The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-31
During the Afternoon Memorial Exercises Of
{. Delegates and Others Are Sandwiched Be-
tween Two Sessions Of the Convention.
John P. st. John Is President, and Re-
ceiyes Many Houors from Admirers.
The Women Come to the Front with Demands
One of Which, the Suffrage Plank. Causes
aProlonged Discussion in Committee.
SCENES AT THE CONVENTION.
Enthusissm and. the Distinguished Figure
Among the Delegates.

Enthusissm and the Distinguished Figures
Among the Delegates.
The city is full of visitors. All the hotels are
crowded and the streets are lined with them.
Early yesterday morning-the day for the pre-
liminary meeting of the convention-the dele
gates and their friends were ss,ir. They were
moving heye and there in crowds-collecting and
organizing for the work of the day. Long be-
fore the assembly, Of the convention. perhaps
two hours before, there was a large crowd gath
cred around Tomlinson Hall ard this continued
9 o'clock the big doors of the building were
thrown open and the crowd on the outside made
a rush to the entrance. Much confusion was
caused by many ~crowding into the corridors
without tickets persons who thought that seats
were free to anyone who wished TO claim them.
The decorations of the hall were substantially
the same IS the day before, no change of any
sort having been made. It is conceded by all
that this work has been handsomely done. and
the committee who had the matter in charge
received many compliments for it. The various
notices that adorned the wall attracted a great
deal OF attention and were read, pointed out
and commented on by nearly every one 10 the
vast audience a. IL was assembling. The flags
waving over head aud all around certainly
served to make the whole scene an imposing
one 40 the great crowd slowly filed up tho
seats.
During the gathering Of the convention there
was . great deal of spontaneous enthusiasm-ths
slightest event setting the crowd of into a wild
cheer. 1t was enough for some one to stand up
on . seat and wave his hat as the people didn't
ask what was going on but Immediately sprang
to their feet and applauded vigorously. When
Colonel Balm came in at the head of the Ken
lucky delegation there WAS tumultuous and pro-
loneed cheering. Being well known to all the
delegates. and at the same time a prominent
candidate for the vics-prssidential nomination.
he was chesred on all sides as he walked Town
the left aisle to the seats assigned his delegation
-on the extreme front row. The Maryland
delegation, shouting for Flax and lowering, was
also greeted with considerable applause when he
came in. but whom the crowd saw the banner.
bearer Of New Jersey struggling for entranc CO at
the east door, the most exciting scene
Of the convention took place. The
whole audience arose and gave
round after round of applause for the New Jer-
sey men a. they walked down the long aislss to
whore the picture of General Fisk. and at their
front marched . bald-headed individual with an
immense yellow wooden ''crank" held high
above the head of the audience. Ex-Governor
ST John was also greeted with great cheering
when he came In and took his place among che
Kansas delegation. During all the time that
the audience was gathering there was ~continu-
Gus cheering for the different vice-presidential
candidates. Some man would spring up in one
corner and propose three cheers for one candi-
date. which would be responded to instantly by
q similar proposal for another candidate. and so
things went on cheering, waving flags
and banners, and hurrahing for every
body that had ever been prominently connected
with the prohibition movement until Chairman
Dickie brought down the cavel and called for
order. On the floor of the convention there
not a. many ~ Was expected. They were in
no case backward in making their presence
known. They joined in every cheer. waving
parasols, papers. banners, anything they could
get bold of, and several times mounted chairs
and became quite as demonstrative as the men.
The convention, 10 it's personnel. presented q
fine appearance II 10 . cleau-cut, honest-ap-
pearipg and seemingly determined body OF men.
Among those who are prominently connected
with the work. Ex-Governor Saint John came in
for the greatest share of attention. He was
enthusiastically eheered whenever he appeared,
and the mention OF his nsme was sufficient 10
provoke loud applause. Chairman Dickis, Of
the national COMMITTEES, was also received with
great applause and attention whenever he
spoke. He has . good, strong. penetrating
voice that can be heard in any part of the room,
and takes . prominent part In all the delibera-
tons OF the convention. The well-known and
venerable Neal Dow, Of Maine, with hair white
a. snow, Was present. and. Of course, was q
prominent figure among the leaders of the Pro-
hibiuou party. Walter Thomas Mills, of Ohio,
was probably the l~ivelisst and most nearly ON
nipresent Of any one in the convention. He il
greatly interested in the college prohibition
Clubs, and is doing all he can to forward that
work. Small in stature. but . man Of
marked attainmsnts and with a deep,
full round voice. be 10 perhaps. az effective q
speaker and as ready IS any one in attendance.
When he gets his plug hat on he rises about to
q common mans shoulder. but when he poses
before the convention ~ a speaker, on any sub
iect, his INSIGNIFICANT appearance Il forgotten.
The sonorious voice OF Sam Small, of Georgia,
was also heard quite often. There was no diff
hculty in hearing him when he s~poke-in fact
he 10 one Of the very few who seem to have tho
ability to talk 70 the delegates in the rear end Of
the immsnss room. Mr.. Small wears glasses
and Is keenly alive to everything that Is going
on. Judge Black, of Pennsylvsnia, large and
portly. but with . voice wholly incomn snsurate
with his physical proportions, was another
prominent figure. He 10 well-known in bis own
Il otot< - - b0mUckonCo WoIkox 8uQ u - man OF
ability and power. Courtland l. Parker, from
New Jersey, ths head Of that delegation, 10 an
other distin guished parsonage. he 10 thelsader
Of the Fisk boom and 10 . ~forcible, intelligens
man.
There were quite . number of noticeable ladies
present on the rossrum. Miss Frances f. VIII
lard. Of Chicago. prssident of the national w. @.
T. u, Was enthusiastically cheered by the audi
enee when she came In to take her seat. She is
SO we'll known among all temperance workers,
and has labored 90 long and earnestly in the
cause that the whole convention regards her
with great admiration and affection She was
accompanied by Mrs. Caroline Buell., Of Chicago.
she corresponding SECRETARY Of the w. @. 7. u.
and her private secretary. Miss Anna Gordon.
A vsrsrsble lady from Ohio. with gold trimmed
spectasles. . beautiful. sympathetie face, and
hair white as snow, reeosn'zed - Mother
ested in the work Of temperance rs
FORM Other ladies' wbll-kpown In the tenn.
: psrance work seated On he yostrums we're