The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-01
A CLEVELAND PARTY.
THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION SENDS
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO


Visiting Card Cuts or tho Possibility or
protest-rhc Prophet G,oriaed in Every
Breath md Pictured on the Convention
Fan ms n Chinese God-His Name ana
ri"rs both Checrcd- DR.. Mary Walker
vniniy Ask. to he Made u Delegate.
SYRACUSE. May 31.--The stuffed Convention
is thing Of the past 1t was inflated to the
sizo OF n genuine party Convention. IL was az
noisy as II Salvation Army meeting. and It had
the m oncv to hire the brass bands OF a dozen
cities. 1t was managed with the grip OF death
on n dead African. No delegate had chance
to do other than the bidding OF William r.
Grace and the Mugwump cx-ofllccholders.
Now 1t Is done and gone. In the gossip OF q
weeks time In political circles 1t will serve to
nmuse the knowing. In history 1t will figure
with the pebbles that children have cast into
the sea.
1t was am American product. and 40 It was
good naturcd. 1t included many humble
Democrats fatrered by being called delegates,
and in Difference to them it pledged itself to y
abide by tho DEGREES of the Chicago Conven-
ton. But tho men who controlled 1t went to
the farthest lengths their critics ever dreamed
they could go They made 1t u Cleveland Con-
vention out and out. Every five minutes they
brought in his name. When they spoke Of him
1t was rs of n god. They pictured kings throw.
ing their crowns to him. They put him above
Lincoln. calling him the greatest President in
our time. Finally they committed their dele
gates to vote for him rs n unit. Drunk with
tho wine Of their enthusiasm. they fully OK.
posed themselves to the party they sought to
divide.
1t was a roasting hot day. and hot day In
Syracuse is something to make Col. Ingersoll
alter his views on the hereafter. The dele.
gates as they appeared on the streets wore
haggnrd look. They had been sleeping
in tho hotels that are beside the rail-
way tracks. and whoever does that has
cause to imagine that express trains
arc scrccching through the Railways and
that cattle cars have been side-tracked in
the windows. There werc hundreds and
hundreds OF strangers in the city. brought
here by the trainload In dendhcad cars at cut
rates or with fro, tickets They enlivened the
main streets. and the scenes around them
wcre new and interesting. The Syracuse
maidens had put on their summer gowns OF
China silk and striped muslin. and their big
straw hats with whole rose gardens on the
tops. They stunned tho strange mon BY their
pretty figures. dresses. and faces. -...
Then there were the curbstone peddlers with
the Grover Cleveland fans. With an irony tho
Cleveland men seemed not to perceive these
fans were made to show the ex-Presidents
face as if it were tho visage Of Chinese god.
In the handle of each fan was a string. and
when that was pulled tho ex-Prcsldent made
the most horrible grimaces. He looked CROSS
eyed and snapped his Jaws as II
he had hydrophobia. Never was the
idol OF faction made to appear 30
ridiculous before his followers. but thousands
Of tho fans We're sold and carried to the Con-
vcnton hall. Tho boys who sold these fans
carried them into the hall in cardboard boxes.
On each box. IN large letters WAS the legend
Pull the string gently" Wherever man
turned his eyes was one Of these boys. one OF
gently CENT It susgested the refrain Of once
popular but funcrenl song. Pull the bell soft
was held iH viii hold 100 " rersonS. ana Il Was
perhaps siN-sevenths filled. The most pecul-
barn. The most significant thing about tho
spaces for the country delegations was that
in "a huddlc. and socmed not to leave space
sn"ngh for the But they were
lunches q accredited followers which nearly
but not all the counties sent Nine women at
Dr. Mary Walker 1. who wanted to be sent as a
delegate to thicag" She was kindly treated.
despite her eccen,rirty. served her country
nobly in the hospitals during the war.
TOYS AND BADGES A-PLENTY.
When the delegates were all seated; strange
and unaceonntable chirplngg, filled the hall
called dandslions because Of their appeasa.npes
strung" noise s that them
gcsted tho clamor Of the frogs that chirp soon
after the sS s t II the
charactcriZes large bodies OF men. they had
brought With them tex they called an ri Anti,
than nothing to make noise with. One other
Der '' Of badges and d" "rnSments worn by each
delegate. Their coat 'front.'. were plastered all
w5h the hnd s on
buttons. ribbons. brass eagles. and badges OF
all colors. There. never was 80 much color on
And the placards for the Counties which We're
white at all other conventions. we're here also
it the nickname OF the IA inflow Convention"
especially ms rainbow chasing was what it was
"A great uproar greeted the arrival OF W. r.
Grace. the man who did It" He came In
with John ID. herman, and with MS appearance
cut-and dried convention that we, have sem
n this state, since the days q William n.
meeting with a speech IN which he said the
plan to e. On II M oIsrs ae % asKS
noRHs hat hI thsy WGSl not ' be Wiling e
NJ Herman was made tGnp0rsry Chair%a n
would say twrnty-fonr hours ago. lle ADDED
that tho February Irregular Democratic Con.
vention met to say what those delegates want
I'd in February. Will" this convention met to
say what the people want now. At last SITTER
reviewing the Careers "f many Democratic
Presidents lie came to sl"ak Of Gr1Eer Cleys.
out OF Egypt aud the hpns" Of bondage.
that there wss n" Gx snStss cheer beer
on chairs and yelled with .H"a, l'ropriety. but
only for half n minute. II really sermedhs Il
they light have donrit better and Longer. but
in this they wnrs disappointing. They made
almost as much Of demon -trltIon when the
Oh iirnan said the Convention would accept
tha decision Of the Chicago '"nyention as ihAS
in all matters OF Democrat" politics.
RECOGNITION EY WISHING CARD.
A well trained dcogat. popped up and
named the S,"rretnry II. u" Forest baldwin.
and another dela.d'" 'lam"l j, II. tonloh as
Recording rerr"inry. IN" roll of delegates
was called. and Daniel NlaGnnr got til" only
cheers that greeted any OF tho names. MIR.
Herman talked "A great ,ica. about tho popular
character Of II i" mcrttnI dni n" desire taht
all who wished Ia talk shUNll idlk 'rnely. In
O"d"r Ia lnrul" frc" rIr"cl. he said that who
ever wisnc! to say nUv'hing mast send up his
rI to the Secretary, he count not tell the