Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-28

came for the convention to meet, and
lhoy had not single ticket OF ad'
mission. They talked Of taking back
permission to hold 1t on city ground'
they made other indignant threats
But the cooler among them obtained
control anu strong but measuraoly
polite letter TO Col. Bflce, brought back
the coveted pioces Of cardboard win
the coupons attached and the civic Dig
nitariss were pa,lncd.
Those representatives Of the prcss TOT
whom applications bad boon made
weeks ahead obtained passes ana
badges with but littl. difficulty. But
those not No forehand,d bad to apply
again and again At the small and study
Office where the gentlemen who had
the matter In hand were to TO found.
The place was without any apparent
ventilation and was crammed fdll Vt
reporters IRON country payers q vari-
Gus 5iates until It was impossible for
while 10 either enter or get out Of the
building. Not until midnight before
the convention opened did some u the
struggling and sweating newspalsr
men secure their tickets and many had
10 retire ctestiallcn without the need.
iul token.
Then the Accommodations for report.
ing were extremely meAgre. Only a
very few comparatively " the tim.
bors Of the press had seat where
there was any sort OF desk or plank on
which TO write. They sat by thousands
with the crowds of the general public
aud used their hats or their knees ior n
table. a Telegraph office was placed
within the building aud messenger
boys were plentiful but the Office wa
Inaccessible to the multitude until the
sessions adjourned aud the boys moved
chiefly ON the illUr OF the wigwam.
The press arrangements were certainly
not 10 be loudly applauded.
Thousands OF people tried 10 get In
without tickets, some plrndiDg their
long journeys thousand miles or
more. Others tried 10 get In for
twenty i've or rny cents. One
woman with three children ana
lunch basket was surprised becaute her
offer OF two bits n head was refused,
aud when told that mon were paying
as high n SIS for n ticket her am ze-
mant was wonderful 10 behold. Gen.
McClernsnd Of the Utah Commission
came from his home In Springfield
without n ticket anu tho old veteran
was turned back gruilly by the police
man ut the ropes. He gave n grim
smile and politely asked to be allowed
to stand there until he could hear from
the inside. Congressman Springer
learned Of the trouble aud very soon
dozen friends were reR1y for the rescue
and the General obtained seat on the
ground Il lor OF tho wigwam.
Kate Field was a visitor 10 the Con-
vention. She was "a Hill mau" Of
the start. What she was at tue close
will no doubt soon appear.
susRn Il. Anthony was on hand w,th
efforts Tor a suffrage plank In the DEM
ocratic platform.
DR.. Mary Walker, with her Iauls
turned up Mt the lotion to kcrl them
out NJ the mud, her elk lat and
hnicky little cane was conspicuous Ia
the crowd because OF her grOtesque
mannish fomini ity. She tried 10 IN.
terviaw come Of the New Hampshire
delegation and was marched out OF one
Of their rooms by big Hibernlln
policeman, TO her great Indignation and
ludicrOns assumption OF mascullbe
hoIcen.ss. She told him her name.
"Oi knows nothing about that" said
he; "they sent for me 70 take yees out
and out yoes Gomez"
There were many ladiea scattered
through the vast audlenco some OF
whom took great and Intelligent inter-
est In the proceedings. Others put
queries which showed that they had
no other impulse but curiosity. one
lady asked why II was that Cleveland
and Gray were not there, was astonish.
ed at there absence anu considered II
shameful they were not no hand TO at
tend to the affairs OF the country.
Two women, surrounded by men,
Eat together, one quite small. a
sudden blast struck the build.
ing, then II shook with thun-
der, the lightning made green strenhs
around the roof, under the caves,
and the rain ratified over head. The
litils woman shuddered visibly. The
other said kindly: "D0n't be afraid,
/ little girl" al en- a-ant he.e-lp H.,
she cried "But have mn umbrella,
10 let II ralnl" "What good would that
DO II the people rushed out2" The big
one smiled In superior way, and saidi
There IL only Que thing 10 dO--slt
still. shall not STIR" Just then a
hoaTse voice shouted something that
sounded like "Firt!" The older woman
started up and was about to run, while
the smaller one sat still. When che
hubbub quleted down the older woman
tried TO look calm and exclaimed,
"rhat was a different matter, I'D run
from fire but never from water"
Many negroes were In the audience.
II Is singular how many cnlorcl PEG.
PIE IN Chicago are turning Democrats.
tolOred Democratic clubs are being
organized and the darklcs are enllusi.
astic for Cleveland aud Stevenson.
The band was magnificent one and
played many popular alrs, "Hgil Col.
umbia,n the "Star Spnngled Banner, q"
and "Marching Through Georgia, "
We'd with "Yankee Doodle" and God
Save the Queen" in popular applause;
but "Dixio"'set the audience wild Mt
every repetition. "wait TIL the
Clouds Roll by" and Floating Down
the Streamn were played "a appropri.
ate TO the weather. The band aided,
too, in suppresAing the stampede which
threatened dea.h and destruction To-.
wards the close OF the convention. Some
are lights became loosened from their
attachments and swung down with a
rattle and crash which caused many
people to think the roof was falling In.
Instantly there was panic, strong
men with their eyes hulging and fear
cleaning from their cOuntensuces
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