New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
THE POETS CONVENTION.


Tha Chicago People wno went do Sn 10 Indianapolis
last Tuesday to attend the convention OF toe
ing /. great man, stories OF their rxperi-nces -
would appear That the convention was not 30
numsrolsy at en- led It's promoters had hoped
Il Will be; the MISTAKE srems 70 have bern in
callir a second convention 50 sbOd alter tns DAT "
o.ts 10 get together for consultation. The thca.0
delegates treated very hos itaDlY' AMI 10
ngs eIcopt to stan around 'ook disnih@d aud
hear what tn- other PEOPLE Dai TO say anil, h.. Oh. fra.
you're FROM Chicago, ale your "ould DC INC ufss
question asked.
wnar unve YOU writtaur a.
Her. would follow , modest cot fesson. made 10 tones
ind,ca,lv. OF embarrassment
Int have you never written anything for he Cus-
rnt ana TN, question would De put VIII an express
son Of that seemed 10 add; II you hars.
yon mast bs ALL right; but II you hGrenI you sans
amount 10 nnch.
Tue rooms OF The Chcago contingent we're the rrscrt
OF tue rur, with sonethng To read you !sr
yOr private Opuion. Pets came Ia rom every part o!
Indiana and each OF these poets hal bdnue o orR Al
dialect poetry MAI because they we're not billed in he
prngranue Of TIE convention, these INSPIRED Creatures
insisted al on reading their verses TO ever BODY ihry
iuel Mr. Maurice Thompson seemed To nav b'--n the
man impressed tho Gu casO visitors most avorsoyi
he president OF The cOnvent'Ou ana one oI Tue hrss
things da was TO ieil The poets ,hat the ""re nus
ancrs A. the convention TTocee e aud ELAN IAN
70 prevail Mr. Thompson SIT quietly IN ni' CHAIR ~.
the srene wih an expression ~ bopee-sn,s- ano
contempt comminglei When the ia't hors OF IN, con
ventOn drew gu pace TIE poets anl altuo MA . co
stnnt tnmn for the privilege Of reading their porns ana
fhins or course not q ne fOI All to De nesrd
aud the result was that each tr"i 70 m"hr hb>eI os
herself heard. Tue confusion was narscriOaoy iudio-
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,rey: ani so did ia ues Whitcomb Riley Thompson
stage because he b ID TO- - A,.
nrei uoe but looked ~ her retcule Tor he
m -e could fnd II. Her efforts u recover
er o, poem wo ID been funny hdd - not b"eo
pat ete Sue set everybody 10 ioothH nhurr W Gu nIs
aud on the tables manascriI aud even hr eov-r
of the nj no lifted 10 the suspicion LAT tue lo't ioen
mic hr have lounl it. way into that instr lineht.
.Oa I'm 80 glad meet yol, sald one tusnlnS
uoosirr CHICAGO Lady, Tor cu eau teu
m, ,Tnef1rr the aunOr of The Humber Poet, ca.pe
dawn from Chicago with you would so Ike 10 sos
hmW H., 4. .,os,,o, ,naa
n WAS good thing for the gentleman In question ln1s
ne WAS tho sand ulles away. But tere wrr- coresos
An numerous IN niries after MIN hy poets AM oetsss
VINO , a med 10 nave several little gems OF their oWus
WI they iet he gOul be eai t. ala 10 DIS co"co-
Ar FIRST il was determined TO hold the next conyenuoS
In Cri,a 70 but subsequently this termination vas
re,onsi rr,d AMI the executive comnllt.e was en-
M ~ red Ia caii tue convention at ny place misos
snn,se one OF the India"a poetesses apprOacAen
CuIca o visitor AMI said triumphantiy; Wei, you
aren't gOln 70 set II, after alIE
sect whatT
VII tHSr IL a matter that doesnt concern me q
nil " rened the Cncagoan. I'm not hage repr seniinS
Cncago I've coms simply to report your proceednss lux
lay paper. - >, ,, Oh. n,stess. g lint Chicago hAs
.c,ad 80 mil fer-nt about IL that she can nave u NV.
Wbv r they bad agreed upon I"rry Hut, ia hass re -
rt M m the convention aud thanked EN- anu oio Gu
welcome"