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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11
THE LAST DAY.

Ehe convention on its last day, after
a week of suppressed passion and one
session of angry bathurst, proved to be
a perfunciOry performance, rervaded
by broad streaks of comedy and simu-
lated enthusiasm. Two of the actors
only seemed inspired with the spirit of
sincerity and deep feeling. or seized of
the power to rouse the crowd to even
limited degree of responsiveness. These
were Mr.. MCKINLEY, who made dig
nified, courteous, fair and earnest pre-
siding officer. and Mr.. WOLCoTT, on
whose broad shoulders has descended
the mantle of Roscoe CoNKLING's Bit
terneSS and Yigor. Save while these
men were speaking, the drama went on
making no prOTounder impression on
those who Witnessed it than any play
on the stage OF which the plot is ordi-
nary and the cast below average. Mr..
DEEPEN, it may be truthfully said, dis
appointed his hearers. He was called
Oh 10 play a difficult role, and one quite
foreign to his genius. His success on
the platform has been achieved, not as
an advocate, but as delightful talkeT,
saying pleasant things brightly aid
amiably. lie was sadly out OF place as
he undertook to eulog.Ze a character
like BENJAMIN HARRISON, to kindle
the torch of devotion to his cause, and
to rally the Indifferent to his dull-cOl-
Ored banner. His words fell life
lesson the ears of the delegates and were
quickly forgotten amid the abSurditieS
of other speakers efforts aud the din
of the carefully planned and artI-
fetal demonstrations. The audience
itself contributed the most interesting
feature of the occasion. 1t was good
natqred because it was Indifferent about
the result; it worked hard to iinpart the
elements OF life and color, and main
tanned its patience and gentle manner
d. under the most trying circumstances.
a body Of Intelligent men and women
which could restrain itself while
a couple of negroes talked hifa-
lutin Donsense, while WILLIAM HENRY
EUSTIS elected a mile of weak plati-
tudeS from his nethermost belly, while
JOHN {. SPOONER made faces for half
an hour in the most painful and unintel-
ligible pantomime, while little Lord
PadereWSki FauntlerOy from WiscOn-
sin perpetrated all inane sophomore
grafton, and while WARNER MILLER,
with wood-puIp bearing, tried to mask
his personal resentment against Mr..
HARRISON behind hollow pretenSe of
patriOtism-a body of men and women
which could be brave on a hot day,
without food or drink for six hours, in
membered with gratitude.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11

In former times the GLOBE has had
occasion to remark that Hon. CHAUNCEY
DEPEw is san amoOsIn' cuss," and re-
cent events in no wise necesSitate a re-
traction. CHAUNCEY was very anus
ing yesterday, except to some few mo-
rose and contrary-minded Blainiacs.
Sometimes he amused by deliberate in
tentiOn, and then again he would just
drop into It inadvertently and I'M
consciously. For instance, in his
speech secOnding Mr.. HARRIsoN's
nomination, the Hon. CHAUNCEY
made very amusing effort to
explain by C-ESAR's commentaries and
other ancient history his support of the
petite president, while everybody knew
that ancient history hadn't half as much
to do with it as that eigbt-doilar-a-day
commiSsi0nership which CHAUNCEY
holds from BENJAMIN. Of course, this
was one of the occasions when CHAUN-
CEY had not really Laid OUT to be
funny, but the effect could not have
been improved on by weeks of prepare
ton and training.
And perhaps there was something
even more alluring than the commits
sionership in sight for CHAUNcEY.
Who knows but that visions of the
vacant seeretaryship of state fitted be-
fore his eyes as he went on citing
Cesarian precedents. And possibly
a vaulting ambition carried him even
farther in his dreams. and placed him,
after a brilliant four years in the state
department, Oh the very throne of the
HARRISON dynasty. Who knows!
Baby MCKEE will be ineligible to the
succession on account of his tender
years, and Son RUSSELL is just trifie
beyond the retaining capacity of the
great American stomach Therefore,
since the succession must fall outside
the family, why not CHAUNCEY? There
doesn't seem to be any good reason why
not, except the one that will be pro-
vided by the Democratic party next No
Vember.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11
SUNRISE SIGNALS.
Spells rule, end the dynasty at Washington
still lives! .

