St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11

louS watchers in the galleries lean for
ward, intent upon every move that is
made below. One wild yell of Sa.iSfac
ton rises. then all is quiet again. The
roll-call of states begins. Alabama,
Arkansas, Califoi nia," sings the read
/ ing secretary. One can hear the dele
gates breathe. Colorado and he
pauSeS.
Mr.. Chairman" calls large thick
nec&ed man, With lighting face, from
the rIght-hand aisle.
mr.. Woicott. of Colorado" and the
chairman bows as he says il, while from
all over the hail comes 4 chorus of Take
the platform"
Well. what does this mean? Woleott
Is one of the most uncompromising of
the Blaine men. He led the attack upon
the administration the night before and
WAS the most offensive in his remarks.
He it was who slapped the president Of
the United States in the face, beat and
! buicted him, ;Tampied the historic hat
under his feet, reviled the head OF the
greatest government on earth, and
capped his Insults by splitting npoa him.
What is be gong To do? Has he a cali
didate 10 nominate? ii cannot be Blaine,
for Foraker, tile fiery. has said that he
would present the name OF Blaine TO
! the convention. Has WOlcott'S rage
grown so intense that he cannot await
the signal of the leader. but must strike
while he has the chance?
He mounts the platform. He begins
another attack upon the administration
He is not So brutal as last night. but his
animuS is clear. He speaks for few
minutes of the necessities of the hour,
then says:
sometimes there is wide difference
between the Republicans of the West
and the Republicans OF the East as to
what Is wanted. Now there is re-
marka5ie unanimity of sentiment as to
who is wanted. And his name is
Blainer7
WolcOtt has begun it. The galleries
60 wild. But most of the enthusiasm
is in the galleries. 1t does not last long.
Nolcott proceeds with his Grafton, and
in it is that same sheer at the repre-
SentativeS of Democratic states who
want voice in the affairs OF the con-
ventiUn.
Wolc0tt has finished. and the call of
the states goes on. One by one the
names are called. and there is no re-
Spouse. Indiana is reached. Indiana.
! AiAC llO4lC VI llC plCSIuCDl WIN HIS DGCIl
made the object OF more brutal attacks
than have ever been heard in political
convention. Col. Dick" Thompson, the
OctOgenarian. rises and walks to the
platform. There is no doubt as to why
he seeks the tribune. He is the oldest
Republican in the house, older than the
Republican party, a voter before the
party was born. In all the dignity Of
his whltened locks he arises to repel
the insults that have been heaped upon
a leader Of the party i'll Ills state. He
announces that ne is not there to de-
tract from the reputation OF any Rppub-
lican; not there to defend the record of
his candidate-both direct thruSts at
WOlcott's speech. But he nOninates
Benjamin Harrison for president OF the
United States. Here is another parox-
ySm of applause. The delegates are af-
feeted by this, and they cheer.
Blaine and Harrison have been
named. The chosen leaders have been
given their commissions and they have
gone to the head of their armies. But
the roll call goes on. Michigan is
reached. New some one will dllate
upon the brilliant record of the soldier
statesman, Alger. But there is 10 re-
Spouse from Michigan.
What's the matter with Algel?"
yells a delegate in rear seat. His
question is, from the reception it meets
in the convention, more OF a reprOacn
than an honest question. And Michigan
is passed. There will he 10 necessity
for referring to the editorials of the
New York Sun and the records of the
war department in this campaign.
Another state is called. Yes, Mime
sofa will he heard from. There comes
William Henry EuStis to the platform.
He is big with unspoken words of praise
for the magnetic man from Maine. He
begins. and the audience shouts Loud
er." He goes on, and is given atten-
ton. The Minnesota people lean for
ward in their seats. ''Eustis will stir
'em up" they say TO themselves. Yes.
he viii. But why doesn't he do il?
Eustis' effort is fiat. He is overpowered
by his emotions. The great actor must
not feel the emotion lie depicts. else he
will lose his power over his audience.
He must point to the picture. but meyer
look upon it. The name of Blaine. the
knowledge that he is there to draw the
picture of the idol of his heart, suffuSes
the being of EdStis. and he is powerless
10 excite feeling i'll others. He falls
PROSTATE before his god, not COM
pels others to worship. and they jeer at
his idOiatry. His oratOry expires In a
gasp. blaine"
-
Some few applaud Eustis. His sub
lime devotion to this one name eXcites
their admiration. But the applause is
not general. Here the power of the
petticOat is manifested. Mrs. j. S.
ClarksOn, wife OF the chairman of the
national committee, and Mrs. Carson
Lake, wife Of one Of the secretaries, are
sitting behind the national committee.
Both their husbands are ardent WOr-
shippers at tue shrine of Blaine. Helm
mates to their husbands, they begin to
applaud. Mrs. Lake is a Young and
pretty woman, and her costume is strik-
ing. Her white gown stands cut from
the crowd, and her white parasol waves
above her head. Her enthusiasm
arOuseS the gallantry of the men and
they applaud her. The tribute to her
becomes a roar for Blaine. The hall
is given over to the exciting
scene of the convention. Every
one is on his feet. Ii ats,
canes, handkerchiefS, umbrellas. flags
reSOunds through the great auditorium.
grand, wild roar of applause, deafening.
never-endlng. broken now and then bv
the shrill yell of defiance and the pierre
Ing whistle of v9iceleSS ardor. 1t j.
partisan spirit gone crazy. The hand
strikes uD TO discourage or drown the
bowling thousands. But they keep on.
Blaine, Blaine. James e.. Blaine,n
chorus thousand Threats, and the roar
OF applause swellS wider and higher.
Fifteen minutes have passed. and
the Threats Of the yelling throng
are becoming weary. The beauti-
full proyoker Of this storm is
tired and sits down. The cheers are
growing fainter. Then some one hands
to Mrs. Lake a portrait of Blaine, framed
in tri-cOlored star. She rises, waves
it above her head again, and the cheer
ing begins anew. Tom Reed waves his
straw hat and yells. standing where the
bright rays of the sun fall directly unon
his unprotected cranial desert. lie for
gets the dignity of the cars, and acts
like small boy on holiday.
But this cannot 20 on forever. For
twenty-five minutes the air mas been