St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14


he would be obliged to withdraw from the
other tickets. So the platform dodge was
resorted to and worked to charm.
A NOTABLE SPEECH. Yb
The best speech of the entire convention
was made by W.R. Cochran, aylawyer of New
1t was delivered about six O'Clock Wednes-
day night. The convention had been in
session seven hours continuously, the time
being occupied by the New York quarrel and
the presentation speeches naminga1candi-
dates. There had been numerous attempts
to adjourn, but the galleries so
intermingled their voices in with the delegates
voting no, that the chair decided them all
lost.
Senator Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, had
just, made a motion to adjourn. declaring
that physical endurance could hold out no
longer. Mr.. Cochran also joined in urging
the adjournment, but it was again declared
lost. This was the only move that Senator
Wallace made in which he was not success
full
Mr. Cochran then took the platform,
beingthe next speaker after Grady, who, I'm
der the guise of seconding the nomination OF
Bayard, had INDUCED in violent philippica
against Cleveland and had been alternately
Missed and cheered. The greatest confusion
and disorder at any time of the convention
was during Grady's speech. When another
Tammanyite arose the convention was not in
1>f TO al fOo
ishness. The delegates were too
hungry and tired to think of much
else but adjourning, but Mr.. Cochran had ut
tered but few sentences before he com
manded attention and after few inter
ruptions at the outset quiet and order was
secured in the galleries, which the almost in
cessant hammering of the presidents gavel
had failed to secure for Grady. He-spoke
with ease, and nerve and fervor, his voice
strong and his gestures graceful. When he
intimated that he was nearly through, there
were loud cheers of go on, go on, -
from both the convention and the
galleries-the hunger and fatigue being for
gotten in listening to the speaker. 1t would
be difficult for an orator to secure a higher
triumph than those shouts to $50 onP'
which greeted him in view of the surround
ing circumstances, except for the involun-
tary outbursts of applause from both friend
and foe. l never saw more quiet earnest
attention given a speaker than was accorded
Mr.. Cochran when he uttered the following
concluding passage:
And, gentlemen, if these last few words of
warning, which are perhaps to be the last that
win come from New York to this cCnvention-if
they be needed as / believe they will, you will
find that every element Of contest will be stilled
that although we may have been divided by the
wild waves of tumult, as soon as the gavel of the
chairman declares the nomination made, we will
become calm and placid as the bosom of lake
in summer. Though we may have been divided
before we entered these halls, are but like
the countless rivulets that go to make up a
mighty stream, and which, though turbulent and
violent while they flowing in their separate
courses, after they have passed the point of
confluence merge together and roll
their united course to the
sea in majestic tide. resstess in it's strength,
and mighty in its force. So with all these vari-
conflicting elements of the party, divided by
various preferences, divided by local faction. l
trust, 1 believe, implore, and pray to the wis
dom Of this convention that they will go out Of
this door united in mighty mass, sweeping on
in It's path to victory, and resstless by reason of
its very purpose, and grand by reason Of the
leadership which will be chosen in the body of
this convention. Then there will be no reason
to fear any religious question. Then will there
be no reason to fear any labor question
disturbing the plans and the harmony
of the campaign. The moment that the
choice is made, the choice which have suggest
ed-as being the next which could be chosen af-
T bnll hat.
will hear but one prayer uttered throughout the
length and breadth of the land, on eprayer which
will come alike from persons of every creed, and
rise from houses of every description of worship,
one prayer that will ascend to heaven with the
incense burned upon the Catholic altar, as well
as breathed to God in the colder, more severe
and frlgid form of worship adopted by other
sects. 1t will be part of the liturgy of the
Episcopalism. part of the prayer of the
Methodist minister 1t will minge with the
prayer that the Irish maiden will breathe at
nightfall, and that prayer coming from many
thousands OF hearts will be for the prosperity of
our land. Applause. The prosperity OF our
land is involved in what this convention will do.
See to it, gentlemen, that you make no mistake
by casting under the feet of mediocrity the prize
that should be reserved for the contention of ex-
cellence. Applause, See that the presidency
will be garland that win crown the brow that
will be fit to win il; and it is with the hrmblest
and most complete confidence in the wisdom of
this convention that suggest the grand old
statesman from Ohio, Allan G. Thurman, as the
one upon whom the choice should fall.
No speech in the convention Appropriated
this in force and power, aud 1t seriously
alarmed the Cleveland forces, and well il
might, for it gave food for good deal of
thought, and it required great deal of brac
ing up during the night to prevent its de-
moralizing effect. | am speaking of it now
from purely oratorical standpoint, and il
deserves recognition. The recognition it re.
ceived at the hands of the convention was
higher than any compliment can pay it.
CHIT CHAT.
Mr. Fellows proved himself an able man
and brilliant orator. In the debate on the
New York unit rule on the first day of the
convention, he won his case and that was
the turning point or crisis in Gov. Cleve.
lands cause. To the surprise of every one
he was not heard again in the convention
and though he was loudly called for in The
galleries to reply to Tammany, he KEEP
silent | should have been glad to have
heard some more speeches from him. The
delegates I cared to hear the least were the
oftenest on their feet
The fact that the Minnesota headquarters
were on the Office floor of the Palmer, ena
bling calls to be made without getting into the
crush of going up and down stairs, caused
thousands of visitors to drop in during the
week and made their quarters very popu
lar resort. The st. Paul police force and city
council also made it their central point, from
which they ramified to all parts of the city.
The southern delegates would not go tc
see ''the Siege of Paris or ''thc
Battle of GETTYSBURG because
they alleged, ''the war is over"
The good order in Chicago during the past
week was due to the presence of the St Paul
police force. The ''crooks' know better thar
to cut up any didos when they were in town
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