Spells rule, and the dynasty at Washington
still lives! .
viii Mr.. iIarrisons denomination open a
market for another bushel of wheat or ans.
other barrel of pork.
laundering Jupiter! Four years more Of
Son Russell: Never!
And now the inspiring slogan rs
OF Democracy shall be: .
Shoot the Hat of his grandsirel =
Down with the dynastee!
Blaine? Blaine: Where have we heard that
name, any way? 5
1t Is very cold wind that does any damage
TO Chauncey's whiskers. y
~ IN
And now Boss Plat will get no fat, q
Boss Quay get naught but lean; .
And so to scrape the bone, you bet. Is
Their knives they II sharpen keen. IS
- Is
If memory serves us, this is not the first
time the esteemed New York Tribune has
furnished a lamb for the sacrifcial altar. s.
-
The most miserable, mournful, pitifuE
spectacle of all is that Of Russell A. AlgerS
with his 900 votes.
/ really think I'm getting great =
Grandpa's nat just fits my pate. =
Me and Whiteiaw are the slate, :
Just come out and watch Us skate. s
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de Whoop-ee! &
~
Wilkins (around the corner after adjour n
ment)-Well Blifkins. whatll II be?
Blifkins with fixed and CLASSY stare)--
Blaine, Blainel James G.. b.; and he IS
led tenderly away to be locked up for an
other four years =
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a SIGNIFICANT UTTERANCE.

1t is HARRISON'S nomination, but it
was BLAINE's convention. That fact
was patent to every observer of the tre-
mendOus enthusiasm which BLAINE's
name evoked as compared with the
staccato piping of the Clan Harrison.
This applause from the galleries is
usually deceiYing," remarked DR.. De-
PEW when his HarriSonian argument
was interrupted by BLAINE outbreaks;
and, of course. it was said in the doctors
usual jOcund and fetching manner. But
Its j0cunGity was no match for the pro-
fundity of the wisdom displayed by the
gentleman (of color from Tennessee,
who. after carrying BLAINE'S fame to
the roof of the building aud launching
it thence outward through all eternity,
himself come back to the platform and
answered the doctors QuiD assertion:
"Thank God. the galleries can vote next
Noyemberw
Just so; that sizes up the situation
very nicely, and with commemorate
frankness. The galleries had no vote
in the convention, and therefore DR..
DEPEw and the other ground-1oor
0fficeholders could afford to smile and
look pleasant. The officeholders' friend,
Mr.. HARRISON. was all right as long as
the galleries had no vote But how will
it be next November? The galleries can
vote then. Mr.. BLAINE's friends can
act as well as shout. 1t was not
threat the gentleman (of color from
Tennessee uttered-it was a prophecy.
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WILL REMEMBER THEM

1t was matter of policy for HAIR
RIsoN to have it given out that he would
have his supporters at Minneapolis
speak in sympathetic terms only of the
ex-secretary. To have INDUCED in bit
ter attacks would have induced a feeling
that would have been fatal to the HAIR
GIsON candidacy. BLAINE has refused
to explain why he resigned, and insisted
that the reasons must first come from
the other side. This quite suggestive.
There are currents of bad blood flowing
unanimously below the surface calm
ness. They may be suppressed until
after the election, but will come to.yiew
when the stress is removed. Excuse
may be found for BLAINE in the lack
of consideration for the president
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11
THE UNEXPECTED.

What is called the unexpected hap
pens in political conventions. but the
trouble is more apt tn be with the men
who do the expecting. They base their
anticipations on hopes or fears, some
times miSapprehenSiOns, of existing
data. AT the Minneapolis convention.
men near the sources of information.
who are presumed to have regulations
for diSc6rnment to sustain, sent out
emphasized assertions as to the situa-
ton that are shown to be widely yari-
ant from the facts. But this is not a
new experience. 1t 1860, at the Chi
cago convention, the night before the
nomination, HORACE GREELEY tele-
graphed the Tribune that the nomina-
ton Of SEWARD was inevitable. 1t
was painful conviction for HORACE.
He was hostile to the New York
candidate, and acted as an Oregon dele
gate for BATES. He. was entirely
honest, but mistook the situation. At
Cincinnati in 1876 JOSEPH MED1LL,
who was then opposed to. BLAINE, tele-
graphed his paper that he was certain
to be nominated. MCCULLOUGH dis
patched the Globe Democrat that
HAYES was not in it. Yet few hours
later HAYES was nominated. At ST.
Louis the same season S. S. Cox and
JOHN KELLY staked their reputation
as political seers on the defeat of TIL
DEN, but he had more than the two
thirds on the first ballot. One of the
Oldest Washington correspondents at
Minneapolis, who claims an almost TN
broken record in predicting nominees,
had no doubt whatever at the assem-
bling of the convention that BLAINE
would be nominated. The veterans in
political management and shrpwdest
observers are apt to make bad breaks
in such matters
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11
Lost Mine.

