New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-12
CONVENTION SKETCHES.
,1,sr EFFORT AGAINST CLEVELAND
.rv ENTHUSIASM OF THE CONVENTION FOR hh''
pRICKs--THE INDIANA h1rENNhsS'
my rrI rnRAPH To rHk rRlauNhI


my rELrGRkPH To rHt TRIBUNE
I,lr II Tho session of the con-
-, ,,s, night was SO prolonged that there N'e
1 feeling even among those almost oo'N'u
as, The opponent Of Cleveland however
ot.rs and believed an Adjournment "ou" ~ -.
80 aeiyerv. At half past O'Clock 'he ren'""", -,
S. ' .1once came streaming ont, filling the he'su''i
~. restaurants and saloons and the -
,gaveland hardly went ~ bed ~ a. 49,.
- - bis adversariss made the night hlarl'u'
-,., convention has shown that ony o''
:, A. time reigns IN these large bodies Al 'u' " -
a,,,g a platforrn might "a well have h'en gu" w.
o., the platform had never been rrid ny any VI -,
al. yho voted on IL II dil MOI come INTO 'n' ''' a.,
,,,tl almost midnight In sheets ana tn'y '"'o'
&c, vr,tbor, AN attempt 20 understand w. '"' y,
a.. ao,o,a,ss nched ont place here ana ue" '''
,,,,cd information Tho Chair. indifferent w INV 49,!
,uiea nov here now there. aud "vey"" :" p,,,,
,hsi langh nr applause followed an" '''"o.' ,a,,si
,r., aud the audience. the delegates s''n'u =" ",,
AT r,is,uers Of war being esqmined ~ 'h' "''', 49,,
W 1 ,..y aecorons fnr fear the mob Won" '''
,,.,n an while the resolutions we're declaring ~
an, c,,rg, rtious ~ our are, the ihleri'i'"' "
lin the progress ~ the people etc. tue '"i'',',"
.olt sbowed tha money IA interviewer WIN "''i'
~, .,t,,, WA (, mere menagere FOR the hotel poo
t., chic,so who pit up their money expecting w R''
:, ,a,h ten fold They bought the convention '" 'o"''
mon rhey let loose upon II l2,ooo sP''"N''' "',
a, whom paid Tor their tickets
acid
l,,,l ttotcta These big su dlences preVeh' ne''p "
Nolb,r,tlon IN those bodies. snd from inc ''''."'
,,,,,o, as,omhlrd It we plain that thefe wa" WV
m, tde, natnatv 30 nominate or beat '"'e'"'
,.,, bo wanted INN beaten did not care a''', Wv
,i,,f,nn either Tho article OF fath - N'a' "''' -,
"a conventions together III" t"hN'h""H -
In ,hy si,ne,nsd a committee 81 thif'l ''' ~"
,t committee TO got over its os"tlan' a'os''"
o,opn platforu, eycryhoiN's to'ponAp''' '"'' , .i
,'.,,d ,b,t -uch mrn a. they nrlotlod '""" wv
-. h,cp fools and probiby s"m''"Hs
,h.,e "a soothr every body's conscience "'' 60 ,,
NJ votes, The Republican platform "'h' '"'''7' 49,,
,,e same Vay with all It's assertions an" S''''
,o, one Of the conscience sucklers oreh'u "'' -
sgaiast H. The gcody goodies had come 20 pea ,.,
-, - r,r,oanS Hail had come % beat N''elah" "
=, n secular reporter there was not mnch MOI ~ ''"'
,etweep Tammany Hal and the Rrpu'''"" go
with tie exception that the literary ana oi",'i'"-
,..,,i,, GOA. M A. good with the Curtis party 40
win tbe T.mmany As a speaker C'lAii" "
New-York il altogether preferable 10 nj -
NJ -oos Al what ne wants elegant language anu
bapce The solitary exception OF morals soPAI'''s ~
bsncbrnan for Tsmmany and the sticAlef ioi '"' '-
iaw In each case there were complaints Oh y'"N"' a.
