The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-21
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
60 vNENTS And CRITICISM ON THE
CHycAGO CONVENTION

scenes and Incidents CharncteriAins
That Grand Pow Wow-Many Boons oil
MANY Ktnd,-the Mahone-wise Episode.
TIE FascrNATISG CHAUNcEY-if the
CHICAGO Convention could be Kept TO
oetber for ten days Cbauncey Depew
would certainly be nominated for Presi-
dent He may secure the prize yet If he
can only get around to shake hahos WIN
the delegates and exchange few funny
stories with them. There Is no SUCH 'hlng
rs resisting the maeneilc fascination Oh
Chauncey-N. y World
BLAIYE's ALTERNATE.-W hen lie
news boom was first launched we al
inded to that gentleman as "Blaine.s al
iernate." The developments at Chicago
showed that our early diagnosis OF the
case was correct. The premature out
hurst of the Californians has been
checked New York puts forward Ne
pew. with her solid vote to sci him at the
head of the column of the favorile sons
N Y Star.
OFFENSIVE TO PATRIOTIC PRIDE
The Republican device OF putting the
American fiag to the service for winch "a
nocket handkerchief Is used has already
given offence TO a Wisconsin patriot in
Chicago. lie knocked over the man who
thus misused the iar.spangled banner
in his presence. This goes to show 'ha
the Republicans have Numbered at the
very opening OF the campaign Ihcy
have run against the rock OF patriotic
pride-N Y. Sun.
GRoTEsQUE RHETORIc.-Mererh rhetoric
is poor stuif in itself, but rhetoric Used as
Judge Tburston uses his is groiesque.
man who opens a great political struggle
with an appeal to Divine Providence for
special interposiion 10 save his party
from forty years wandering in the VIII
derness cannot be called happy IN the
choice OF figures. And when he concludes
his address by an elaborate but confused
comparison OF his favorite leader to
dead king whose heart must be slung in
10 the coming battle, when, as a matter OF
fact. the leader is iunketing in foreign
land and processes to have no heart to
lead the fray, the speaker becomes dis
,inc,ly ludicrous.-N Y Times
AN ONO SENsATIoY.-Mahone had
hardly ceased talking when General
Ben Butterworth of Ohio treated the
convention 10 a sensation. Mahone's j.
a Sherman delegation, and Wise's men
are for Blaine. According TO the rule OF
three in politics Cincinnati man would
| have either backed Malone or have kept
his mouth shut ButterwOrth did neither.
| He dealt the brigade commander of the
Army Of Virginia blow between the
eyes. He said that the proposition to
place a man on committee where he
had an opportunity of ruling upon bis
own credentials was repugnant 10 The
| feelings Of the convention, and ought
not TO be tolerated for moment. As
constituent was plainly written on the
faces of the Depew, Harrison, and Ores
ham men when they heard this. IL lndi
Gated that the usual Ohio teredo was al
ready at work in the bottom Of the Sher
man craft, and that she would be seuttIed
without mercy when the time came for
the crew to divide JOIN effects .-SpeclM
10 ". \ Sun.
BLAINE OR CHAos-As it looks at the
present moment the Jecobin element
that is, the friends of Blaine, letter or no
let,er-have set for themselves the task OF
capturing the nomination. They are
turbulent, obstrepefous and almost riot
Gus, their object being to produce chaos
and evolve Blaine from 1t. Before the
convention began its sessions they TOOK
Chicago by storm, mistook bowling for
enthusiasm, and attempted to corral the
delegates as they would 80 many wild
| horses N. \. Herald
A SIGNIFICANT CoUPLET. - If Mr..
Blaine is the nightmare of Democracy"
he is also a trouble On The minds OF the
Republicans. He can easily be nomi-
mated, but there are many Republicans
here who have admitted that they DO not
believe that he can be elected. Still they
may have TO take him. II will surprise no
one if The ticket were Blaine and Harri-
son. 1t will mol be Depew and Alger. A
couplet that everybody is hearing about
the streets shows how the possibility Is
regarded 1t is:
Two bar'ls with hut Il single hoop;
| Two bungs that tap al one"
Cor. ~ y. Tines