Everywhere throughout the West are
lost mines. Every state and territory
that has gold or silver has several of
them. Around each there clings halo
of romance. The lost Pegleg mine on
the Colorado desert is the latest to have
an inning and be noticed by the press.
There is d Lost Cabin mine near Crater
Lake in Oregon. Montana, Wyoming,
Idaho and New Mexico have lost mines
of some sort or other, all rich; and
locked in the depths of the Navajo res
ervation, in Arizona, is another lost
mine. Men with guns and picks and
burros steal in from time to time in
quest of the latter. Sometimes in refer
ring to the various lost mines they are
singularly mixed, until the problem is
made harder to solve as to Just where
they are There are at leasta half-dozen
or a dozen Lost Cabin mines in the
West" said an old mining man re-
Gently. Anything that is strange and
hard to get at will have many hunting
for it. The lost mines are hard to find,
but there are all the time expeditions in
quest OF Them
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TICKET AND PLATFORM.

The nomination of HARRISON and
REID by the Republican party, and its
adoption of a platform which lodges
every issue of the hour, epitrOmiZe the
position OF the organization before the
country with the microscopic accuracy
of the photographers art. The Min-
neapolis convention had been carefully
packed in advance Of its gathering to
achieve their programme, and no appeals
to its integrity or feelings were effective
even 10 interrupt its cOnSummatiOn. y
hundred negroes. with the vagueSt APP
probation of the responsibilities Ell
trusted to them. and as many office
holders pledged 10 do their employers
bidding. formed the nucleus of the HAIR
EsON forces. About these gathered the
timeServers, who were anxious to be
included with the victorious, the ignO-
rant, the timid, and the men who count
expectancy as the highest of political
virtues. These elements constitute a
majority of the Republican party as it
exists at this hour, and to them is due
the outcome of yesterday.
Mr.. HARRISON was nominated be-
cause this seemed, on the whole, the
safest course to follow. A man of more
pronounced convictions, like Mr.. SHEER
MAN, or of more aggressive disposition,
like Mr.. BLAINE, was distasteful to the
enemy. 1t would have been impossible
to have hidden candidate of their call
Der behind obscure declarations of prin-
cipleS, or TO have Invited popular sup
port for him by arguing that he had
at least the merit of harmleSsnesS.
SHERMAN or BLAINE would have
meant something, and the country
would have been divided in its feeling
if either OF them were in command with
distinctnesS and poSitiveneSS. For such
Il contest the Republicans are not equal.
Their one idea is to be continued in
power, and their past successes with
small men of the HARRISON pattern
have enam0red them of this style of
campaigning.
The GLOBE is inclined to believe that
they have tried these tactics once too
often. 1t is true that the presidents
personal Characteristics do give him
certain strength in some quarters. The
average voter is perhaps as dull, con-
ventiOnal, commonplace and uninter-
eSting as he is, and sort of sympathy
is excited in his behalf by this preva-
lence of philistinism. But the hon.
est American does love sincerity,
pluck and manly courage above all
things when he is at his best,
and to him neither the platform
nor the ticket will appeal. A
party which is afraid to indorse the
MCKINLEY bill. of which it claims to
be so proud, when i'll the house OF its
friends, which clOaks its real devotion
to the interests of Wall street under a
silver plank facing in every direction,
and which passes by its natural cap
tains and puts to the front figurehead
rather than a man, is too cautious, too
calculating, too crafty. 1t has forgotten
how much bravery and boldneSS count
in the eyes of the Yankee nation.
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in his letter of resignation, for 1t
has been the White house theory,
imprudently voiced by RUSSELL HAIR
RISON, that BLAINE has weaknesses of
body and mind. Nor has he done much
posing of late years as an embodiment
of Christian virtues, like HARRISON.
The latter has been stalwart in body,
and model of pious graees. Still he
aimed i'll his treatment of the resigna-
ton to leave no room for doubt that he
cherished desire to humiliate and dis
credit BLAINE. Not even wish is in-
Dictated that he may possess good health.
The hour of the speedy acceptance is
noted, to show that the exit could not be
too rapid. The friends of Mr.. BLAINE
are not likely to forget the indignities
directed at their chief.
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END or A PLOT.
Continued From Second Page.

