The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-23
OUTSIDE THE WIGWAM
Thousands Listen TO the Noise Within md
Discuss tho Bulletins.

Discuss tho Bulletins.
CHICAGO. June 22.-The persistent tnlk Of the
Tammany men, their positive assertion that
they had information from the inside that the
anti-Cleveland forces numbered $50 votes, and
that these $50 votes would beat the prophet,
had its effect on the thousands Of the Freak
City's visitors who were not holders Of tickets
TO the Convention. The people were nervous
and expectant They came In droves to the
wigwam.
They crowded the street so that IL was we'll
nigh impossible. On the opposite Of the
street from the wigwam a Snowman erected
bulletin board. and by an arrangement with
one OF the press associations got the bulletins
that were sent out to the newspapers and by
the Western Union Telegraph Company over
tho country. They were posted every ten or
fifteen minutes The bulletin board sprang
into popularity. and was the centre Of the
crowd.
There was little enthusiasm in tho crowd.
Tho shouts OF the twenty thousand ticket
holders on the inside of the ramshackle build
ing Goated out through the seams. but they
aroused no demonstration. They simply In
creased the anxiety to know what It was all
about There was Just a murmur OF applause
when the news was bulletined that Mr. Neal
OF Ohio opposed the report OF the majority OF
.,
was n minority report The next bulletin read:
The minority platform denounces Republican protec.
.ion as fraud md demend. .ar'a for revenue only
Government economically administered Cheers and
hisseL Great confusion
Tho cheors and great confusion had beon
heard u minute before. There were cheers
and Kisses from parts OF the crowd outside
when this bulletin was posted:
Motion to substitute. the tariff plank of tho minority
for tho majority plank.
;. There was a little cheering at this. and o
little more when the next bulletin announced.
to cso%d II d fy9 to- the
then The belief that there was coming test
cleveland men said the Or side had proc pi-
tated it. and that their leaders must GER
Wou s deas e This sta ak ehsS
outside the Wigwam the story flew like wild
crowd Kept Increasing until it numbered
anti-Cleveland men were never So cocky.
They offered bets that Cleveland would not be
nominated. and. strangely enough. they found
AS bulletin after bulletin was posted the ex-
element increased. Tho continued shouting
The arguments grew hotter. and time and
again az the shoHters were on the point of precip-
wSre struck Tut there were men Who ' kcpt
Alter awhile the Snowman that ran the bull
door on platform, The music served to soft
en- tho feelings OF tho crowd,
II was Just to'clock when this Snowman put
up his last bulletin. and it created a howl. 1t
read:
All further bulletins will be is.uea from the stage ,.
That's Chicago roast. shouted some ono
5Se bs yo a"e to
" Give US as a Glance at them In the air. an and
Pamn your Ratinrmii ~. Tere r some OF the
listened and allied.
Three or four hundred in the crowd paid the
price OF admission and went In. The others
stayed around and swore for awhile: then
they ploughed their way across t. the Wig
wan. For timo tho Western Union Com
but they were written with n pen and could
only be read by the twenty or thirty nearest
the door.
These told their neehbors. and in that way
the Information spread around. but 1t wasn't
In q shape to create any enthusiasm, and. be-
skirts Of the crowd 1t was distorted into q
thousand and one things.
A large part OF the crowd left after while
and joined other crowds in front OF the various
newspaper offices. But the ulctins were get
ting o little dry. They kept telling only Of
minds that It was going to he long talking
match and doubted whether there would
DO any vote at all. and many went home
or to the hotels whore there are telegraph Of
fees. and where an occasional bulletin was
posted. The crowd about the Wigwam at one
time numbered not less than 5000 persons.
At this Writlng. there are about 1880 people
there. Most OF them have been there since
tho opening Of the session. and they are going
to stick 1t out to the end.