Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
CONVENTION SCENES.
Notable Men and Women i'm the Gal.
leries Of the Great Hall.

leries Of the Great Hall.
A Chicago correspondent OF the New York Sun,
In his account OF the scenes in the convention sat
urday, says:
Let the reader imagine himself the Sun reporter
seated on a kitchen chair behind a pine board
counter, scanning the convention with an eye
trained by experience with crow1s and familiar
with the faces OF the idols OF the public Certainly
10 republican II was glad and an inspiring
scene. Modestly tucked away upon the platform
in q corner OF the back gallery sat that chunk OF
human marble, Fred. Grant, blest with the most
sensitive. intelligent, and responsive OF women
whom Chicago used 70 honor as her belle, Miss
Honore, once again wearing the proud insignia OF
her marriage In the shape OF diamond girdled
portrait OF Gen. Grant. pinned to sailor suit by
Worth. There was too much French blood In her
to permit her doing what the other women
dad who kept tally Of the voting that followed.
She had no time for anything but drinking In the
esQue In body, and responsive as the tynipanum OF
telephone, she inspired with Intellectual aacrity
an who Looked upon her; II was NJ that her bus
cillng the dull ballots OF the automatons, moved
by five or SIX political king makers. The couple
Mississippi. Stout rouad-faced, genial, and hand
some, he sat the peer OF any white man around
him. Behind the officers OF the convention insig-
nif1capt-looking Senator Cullom, who locked Ike
Abraham Lincoln seen through the wrong end OF a
telescope. sat as insensate as bump on log,
knowing the secrets OF what went on, but showing
on the wall above him.
Beside his wife under the back gallery. sat B. OF
S ySae 8 fne gre IN G
opposite gallery upon which many eyes were riy-
eted 1t was that OF the blonde beauty, Rachael
battered whenever il showed IL domination OF the
convention. On one side or her was Walker Blaine,
well barbered, smiling, and calamity advertising
mis- tailor. On the other side OF her sat Emmons
Blaine noted Tor kicking over the family traces but
showing in his face what his brother Walker does
not yrsce e on tn erer
golden pencil poised, and every sense alert TO
catch photographic re-echo Of the proceedings.
She stiff wore her dress OF changeable drab and
silver SILK. Her blonde, wavy hair still framed
her beauteouS face, significant OF intelligence,
modesty and high spirit. The trio interested
politicians keenly, FOR here sat In harmony the
scions OF majestic forces occupied with vigorous
contention. The young Blaines hoped for the
downfall Of me aspirations pn, g. the h sherman
prayers upon the humiliation OF the BlaineS Yet
they sat together tremendously, rendered AMIGA
To accentuate the changed conditions OF the day
the band, long silent, reappeared. IL played
"Dixie, Marching Through Georgia, and "1he
glories OF the grand old war party. IL PLAYED
those tunes only one band In the West can play
them, that OF manufacturing company OF Elgin,
Ill.
Mrs Logan sat In her accustomed place among
the common herd in the main gallery, still dis
tinsuished by those weeds with which she will be
public. 1t is said that she has permitted her grief
to drive from her mind every recollection that does
not link her existence with that or her valiant
husband. Therefore the public looked upon her as
upon q shadow OF the past, knowing that though
she favors the candidacy OF the son OF Michigan n
bold contrast beside her sat the wife OF the pyro
technic Foraker selfish and opinionated, as every
good wife should be where her husband is con-
cerned. In any otner assemblage than that OF a
mass OF politicians the fervor OF little, modest,
lovely woman such as she would sway the common
hQRn al w
Warner Miller was In the understanding up
beside II, to speak accurately-and showing his
~ Who had eeyer S a
were surprised by his youthfulness. he captured
the convention during the morning. He pounded
ana beat with his gavel like gold-Deater manipu-
lating his sheets or skin and leaf and the public
ever proud OF ideal mas ulinity, cheered and ad
mired him. Poor, egotiste fitzsimmons the ser;
with ribbons, sat beside him. and. upon a call for
the maintenance OF order arose and attempted TO
ward each Of the cardinal points OF the compass
The people knew that his only distinction was
that OF having been knocked down by smaller
man. They laughed at him. Fred. Douglass had
taken away his shaggy head for safe keeping after
the turbulence OF the night before. The wreck
Of ali s the pssstiss gained in issne. was also
nj. Miller introduced the Rev. Bishop Fallows. |
silence the band. The good bishop startled the
congregation by his appearance, which was Dat
OF the pureSU Type OF the AetnoolSt pOnotr OF
TWENTY-FIVE years ago. He was rough-skfnned,
coarse-bearded sallow and spare. His hair looked
as II IL had q homemade cut, but he was indie
pendent He had the courage 70 pray for the
President OF the United states He prayed also for
sheridan, hoping that he would gain another Win
chester. He adopted q Quaver1ng, prayer-meeting
voice which reminded the spectators who knew
the story OF that typical backwoods preacher who
once prayed "that the Indecent might be made
decent that the inhuman might be made human,
and that the industrious might be maze dus-
uriouR"
Wild ExcIT1NKNf N TEE HOTELS.
It would be dtnlcult TO imagine scenes OF wilder
and hotter political turmoil than those which
were enacted among the throngs in the Grand
Pacific the Palmer and the Leland few seconds
after tie noon adjournment VI the convention.
There WAS not soul. from the bootblacks up,
that did not believe that an effort was 70 be mace
70 spring the Maine statesman on the convention
a. the afternoon session The report spread faster
than Q prairie IRE. II swept IKE q blizzard
through the Alger, Allison and Harrison head
quarters, and AL the big leaders hurried 20 the
Consulting roomS The Blaine men shrieked for
the Piumed Knight outside the doors ana brought
bands into the great corridors ana babe them
blare out exultant tune& There was. Joy, doubt,
anger, despair and indignation In every throng-
Young Harrison, the son Of the Hooser candidate,
made startling exhibition Of nearly all these
leelingA although there wns very little Joy in his
countenance until he heard that something Was
a donA 0e1d hut the I0sfDe