request the delegates not to vote for
Thomas Is. Reed until they are assured
that it is by his authority that his name
is used in this convention.
Mr.. Settle-I have had no conference
with Mr.. Reed. do not know that the
gentleman; L would not know him if
met him on the road laughter. but |
only voice the sentiment of the people
of this country from one end to the
other. | do not insist upon il, but | in
siSt OIL this; | have been glad of an OPP
DOrtunity to present to this convention
the idea. the thought, that whilst as
semEled here in the midst of this grand,
deiiberatiye body there should be at least
tribute TO the exalted genius Of this
greatest of Republicans in this great
land of ours. Applause.
Mr.. LOuthen-lt was at the request of
the delegation from Tennessee that L
had the honor Of placing the distin-
guiShed gentleman from Maine before
the convention. We had not seen him,
nor mad we consulted with the delegation
from Maine, but we placed him i'll nomi-
nation because he was grand and great
enough to excite our admiration and
love. Applause. But while we do de-
light to honor MIR. Reed because we do
think that lie is one of the grandeot
heroes i'll American politics today
while we think that he would be a
tower of strength to the ticket: while
we think that he could do more perhaps
in the SOuth-nO not more than any
other great American, but as much
still. in Difference to the opinion of the
gentleman from Maine, L withdraw his
name.
Mr.. Carney, of Iowa, then moved to
suspend the rules and make the n0mi-
nation unanimous. The rules were
suspended by viva voce vote and the
nomination was made unanimous.
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CLARKsON AT THE HEAD.
He Will Command the Organiza-
ton for a Time.

tiOn for a Time.
The committee to notify President
Harrison of his denomination met i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
convention last night. There was near
" full attendance. with Gov. Mckinley,
chairman. 1t was decided to meet at
the Ebbitt house, Washington, d. c., at
noon on the Goth inst, and on that day
perform the duty assigned them. The
date was chosen with reference TO a
ratification meeting to be held in New
York city at about that date. which Gov.
Mckinley has promised to attend. The
intention is to have the whole commit
tee, representing every state and ter
rltory i'll the Union, present at that
meeting ana take part i'll it.
A meeting of the new national COM
mittee was held tonight, forty-five OF
the tifty-one members being present.
The admission of Alaska and Indian
Territory to representation i'll the ma
tional convention increased the national
committee from forty-nine to fifty-one.
A temporary organization was effected
by the selection of j. S. Clarkson as
chairman. NJ. II. De Young as sec
rotary, and Col. Swords as ser
geant-at-arms, This was pursuant
to statement by Mr.. Clayton,
of Arkansas, to the effect that it was the
desire of the presidents friends that
Mr.. Ciarkson. for the present at least,
should take charge of the organization.
The committee to notify MIR. Reid of
his nomination as vice president organ
lied by selecting W. L. Durbin, of In
diana, as chairman. and j. E. Black, of
Missouri. as secretary. 1t was decided
to assemble at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
Tuesday, June 81. and after meeting
with MIR. Reed attend the ratification
meeting
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THANKS TO ALL HANDS.
Mckinley Also Gets a Covert Bit
of Encouragement.

vi
Senator Cullom having taken the
chair, Elliot F. Shepard offered res
olution of thanks to Chairman McKin-
lev, and wishing him him increasing
usefulness in the service of the coun-
try" which was adopted by standing
vote.
Resolutions thanking the minor Off
GERS of the convention and the citizens
of Minneapolis were passed with enthu-
Siasm.
MIR. Clarkson offered resolution of
thanks to the people of Minneapolis for
the complete and superior accommodate
tions provided and the generous and
adequate provisions for entertaining
visitors. also thanking the executive
committee. This was adopted.
An invitation from the Zenith City
of the Unsaulted Seas"-Duluth-to the
delegates and alternateS to visit that
city was read from the secretary's desk.
There was some laughter over another
invitation, which was from Winona,and
asked the delegates to visit their city
July 4, 1892, on the occasion of the open
ing OF bridge.
A telegram from Oregon was read.
Oregon Republican by 5000. Will
give President Harrison 10000 in No
Vember. Legislature Republican in
both branches" Cheers.
A resolution from the press thanking
the local press committee was offered
by Mr.. DE Young, of California, and
adopted.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, offered the
usual resolution to make Chairman Nc
Kinley chairman of the committee to
notify the nominees.
Thanks were also voted TO the retir-
ing national committee for their serv-
ices on The campaign of 1883. The roll
of states was then called for the APP
pointment OF members of the committee
to notify the nominees, and at the close
of the roll call, with band playing. the
convention, at 10 p. M, adjourned sine
die
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NOT GOOD LANDS.

