The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-14
The New Pension COMMISSIONER.

The New Pension Commissioner. !
Ger. John c. Black, of Danville, NJ. /
is to be the Commissioners Vt PENSIONS. |
He was put forward in the Chicago
Conrntionas candidate for the Vice
Presidency, with view to a Cabinet
appointment, but cleveland. knows
not the west, where he hasncver been.
Black is man Of good hillary record
and civil ability. We are not aware
that there ~ anythingin the appoint
mentto'which objection can reason
ably be .made.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette. at ..uaras +. ..a. a
Gen: Black is very much Of a man.
He was the one delegate Of all others
to whom President Cleveland owed his
nomination at Chicago. The wild
scene which preceded the turn OF the
tide is witnessed but opce in life
time. It had been pro-arranged the
night before by the Indnnian's friends
to force his nomination by storm after
dropping Mcdonald, When Illinois
WAS called Gen. Black mounted n
chair snd called ont "Illinois casts
one yotc~for Thomas A, Hendricks. +"
Then, and before he could complete
sentonce, arose such storm rs one
seldom hears. 1t seemed that every
!. ifAaa Of that, twelve Of fifteen thousand
had athroat OF brass The hare and
blast Of tho band, containing forty
pieces, was completely drowned BY the
yelling Hendricks will De nominal
ted on this ballot was the general
opinion, and moro than one friend Of
his rushed out to telegraph the news
Theup0nr continued for nearly hall
an hour. It is not Improbable thai
the majority of the audience under
stood General Black to say, 7ilinoi,
casts her vote, etc" instead 81 one vote
But when the tumuit subsidized I,lacl
again ;i5tiiIted the chair and SHOUTED
in stchtorian voice; "llffhdis casts on
vote for Thomas A. Hendgigks-ANl
TIIIRrY-sEvES FOR GRovEA CLEvR
LANpW ""' tr. .At' i"
Then twas Growers Ting 10 shout
The New Workers led or and Tic aam
pandenWniulu rose as before and con
tinued as long amid miugling Of ban
nersg shaking hands, and hurting hats
umbrellas, coats and canes wilhIpint
the air. ~ That did ,the, work, il
shouts best who shouts Last. If Hen
bricks friends could hayercversud t4i
order OF the blooms, lie might hav
been easily nominated. But il wa
not inthe fatcs. The great, on-no,
ing tide which had swept 6tF4ts mad
dcncd crest the Hon, Thomas \. lIel
bricks up---upv-up to the. Hary pin
nacle Of his Iife's ambition; reeedc,
and'boro him back nnfid Tie chmc
that lifted Grover Cleveland there
stayo 1t WAS a.study to wath the Gu
rents Of thougIitns they passed to an
: fro over the face OF Indiana's "fav6ii
son" during all That tihic But he la
"gone back" on his friend MeDQnal
and he ,willnever be Prendept. JUST,
is sometimes slow'in Itheaaec,mplis
ment of.he perfect work, hut she
equally sure, "The mills 81 the go
grind slowly yet they grind eSoee
ingly fine * s2n" e,ii aysei esT
Gen, Black deserves his PROMOTE
Hois u manly man, We,im&gined
had Mr,IIendricks in; mind, when, i,
being himself mentioned for themon
nation for Niee-Ppesiden, he4ruse a
said Mr.. Chairman, when cal
into this hall | laid my hand in t
hand Of Joseph L, Mcdonald, plcdg
in pupos through evil report a
through good, to he trtis tohi$ fortul
amp to his friendship and never, VII
his ll.nae is before us will j acct
anything from this convention" =
Amid selfish, obvious foes and tia
trcaeherous friends, ho stock at
true to the man who, in that hour
bitter disappqintmept, most peelel
friend.4, a hero like that is bound
prosper AANGshvileaWoild.o "a
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met are lawyers, except Daniel NJ
ming. He is a journalist.