The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-23


the name OF the cX.prc >idont. and the most
unsceInly and chaotic pndition prevailed.
Ai'cr n while Don Dickinson beganto initiate
Lieut.. Gov. Shcchnn. aud ran about tho wig
wan like n hon with her head cut OF. Ii was
said that he was trying to get tho
Cleveland forces to insist upon nomi-
mating their man during that session
Tho next shouting was for Carlisle
1t was intcrruptcd by Mr. Champman OF
Ohio. who mounted chair. and moved that
Col John Il. Fellows address the Convention
The magical orator. who looks like +. 7. Bar
mum, shook his head. but Owens. tho Chair
man sent n committee to him to escort him to
the platform. Tho committee debated with
Fellows. but he would not mount the plat
form. lIc jumped on a chair. and said that
whom the time came that tho delegates could
with propriety express their sentiments he
might have something to say.
John Lamb Chairman OF tho Committee on
Credentials. made Ills report. settling very
few contests for scnts. The anti-snarrers from
New York made no protest, and ,hcre was
nothing important or sensational in the adj
Jude tion Of tho party differences. While tho
report was bong read the usual tri-daly rain
storm black enci the sky and burst upon tho
wigwam. Sc,ui-darkncss took the place of
sunshine, and Il o mob that was running tho
Democratic party canorcd for electric lights.
Tho band played Dixie" and the Southcrnors
yelled out a. the top Of their voices. Tho rain
hissod on tho roof. tho darkness grew darker.
and the politicians sat hclplessly waiting for
something to harren.
Tho Chairman OF tho Committee on OrSani-
cation named ". l. Wilson. the West Virginia
tarifI rcformcr, for rcrm ancnt Chairman. Mr..
Wilson mounted tho platform. and drew all
eyes upon him because no is known to he the
fny rif ~ Gfpy ('lpyclnnI. md Ia
thought to be tho man Cleveland would have
liked for Vice President Wilson is college
President. but he looks like clergyman. Ho
wore white nccktie. such as the people In
tho efrete East put on at dirncr time with a
dress suit. He wore a white vest, black coat
and trousers. and n badge such us Ger
mans VICAR at target match. His hair.
eyebrows. and moustacho nrc all Of one
color, and that IL no color at all
A lock of hair in front fell down over his fore
head nd 4 cowlck stood up in the back. His
eyes wcro moro than half closed. Us II he had
not been to bod. and were sunk deep back in
his head. He made n very taking speech. He
is natural and gifted orator. Those who
have often heard him in Congress say that ho
was not at his best Io lent no humor TO his
address. though no is said to DO fond of fun.
He talked almost wholly about tariff. and
showed the Convention that this year with
Harrison against Cleveland we AFRO to have
nothing new on the stump. nothing but tho
dreary old speeches and arguments that we
tired Of years ago.
When tina rain cleared away and the sun
came out again. II little ,ivule' tg"kled through
the roof and kcrt KNIT OF men sitting under
their umbrc.las- Tho police were very thick
in the hall They were dressed Just like New
York policemen. but they looked ridiculous.
1t Is q curious thing that the costume OF tho
New York police is initiated all over the United
States. and yet no body OF mon look well In it
except the New Workers. These Chicago
police like stage suleS. They remind Il New
Yorker of the people who take the part ). ii.
first Roman citizen and tho second Roman
citizen In the play OF" julius CTsar.'
Wilson said Il funny thing in his speech He
eaid that tho part Of the Democracy this year
was to battle for the under dog. and some
people in tho audience took tho expression as
q veled reference to Mr.. Cleveland. Wilson's
peroration affected the disordcrly Conven ion
very deeIly SO much SO that even the Now
Workers cheercd him enthusiastically. Gov.
Flower leading them by jumping on u chair
and waving his straw hat. SO many straw
hats and so many fans Were brandished above
the multitude that the great hall looked like a
corn field In wind storm.
The unavoidable man with presentation
gayel made his way to the front OF tho plat
form and said something which occupied five
minutes. aud not word Of which was heard.
The reader must understand that throughout
ali the operations of the Convention the gall
tories were hootirG and haliooinG cheering
and kissing. calling for speakers. appla" ding
the names Of candidates. and behaving like
80 many Whyos; and tho reader must under
stand also that the utterly inc alcirnt Chair
man was in tho habi. Of standing up every five
minutes. saying something which onlJ he and
tho Creator of tho universe could either hear
or comprehend. There stood Mr. Phelps
OF Missouri with n Gavcl mado in pre-
cisely the shape of bungstarter. with
o head OF solid zine. hrandishing his
toy at the Chairman. When lie got through
with his rantomime Chairman Wilson tried
to give his thanks for tho bunGstarter Mr.
Bell OF st. Louis. n rich man who gets his dis
sipation by figuring in public meeting. SIC
ceeded in producing moments TGict. He di!
this ~ dumb show appeal for order. Then
Mr.. Wilson said that Mr. Phelps Of Missouri
had presented the gavel to tho Convention,
and that 1t was mado OF ENC from Missouri.
and that it was hored that tho nominee OF the
Convention should, when elected President,
use that gavcl to knock the duty on zinc out Of
tho protective tariff laws OF the country.
Mr.. Wilson then called for each State to send
up its representative FOR membership on tho
National Com mittca. The reading clerk began
the roll call with series Of yclis for what lie
called "AllyLunnmor." or course. Alabama
was not ready. and ~ one responded for it.
It would be tresonc to tell the readers OF THE
Bun how invariably lust such helpossncss
prevailed. no matter what the Convention tried
10 do. There never was seen in the United
States so rckcty and limpa gathering Of DEM
ocrats. The project Of organizing Il new M
tional Committee was apparently abandoned.
for nothing more was heard about it.
Tho actual masters Of the Convention In the
galleries yelled for Campbell. and thu band
played Tho CampLelis are Coming" The
natty and gallant looking OK Governor OF Ohio.
who Is ono OF the few men In the West who
knows how to dress like II cosmopolitan. and
who would look as well in London us in Chilli
oothe. made his appearance. bowling and smil-
Tag upon the platform. amid the thunderous
cheering OF tho mob lie had no
speech to make. and so he simply said
that he suspected that Chairman Wilson
" n cd A trat ont the whole Dap,onrn Ia ma