Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-02

1ority, all the amendments were defeated
and the report Of the committee adopted by
a large majority IL was decided victory
for the woU len's side of the house, and they
cheered anl cheered again
I Twelve speeches were made On a routine
motion to change the veting strength of the
Texas delegation from % TO 40 before it was
adopted
Resolutions deploring the murder of Rev
DR.. Haildock, Of Sioux City, who was dssig-
mated rs a martyr to the cause of prohibit
tion were adopted by rising vote, the chair
man calling upon every man, woman and
child ON the floor and in the galleries to get
upon their feet
From the finance committee then next
came a report indorsfng the plan Of the ma
tion committee for raising a campaign fund
of $780, 900, and recommending that Rev. j.
]. Evans, of Illinois, be heard upon the sub
ject While the reverend gentleman was
making his way to the platform a band
which had been smuggled in through the
nets the Nerves. o.-'~--~a 1.-THE Star Spangled
M ALTERATIvE, 1t Bugh Georgia" and
Dixie, ~, LISTING of transpar-
ency with the iEscrlption Fisk and Brooks
evoked a tempest Of cheers and yella
ANO ooOiiSi LII EVdflS &dlitc0 tl1c plttU
form than he commenced to follow after the
most approved methods Of Kimbal, the once
noted church debt raiser He wanted money,
he said, and he was going to have it. They
had no bribery committee, and money had
to be and must be gotten there and then.
First he wanted thousand dollar bricks.
P. P. Sturdevant, of Boston, was not
present, but Chairman Dickie who an
tbat ha had haax authorized 10
start the ball, with the name of the man
from the bean eating state for 81. 900. After
a brief pause, President r. H. Mcdonald of
the Pacific bank, of San Francisco, rose and
announced the second thousand But the
delegates wanted to have a good look at the
venerable Californian, and they yelled for
him until he got upon his chair and bowed
to the right and left.
After this the furer caught all parts Of the
hall An Illinois delegate bobbed up to say
that James B. Hobbs, the millionaire board
of trademan of Chicago would go $1,000,
and the convention insisted upon Hobbs
showing himself. From the gallery j. K.
ids, Mich, employed Dickie's lungs to an
nounce fourth $1,000 Then there was
drop in the market, and quotations fell of
one-half D. D. Warden, of New Yorb,
gave $500, and w. j. Demorest, of New
York; Ferd Schumacher, of Akron, o. 7; A.
B. Scott of Duluth, each gave the same
amount.
During lull in the applause John C. Rose,
of New York, offered S50Oif Demorest would
double his subscription and make it 81 900
The challenge was quickly accepted and
81 900 more went down on the sheet w
nf tpa -.7pia 10 G,.,,, Of
Harrison Harrington g. Company, Of Min
neapolis, gave 800 in behalf of the firm, and
j G. Warren, Of Portland, Ore, followed
with 3 900 from that city.
At this juncture there was a scene which
is destined to become memorial in the history
of the convention Standing in the center
of the hall Mr. Dickie announced that they
had with them a priest of the Catholic
church, Rev. Father Mahoney, of the House
of the Good Shepherd at St Paul He was
a poor man. His salary was but $500 year,
barely sufficient for his needs. But out Of it
he had saved $780, which be now desired to
give to the cause of prohibition.
At this announcement the audience fairly
went Wild, men and women vying with each
other in making the most noise, -Four thou
sand throats called upon the priest to go to
the stage, and US he walked down the aisle,
overcome with emotion and with tears
streaming down his cheeks, he passed be
meath literal archway Of waving handker-
chiefs, which the women waved over his
head, while they blocked the passageway,
in their endeavors to grasp his hand. He
made a few remarks and then retired
Finally, after having raised over $50, 900
in an hour, the convention adjourned ut
II 2:3., for dinner lust as the delegates were
leaving the hall, the New Jersey announced
a raise of their subscription TO 81 600
Preparing for Big Democratic Time.
ST LOUIS, June Arr, -,gelnents for the
grand street parade the opening night Of
the Democratic convention are about com
piete. The police and fire departments of
the city will have strong representation,
and all the local militia will be out in full
force; also, several visiting companies.
The Select kniphtS of the Auciant Ordar