The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-12

less Vengeance against Blaine, and the
Blaine men exhibited less confidence, but
no less determination than in q the past.
All well understood that it was TO be q bat
tie to- the, death and Blaine 8 friends appre-
ciated the fact that it would be the final,
defeat of theirs e umed Knighta'
il valquished in 1884 as he had been van
duished in 1876 and 1880. There was, less
demonstration this morning than at any
time during the last two days, although
thousands had come, last nj ght to swell the
outside allies Of the various candidates, j.
The preliminary diminishing had ended
and the lines Of battle we're about to be
formed ~ 5s''N "Nahsa' 'f''Fl''a 4 :
baN BEFORE THE CONVEX JTIoN. i,aad II
!, Long before noon, the hour fixed for the
meeting of, the conventions q. vast. Crowd
had gathered about the INN ense ,EXposi-
ton Building and as soon as t doors were
opened the crowd rushed in Through the
various channels ofientrance.i 1.-The spec
tators were the advance tide md the strpg.
gle was for favorable seats to. see the grand
Spectacle Of ten thousand PEG PIE and heal
proceedings of the conven tion that il
nestled down in acOlnparativ, Ny little spot
near the centre of the vast auditorium
Before, any considerable nul nber OF the
seats reserved for delegates lia been filled
the space 1evoted't to spectators wascrowded
to the uttermost, with many ladies con,
tributing their smiles to the inspiring oc-
casiOn. =, A thousand favore, q auditors
graced tie grand Stage plato rfn located
i'm the rear of the stage and "a lhl0lsgs them
the wives, daughters and frie mdsf or thf
conspicuous men participating in the con
vention. The three lines of t;Omfo rtable
seats set apart for the dele gates were
marked by placards and State fiji igs to- i'lead
the, President-makerst to their lace old ntl
andstheyi began to fill up rapidly, as tShe
clock neared the hour Of noon. Most 81
the delegations came in solid column, with
badges generally indicating their candi-
date, and many of them were conducted to
their responsible task by bands Of music,
Last of all the stage was filled up by the
national committee and other present or
prospective convention dignitariesl and
when the hour of twelve was marked the
spectacle was complete and ten thousand
people waited FOR the call to order Of the
fourth Republican National Convention
of Chicago. 81 aalls MlorI haa hHa
THE GREAT LEADERS ABSENT. A. H.
a There was little Of the enthusiasm ex-
hibited III the same hall four years ago.
The absence of the great leaders of 1880,
who called out the thunders Of applause as
UIl0y t6ubCItu bIlc .COA NCllUlOlIs lRdilll
noticeable. There is no Conkling, with hi $
imperious strut to the. front through "a
storm of cheers. no Garfield, with the tow
ering form and Roman face, to call out the
pride of Republicanism in boisterouS wei
come no Logan to Unite the thunders of
Western approval ON his dark plume, no
Cameron to hold as ina vice the stalWart
old guard and extend welcomes to the
warriors who die but never surrender !; no
Dorsey to WELD imperial sway over the
adventurous that seeks the political mar
ket place mo, Frye Or, Hale, to, lead. the,
Blaine column to the last great battle, and
no Ingersoll to enthuse the convention for
Blaine by Inatchless eloqHence. Others Of
less note, but crowding forward ito fill their
places, are present, and there will be great
leadership by more n9 81 Less accepted t great
ness. = ~ of' ss'''
lie PRoMtN EMP bBnEG ArEs.se 4l49ii0,
In the first four ows OF the center line
of seats the New York delegation lis now
seated as it was four years ago, when Conk-
ling; Arthur and Sharpe Ted the Grant
majority and Robertson led the Blaine mil
nOrityo None of them are in the conVen7
tion. but the fnely-chiseled face of George,
William. Curtis is visible Where ConkIing
sat, at the head Of tile idelegation.'i Two
rows behind b New York is iyisibleHthe
smooth, youthful face nof a ME-. Sewer, who
is chairman of The New Jersey delegation
as he was in 1880. Almost in the rear Of
the centre line is visible the rounded,
Yankee face of Senator iHOanl with his,
delegation, around yhimsI He is not noted
for amiability at best and his face wears "a
extra clouds Because Of his defeat for
temporary chairman by the trading carpet
sbagger, ClaytOn5aaaIni0g lGsI9ylng L9li9x9
! On the second roWIto the right, is Clay :,
ton, with his Arkansas followers. He is
visibly nervous over tile unprecedented bait
tie between him and tile ehaifi't0 which
the national committee nominated him.
His sharp face betrays anxiety, but he, sits
fixed and motionless, At his armless
sleeve, close behind him, is Augustus
Brendagee. one Of the old Garrison aboli-
ton raiders, at the lIhead,e Of HaWley's
forces. Time has dealt, gently, with. him
and he is noted as one OF the few living
landmarks Of the early anti -slavery battles..s
In the centre of the right linelis Indiana,
with Dick ThompsOns the snow white and
Jolly mariner of the Wabash, at the head head
Of the delegation and as ready Tor tlght as
he was forty years ago" On the rearf0W rs
j ou tsiana, with Mr.. Nv illiam Pitt Kellogg
LEADING the delegation. Ohio parts on the
left, with the gentlemanly7 Looking Judge
eeatiorl. and immediately Behind Ohio sit
the lsixty fpennsylvanianS.Hg .8oii3lluEg
In the seat of the chaiTmans where Cam,
eron sat four years ago, is the lboylsh face,
IF John Stewart, but his fine-cut Features
and soft-bitie eyes arel radiant with the
of battles aeis oneof the trusted
Blaine leaders and he well .appTec iates the
responsibility of his trust, and the lines
which confront his candidate. He viii