The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15

they deceived him as to the time Of de-
parture and he got left AS member ex-
planned it, "Rhody would drive us wild
continually explaining how me and
Chauncey fixed it up for Ben
Rhody says Chauncey Depew was his
best lieutenant on the floor.
Rhody boasts that he won 1000, but
when some one offered to put up 500
that be could not name the man from
whom he won the money Rhody backed
out.
The fact is that Mcdonald of Fort
Wayne bluffed him off several times.
The chief of the badge and campaign
button brigade, who, as the representa-
tive OF Chicago firm, has supplied the
peddlers OF badges at four national con-
ventions, has large stock of Harrison
badges on hand He controlled the
badge stand at the West himself. In con-
versation with me today he said: Il sold
all the Blaine badges had on hand be-
fore HArrison's nomination. | could not
sell Harrison badges. The Indiana
committee bought 10000 badges,
which they gave away. They
gave me some to dispose of, but nobody
called for them. Since the nomination
have sold quite number of Harrison
badges and buttons, but nothing compared
i
5000 badges on hand, and as soon as Har-
rison was nominated / sold them ali.
Sixty-two were sold to members of the
Fort Wayne club. It seems that the radi-
cal Blaine men want Cleveland badges"
An ottice-holder from Washington then
interrupted our conversation by picking
up large tin button with Harrison and
Protection" stamped on it, and remarked:
"Of course this is American tin. How
much? All right, here's your 10 cents.
When the Harrison man had fixed his
button and paid for it the badge man said
THAT button is made in Chicago. but
with imported tin"
What! You have the impudence to
sell an English button Here take it back,
you free trader. Why don't you use
American tin?"
Because no American tin has vet been
made, replied the badge man.
This has been the smallest con-
vention in point of crowd that 1
ever saw" continued the badge
Minnesota only 10000 men attended. We
have made great preparation for Chicago.
This badge business is a risky one. am
stuck here with 5000 Ayers. Our house
in Chicago has been watching the drift
carefully and we will not make any other
than Cleveland badges and buttons. We
expect to sell 100000 OF them"
Wont you have any Hill badges?" 1
asked.
''No. We could not sell them, and none
but Tammany hall men would wear them.
They will come with their own badges"
he replied. at would not pay to 20 into
any but the Cleveland badge business"
The people of Minneapolis are disap-
pointed over the result of the convention.
They wanted Blaine, and many openly
boast that they will vote for Cleveland if
nominated. They are disappointed too
because the crowd was so small. The
committee on accommodations wanted
thousands OF families to purchase beds and
cots and furniture, TO board and
lodge the visitors. The result is that
most of these people went in debt and
did not lodge a single person. The books
OF the committee on information show
that q, 900 more people could have been
accommodated. The saloons, however,
did a rushing business. While passing
the saloan of Lamooreux late last night l
was stopped by the proprietor, who invited
me to take drink.
"ButI don't know you," demonstrated
at makes no difference; you are from
Indianapolis, that is enough for me" he
insisted.
How do you know am from In
dianapolis?"
Because you have a Columbia club
badge on, and 1 am stuck on that club. Its
members were my best customers. Hur-
rah for Harrison"
He was wearing Colum bia club badge,
too, which he explained he had been
compelled to take in payment of a round
of drinks, amounting to 81, ordered by a
member who was busted. The Ala
bama delegation was inside. and
this alone would have been enough to
induce me to decline had been disposed
10 accept They were shooting craps or
explaining how they nominated Harrison,
from the noise they made.
1--WE must control the patronage of the
state and no white men shall get place."
was the only ineligible sentence oyer
heard through the screened door.
That's what John G. New promised"
remarked another.
Whether caused through the patronage
of the Columbia club or the administration
of Harrison, it is a fact that the only bust
ness places with Harrison's pictures in the
windows are the saloons p III, p.