St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-22
ECCENTRIC EGGERS.
Oregon's Delegates Wind Up the
AIger Business.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, June 21.-''If there is no
further second, the clerk will call the
ROLL" said Chairman Estee. After wait
ing moment and hearing nothing from
any one DESTROYS of still further ad-
vancing the Alger boom, the chairman
said: There is no further second. TA
voice from somewhere among the terri
is" upon which the convention
looked in that direction and
greeted the announcement with short
season of laughter.l Out from among
the crowd who were gathered about the
territorial seats in the northeast corner
of the hall appeared l.. f. Eggers, of
Arizona, who slowly made his way to
the platform and addressed the cOnyen
ton as follows:
MIR. President and gentlemen of the
convention, desire to say word
Before he got farther the audience and
the delegates set up tremendous cry
of ''Go0d! Good ~ ''Stop it right there,
we've got enough" The crowd yelled
and a storm of derisive laughter saluted
EggerS, but the gentleman stood ND like
the Colossus of Rhodes totally unaffected
by this untOward reception. After
awhile partial quiet was obtained, when
Mr.. EggerS took up his speech at the
point where he had quit, and said: "As
to my choice in the selection of candi-
date"-the uproar broke out again. and
Mr.. Eggers, taking it very coolly,
fronted the cOmmOtion. In his aid the
chairman said, ''walt moment, please.
and we will restore order.' Then turn.
ing grimly to the crowd outside
the delegates, he said 1.-THE
galleries will have to keep order. I
think" A voice from the top loft came
floating down with the remark: "All
right, boss" and there was further
laughter. From somewhere in the hall
a spectator yelled,
LET HER GO, GALLAGHER" .
and there was more laughter which
was finally Missed down by the order
loving delegates. When things were in
shape for him to go forward
Mr.: Eggers. resumed: ''If you
Will but for moment listen,
the great West, we will endeavor tolin-
dictate to you has choice. 1t is abso-
lutely necessary that this convention
make no mistakes in the selection of Che
man who is to head the ticket of the Re-
publican party. Gentlemen. this is the
second time in my career that | have
occupied seat in the Republican COR
ventionS of this nation. 1t is not the
first time that my voice has been
heard upon the rOstrum throughout the
the country, for that great and gallant
party. l hope it will not be the last one.
Much merriment was caused by Mr.. Ee-
gers efforts to be heard, and finally.
through the efforts of the chairman, he
was permitted to proceed. ut has
been said that the Republican party is
dead. say to-day that if is, it is the
MOST LIVELY CORPSE
that l ever saw. | desire to say that in
this election, and in casting my vote for
the nominee, / have endeavored to look
among the favored sons of the states.
came here with no choice, but looking
the ground over and seeing the men.
reading their past careers, looking at
the different records that we will be
required to meet in the coming cam
paign, you will be required to select a
man who will both be favoIite
with the soldier and with the poor labor
ing man; both will be required to be
combined. In saying that, 1 say TO you
that Gen. Russell a. Alger stands sec
| Ond to none. His ability has been called
out from poverty and from obscurity to
the position he occupies to-day: Not a
walking politician, not seeking promo
ton at every convention, not asking
for laurels, but / say to you that he
comes here with an Endorsement from