The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-24
and useless riot Of voices is thing that ought

and useless riot OF voices is a thing that ought
to be stopped. 1t has grown out OF the custom
OF holding Conventions in the largest
halls that can be found The delegates take
little part in this vociferous duelling. 1t is
rather rivalry OF the cliques with which the
politicians pack the halls. Tremendous. spon-
taneous applause to mark the support OF a
candidate or the triumph OF a faction Is q
demonstration thrilling to hear and imrossi-
bic to prevent. But. beginning away back in
1884. when the clique strained and fouled the
DIR for Blaine and Cleveland. down through
the riotous demonstration four years later for
Harrison and Cleveland. until the last pande-
monium Mt Minneapolis and this one at
Chicago. these occurrences have been
perfunctory. pumped UP. artificial. and
unmeaning. The idea that hysterical young
woman should break in upon the elaboration
OF the dominant party OF the nation to hinder
its work for thirty minutes while she exhorted
a multitude OF heelers to rend the air with
yells and catcalls.i Is preposterous The fact that
yesterday the deliberatton Of the Oldest and
most dignihed political party In America should
be halted time and again while mob Of hu-
man beings with empty brains and distended
lungs howled like Cherokees for Cleveland
and then for Hill. and then for Boies. would
seem incredible did not The Sun report it to
be fact. 1t shows once again and still moro
clearly that until national conventions are
hold in small opera houses the time and solf-
respect OF both politicians and public will SUI
fer worse and worse abuses
While the idiotic mob was yelling and fling
ing its torn poster pictures and homemade
banners Iloft like tho parnphernelia OF q hcg-
gar's opera. there descended upon the shabby
lumber heap where the Convention sat one OF
those awful. ck-shivering storms that par
alyze this city several times n day. II the
hereafter holds any promise OF chaos or con-
fusion worse than was this animation Of
yelling imbeciles and lightning. rain. and
thunder. he m ust. indeed. be n bad man who
viii. deserve it After tho storm WAS over. and
while the rain sent its muddy rivulets down
upon tine beautiful costumes OF tho ladies
on tho platform and upon tho umbrellas
under which thousands wcre seated. the
mob In the galleries determined that it
had waited long enough for tho nomination
Of Grover Cleveland. 1t determined that 1t
would hear no speaker with patience. that it
would arbitrarily limit every speaker to two
minutes OF time. and that it would howl down.
gibe. rdicule. and insult ovory gentleman SO
unfortunate as to bc obliged to nsk for DELHI
Grafton upon his arguments touching SO i'm
portant matter az tho choice Of q Democratic
nominee for President. William G. De Witt of
Brooklyn Is not national figure. but he rop-
resented noble constituency. and 1t
was UNANIMOUSLY treated in tho disor-
dor that all but drowned what he
had to say. Col. Fellows OF our
city has been wont to be regarded ms a man
whom every Convention loves to hear. He is
a magical orator and compounder OF wisdom
and eloauence: but Col! Follows. along with
Mr.. Green OF Illinois and Mr.. English Of In
diana. both speaking for tho IDOL Of the mob,
were forced to wrench partial confused hear
Ing out Of blizzard Of yells.
]. +. Duncombe OF Iowa wes the first man
to rebel against this tyranny OF the claaue.
He spoke for Boies. tho first candidate
whom tho people west OF the Missis-
sippi have ever offered to tho Democracy.
For Gods sake" said he. "let mo have n
hearing. This is the first time any man has
ever asked the right to speak for q candidate
from Iowa" Tho gallery demons heard him
10 silence for few minutes. and then broke
out again. and he. valiant as Cossack. turned
upon them with bitter tone. saying: Don't
hollsr Time at me. Out in Iowa we pay no
heed to time, and we let eternity take care OF
itself" They did howl him down. however.
the sixth victim who had been washed Oft the
platform by this drowning torrent OF abuse.
Henry Wa,terson was not interrupted or
outraged. but this was because he had
the good sense to grasp the situation
and make his remarks short. keen. md
pithy. At no time had he been be-
fore the Convention for more than a
minute. and his speech for Boies took less
that. Then came Gen. Pat Collins OF Boston.
He. too. was short; he. too. escaped the food
OF interruption and OF riot. but he was followed
by John W. Daniel. n Senator OF tho United
States from Virginia who was degraded. will