -sfllr. sz.#r
The Illinois folk did not arrive I'LL altcI
l2. They looked plump and rosy, and 81
one oil iLe men had q bit Of strawberry
shortcala on bis chin 1t was the inference
that they had lunched Grst. -#l 81
. Senator Malone with a fan In bis hand
his lip In his mouth, and buttelcup In
his lapel, led the van. This delegation
moved the house 10 plauditB, which thu
Senator acknowledged with q low bow and
gracious smile. '5 .a,lls4g a.
The Rhode Islanders, alnos! as snall Al
! sets people, and about that time Governor
|. Oslesby, white, smiling, and serene. can't
In :nroush the press door and went upor
: the stage, there he was seated In the iron
row. q. g
Miss prube Couztns led tbs way for bel
MISUNDERSTANDING father. who was try
ing very and to ses somabcdy oyer his lei
! shoulder sg, ~. I-f 5
8 THE SHOW BrdISa
I As the musicians In Johnny Hands or
i. Chestra sIpck up march there was gen
eral turning OF beads, aud really the rude
ness wSs pardonabie, for tho picture wa
. magnificent There was perfect sea o
7 iaCet; tacea belonging 10 beautiful womel
. aud intellectual mer; the house was flood
! ed withlghi; gay little fans swaysd toant
fro, waiting the perfume from a thousant
a fragrant lowerg that ernsmented corssg,
s and lspe.
]. There VERT no women on the main floor
which vas reserved for the delegates
There we're two noticeable features abou
: this grea: body 0! men; they were all a
! quiet and as baldps 30 many babies. Til,
A boxes on either side Of the hovao were re
. served ior guess. Tho most distingaishe,
y ones, however, had been assigned 70 chair
i back Of the stage. 10
:. There sss little storm Of exci.emen
among the leaders when Senator Sabin ap
: peared on the platform and began to &c
arrange the Il ,ral design that some one na,
0 placed or the Chairman'a table. The lai
4 creatures mitook him for Senator L-gau
and his heavy black mustache, pale lace
and bright eyes became the topic OF cou
| VeIeSuoH y hehICu Wh6 tuen mRQe 10
s Nj. Logan, who WAC not lornd. .-,l
b THE uNcoXQuERlSa HKRo GOMEZ.
y The entrance OF Powell Clayton was
signal for applause, He wore glossy, well
!, fitting ccat, and his empty sleeve won Ii
- hearts o! the women instantly. Ills fac
was almost Is pale ~ bis white mus.ach
T and heavy Rostee, -g'e5g ~. '',.gE..
4 Tho female portion Of the audience wa
!, restless long before the Chairman wa
elected, snd doubtless many were disap
u pointed. One young woman wanted to se
:. tho dark horee." Another nearly blinde,
, herself with poor opera glass looking 70
!. Blaine. she hsd-found, as che though,
Arthur, Conkling and Mayor Harrison
and, although che carried photograph Q
9 the e1'sacretary Of State, she failed Il
finding the original up to O'Clock.
A box full Of ladies "got hungry a
: bears" although they had been masticatin
d caramels .nd chocolate creams for an hou
/ or more. Th0y ssree4 to draw tots l.
j.. see who should 20 out for come sand
, wiches. The politician Of the group Loaf
and collecting some forty cents, went of t,
4 the Crawford for some nice tongue sand
wicheH," but, like the Three FNhermep
she never came back any more. l-.
y srIonr or siynwrcurs. s-'.