Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-27
A WET BLANKET,
Republican ArdOr Cooled by Harrison, Nom
iuation.

Medicine Lodge republicans had their
mouths open ready to whoop for Blaine
whenever he might be nominated and
to suggest that any other living man
had any possible show of the nominal
ton was TO incur the displeasure of
every republican leader. Months ago
they yelled for Blaine and the town sent
dozen true republicans to Chicago to
help pull the Plumed Knight through.
All last Saturday the clans gathered ON
street corners, hoisted their flags, dis
played BlaIne's picture and breathlessly
awaited the signal to touch her off ~
The signal did not come.
But Monday the wires flashed the
news of Harrison's nomination and
then there was stiffness so thick that
you could cutit. who's Harrison, any
way 20 was asked dozen tunes. Cam
eron and McNeal and Long and few
others had heard of him and the small
crowd of boomers concluded it was all
right. John Upperman said he thought
all the time that Ben. would get it.
Sandy Robinson said that when he
helped raise that pole Saturday, in his
heart he felt that it was Harrison
pole. Fifer Walton said it was an in
spiration to him and that he could blow
for Harrison with new zest. George
Ellis, Sam Overstreet, Doc. Rigg, Judge
Howe and other less important repub-
licans. declared that Harrison suited
them to "t-y-ty." "We'll celebrate
tonight" and they did.
The band was brought out. Steve
Garrison and his anvils were secured.
Henry Noble was held up for a can of
powder and the music commenced.
The anyils roared once. That's for
Cleveland" yelled aloud-mouthed dem
ocrat. The anvils fizZled. That's for
Harrison" put in the !. m d. Another
boom and another yell for the man of
destiny. Another fizzle and a yell for
Harrison. SO it went on.
Here, boys, who is the other fellow?"
inquired an inquisitive republican.
1--WE don't know yet; its either that
fellow Phelps or Oliver 2. Morton"
somebody said. "But he's dead" re-
monstrated the inquisitive republican.
''Then its his son, or brother, or some
other Morton-n0 matter who-its some
body" That was satisfactory.
Fall in fall in !" commanded Judge
Howe and the procession formed. Thir-
ty-elght men by actual count! Up Main
street and back. Forty, even, nowI Up
again and back and forty-two voters
were in line. Two hundred on the
street corners forgot to fall in. They
were democrats or independent voters
who are not captured 10y brass bands
and tOrch-lights.
Campbell's dray was run up in front
of the First National bank and Lon
Cameron made the first speech. He
told who Harrison was and paid him a
nice eulOgy. He was followed by 5. l..
Overstreet, who made strictly parti-
san talk, rather bitter, and he was loud
~ Clttltu. 1OI1 NUN ttl lOllOMcu Ill a
funny speech, very short, and Chester l.
Long closed the programme with quite
an oratorical effort. He acknowledged
that % per cent. of the republican party
was for Blaine, but he declining the
high honor. the party would, III time
be as enthusiastic for Harrison. He
told how Harrison was a reat-grand-
son of Ben Harrison who signed the
declaration of independence and di-
rect descendent of the Harrison who
bore arms with Cromwell, signed the
death warrant of Charles l and was
hanged for it alter the restoration. For
these and other minor reasons, Mr..
Long predicted a victory for the repub-
lican nominee.
During the meeting the crowd sent
up rockets, fired off Roman candles ana
resorted to other devices to get up en-
thusiasm.
But the crowd did not enthuse to any
great extent. The soreness caused by
Blaine's defeat was not out of their
bones and it won't be for several weeks.