The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
A GENERAL VIEW.
The Intense Interest and Enthusiasm of
Delegates and Audienee.

me intense Interest ana EntnuStaSm VI
Delegates and Audience
CHICAGO, June 6.-The proceedings IN the conNen-
ton to-day accompanied by Of tumutuous
excitement. The interest in the ballotng was little
short of contagion Inside the walls of the
ton hail fully $4,000 people, occupying every
point from which view of the possible. 1t
was splendid-appearing audience and picturesque,
in view of the large body of ladies in
bright costumes present. Preserving the
decorum to be witnessed at an opera
ding the progress Of the ordinary events Of the day.
it would suddenly lash itself into mad excitement and
the great and abandon of the multitude was of q
nature which could not help but stir the blood in the
veins Of the dullest clod. These scenes occurred
whenever full vote announced, or on
Outside the convention another great host
OF waiting people whose responsive shouts when the
ly heard inside the great structure. The deirium
reached its climax when Illinois oined the column of
Blaine States almost surely presagng victory for the
Maine man The hall fairly thundered as the sway
ing audience gave vent TO it's fierce enthusiasm Hats
went into the air, handkerchiefs waved franti
caly aid the flags and decorations were torn from
the face of the gallery and made to cut their
way through the air by the occupants Of the
| gallery, who had seized upon them. When the
citement had a spent itself the gaxel of tie
chairman would to bring out ORDER and the
audience would relapse again into a condition of an
parent repose to be succeeded again by Of
excitement as the successive votes announced
When the fourth ballot finally declared, 1t was
the artillery outside the building served to again
mind them of the triumph achieved by the Blaine
forces, the building rocked under the impulse and
cheering of their sympathizeFs.
The cheering for Arthur and Logan was hearty, but
the apex of enthusiasm touched only when the
name of Blaine sounded his prospect Of success
seemed to increase The Californians were generally
the centre of the whrwind of excitement among the
delegates. When illinois broke, the Pacific coast peo
pie seized the banner they have borne since leaving
San Francisco, and proceeded with it up
| and down. the aisles. Colorado unfurled
o triumphant baRIIfer, bearing picture OF the
Maine statesman, the standard being surnOunted
with Il 1--we e1gle.. Kansas exposed banner which
bore the inscription 600 majority for the nemi-
nee, 20, 600 majority for James @. Blaine These
were borne by delegates surgfng through the main
body of the audience and the swayng Multitude the
deafenine roar the sight of futteFing emblems the
crash of martial music, the of the cannon and
the answering shouts of the eutsiie host made up
rarely to be seem and created sensation to the
heholder seldom to be experienced
The session not ended until nearly . O'CLOCK,
and through nearly six hours the main body of the
spectators had remained, to be present at
the decisive ballot. Tonight there
nn1n5er Of bdnfres and a display of fireworks.
Large crowds the streets in down.
town Streets watching the bulletin boards and viewing
the pyrotechnics There also number of hastily
improvised torch~Ight companies pzradin the streets
with music, all of which served reminder that am
other national political campaign is on.