The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-16
NEW YORK LETTER.
BIaine's Demonstration. Political
Cranks. Narrowing Tales Of the Ten
ement. Figuring on Indiana.

Cranks. Narrowing Tales of the Ten
ement. Figuring on Indiana.
Especial Cor. Sentinel)
New YORK, Aug 11-The town
has been on broad grin for day or
two anent the Blaine demonstration
fasco. The man from Maine was OK
pocted to reach here Wednesday
! morning at the latest and great were
tte preparations made to receive him.
Every Blainite within radius of 200
zaiIes was drafted into service for the
occasion. Vigorous drumming had
! brought number Of visiting clubs
from as far west SIS Kansas City. I'm
Gle Moneybags Morton was given an.
other squeeze and the brass band and
frework men reaped rich harvest.
Or Tuesday feet Of little steam
ecs cruised about the Bay awaiting
the new ocean Leyiathan, City of New
York, with the White Plume flying
from the mizzon mast. An all night
wait for nothing. Wednesdays sun
soon bumped itself above the horizon
and settled down to business over the
old route. Still no Blaine. Another
al day and night cruise. The dele
gate from Pungo began to read over
his twoday excursion ticket and feel
IN his pants pockets for the remains
CT his four dollars. Things were get
ting desperate.
Republican Headquarters were be-
seiged by impeeunious visitors. Tom
Platt took another twist in the Nor
ION thumbscrew. Night brought no
hope and then everybody got mad
set of ell the fireworks and music and
welcomed Blaine home hours before
he got here.
The next day he did steam up the
bay, was met By q tug, made a few
speeches and was given a send-off in
the evening that was quite respectable,
considering the very trying circuma
stances
Have you heard from Indiana ?"
was Chairman Brice's interrogatory
salutation to your correspondent at
the National Democratic Headquar-
ters this morning. "And do you
think" ne continued, that there could
be palmer sailing for Cleveland and
Thurman in the Hoosior State alter
the Indianapolis fasco ?"
Mr.. Brice is not a very talkative
man, nor is he given to bubbling over
of enthusiasm. 1t makes no matter
vino calls,-however humble he may
be Mr.. Brice in the gravest manner
possible solicits his views as to certain
details Of campaign work. The en-
thusiastic delegate from way back
who has come few thousand miles to
tell the managers how to run the cam
paign is curtain of very respectful
audience.
an infinite tact amounting to gen
ius is displayed by the Chairman in
handling such subjects and sending
them away SO inflated by sense Of
their own Importance that they feel
ike having themselves anchored to
the pavement lest they should find
themselves conquetting with Jupiter
and Sagittarlus or the tickle Pleiades.
The other crank most frequently
encountered at Headquarters is the
man who wants to make speeches. No
one has ever heard of him probably
outside OF radius of ten miles of his
birth place. He would like the Com
raittee to advance him say few hun
dred dollars for travelling expenses
and .incidentals. He will try not to
make any further acquisitions upon
them though if they should think his
services worth $50. or $50. week.
a mere bagatelle to what he mi ght
he might pick up by remaining at
home-he Of course might bring him.
self to the point of accepting it in the
same spirit that a public officer draws
his salary.
Some of the speakers who will
fgule most prominently in this cam
Breckenridge Of Kentucky, Macmil-
Ian of Tennessee, Sunset Cox, Speak
er Carlisle and Senators Vance and
West.
Returning to Indiana, the feeling
at Headquarters is that Ex-Governor
Porter put his party in the worst pos
sible position by his peculiar tactics
of flirting with the Convention. 1t
was generally conceded that his per.
sonal popularity would give great |
boast to Harrison The inside histo-
ry Of it all is as plain as a pike-staff. |
Porter was warm Gresham man and |
nothing in common 18th the New |
Dudley ring which thrust the nomi-
nation of Harrison upon the party. |
This is his revenge. Even bets were |
made at some of the fashionable up
town cafes when the news came in,
that Cleveland would have 5000 ma
jority in Harrison's State. Who is
Hovey, anyhow p the people are ask |
ing, Just as few months ago they |
were asking "who is Harrison p
SAD TALES OF THE TENEMENT
Fast upon the heels of the terrible
of twenty people roasted in a
tenement fire comes the news of an
entire family swept away in the burn
ing of another of these human rock
cries. This sort of thing is getting to
be SO common in New York that it
hardly excites comment. The true
tale of the temements would have to
be traced in blood. If it shall ever
be written it will touch the chord of
human sympathies more powerfully
than any fiction that has ever been
constructed to harrow human feelings.
One of the most pathetic chapters
Of this story might, after Hood, be cal
led the ssSong of the Shirt" I am