St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-20

Then came the incident of the day, the
presentation to the convention of the
party's first candidate for the preSi-
dency, Gen. John C.. Fremont. The
now snowy-haired, white bearded, but
still hale old ''Pathfnder," made his
way to the platform with as
sprightly a step as any he ever
marched ON his famous journey
across the plains and the Rock
les. The applause which the audience
showered on him when he had spoken
his simple, hearty address had hardly
died away when the Stalwart form and
negro leader, was diScerned near the
speakers stand. An ovation all but
SURPRISING that accorded to Fremont
was given to Douglass. The vigorous
old colOred chieftain apolOgiZed for his
broken voice when he began, but under
the spell of the surroundings and his
own swelling feeling, the burning
words soon came with fullness and
force that reached the uttermOSt bounds
of the auditorium. More than one
heart
THUMPED IN UNISON
with his own when the old man elo-
Quently pleaded for the Republican
party to stand by its friends, its black
L
Virginia contest between Malone and
his rival Wise was thrown into the con-
ventiOn at the very first opportunity,
and everybody expected to see test
of Sherman's strength against the field.
Nothing of the sort occurred, the two
faction leaders fighting each other tooth
and nail until the convention was too
thoroughly diSguSted to make the mat
ter the subject for test vote. An
other unpleasant incident was the at
tempt of those who opposed ThurStOn
for the temporary chairmanship on ac-
count of his railroad affiliations to put
in some one else. The attempt was un-
successful when the delegates heard
Thurston,s magnitieently powerful
voice and felt that he was the right
man to preserve order in the conven-
tion. The outcropping of
q THE ANTI-AIoNOPOIY FEELING
was not, however. lost on the Depew
boomers, who WINGED visibly at the out
break. The only apparently spontane-
Gus applause for possible dark horse
was that for Mckinley. of Ohio. 1t
broke out quite Unexpectedly during the
reading of his name in a list of commit
teemen. The audience which filled the
space all around the delegates and alter
mates was strikingly brilliant and cos
mOpOllIan one. MEL anu women kllOWll
all over the country were Sprinkled all
through the crowd. One group which
attracted great interest was composed
of Mrs. Logan. Mrs. Foraker and John
A. Logan, Jr.. young man of about
twenty-five, who, with his raven black
hair brushed back from his forehead
and his black mustache, bore an unmis-
taxable likeness to his father. In the
front row of balcony to the chair
mans right, with big bunch of roses
on the rail in front of her, was Miss
Rachael Sherman. Back of her
WAS WALKER BLAINE,
who watched the proceedings with
great interest. A few seats distant
Alexander Sullivan, ex-president of the
Irish American league. and his wife
were located.
The session to-day was longer than
was expected, and many thought that
the reading of the committees would
end the days work, so when this tedi-
ous work was begun many left their
places. The adjournment till noon to-
morrow indicates night session, as the
report of the committee on resolutions
and the report of the committee on ere
dentialS will take up most of the after
noon.