- the new Blaine organization has not become
machine while the Cleveland organization IN New"
baai T,,mmany even a. machine. From oe-lAnHs ~
Cd ,f,np,p, cast seventt-tvo votes and every IM'
So, ope-tbird OF the whole protested that they were
Y,srepres,nied and the eve Of taking the o"H'' %
minority appealed % the chair ana the cASI 0eciu,'
that Manning could do Just as he p'e@''ui
g. the unit rule aud TIE one Nan Po"oi '''
even 70 turn ont old machines
m a., b,ll,t came short OF nv expectations for
Cleveland thought be would run over 400 votes ana
,apaiorry of the convention. He did get double Ae
number OF the highest candidate besides
INDIANA AND HER LEADERS.
McDona came out small, considering his situation III
the Vast and
ma That state has UNIQUE stionaby lost al its hold on
tha Democratic party since 10 was carried by inc "P'
leans four years ago There has been az tle laIA @oo
carving Indiana this convention as ABOUT carry III
Illinois But there was feeling. even while the h''l'
vas being taken that right In the convention sat Hen
drck- who might neat Cleveland there was any o1 tne
spiri, Of sacrifice among the four chief candidates Nc
Ioualds candidacy has been error. not only for mm
but mis- friends all the time. Waite crying on against
the fraud Of 1876 before it, and even sent den
bricks 10 the convention his servant using the hufeu
man 10 accomplish another uiu upon MN
self for undoubtedly Hendricks wanted TINS
nomination. I'D in the line OF nlsiOr'un'
he was Tlden's heir Moreover hendricks
showed so much fortitule and good feeling In the con
venti3n was much of gentleman. attended ." the
proceednrs such kindly wat and performer ms pH
80 bouorablv and generously. that many man would
have been touched though he hat alre idr committed
himself 10 some sefseeSing .econirate candidate
told several men who wanted % beat Cieyeaut tnlt
they hai the person TO do IT with I'm Hentrck@ Before
the convention BEGAN utimited This, and when 'a"
five minor candidates dividing mp the strength ih'Y an
wanted 10 poll against Cleveland and the people asking
"w1ou shall We dld 10 head of .icvelanl' SAM Do
"You look too FAR away there Dee site IN the con
,snon" indiana not October state and here can
Ne no hostility 10 Hendricks there because man'e@'y
Mcdonald cannot be- nominated. Tie sout the wrong
MN herr. 10 DO n with Tho moment Hendricks AZ
pearsd Mcdonald disappeared
TIE OPPOSITION 30 rurnU,v.
Ohloi. one ~ the rev states which has different cen
tres of Influence The Democratic leaders are .onrved
aud those who come from about thillcnthe are 7uu ON
this earth NJ these hsvs become tl' 'n'um 'n-
element In the state 1hcn There ~ the Cincinnati
element al vided between tn- pltr.rlu7 me dam
crate pendlaton leading the foruer Cleveland comes
On az risns quantity m the State, hitherto deprived o
her Influence because she generally gave Republican
inaiuritrs There IL much eff h" foreisa and hHnrnR
s.m.nin cleveland nov, and % has raen successful h
soue recent elections Then there he the old Bourbon
dl4irr with Hamilton and Dayton fut t- centies IN
the onward course ~ things thee has moan nrtest Va
Onto ,ns the outhfui GA u1rtot pi the state heins
en- urrh W. the did uinrehudors ~ whom
1hifaan ia ihs frrp and ~ has npen Haol 10 this
convention bt thp disappointed ratiiriah pemen' % q
brats uf putting the iatai teif feet ihr AnF rn
h,sni ihu sauia which has shutn through tile rhuu
convention anil vniun uehural pfs4H 80 Wlsn"nsH. dn
tHbul btA grt tup iH uhn ani Was determined ta'
Thurman snoi5 h1t be- usi D. mhrs dHHtrfaaa mon 4"
fet control uf ue state aud remand everybody of lh5
generation 90 The nu af Ia he,iies MI iisadlf
Desired Co be- pot iu nomination lie believed that he b'd
sn the elements OF strength possessed bY Clrveaui
better geographical posluoA' no faouosai hght GA hs
hands, and October election 10 determine
the with lie had Oay recently carried the state
through the German vote, helped by the negro vote
Neither OF these interest IN Thurman,
who was scion Of the Old virginia semi-pro slavery
stOck indeed stories afiOit that Junu
MOI gans escape from the Columbus Peuitentiary in
volved a tale which would have followed the rburmans
hard IN the campaign. Mr.. Thurman himself has
times sulkrd his uncle, William Allen did not hcsi-
tate 10 charge. The Old fellows ia ONO taught the
young fellows the OF jealousy and reprisa