St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-09
Delegates Delight to Honor
the Former Rebel Chief
tain at Minneapolis.
Now a Good Republican, He Is
Received Like Longstreet,
Key and Others.
Chauncey l. Filley Goes Down
Before the Harrison Pat
ronage Dispenser.
Personal Remarks Concerning
Well-KnoWn Visitors and
Delegates.

morning much as II did OH the first day
with an hour of hero worship. Nearly
all of the we'll known delegates were
kept standing and shaking hands with
lmirers for long time. There was 4
change of the idols worshiped yesterday,
however, and the doughty little Gen.
Malone, of Virginia. who sits within
few feet of ex-senator Ingalls, and SEN
ator Wolcott, rather cast those two gen.
tlemen in the shade; and this. too, in
spite of the fact that both of them ap-
peared with flaming red neckties. OF
course rel tie does not make hand
some man out of Senator Ingalls,, and it
does not add to the beauty of Senator
WOlcott. Ordinarily, however, the
CANDY attire of these senators would
have turned all eyes In their direction.
But it was rebel brigadier who was
the center of admiration in that part of
the hall yesterday. Gen. Malone is
now nearly siXty-siX years of age, but
he has all the energy and bravery that
distinguished him thirty years ago
when he won glory and advancement
by his bravery in the Confederate SER
vice. He entered the Confederate army
in April, 1861. and fought through to
the close of the war, at that time being
a major general. For bravery at Peters
urg he was dubbed the "hero of the
Crater" At the close of the war he
went back to engineering and rail-
road building. Always fighter and
natural, though tyrannical leader of
men, he soon entered politics. He
helped elect old Gov. Walker, and tn en-
organized the Readjuster party and was
by it sent to the United States senate,
where he finally joined hands with the
Republicans. President Harrison start
ed out to ignore Gen. Malone, and gave
comfort and the offices to the little gen
erals opponent s. and the result of it all
is that the man who was supposed to be
downed sits in the Minneapolis conven-
ton at the head of delegation all his
own, and which yesterday elected him
to represent the Old Dominion on the
national committee for the next four
years.
Good citizens would construe the re-
ception given Gen. Malone in the Min
neapoliS convention AMI the fact that lie
is there, as an evidence that the war is
over, but what difference it makes
when an ex-rebel general is treated
handsomely in Democratic gathering!
A Republican convention may honor
Longstreet, Wise, Key, and even the
guerrilla MOsby, and not word is
heard about the rebel brigadiers. But
regardless of ali this, BILLY" Malone
was shaken by the hand and treated.
more handsomely by the delegates yes
terday than almost v'Other delegate.
Gen. Harry Bingham, of Philadelphia.
the gentleman who read the report of
the committee on rules yesterday, fur
nishes good example OF how long a
man can hold fast to good, fat offices If
he never antagOniZeS the bosses. Gen.
Bingham was mustered out of the war
in 1865 and few months later was made
postmaster of the Quaker city, which
office he held until he was elected clerk
of courts for Philadelphia. This was a
highly lucrative position, and he stuck
to it until the machine elected him to
congress, where he has now been for
seven terms. And in addition to all
these honorS. Gen. Bingham has been
delegate to every national convention of
his party save one since 1868.
Gen. William CoggSwell. who halls
from the ancient town of Salem, Mass,
the chairman of the committee on ere
dentials of the convention, is short and
stout. He is lawyer by profession, and
has held many local and state Offices in
the old Bay state. He is now serving
his third term in congress from his dis
trict. He has good deaf or independ-
ence, and does not believe that Henry
Cabot Lodge is the cleareSt-headed poll
tician in Massachusetts, and two years
ago declined to allow Mr.. Lodge to use
him in his arrangements for fixing up
state ticket.
Harry" Oliver. of Pennsylvania, has
very properly been designated as the
chairman of the subcommittee ap-
pointed to prepare the tariff plank of
the platform that will be adopted. Mr..
Oliver is business man, and he is in
politices for business purposes. He is
the head of one of the greatest steel
plants of the country, and has for many
years been one of the most liberal con-
tlibutors to the Republican campaign
funds. He, naturally enough, desires
the most ultra declaration on the tariff
question, and this he will get, as the
other men are all like Gov. John Ii.
Gear, of Iowa, Western and Northern
men with Pennsylvania ideas on the
question of protective tariff.
Poor old Chauncey |. Fiiley, who has
been the boss of Missouri for so many
years, has been depoSed. But this is
not the SaddeSt part of the tale. His
hated rival, mere novice in politics,
the boon companion OF John w. MOBILES
and the man VINO mas Oeen handling tile
patronage in Missouri ever since Harri-
son was inaugurated, succeeds him.
This man is r. g. Kerens, OF st. Louis.
Mr.. FiIley'S ewes snapped angrily when
his defeat was announced, and it will
be strange if the Harrison men do not
suffer for this act in the future. One
look at Mr.. Filley's countenance will
convince any one that he is not the man
to forget or forgive all injury.
The Nebraska delegation is giving
the other delegates good example at
least in standing by the instructions of
their people. due in great measure to
the efforts of eX-Judge Amos Cobb, of
Lincoln, who heads the delegation.
Judge Cobb was formerly on the SUI
preme bench of his state. and is man
of great ability, although strong parti-
san.
OF course, manufacturers are not
scarce in the convention which is now
in session at Minneapolis. This is not
to be expected, and would not be proper
for the party that has SO boldly de-
clared itself as the champion of the
manufacturing interests only. But all
manufactures do not depend on legisla-
ton for their profits, and there is at
least one delegate who represents this
independent body in the convention.
He is from New Jersey, and his name
is William A. ROebling, and he is
part of the great wire and bridge manu-
footurinU firm of ROpI,lipU a. SoDc