Huntsville gazette., 1886-07-03
MONTGOMERY.
The COnventiOn.-B Business
and Society.

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Overlooking the beginning aud
the end Of the Republican State Con
vention from the hour of assembling
ut Noon Tuesday June % at the
sount = the gavel in the hands of
the maj r. of fact Bingham, Chair
man of State Executive Committee to
the announcement of adj ,urnment
at 10 of the same evening by the au
tocratic Permanent Chairman, DIR
Lindsay of lawrence, reflective
mind searches the results in vain to
ascertain the objects or mission of the
Convention. Have not the controlI
ing spirits by refusing the appeal for
a ticket. and made of the Convention
| "A sign of dignity, BREATH a bubble;
| A queen in jest only to fill the scene
Upon this point however there
exists wide difference of opinion,
the nppoents of a ticket holding
that the time and money spent in a
canvass where for obvious reasons
the result is foregone conclusion,
would be SO much time and money
thrown away For this reason they
were against ticket and in favor
of giving the Democracy plenty of
rope it is presumed with the hope
that party might succeed some day
either in hanging itself or getting
inc xtricably tied up.
10 p int of in diligence and per
sonel though many of the famous
leaders of the past were noticeable
tor their absence, the Convention
compared favorably with any here
tofore held.
| 1t is true that there was missing
the skillful management of Turner
or StrOback, the influence of a
Warner Smith or Mccullough, the
sympathy of the Rukes or Kinds
But with Stevens, of Dallas, Blevens
of Londes, Lane of Madison Parsons
of Coosa, and Others the Convention
Was we'll supplied with gifted orators;
Joseph, Of Mobile, Threat of Ma
rengo and Washington Of Montgom-
cry were among the well versed par
liamsntarians; while Bingham
and Long Of Wakefield as experience
ed organizers and Councillors. 1t
""s .~tio-.hly ooa~anti-.4 Of yeuns
men, and much above the average in
Intelligence. But since The Ga
zErTE has published the substance OF
the work Of the Convention we must
tuIn our attention to a few other oi
the many interesting and attractive
features Of Montgomery, our boom
ing Capital City really beautiful in
his leafy month of June in is pro
fusion of trees and flowers Add tl
this the attractions of some of tie
LOWEST of the fair sex and the picture
is complete. The Capitol has been
greatly improved by the recent exten-
sion and other improvements ale in
progress on the building.
But the view from the eminence
sweeping down Dexter ave-. over and
about the City and its suburbs and
the rapidly rolling Alabama is
grand. 1t is becoming more and
more prided by Alabamas as the city
grows in magnificence.
Our pt ople here seem to share in
the general prosperity which Las
has been the lot Of Montgomery
ior the past feNyears. There are the
fruits of their labor and industry
=, neat comfortable and often ornalnen.
tai homesteads in great numbers
where under their own vine anlfi q
tree they may Worship God and be
happy. Many of the young men are
making success iD the mercLan
o tile business, among whom may bt
mentioned as examples the firms
Of George w Washington & Alex
ander. and Mr. Doc Allen. In the
tonsorial procession we find Nj. AL
fred Bilblingslea landmark il
Montgomery and the Vanderbuit OF
3 his calling but wi:hal courily gel
tlemenaL: also Mr. J NC Logan
! equally deserving of praise. Mr.
Logan wins prcu1er lanrels as
. favoyite leader in social circles
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