Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
-UHTUAGU LETTER.
Carter Harrison in HighIDudgeon Against
the Texas Delegation.
Cleveland's Nomination and What !
Though, Of It -Kelly's Influence.

the temperature got pretty warm
probably to correspond with the work
In the convention, but at no time was
the atmosphere oppressive, aud the
large number of visitors In the city
must have realized that Medill's ster.
e0tyed summer resort Is not entirely
without foundation. Everything was
favorable, and Chicago's reputation as
convention city was fully main
tanned.
Our Carter Harrison, though, will
probably cherish lifelong grudge
against the whole state of Texas. He
had lust come fresh from his conquest
at Peoria, where he had virtually cap
tured the whole state convention. He
was the nominee for governor, besides
being the chest mayor" Of Chicago,
and having various aspirations in the
direction OF the tail endn
of the national ticket, the
United States senate, ETC.,
and wlthal that, when he arose In con-
vention and attracted the attention of
Temporary Chairman Gov. Hubbard,
he was asked 10 state who he was and
what state he hailed from.
The nomination OF Cleveland, no
matter how invincible he may prove
at the polls, was hasty. Grover
Cleveland would have beer the
man say ten or fifteen years
hence, but the ticket should
| have been reversed, or some of the
other old party wheel horses who
have drawn the loads and fought
I the battles for years should
have had their long fidelity and integ-
rity rewarded. There was time enough
for Cleveland to prove his metal, and
II Is questionable whether his hasty
nomination was so much, las party lead
ers claimed, because he was the strong
est candidate, or because he was hit
! terly opposed by John Kelly and his
Tammany followers. The spirit OF the
convention was anything to down
Kelly and IL he had been opposed To |
Ben Butler as much as he was for him |
the latter would not have been |
80 mercllessly sat down upon.r |
II IL rather amusing 10 see how the |
wisacres talk. During the wild popu- |
lar demonstration for Hendricks lust |
before the second ballot, the band, after |
playing one or two airs to attract at. |
tention aud help Villas secure order.
struck up ave won't 90 home tin |
morning. This was interpreted by |
one writer to mean TO the Cleveland
men a cry of 'stickm This conclusion
was arrived AT after 1t was found that
the Cleveland men had stuck unlllpch-
ingly by their leader. The selection
came IN very pat and probably
would have been prophetic had
the Hendricks boom been loaded with
anything but waving hats, hand.
keTchiefs, umbrellas and noise.
The announcement of each state bal
lot as soon ~ made is wrong. IL
causes the delegates 10 become excited
and break from their candidates with
out reason. When they think one
MAJ Is making certain headway To the
desired end they break and follow like
u Hook of sheep. Every delegation
should east each ballot purely on lts
own convictions, without knowing. If
necessary, now others have changed
until the entire ballot Is announced,
There were numerous strong points
OF similarity between the two biz
conventions held aere this summer.
Both convened on Tuesday and adj
lourhed on Friday. Both met I'm the
same nall Both elected permanent
chalrmen who wore glasses. Both
the candidate who was
strongest at the beginning. Both
choSe wee presidents who were prom
inehtly before the conventions for first
pace. Both nominated men from the
East Tor nrst and men from the West
Tor secord place, One held seven SEES
slohs ana the other six. One nomi-
mated on the third ballot and the other
On the second. Both vlrtu-
ally nominated the Vice
presidents by reclamation. But
here the parallels ceased. One
nominated two men who have had the
pItsiuehtlal fever for a long time.
whiie the other placed at the head of
Us ticket a man unknown to fame three
years ago. One convention contained
'ut Jew young men, and men of no
,ehoWn, while the other contained
more men OF fame than We're ever be-
ore IN one convention. The last con-
was composed of governors,
generals ana great statesmen. There
we're some nineteen colored delegates
a no. !, and only one negro, water
'arrler, In No. 2.
The next national convention will
10 the national labor convention, y
when VIII assemble In Chicago July
". All labor unions, tariff clubs, and
nyioyes OF all mills, mines and man
assuring industries are requested to
pee' ahu select one delegate to repre-. G
ent tneir industry at this con veption. 4
M ueiegates elected and all working |
lien VINO desire To cooperate In this a
aoseuieht are requested to send their
su s a,u auuress TO VIM. A. A. Car
,,ew York city, until July p; after /
nay date to the headquarters of the
a a committee, Briggs house.
htcago, Ill. e'
What pity that we are to have =
ltie or nothing In the coming presi- Z
entiai ilght hut a campaign made nm
personal Islander and vulgar vicious
puse' ASH nation we are somewhat q
ven 70 coarseness and vulgarity-at II
vs.. mat IL the name We have re- OF
'Veu III foreign countries, and who
w wonder, since the newspapers re.
y, y, ,huch 70 what Shakespeare would sc
y, ", very poor looling" In vulgar IA h,
'.Ilsrities AZ Horizontal Bill, umean- h,
y Hon. w. Il. Morrison, OF coursa.
IN biaine, Blackjack Logan. Tom
enuticss; etc. The spirit which 10
'ompted John II. Mclean of Cincin. 81
W., Wnsn ne said he intended To
axe :. 'ae .olankedest sensational pa,
;, W america" Is too much abroad
t ehe ,ana; MT Mclean has truly st,
oie ambition. but he must look IN bo
iaureis, for he has rivals. The of
", W. Wiibns r. Storey of this CITY, tel
10 Is building marble castle tbst sol
, VIII no' much more than live to see
, h Ie, allows his head.liner To-
suen oiasphemous expressions as
efkeN To IeausN In h.,aii..-. - - 4