The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-10


per with his loft. and smudgy black dots and
strcaks and curves began to appear all over
tho little ring above the penny. Every man
loft his chair and pressed close to the earnest
New Yorker. 1t was interesting to see their
own faces as they look cd at the lcaden features
that came slowly from the butt end Of Platts
rencil. 1t was n nondescript face 1t had
Blaine's crown. but tho noso was McKinleys.
Tho thinncss OF tho hair suggested
Blaine. and the chin was laine's.
hut tho nose and Dyes were distinctly
McKinlcy's. great confusion arose. Plntt
said no had kent his word. and produced tho
visage of the Maine statesman but Quay and
Gallingcr and Miller and Wolcott were posi-
tive tho facc was McKnlcy's. Emmons Blaine
and Plat wero in n hopeless minority. They
could not make the others 500 tho face rs they
did Then the session ended. The final effort
of the nimble. fingered New Yorker had failed.
and the anti Harrison leaders wont to bed
feeling that they had wasted weeks time to
SEQ Dlanos face matcrializo on their political
tablets.
In this condition OF mind tho forces that are
arrayed against tho President won't to the
Convention hall this morning The Harrison
people went there In very different mood.
confident that they had the best of it. perhaps
n little too confident. But that remains to be
tested by time. 1t was the first brilliantly
clear day. and the weather tempted to tho
hall greater number of persons than
ever went to it before Its capacity for
seating 1000 persons was overstraincd.
and 1t is calculated that at least
thousand persons were crowded out and
went back to the city across the river. disap-
pointed and on the verge OF sunstroke. for tho
allurng sunshine proved hot enough to mako
the Georgia delegates fancy themselves back
in tho cotton belt.
Tho disappointment OF those to whom ad-
mission was denied was slight as compared
with that OF the multitude that succeeded in
getting In. for the Convention did not sit five
minutes. and tho people who did not under
stand parliamentary proceedings no sooner
sat down than they saw the thousands getting
up and going out. Tho reason was that there
had been an agreement between the oppo-
sltion forces that tho Committee on Gre
dentials need not report to tho Convcn-
ton until o'clock tonight. As 1t
is rule of the Convention that thore shall be
no proceedings until the contests in the dele
cations are settled. there was nothing to do
but adjourn. Our ancient statesman. Sitting
Bull lawson" who has always been fighter
at home and wanted to fight this morning.
loudly called for division. When he saw
that a great majority OF tho delegates
favored the adjournment. the fight all went
out Of him. and he sat down with the remark.
Il guess ! amt in IT.
lie is. next to Ancient Mariner Thompson.
the oldest man in the Convention. and has
passed his SOth year. though no one would
dream it from looking at either his face or his
figure.
Then came the Harrison roundup. and tho
branding Of all the steers and mavericks who
are for the President in all tho delegations.
Whoever was responsible for this mass meet
ing of the Presidents forces deserves credit for
good politics. as the news went out That over
600 men responded to the call to meet In thu
Market Hall. and that counting OF actual
noses by the leaders from all tho States
showed Harrison to be ablo to count
on $40 votes. Tho atmosphere Of the Conven-
ton became much clearer than it had been at
any time. Tho news Of Hnrrison's jubiation
came upon tho crowds right after the ex-
posture Of the fact that the anti-Administra-
ton people had practically abandoned their
magical man OF Maine over night. as college
students burn their highest text book
when they have done with 1t. The
Blaine incubus had hung over the
political sky like a great black cloud. for
ever threatening to bclch forth its lightning
and Its rain. But 1t was like that cannon
which Artomus Ward built to offer to kill q
thousand men Mt every pop II any one turned
the handle. but the handle would not turn. So
it was with the Blaine thunder cloud.
The anti-Harrison rain makers have
been exploding their dynamite under it
and beating the air with shouts and band
music. but tho rain would not fall.
and finally tho determined breeze from tho
camp blew tho big and empty clouds away. and
I.ft np1t, tu-n Ia ctN Iarc In, fI,n
sky. one cloud that takes the form Of McKn-
lcy's face and which looked to be full of mis-
chief. and one thin. ragged. almost trans
parent little speck. which attracts only the at
tention of tho Michigan mon. who are deluded
with the idea that it is the forerunner OF an
Algcr tempest.
There were two features Of tho short session
Of the Convention which kcenly disappointed
the gathering. One was the failure Of the
managers to call on some noted public man
for n speech. Tho pcop'o. OF whom thore are
mt least $4,000 hero. regard the Convention
merely rs n show. and rs many Of them have
to pay from three to five dollars to get
into tho hail. they want their moneys
worth. The other source OF disappointment
was tho failure Of the Administration people
to force a fight and bring out the vote prepar-
atory to battle. AS tho politicians do in the New
u
formal ballot. Tho reason that there was no
attempt to wrest the management from tho
Blaiue-tinctured National Committee was.that
both sides had come to an agreement
The point Of disagreement was the
Committee on Credentials. This committee
has changed its complexion every day. First.
owing to the absence Of some Blaine men. 1t
voted for Harrison delegates. Its action was
rcconsidorod tho next day when the Blaine
members were present In full strength. To-
day the Harrison forces captured three Blaine
men. one OF them being the Utah delegate who
married Mr.. B!aines niece. Out OF all this
confusion has come at least temporary har-
mony. The Harrison mon are in the ma
Iority In the committee. but in order
to Eain credit as being fair and impartial they
have seated tho Kellogg faction in Louisiana.
closing their door against their own chivulie
Warmo'h. In return the Blaine mon have
conceded that their contest In Utah was asod
on an Gntenabio position. and. with this slirit
OF harmony ruling. the Convention took tho
course that has boon reported. 1t flung
upon the street OF n boiling town Il