The experience of the homeseekerS
in the new regions of the Indian terri
tory opened to settlement by the &C
ceptance of the ArapahOeS and Chey-
ennes of the provisions of the congress
siOnal act will turn many to the North
west. There is no more inviting land
to the eye of the transient observer.
There are about 6,000.000 acres in the
reservation, third or SO of which were
taken by the Indians in severalty. They
know the country, and were as careful
as the most greedy white people to pick
out the good localities. There was the
usual rush there when the lands were
opened, and everything was taken. and
future buStling cities were located and
doomed. But it seems that the lands left
for the settlers had very serious diSad-
vantageS. Either the lands were poor
and unprOductiVe. or the water was a
solution of gypsum and alkali. So the
wave that flowed over the country has
been receding. There were six towns
laid out as county seats, and had popu-
lationS from 1000 to $500. Most of them
are now nearly deserted, the most pop
ulouS having but 800 people. The In
dians hold about all the good lands in
every part of the territory. and these
are not subject to taxation. So the dis
gusted whites will go out. as rule. and
the country will be filled up with ne
groeS from the South, as Oklahoma is.
Ten thousand of them are going from
West Tennessee, and colonies from
other sections. The difficulties that dis
courage the whites do not appear to
have the same effect upon them. Their
tastes are not so delicate, their needs
fewer. and habits simpler. The red and
black man will no doubt control that re
gion. The drift of white migration will
evidently be farther north, where the
lands are fertile and the water good.
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The Thunderer's Shot.

LONDON, June l1.-All the morning
papers comment on the nominations
made in the United States. The Times
says:
The only surprise is that result was ar
rived at in one ballot. 1t puts Mr.. Blaine
into small. ridiculous position, ne failing to
secure a respectable minority. 1t is not a
defeat; it is rout He mad long had the
credit of being the astutest though not the
most scrupulous. politician in the country.
His resignation of the secretaryship of state
was hailed as a master move, and certainto
have a most telling effect. CO..
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Majority for Cleveland.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 10.-The
regular state Democratic convention re-
convened at 10 this morning and ac-
cepted the state tickets. Two state
Democratic tickets are now in the
field, and a red-hot time is expected.
The platform Endorses the administra-
ton of Grover Cleveland. Twenty-Five
delegates were elected to the national
structed. but the majority are for Cleye-
land, only three or four anti-Cleveland
men being III the delegation.
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was chosen by the legislature of New
YORK TO be regent Tor life of
The university. With this except ion
he has Geclined all public EN-
ployment lie was offered by President
Hayes the post of minister to Germany. ana
similar appointment by President Garfield.
He's director of numerous financial and
Charitable corporations, and has been for
many years president of the Lotos club Mr..
Reid has travelled extensively in this coun-
try and in Europe. Besides the works men
toned above and his contributions to aeriod-
zeal literature he has published schools of
Journals M" THE Scholar in Politics.
some Newspaper Tendencies Town.
Hall SUGGESTIONS"
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AIger Is Brief.

DETROIT, June 19.-An Associated
Press representative called At the resi-
denee oil Gen. Alger this evening. after
the result OF the Minneapolis CONVEX
ton was known. 1f
"What do you think of the ticket?'' he
was asked. M
II think that it is one that will carry
the country next fall" "a
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Did Ireland Advise 1t i?

WASHINGTON. June 10.-Dr. O'Gor-
man, of the Catholic university. cabled
yesterday TO Archbishop Ireland that
the Roman correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle had sent out dispatch assert
ing that The archbishop. on leaving
Rome. assured Iii, friends that he woufa
advise Mr.. Blaine 10 resign from the
cabinet.
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