St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-11


hissed-the Kisses being especially strong
and numerous. With this dramatic out
burst Grady walked to his seat, and Gen.
Bragg coolly proceeded with his address. He
made the interruption, an occasion, how
ever, to administer a whitening comment
and rebulze to the Tammany crowd. When
he spoke of Senator Grady as a man who had
sold his vote in the senate chamber at AL
bany, his remarks were received with renew
| ed applause by the Cleveland forces. When
he cited the fact that those who were so
greatly interested in labor in this convention
performed no labor except on the
''crank Of the machine'', the applause
was immense. When he said that the trouble
with the opponents of Gov. Cleveland was
that he cut off the access to the flesh pots,
there were shouts of shit m again. and
cheers and laughter. His speech thrust the
knife into Tammany and turned it around
after it was inside.
I confess 1 could sympathize with him in
his sentiment that the old leaders had been
leading the Democrats to death, and that
now it was time to take new leader to lead
them to victory. He thought that the old
war horses should be retired with honor, a
sentiment which was perhaps somewhat
personal, as he himself is one of the
old war horses, and two years ago
was defeated for re- nomination for congress
in sharp contest in Wisconsin. Being on
the retired list himself Gen. Bragg was
evidently ready to have company, and while
paying tribute to Thurman and the other
old war horses, he thought they should come
up on the shelf where he himself is roosting.
Notwithstanding the personal flavor which
there was in his remarks in this direction I
think he was about right; though it was a
great mistake on the part of his district in
Wisconsin when they placed him on the
retired list
! LOST BET.
The oldest speech of the convention was
delivered by Col. Kent, of New Hampshire.
The popularity of it was that he went in at
the Bayard hole and came out at the Cleve-
| land orifce This perhaps was not surprising
when he announced that Webster was a son
! of New Hampshire, and that Frank Pierce
| was also a son of the same state, as an ap-
parent reason why the voice of that state
should have some claim in a Democratic
convention. As Webster was the leader of
the Wing party and Frank Pierce of the De-
mocracy, he was mixing things up at the
outset. 1 made small wager with news
paper man sitting beside me that he was
about to second the nomination of Bayard,
while my friend took his chances ou Cleve-
land. He had just concluded.
Under the roses, the blue;
| Under the lilies, the gray,
when I made the wager. He had also had
| lot of stuff abont the war being over, about
the south being entitled to recognition for
her solidity in supporting the Democratic
party, and 1 don't think it was hardly fair
for him to make me lose my bet by coming
out at the end declaring in favor of Cleve-
land. The only thing that can forgive him
| for, however, was that he made gentle al
lusion to Flanagan. 1 always like to hear
from Flanagan; he reminds me of some
thing practical in politics-and it is just
about as well to be practical in politics as in
anything else.
DooLITTLE GETS THERE
| When Wisconsin was called I wondered
whether it was possible for Mr.. Doolittle to
remain silent but as the majority of the
delegation had called for Gen. Bragg it
seems that he was shut out But taking ad-
vantage of the backward turn to New
Hampshire Doolittle asked for another hear
ing from Wisconsin. Just why he did this
er, has powerful voice, and on ordinary
occasions the convention and the reporters
would enjoy brief speech from his lips;
but on this occasion he was as hoarse as
Gen. Mansur this morning or
Senator Henderson at the
June Convention. The consequence was
that his speech was an utter and absolute
failure; in fact he appeared to realize it, for
after announcing that the German vote
would carry Wisconsin if Cleveland was
nominated, he stated that he simply wanted
to ''add his voice'' in behalf of the reform
governor of New York. It wasn't much of
an addition, for he did not have any voice.
l should Judge that he must have slept on his
Wisconsin farm last night and in a wide,
open portion OF it besides, for he was in good
shape day before yesterday when he made a
little experimental speech as feeer to show
the committee on permanent organization
he was adequate to be the temporary chair
man.
RENDERING THE VERDICT.
Gov. Waller of Connecticut wound up
the windy proceedings of candidate presenta-
ton. He made quite happy effort, and in
some respects counteracted the speech of
Cochran, of New York, yesterday He
said in behalf of the delegation from Com
neetieut, and large portion Of the delegates
from New England, they had listened
to the evidence and were now ready to give the
verdict. After enlarging upon this senti-
ment and explaining how deliberately they
had considered the questions, he announced
the verdict in favor of Cleveland, and re-
ceived one of the finest displays of applause
which was accorded to any speaker in the
convention.
THE TERRITORIES CHoKED.
There would have probably been more
| speeches. but the chair decided that the wild
aborgines from the territories were not en-
Titled to speak in behalf of anybody for the
presidency, and so while the concession of q
/ vote mas oeen slVen, the territories reverse
the situation which Mr.. Cochran described
yesterday, as the position OF himself, as
delegate who could talk, but could not vote
they being delegates who can vote but can
not talk. was rather glad OF IT, for while
am prepared to have this convention last
until the first of August, am afraid that if
the Territories had been turned loose they
would have covered such vast area that We
might not have gotten through in time for
the election The prairie winds, especially
in Dakota, blow desperately hard, and if
SIMEON of eloquence from the northwest was