Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-06-16
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Stray Bits of Gossip and Com
ment About the Late
Convention.
The Effort to Stampede the
Convention a Flat
Failure.
Some Very O rdinary Speeches
-lilgalls Refuses to Say
Anything.

-lngaIlS Refuses to Say
Anything.
The absence in the Minneapolis con.
vention, of the distinguished orator, COL
Robt. G.. Ingersoll, who has graced most
of the republican national conventions
ard thrilled the audiences with his
eloquence, and impressive truthful
ness o: statement, was frequently com.
mented upon. Ingersoll is the we'll
known champion of Judge Gresham, and
has been for the past four years, but
neither the orator nor the judge were
directly or indirectly connected with the
proceedings of this convention. Inger-
soil gave Blame his chiefest and best
known title-"a plumed knight" bit of
chivalrous description that Blaine's
friends have used for many years, and
which has stuck to the "Knight" like
wax. The plumes in the parades and
the euloglsts of many platform, have
utilized Ingersoll's description with effect.
1t is said that Blaine went back on In
gersoll,his former champion and admlrer,
and for several years the colonel has
been silent, at least in public, about
Blaine. Ingersoll's republican party
speeches are enduring monuments of
patriotic oratory-keen, brilliant, honest.
and effective arguments. For some rea-
son the great speaker and thinker has
not strobe the party platform of late
years. Whether he has turned his atten-
ton to matters Of a broader nature, to
literature, to issues exceeding the con-
fines of party, out of personal preference
to them, or whether he is aisgusted with
the insane scrabble for office that now
dominates most of the party leaders, is
not known; but certain it is the voice
and wit of Ingersoll have not been heard
OF for some time in the partisan republi-
can ranks.
The nominating speeches o: the con-
ventlon were hardly up to the standard.
The best of all was by Doctor Depew,
the New York champion of the president.
His speech was solid, substantial argu-
ment that had effect, If any speech did,
with the delegates vote. Wolcott, the
Colordo senator, did the best possible
for Blame, IN a nominating address. But
Blaine's star was rapidly setting before
the senator commenced to call attention
to it, and although his speech was
followed by the usual pandemonium Of
applause, it was all "sound and fury
signifylng nothing" but the total eclipse
of the magnetic man, later on. The other
speakers we're not up to the average of
national convention orators, and if the
high pressure of excitement had been
absent would have been set down as
very ordinary takers indeed.
The most conspicuous and interesting
delegate on the floor was ex-senator
Ingalls,, who aroused curiosity yet
failed to crafty it by single speech
during the convention. He was per-
sistently called for, but at no time did
the opportunity occur for response.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, was one of
the best pleased leaders over the result
He worked early and late for the presl
dent, and the Illinois delegation no
doubt feels highly gratlfied at the politi
cal astuteness Of their leader and their
own good Judgment IN supporting him.
Minneapolis took splendid care Of the
visitors and nothing vas left undone, an 1
the press of the country is loud in
voiclng the expression OF all visitors over
the magnificent entertainment of the
convention. Many elegant private houses
were thrown open to strangers, and the
crowds were always comfortably quar-
tered and amply provided for. The great
hall was probably unexcelled as public
forum.
There are many sore and sour poll
ticians over the nomination.. The usual
i'll feeling was probably greater than al
any other convention, and the expression
Was often made that Harrison could moi
be elected. New York and Pennsylvania
both were feeling this political nausea
and threatening to cut off their noses tc
spite their faces.
Harrison's position on the force bill
made him solid with the southern dele
gates. They were for him heart and
soul and but few black delegates fell by
the way eide.
The anxiety about the democratic
nominee did not PROSTATE the leaders
They claim the president can beat any
one the democracy can name-Cleveland
included. The real cause for worry il