The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-06-12
EVENING SESSION.

ceeded to call tho roll of states, calling Alaba-
lsma, Arkansas, California, Colorado, and Con-
necicut, and, when the latter state was called,
MIR. Brandagee Of Connecticut arose, and took
sthe stand M u 4.
lS Mr.. Brandagee personally is a.reduced and
handsomerl edition of exs GOV. j ohntS Pills
bury When midway in his speech no named
essh p Hswe the appaus
exnltant, continued and renewed more, than
once Applause also followed fast on the heels
of the announcement, ssIf you will not sup.
port our mar, well support y yours. :
a solid nonpareil ,biogr ply was injected to
Boswell he was not dry, but drew forth rounds
oflapplause, especially when, as was natural,
he referred to the soldierly record OF his candi.
date. After he had spoken eighteen minutes he
PARTLY lost his grip on his hearers and gayel
tences and the mention Of Gen. Grant gave hin
new sway, which was not lost again. Mr. Brand.
tagee commenced at nineteen minutes OF s, and
the sun won't down on his peroratio n at foul
minutes after !, the speech having consumed
twenty three minutes = NJ w EsS3
the portly figure Of Brandagee had hardly died
away when the secretary running rapidly
down tho list of states met an obstruction d
Illinois, which developed in the shape of q
ramrod. like, black robod form, surmounted
by nm eagle beak md q rasping voice sur.
y
all bearing the name Of Shelby NJ Cullom,
United States senator =, sI.5
He made himself heard Smagnifc ently, and
made bettor impression on the convention
than some better speakers The applause
which the speech was sskillfully framed t.
evoke just at the right time was juliciously
distributed among the names Of Lincoln, Grant
and Logan-the latter, Of course, receiving
double measure 53{3ss 4 Iss N. & a
The frame work Of the speech was notsc die
tinctly biographical as Brand gee's, and az
there were more frequent catch phraaes for APP
plause, Mr.. Gnllom may be said to have done
himself proud. When Gen b M. Prentiss oi
Bethany, Mo, assembled the v platform
and commenced to second the
except when Logan's naine was mentioned; and
IN one occasion, evidently as a sort of relief
the; applause Was prolonged until the chair had
to call order. After that the aud ience-sadly
be II oken-guyed Gem Prentiss, and, when
ne got mixed IN his historical selections, iron4
ical cheers drowned him out He stepped
down, and no one was saddened. t5a "A
Expectation waited for the name Of tho state
OF Maine, was generously rewarded BY such a
{ clamorous burst of sound as had not been
Z heard from human Threats since the srafters Of
this same building trembled obedient to the
name of Grant four years ago. .Thore was no
crescendo Of applause, but o 5thunderous crash
that brought delegates, alternates; and REPORT
sers to their feet in 8 moment & The cheers
were 80 distributed on the floor that the silent
spaces we're concealed when they rose and the
: whole audience seemed TO DO on it's feet; every
{ HAND kerchief, fan and other object Of portable
property In the hall seemed to fly into the air,
and every voice in the building seemed to join
IN the screaming diapason of mad applause
After the chairman had succeeded In produc-
introduced. The sensation was intense, and the
interestin Mr.. West on account Of his command
ing presence, and sympathy for his intirmity
4 brought all to silence in the vast hall. Tie
( fna quality Of Judge Vests eloqnenee was not
marred BY injudicious and ind scernible cheer
Many 9 correspo ndent saw his paper iimly
+ through eloquence-b idden mist Of tears ias
Judge William West OF Belief lorraine lifted his
5sightless eye toward the sky and pointed with
his long scholarly finger toward those portals
{ q light whence a braham LINCOLN looked upon
The tall attenuated figure, Southern in general
aspect and dress, was seated after the first few
sentences, but still lowered above any In its
sfReighborhood. The eyes, which can snly look
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ggrayish tint told thrillingly Of the emotions
seething in the heart below, and Transmitted to.
the thousands in front BY o high, resonant, at
tentonT ceiling voice, and incisiye accent
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the sscrifce Of the United States senate; that
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