New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-08
BABIES CAN HAVE RATTLES.
BUT THEY MUST USE THEM PROPERLY.
now GoRMAN, SCOTT AND KENNA MANAGED THE
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS - ONE FREE-rRADE
BABY WHICH RATIFIED AWAY
IN SPITE OF Evi RYBUDY.
far TELEGRAPH TO THE TREBUNE.1

lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Baltimore, July 6-Worn out with their spree,
a large number Of tho Democratic Club deic-
gates left for their homes last night and to-day The
others went TO Washington TO SEQ the President.
Some OF the downtown saloon keepers were comparing
notes to-day, and all agreed that moro whskey has
been sold in baltimore this week than ever before In
the time In tho history of the city. One saloon
keeper declared that he never before saw men drink
much whlskey did the Virginia crowd
Why, they Just poured It down. said he, "and
the majority Of them took 1t straight and filed the
glasses TO the brm every me'
Tho little secrets connected with this political
gathering were tho most Interesting features Of It.
They beginning to leak out now. One of the In
side sensations was the opposition by many of the
NcwYork and Brooklyn and other delegates to Senator
Germans bossism Tho Maryland senator sought
TO run the Democratic clubs of the whole country, as
he does the politics of this state but he checked
several occasions. lie tried TO prevent any free
trade speeches being made, but several of the dele
gates made rcdhot speeches directly that particu-
lar line Of Clcveland)s policy. T. W. Hlnrichs, tho
young free trader of Brooklyn, particularly
annoyed Mr. German. The latter looked
uneasy when ITinichs rose to speak and the German
clacquers were ordered 10 try to down him, but the
trade element too strong and the Brooklyn
orator scored his point firing his statistics into the
tariff and advocating the Presidents tariff policy
When on the night before the convention met Senators
German KeEna and Faulkner came here members
Of the Democratic National Committee to tell the
young mon how to things, they found the General
Committee disposed to act Independently Of tfcm.
German was seeking to make a well regulated machine
ont of the convention with himself the engineer
but the clubs had come here more for a grand Fourth
of July spree than business, and they carried out
their intention in spite Of the party leader.
as an effort at party unity and organization the
meeting was a failure George Morgan and Dr.
Judah Isaacs, two prominent representatives. from
Philadelphia. went home the second day of the
venton because Of in the Philadelphia delega-
ton. DR.. Isaacs the only delegate from the
Americas Club Of that city. These dele
gates opposed being bossed by Congressman
scott. Thus there a general disposition on the
part OF tho clubs TO ignore the bosses II was rather
amusing watch German and Kenna sitting in one OF
the stage boxes making motions 10 the chairman OF the
Convention to shut OH this man or TO recognize that
he first days proceedings would have been
pandemOnium had not German appeared on the stage
and outlined the business for them When the motion
made to suspend the rules and pass the resolution
denouncng the action OF the Republican Convention,
German fiowncd and sent messenger to Chairman
Winans with instructions that the rules must not be
suspended, and when the vote was taken, the Chair
quickly decided that the motion was lost German
prevent the Convention placing Itself on record
for anything but a culogy OF Cleveland In this be
succeeded The bid for the negro vote was bitter pill
for the Southerncrs to swallow. When the colorcd
speakers started address tho Convention many OF
the generals ard colonies sauntercd down the alses
and ont Of the hall General Bradley T. Johnson said
he wasn't going to wait to hear tho colOfeh orator.
Governor Fitzhugh Ice received moro OvatonS than
Senator German. Leo was the lion OF the Convention
bat be made effort to Influence the DELEGATES. 10
sum up the first National Convention OF Democratic
Clubs the result IS nothing more than several thousand
swollen heals and empty p0cctboohS'