Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-22
THE HUGE W|GWAM
Withstands Its First Thun-
derstOrm During the
Big Convention.
DARK AND SUPERSTITIOUS
Seemed Everything While the Ele-
ments Surged Without.
WHITNEY'S WONDERFUL WISDOM
Displayed in the Manner in Which He
Killed off the Booms of
WHITNEY'S WONDERFUL WISDOM
ONE FAToRlTE son AFTER THE OTHER
rrRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Only between lne ROOT anu the gdllery caves
with mighty stage coming out to tn
middle with a shallow gallery behind il
constitute the wigwam. Posts uphold tn
fiat roof and embarrass the view. Fe,
adornments are to be seen, and the names Q
the States on blue bannerets can hardly b
read. Pennsylvania had too big bannere
and it was reviled
a stormy cloud with thundes came on a
II o'clock, and thunder followed by rail-
made everything dark and superstitIous
The sheets were closed to keep out the rain
and instantly prevented all reporting. Peo
pie raised umbrellas and began to fly. TIL,
sun soon returned, waved in by the band.
We seemed to be in the steerage of tn,
Great Eastern ship. Fully half the seats
for spectators were unoccupied, though
peddlers were selling them outside Por-
traits Of the Democratic statesmen were
back Of the stage. 1t was close and hot,
and gave poor satisfaction. Sweat dropped
upon the reporters manifold sheets and
provoked cuss words galore.
Brica and Dickinson Are Tardy,
Brice got in late, with Canda aud Dick
inson. Brice is little man, whose ears
stick out, who has a wealth of nose and
stock of dark auburn hair just in fashion
Next came Dick Bright, nephew of old
Jesse, whose expulsion from the Senate
created Hendricks bad feeling. This is a
GRAY day for so Bright a man as Richard,
who fought Gray four years ago as recent
and suspected Democrat
Bouquets OF flowers were about the stand,
flags aud palms above the stage. 1 think /
see Calhoun and Alex Stephens among the
Democratic portraits. We had good day.
light finally, but the crowdins was exces-
sive and space penuriouS, as If Shylock had
turned carpenter. The circus-like amphi-
theater had turned out the animals, and the
bannereis made II seem place tor hurdle
race.
When Campbell, of Ohio, came in, his
clan welcomed him. He has grown fattish
and bald Heusel had trout eat and no
comfort bat the portrait of James Buchanan
In the gallery frieze He is Pattison's At
torney General and newspaper writer
A clergyman with a small head and pa-
thetic voice did the usual invocating. The
full delrratiOn had rosy look upon their
sh wed faces.
The Chairman, Watterson's Nightingale.
Oven cones forth, Watterson's night
ingae, medium-sized man with Jaw and
q voice; he accented with his head and
krees, spoke for harmony, quoted Scripture
Ihe hrst 12an In the gallery who yelled ''hi!
La unsupported threw Owen off his cue.
At the next talk he fetched the applause
when be said it was to be a campaign of ed
ucation. He got around it explaining edu-
cation to be the cornfeld, and raised counter
cheers He stepped over to Chile and be-
came obscure. He spat at the billion Con-
-ress and all was still The general effect
of this speech was youthfulness and col
legiate dew. He ended with the bread and
hutter brigade, and a man not with a cata-
pult voice offered resolutions.
Old General Bragg now showed up. He
looks less hatchety and demonlike than of
old Resolution fumblers were sent to nod
in committee. Arranging committees was
dry stuff and sent many people home. At
this hour poor Blaine was with his dead
What is the next unexpected? 1t now
looked as if the convention would go to
Thursday, as the committees report
Wednesday, then vote,
Good phizzes were seen all around Villas,
with glasses and wilted collar and thinning
hair, all covered with badges, sat among
the Pennsylvanians. All sorts of small
business went on towards o'clock, but
finally a resolution of sympathy to Blaine
gave great excitement.
Loud Cheers for Mr.. Blaine.
Blaine was loudly cheered, and when
Don Dickinson desired TO speak, perhaps
for the motion, Owen promptly pushed
vote, and it was passed, about one-third yot-
ing. and more applause following.
Mr.. SWEET, Of Maine, got in a speech
about Mr. Blaine's loss, which renewed the
loud applause. It was seen that good feel
ing was very close below politics
Adjourned till II o'clock Wednesday.
1t is said that the National Committee
has promised the ChIcagaans in return for
their wigwam three days stay of the con-
vention, 50 many think that the ballotinp
viii not commence till Thursday. The |
only interesting episode of the first day
was the Blaine resolution of sympathy. |
which might have seemed bit of election |
eering but for the fact that Blaine was in |
the city Of the convention, and his misfor- |
tune LED many to saw: Suppose we'should |
lose a candidate during this campaign; let |
us recognize the reality of Providence by |
this resolution as much as much as by the !
formal prayer which we permit. -
As I came along the street heard two |
Northwestern men say: wasn't that a |
gool resolution about Blaine? 1t will give |
Us 10. 900 votes, believe, in our State"
eyes, " said the other "and what proper
speech that was from the gentleman from
Maine; it makes the thing look patriotic,
doesn't it?'
Most UIustrious by Grief.
Thus Mr. Blaine has proved the expert;
ence Of all the trst-class names in history
thus they were illustrious by grief rather
than by success. Henry Clay lost son in
the Mexican War, and had other distresses,
but Blaine's family sorrows have been pro- |
pOrtlOnal TO his duration of career. The |
costly sacrifice of his sons has rubbed out |
the name politician from his record and put |
instead of it the words "tellow-man." 1t |
is indeed appalling that he who was ex- |
pectcd to beat Harrison only II days ago l
should he now following the bier of his last |
promising son.
I hear very little said in this convention
about Harrison; the convention has not vet
assimilated its own disappointments. How
10 cure the in ured here is the prevailing
subject.
On the Republican side it is thought that
" hitelaw Reid is the elephant the Repub-
lican ticket has to carry. Newspaper pub
fishers, particularly, inquire upon this SUBJ
ieCt. The opinion is in some places ex-
pressed that Mr. Reid has "penured'' too
well, and may find that success does not
succeed.
Nothing English About Whitney.
Whitney has the confidence Of a man who
has long dealt with politicians, and also
with gentlemen, whose origin was Demo-
cratic and who has not been spoiled, at
least in manner, by his wealth and honors.
Not a trace OF English pronunciation is
q bout him. He might almost appear never
10 have belonged TO a New York club,
There is something slightly slouchy in his