New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04

ar ss.s said an old stump speaker, " that Gen.
Coorce 4 Sheridan has been poking lttle goou-
natured fun at Senator Evarts because inc ooh"'o'
used I'D whole evening and didn't leave 'l'ho io' "'
of the other speakers to have their say III Is o"o "
the trials of a popular "sumper' to be iequehuS
shut out in that way by gentleman OF Na'ionai rp"
toton Sheridan has had such experience scveral
times and don't wonder that he is little sensitive
Not many wears ago he was advertised 10 address
bio RenublIcan meeting at Toledo. 1t happened ina.
Iudco West tbe eloquent blind orator and man oi
great popularity among the buckeyes, was III INC '.1
a. that time The local managers invited him 10 DO
present and make few Introductory rcmdinS
Though his health poor the Judge promised 10 10
ON hand and II he had strength enough, to say rev
words he was there but his feebleness was so ap
parent that the managers Of the meeting almost ici
ashamed that they had asked his presence Ihey,
houever assured the Judge that he would only DO
asked 10 make a very brief speech to enable them 10
keen their promise and not disappoint MS lrlehus'
Judge West was greeted as he always is, WIN en'Hu'
asm At the outset he told his hearers ne was ho'
feeling we'll that evening and the condition oil his
health must excuse any extended remarks But "hon
he got started in the eanesness OF his TAX ne orso'
al about bis nbvslcal troubles and entered upon a
commemorative discussion OF the issues OF the cam
naicn When half an hour had passed, George sheri-
dan who was seated on the PLATFORM began " eo'
uneasy At the end OF an hour he was hugey i"o
hours passed and as the stream OF eoquchoo Ao VII
sheridan showed signs Of disgust The audience
which had come TO hear him, was also get'ing lmP@
tient but the high respect In which the speaker was
held prevented any demonstration. AS the thiu hour
was nearing its end Sheridan got up and amer putting
| on his overcoat sat down again. The people ap-
,lauded and Judge West innocently enough supposed
the applause was meant for himself and TOOK iiesn
start His strength, however, had really gwen out
and few minutes after IL he closed rather Abruptly,
saving he would the subject he had Just taken
| ND some other evening when he was feeling peuer
"You may imagine that the people who had walled
all this time to hear George Sheridan were not going 70
| he disappointed They called for him uproarlousiy
and without removing his ovcrcoat he came iofwai'
| His talk was something Ike this,
"sFeIow Citizens. The hour IS late. was al
vertised TO address you tonight came all the
way from Cincinnati to do 1t. ! want to keep my
promise But before begin you must understand the
situation 1t IS only fair to wan you that am no
| feeling very we'll myself tonight
Sheridan never finished the sentence The Grove
laughed itself Wild Then It promised TO take the con
sequences of his healh and for half an hour he tolC
| his inImitablc stories without botherng much a6ou
| their appicaton. But the address he expected Il
make TO the Toledo people was never delivered and
YOU ask him about II you'll find he is still sore on thu
subject'