The Portland daily press., 1892-06-18

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The New York delegation was one Of
the most prominent and influential on
tbs ground. This was due in part to it's
great numerical strength, but largely to
the fact that at its head stood the "Big
-Four" of the Empire State-Platt, De-
pew, Hiscock, Miller. DR.. Depew was
the spokesman of the delegation, and he
was always surrounded by admirers.
When Mr.. Depew was not in his rooms
captivating all listeners with his silver
tongue he was at some dinner engaged
in the same delightful avocation. De-
pew IS one of the most remarkable men
of the times, in that he thinks, writes
and talks equally well. Moreover, he is
rs brilliant in conversation as in public
speech.
Warner Miller is as reticent man as
one could find in days search. He is
self contained, solid, forceful. When
he does speak it is with deliberation,
emphasis, effectiveness. This .'Big Four"
represents all elements of New York Re-
publicanism, and New York is conced-
edly the battle-ground between the par
ties. No wonder the "Big -Four" were
important factors in the result.
The Ohio delegation was of prime i'm
portance. 1t could scarcely be other
wise with such men as Governor Nc
Kinley and Ex-Governor Foraker in the
list. Here again is most striking con-
trast. Mckinley showed himself at Min
neapolis in his strongest characteristics
OF modesty and reticence. His quiet,
almost shrinking demeanor, was every
where remarked. Not so with Foraker.
He is brilliant, dashing cavalryman,
who flashes his saber and shouts his
''Hoop lar as he rides the enemy down.
A very taking" way Foraker has. Put
on his feet at Minneapolis before crowd,
he had no difficulty whatever in making
them think him the smartest man in
America.
Other Ohioans who attracted much
attention were Bushnell, of Springfield,
and Conger, of Akron, though the latter
was not delegate. Both are rich man.
ufacturers, and Conger, think, must
be one of the busiest men in the coun-
try. In addition to serving as president,
general manager or director of ten or
fifteen big enterprises scattered through
out Ohio and Indiana, as the Buckeye
member of the national committee he
has for long time devoted month or
two each year to politics, which is his
chief amusement. A strong, shrewd,
quiet but friendly man he is.
Senator Quay, with his slight figure,
squeaky voice and air of one whose
mind is SO fixed upon what is before him
that he cannot stop to look to the right
or the left, was much sought after.
find that Quay, like Platt, is one man
to the world, another to his friends.
The latter say no more generous, self
sacrificing man can be found within a
thousand miles. Instead of being grasp
ing, selfish, unfaithful or tricky his
friends set him down as true, manly and
loyal. 1t does appear to be fact that
most of the trouble Quay was ever in
grew out of excessive loyalty to his
friends.
Hamilton Disston, the millionaire saw
manufacturer of Philadelphia; W. L.
Elkins, the street railway magnate of
the same city, who lives in a veritable
palace and with his partners controls
the surface roads of the three great
cities of New York, Philadelphia and
Chicago, and H. W. Oliver, the very
rich iron man of Pittsburg, were con
spicuous in the Pennsylvania delegation.
Such a gathering of active, successful
men in all the walks of life is to bs
found nowhere else than in one of these
great national conventions. AS sat on
the press platform and looked out among
the delegates saw among others rhe
picturesque, saturnine face of ex-senator
Malone. Tucked away under the seat
was the famous white hat. Nearby was
Ex-senator Spooner, of slight physique
and unprepossessing face, but brainy,
brilliant and powerful. Tranquilina
Luna, or the calm moon, Juan Santiste-
van and Miguel Otero, of New Mexico.
showed the dark faces of the Spanish
race. Behind them, in the alternates'
row, were two women from the woman
suffrage State of Wyoming. In fact all
nations and races were represented in
this body of president makers, even the
native Americans, for there sat White
Turkey, the Cherokee delegate, as proud
OF his honors as any man on the floor.
An interesting pair were Senators
Teller and Wolcott, of Colorado, the lat
ter vying even with Depew in eloquence
and wit. Other famous orators sitting
among the delegates were ex-senator
Ingalls, AM ". O. Bradley, of Ken
lucky. Notable among the elderly men
were ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow.
Governor Dick Oglesby, of Illinois, and
Dick Thompson, of Indiana, who has
been delegate at large from his state to
about all the national conventions the
Republican party has ever had. Senator
Cullom and Joe Cannon, of Illinois,
were among the notables. George
Swift, of the same state, who made his
fortune in the manufacture of axle
grease, along with Director General
Davis, of the Worlds fair, was one of
the most active of the younger politi-
clans. AS rule the gathering was of
young men. Probably one-half of the
delegates were under forty and many of
them have barely Started in tho tbirt;ac