The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-08
CHICAGO CONVENTION
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| CHrcaeo. July l<t--In . letter
wrissen Iast before the convention
/ vensuresI TO predict the rsoazins-
ton OF Mr. BiAinr. Another has
taken the prize and yes rs ] look
itack over the scenes. think OF the AZ
rssrnenss used and OF the incidents
that occurred, can not help wonder
| ing xhy IL vas that in spite Of all his
efforts % the contrary. Mr. Blaine WAS
| nsss nominated. Go where you might,
| in the corridors Of the hcfels. on the
streets. in the cars, in the great hall of
the convention. anywhere there was
an unmistakAhie majority Of the adj
mirsrs and advocates Of that gentle
man. Let his name be mentioned,
and . cheer would break out that
would not be confined 10 a particular
group, rs was the case with other
names. bat would extent to all parts
Of the crowd within hearing and be
taken up from these to still others in
the distance
When Harrison himself was ready
to withdraw, and Aiger said aye. and
IL was known that Allison was ready,
all giving way to the prevailing senti-
ment in favor OF Blaine land il was
known that a very large majority Of
the delegates from New York. Penn
syIvania and Ohio favored him as their
second choiee). it did seem that his
nomination was inevitable. Sherman
and Gresham each said no. believing
that they could succeed, with the re-
suit of all the candidates but Allison
standing firm
Never did great orator more sud
denly turn intense admiration and en-
thusiasm to disapprobation and re-
proach and indignation than did
NE. TSsgRsoLL
In his speech before the great audi
ence in the convention hall. There
has been general desire upon several
occasions to call him out. He had
been advertised to speak in q public
hall favoring the candidacy OF Mr..
Gresham, but had disappointed the
| audience and had not put in an APP
| appearance, and when Mr. Depew had
| Withdrawn his name from before the
convention, which was thought to be
the first gun for Blaine, and the friends
Of all the other candidates, shaking in
their boots, ordered an adjournment
without even the taking of ballot, it
was evident the feeling ran high and
Expectancy ran rife as to what next
was to occur. In this spirit the audi
encc, as soon rs the vote for adjourn
ment was announced, began to call for
Ingersoll- The call was from all parts
OF the house, and not from any par
ticuiar part OF it. and was in fact a
spontaneous ovation to the gifted
orator.
The grand Republican speech which
fell from the lips of Mr.. Ingersoll will
live in the minds of each of that vast
audience. To say that the whole audi
ence was wrought up to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm but family ex-
presses the feelings of the people; il
was with difficulty that applause was
suppressed in the midst OF some OF his
most eloquent sentences 1t was in
this mood, when the expectation of
the audience had been more than real
lied in the intense Republican speech
delivered by Ingersoll that he I'M
masked his design by moving Gresham
as he who should be nominated as the
standard bearer by the convention. II
SHOCK OF ELECTRICITY
Aad passed through those composing
the audience. the feeling and demean-
or could not have changed more in
stantiy than it did as the fatal words
fell from his lips. Not that there was
any intense feeling in the audience
against Mr. Gresham, but that this
was not the time and occasion TO adj
vocate the claims of any one person
over that of another 1t was In fact
an irnpromptu Republican love feast
where the central idea had come to q
focus against the Democratic party,
and individuals Of the Republicans
were ont of sight. A light applause
from the friends OF Mr.. Gresham fol-
lowed the mention Of his name, but
the moment this tagged the great au-
dience took it up for Blaine, for Harri-
son. for Allison, for ANYBODY other
than the one named by Mr.. Ingersoli.
Every movement he made to speak
after that was met by renewed and
boisterous cheers for opposing eandi-
dates and misses against the speaker
and although he stood and faced the
audience for full fifteen minutes by
the clock, it finally became evident
that il was no use. for they would not
listen to him any more. Finally the
former slave and present orator,
FRED DOUGLASS,
Appeared upon the platform and sue
ceeded in quieting the storm sufficient
| " to make the name of Sheridan heard.
which was followed by the recital OF
sheridan Twenty Miles Away -
that brought the audience TO their
senses and to order. Then an attempt
was made To get The people to listen to
a speech by the "silver-tongued ora
4 tor" Tom Fitch, of California, but il
was no use The people would neither
listen nor leave the building until,
finally, the president OF the convention
ordered the building to be cleared BY
the police.
Robert lngersoll will long remember.
| and. in fact, never forget this emphatic
rebuff from so vast an audience as was
there assembled. The incident shows
how great mistake may be made by
our greatest men, and how slight the
hold the very idols of the people have
upon them when, as was here mani
Tested, they believe advantage had
been taken OF them. Ii Is not likely
the attempt will soon be made again.
AsorABLE SCENE
Preceded this the previous day, at the
close OF Governor Foraker's speech
seconding Mr.. Sherman's nomination.
The speech was not very long, but
il was in striking contrast to some
that had proceeded him and made a
hit at the finish by putting the old flag
as the Republican banner against that
! of the red bandana as the emblem O!
Democracy. Either because of the
manner in which he said il or for the
aptness of the illustration, or both. the
audience sprang to their feet instantly,
and II u no eSaggerafion to say that a
thousand tags were waving in less
time than 1t has taken to write this of
the incident. The enthusiasm and
excitement seemed To gather force
each moment. as handkerchiefs, UNI
brellas, hats hoisted upon canes were
brought into requisition until the
whole house was in an uproar. i'm
possible 10 approximately describe.
Each lull was followed BY fresh bursts
OF cheers, until finally the band Joined
in the chorus, OF which b,it little could
be heard except the vigorous thumps
upon the drum. Fnll fifteen minutes