Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25

nocently the victim OF the Blaine manaQers. the
strength Of all the other candidates may 60 to
MIN and carry him through In spite OF the Blaine
program.
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CONVENTION SCENES.
Notable Men and Women i'm the GAL.
leries Of the Great Hall.
A Chicago correspondent OF the New York Sun,
his account Of the scenes In the convention Sat-
urday, says:
Let the reader imagine himself the Sun reporter,
seated on o kitchen chair behind q pine board
counter, scanning the convention with an eye
| trained by experience with crowds, and familiar
with the faces Of the idols of the public Certainly
! scene MOdestly tucked away upon the platform
In corner OF the back gallery sat that chunk OF
human marole Fred. Grant blest with the most
whom Chicago used to honor as her belle, Miss
Honore, once again wearing the proud insignia OF
her marriage In the shape OF diamond gfrdled
portrait OF Gen. Grant, pinned to q sailor suit by
Worth. There Was TOO much French blood in her
10 permit her doing what the other women
dld VINO Kept tally OF the voting that followed.
She had no time for anything but drinking in the
spirit OF the convention Beautiful in face, statu-
esque In body, and responsive as the tympanum OF
Telephone, she inspired with intellectual alacrity
all who looked upon her. II was fit that her hus-
band should bend TO the mechanical work Of PEN
cllllng The dun ballots OF the automatons moved
by 1ve or six political king makers. The couple
faced that Adons OF regenerated Africa, Bruce OF
some, he sat the peer Of any white man around
him. Behind the officers or the convention insig-
nitlcant-looking Senator Cullom, who looked like
Abraham Lincoln seen through the wrong end OF a
Telescope, sat as insenSate as q bump on a log,
knowing the secrets OF what went on, but showing
no more interest In them than the painted eagle
on the wall above him.
Beside his wife under the back gallery, sat B. F.
Jones, distinguished only by the Craftsmanship OF
opposite gallery upon which many eyes were riy-
eted IL Was that OF the blonde beauty, Rachael
sherman, rightly proud OF her lineage. rightly
nattered whenever It showed IL domination OF the
convention. On one side OF her was Walker Blaine,
well 0arbered, smiling. and CALAMITY advertising
MS tailor. On the other side OF her sat Emmons
Blaine, noted for kicking over the family traces but
showing In his face what his brother Walker does
not SHOW trace OF the family genius. The beauti-
golden pencil poised, and every sense alert to
catch monographs re-echo OF the proceedings
| silver silk. Her blonde, wavy hair still framed
| her beauteous face, significant OF intelligence,
modesty and high spirit. The THO interested
scions OF majestic forces occupied with vigorous
contention. The young BlaineS hoped Tor the
downfall Of the aspirations OF the sherman
family. The dladem OF that family bent her
prayers upon the humiliation OF the Biaines. Yet
they sat together harmoniously, rendered AMIGA
To acceDtuate the changed conditions OF the day
the band, long silent, reappeared. 1t played
Dixie" Marching Through Georgia." and "The
Star-Spangled Banner" tunes reflective of the
glOries OF the grand old war party. 1t PLAYED
those tunes as only one band In the West can play
them, that OF manufacturing company OF Elgin,
Mrs. Logan sat in her accustomed place among
the common herd in the main gallery, still dis
tlnguiShed by those weeds with which she will be
ever Clothed in the immortal memory OF a great
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 OF her valiant
husband. Therefore the public looked upon her as
upon shadow OF the past, knowing that though
she favorS the candidacy OF the son or Michigan t
| IA In
bold contrast beside her sat the wife OF the pyrO-
technc Foraker, selfish and opinionated, as every
good vile should lie where her husband is con.
cerned. In any other assemblage tnan that OF q
mass OF politicians the fervor OF q little modest
lovely woman such as she would sway the common
Sentiment where she wished ii.
warner Miller was In the Understanding I'D
beside II, TO speak accurately-and showing his
Thousands OF men who had never seen him before
were surprised by his youthIulnesS He captured
the convention during tue morning. He pounded
and beat with his gavel like gold heater ma nDu-
latlng his sheets OF Skin and leaf and the public
ever proud OF ideal Insecurity, cheered and ad.
mired him. Poor, egotiStic FitZsmmons the SER
geant-al-arms, posing behind little stick capped
with ribbons, Sat beside him. and, upon a cali 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 light before. The wreck
III.
OF all the prestige gained In q lifetime was also
mis- sing.
Mr.. Miller introduced the Rev. Bishop FalIows
OF Chicago. FitzsimmOns waved his ny chaser TO
silence the band. The good bishop startled the
congregation by his appearance, which was that
OF the purest type OF the Methodist pioneer Of
twenty-five years ago. He was rough-skinned
coarse bearded, salow and spare. HIS hair looked
as II 1t had a homemade cut, but he was indie
President OF the United States He prayed also FOR
Sheridan, hoping that he would gain another Win
chester. He adopted O Quaver1ng, prayer-meetin0
voice, which reminded the spectators who knew
the story OF that typical backwoOds preacher who
decent, that the inhuman might be made human
and that the Industrious might be made 'dus-
LriouS"
WILD EXCITEMENT IN THE HOTELS.
1t would be difficult 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 the noon adjournment Of the convention
There was not a soul, from the bootblacks up.
that did not believe that an effort was TO be maze
TO spring the Maine statesman on the convention
al the afternoon session. The report spread faster
than prairie fire. II swept like q blizzard
through the Alger, Allison and Harrison head.
consulting rooms. The Blaine men shrteked for
Inc Piumed knight outside the doors and brought
,ndS into the great corridors and babe them
b.are out exutant tunes. There was 10y doubt
Young Harrison, the son OF the Hoosier candidate
made a startling exhibition OF nearly all these
FEELINGS although there was very little 10Y in his
couDtenance until he heard that something was
boom are described to counterfeit the Biainiacs.
Then he began 10 be hopeful. The report got
abroad that It was anything 10 secure the Ores
namites In order TO smash what was spoken OF as