St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-09

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and could make himself heard if it should see
fit to put him on the platform. He favored
the unit rule opposing Grady's amendment
Power, of Michigan, was anxious to squelch
things by delegating the whole matter to the
committee on rules when one should be APP
pointed. But he was somewhat nonplussed
by the information from the chair that there
was no provision for the appointment of such
a committee.
Cochran, of New York, was the next orator,
and in reply to the point made by Fellows
that the resolution ordering the unit rule was
passed at Saratoga, without dissenting vote,
he rather gave himself away by stating that
the reason they didn't object was because
they thought majority of the delegation
would be on the other side.
Several other speeches we're made but
nothing that attracted any special attention
until Carter Harrison, "the best mayor and
Democratic candidate for governor of Hi
nols, mounted the chair and was almost
knocked off of it by the chairman of the con-
vention who asked him to state his name SO
that the reporters of the convention and
audience might know who the humble it
zen was that was appearing SO conspicuously
before them. Carter rather favored Grady,
but he didn't get over being asked to intro
duce himself to the audience. He consoled
Grady by telling him that upon every thing
else that came up before the convention he
expected to vote against him.
JOUN KELLY
The next notable scene was when John
Kelly arose and for the first time the larger
portion of the audience knew that he was
present. The applause which greeted him
was immense and there were repeated and
continuous cries of platform, - interspersed
with the favorite ''Hi-yi-yi" with which the
braves are wont to greet their chieftain.
The only way order was restored with out Mr..
Kelly's coming to the platform was W hen the
chair announced that under the rules no
delegate could speak from any other place
than his seat unless especially invited to do
so by the convention.
Though Mr.. Kelly is a very good speaker
he failed to make himself heard, and the on
" especial point l could catch was that New
York state had sixty-eight Republican coun-
ties and ten Democratic, and the Democrat
ic counties were opposed to the unit rule. 1t
was simply the sight of him which brought
out the applause and not what he said, for
while the delegates may have beard his
speech the reporters save the short hand
men who stood at his elbow, and the audi
ence did not, but the Tammany "Hi-yi-yi'
was extened TO him just as though the
braves were drinking every word he uttered.
The second speech OF Mr.. Fellows, which
FOLLOWED Kelly's, was the speech of the day.
1t was eloquent, forcible and keen. When
with mock gravity he said that Mr.. Kelly and
himself were in tender sympathy, and that
he had bright hopes for the future when he
heard such eloquent denunciations of ma
chine politics from the lips of Mr.. Kelly and
Mr.. Grady, he brought down the house, the
delegates this time joining in the laughter
and applause.
AS the debate had now lasted about two
hours the delegates and audience were both
becoming FESTIVE, and the audience, which
appeared to be running things, made the air
blue with shouts of "Question ~ 'Ques-
tionr' In the midst of the confusion E. A.
Burke, of Louisiana, moved the previous
question. A large number of delegates
were standing on their feet and a still larger
number were talking to each other, while
half dozen or more were shouting ''Mr
Chairman" Mr.. Grady and Mr.. Cochran,
of New York, being conspicuous among
that number.
1.-THE previous question is moved and
seconded and is not debatable, and I will
vention has decided that question:" shouted
the chairman in stentorian tones. Follow
ing this ruling he said, "All those in favor of
the gentlemen from Louisiana ord. ing the
previous question, say aye" There was a
light vote and the negative was quickly
called but feebly responded to, and the chair
declared the previous question ordered. The
confusion was so great and the motion was
put so quickly that not one half of the con-
vention voted and good deal less number
knew what had been voted upon.
AN oUTBURsT.
At this time there was a great outburst of
applause without any apparent cause and
looking hastily about for the cause l saw an
apparently old man, with hair and beard so
grey as to be nearly white, command
ing the attention of the chairman. He was
above the average height and had a massive
frame and was dressed in plain business
suit closely resembling in color his hair and
beard. One eye seemed partly closed and
his face was somewhat pallid. He had sim
ply risen in his seat and had not
spoken when the applause burst
forth. The shorthand reporter hurried
to his elbow that might catch his words and
the chair recognized him though the previous
question having been ordered, debate was
out of order. l used to be familiar with that
face, but twenty years have elapsed since
have CHANGED to see Allan G. Thurman, of
Ohio, and to have met him on the street, /
would not have recognized him. He is Wig
orous, but twenty years have wrought great
changes in his appearance, and the marks Of
age have oblterated the Thurman that was
wont to see on the Ohio stump in my younger
days. The reception which is accorded
this veteran reminds me of that
accorded to Garfield in 1880,
whose appearance on the most trivial
question was the signal of applause. Mr.
Thurman, like the great majority of the
crowd, was not aware that the previous ques-
ton had been put and ordered, aud upon
being informed of the fact, he quietly took
his seat and the short hand man retired
without the record of speech.
Senator Thurman's rising after the APP
plause extended him had subdued, really
seat the hubbub began again. Powers, of
Michigan, was shaking long, honey finger
at the chair. A California delegate who &C.
cunied a front seat. raised point of order