The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-12
The HendpiOts Tidal Wave.
a aRApnIc ACCOUNT.

GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO, July ll-When the state of I'LL.
nols was reached, Gen. Palmer arose TO an
nounce the vote and said: "Illinois casts
one vote for Thomas A. Hendricks" and
then paused as If waiting FOR the outcome of
some preconcerted arrangement. He cast
MS eye toward the Missouri delegation and
apparently In responce Gen. Mansur,
oi ,drr,Nn Missouri Jumped up and emitted a
taken up by the audience and tremendous
howl rose from all parts of the hall. South
OF the space allotted TO the delegates, the ex-
cltement and noise swept gradually around
among the audience in the rear of the dele
gates, and rolled In wave through the mass
OF spectators cOngrcgated In the north wing
of the chamber. The Chair raped the splln-
| ters of his table In the effort TO
curb the demonstration, but he might
rs well have attempted to stop an eruption of
NesuViuS with the tap of u tack -hanmer.
80 lar the excitement had been confined to
| the audience, with the exception of n few en-
| thusiastlc delegates, who, remaining in their
seRts, waved their fans and hnndkerchieis
| At length, u little cOmmotion was visible i'm
the New York delegation, and the grim
| yiSagc of the Grand Sachem of Tammnny
| was seen slowly rising out of the confusion
| like the light on n dark night Mr.. Kely's
| mouth was ms wide open as the large orihce
| of pound net, but whatever individual noise
was being emitted was drowned In the fright
| lul upruar which took possession of the hall.
| Mr.. kelly's arising appeared to be the signal
! for general demonstration On the part of
| the unti-ClcVclgnd men, and the delegates
from all parts Of the space within the
| railing sprung upon their chairs and
| raised yell of such proportions and inten-
slty that the putty dropped out of the Inn
| lncnse saSheS which composed the roof of the
hall, Prominent among the members of the
| body who assisted In creating this section OF
| bedlum were the delegates from Indiana,
Missouri, rennsylvania and the Tammany
| nf N slnl. Nt...
struck up, "Hail to the Chief.S'
ard the laundering noise of the
demonstration raised In volume until the
strains of music were lost In the doafening
uproar. One enthusiastic delegate from
| Indiana, MIR. Gibson, seized the Indiana
bnnn n and bore II to the Chalrman's desk.
He passed up the isle aud shouted something
Into the Chairman's ear. The Chair, how
ever, refused TO listen, but continued
E. 'aS%P ssHS aSa SS S9s NJ. %SSs SiSson "i5n re-,
on the Internal idiocy of anybody who would
attempt to controvert so evident an indica-
ton of popularity. In the mean time the
audience and the delegates We'd with each
other In producing enr splitting noise which
| Cleveland men who were endeayoring to
gain the ear OF the Chair With all this
turmoil about him GOV. Hendricks presented
| AN EXTERNAL CALM
which contrasted strangely with the frenzy
WHICH possessed the vast assemblagc. He
sat az tffrdzen fast TO his chair aud resisted
the determined horde OF bowling delegates
who tried to drag him TO his feet. A number
of the Tammanyi Q resumed their seats, but
| Grady danced about on his chair, violently
waving newspaper and opehing his mouth
fto surlp- width Tint NJ, Seemed. that
| itcould-of itself take III nnti dispose of every
| Cleveland man In the NeWfYork delegation.
one good old soul IN the cast gallery, while
engaged In tourlshiig 9 large Bingham um;
down like parachute and alighted on the
bald head of u venerable Senator from Ohio.
Flags, handkerShlefe, fans, hats, and
even coats 0nd shaw,s were brought
into use by III, Hend ks sS sSmpathlEers
was like that OF an Illinois brush patch torn
by violent gale. All, atonce, ont of the ter
| rifle uproar, came voice like the blast OF n
| fog-horn In agony, and Mr. Beck, OF Indiana,
materinlized With y call for three cheers for
Thomas A., Hendricks, the cheers were
good win and we're supplen ented
by good old Southern yoll nor Henoricks
| from Gen. Mansur, OF Missouri Having
given vent 70 his esubcraht feeling, Gen.
| Mnnsur forced his way through the crowds In
the aisle and climed up tq Chairman Villas
position with statement that Missouri
wished to Cast Its vote solid for Hendricks
but the chair, with Vigorous thump of his
gavel which began 10 lphk Worn and Traced
around the edges, iniqqned the Missourlan
The Hon. James M.f2dAflcs, OF Tennessee,
Informed the Chair nastantorian voice, that
| his state wished tO put in nOiuhlatlon
Thomas A. Hendricks. MIR. Qunrles also
tried his hand On the Chairman. with no bet
ter success than that achieved by Gen. Man
sur. Gen. Bragg attempted TO get In u word
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