St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-08

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The president was accorded prece-
dence.
The convention was Bedlam let loose
and intoxicated. Hands were blistered.
Arms beat the air. Handkerchiefs fiut-
tered from thousand hands. Hats
flew upward. were caught on canes and
upward whirled again. On these two
names the entire convention could
unite. And they did in measure. The
adr0itneSS of the speaker had spoiled
chance for STRAW" And through
all that wild tumult. "Rhody" She'll
stood high above the heads of the In
diana men, clutching yellow handker-
chief and waving his arms as il swim
ming out of the waves of applause that
surged around him. Both sides had an
equal chance. Yet they could have
applauded more vigorously. The Blaine
men could not make demonstration
without seeming to ''hail with glad re-
claim the name OF the president. The
Harrison men wanted to yell, but the
hated name of Blaine was coupled with
that of their idol. Clever Mr.. Fassett
solved the problem of mentioning both
candidates. without giving either the
preference. But was it necessary to
mention either? Many of the delegates
thought not.
Fassett referred to Tom Reed in
the course of his speech. Quorum"
quorum" yelled half-dozen delegates,
believers in brute force. The cOnven-
tiOn as body really 1heered the name
of
The Fat Man
with presidential aspirations. The ap-
plause seemed to be honest. 1t con-
tinued until Mr.. Reed had to rise in his
seat at the rear OF the platform among
distinguished guests, and bow his
Acknowledgements. Wonderful to re-
late. that Maine countenance of vast
perspective was crimson when he did it.
But what was the reason the New York
delegation remained so apOthetlc dur
ing the demonstration for Reed? They
neither cheered nor smiled satisfaction
or approval. The ''big four" looked
bored. Is Tom menace to Depew'S
chances in the event of a dark horse
winning?
Is Reed a possible candidate?
Possibly he is. The convention seems
to like him. Fassett'S proSy but ele-
gantly worded effort finished, calls for
Reed arose again. He was induced to
step to the platform, and loose h is
strident voice in few remarks. But
he caught the crowd In two minutes
with more force than did FasSett in
thirty. Some one started
A Yell for Foraker
after Reed had settled. Foraker may
have place in the hearts of the people
of Ohio; in the national Republican
convention of 1892 he is not in the race
with Mckinley. He was humiliated
yesterday by the calls for him being
drowned in roar for Mckinley. The
Ohio Napoleon" for whom the pho
tographers have done wonders by giving
his pictures more forceful look than
belongs to his face, bowed in manner
that said, Have patience. good people,
and tomorrow will let you hear me
ingalls, were heard, too. They
were not OF sufficient force to
cause him to unwind his coil and rise.
But he was cheered when he arose to
read the names of tue K ansas represent
ativeS OH the various committees. In
gals is the darkeSt-cOlOred white man
in tine convention.
You who were there heard the ovation
given Gen. Malone, of Virginia. 1t was
not rendered him because he is entitled
to any political! consideration other than
as being the leader of the Virginia dele
cation. Americans love fighter.
Malone is a Fighter.
What spot of American soil has seen,
in time of peace, more tempreStuouS
times than oklahoma? On her fertile
parties men have fought and starved,
undergone almost inSutferable trials for
the pleasure of possessing few acres
of land that they might call their
own. The Yankee instinct to get some
thing for nOthing-nothing in actual
money, but everything that bears upon
personal acknowledgement thousands
into that territory, a cOnglOmeration of
all the heterogeneous materials found in
American life. But the American
passes in an hour from the tumult, the
mad struggle of border rush, to the
mole peaceful pursuit of self-gOvern-
ment. Recognition of that spirit
prompted burst of enthusiasm as
greeting to OklahOma's first representa-
tive in national convention.
William Morrell is colored man. He
lives in Jersey City, n. j. He was elect
ed as alternate from Mosquito Land for
Delegate-at-LaIge j. l. Blair. Hence,
Blair is not here. Mr.. MOrrell should
have his seat, but some other man has
pre-empted it. Mr.. Morrell
Has an Idea
that his rights are being trample ed upon
because he is cOlored man. He began
to eXcitedly voice his grievance i'll the
convention, but was Summarily Subdued
by young Mr.. Fassett. The Republican
party and its speakers in national con-
vention have acres of sympathy and vol
umeS OF platitudinous cOmmiSeration
for the condition of the colored man in
the South; in the North he gets what
he gets and says nOthing-gets elected
an alternate and pushed out of his seat
when he is needed to represent his del
egate.
After the session was over it could
not escape notice that young Mr.. Fas-
sett's OratOry was not exactly to the
taste of all the delegates. Some went
so far as to declare that, polished gen
tleman though he is. he had been guilty
of bad taste. His speech was plug"
for BIaine-skillful plugging-it was but
plugging nevertheless.
And what was the matter with Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew while Fassett was
talking? He was not comfortable. His
generally debOnair appearance had given
way to worried look. He did not feel
at home under all that gush over every
thing with which Jim Blaine has had
anything to do. Warner Miller, who
sat next him. is in the Blaine camp, but
he did not have the look of man who
was thoroughly satisfied.
Tom Reed and John Jay ingalls, were
both accorded enthusiastic receptions.
The demonstrations in their favor were,
however, different from those enjoyed
by other men, Mckinley, for instance.
When Tom Reed spoke every man got
ready to laugh. There was a desire to
hear ingalls, cut loose with some Of his
caustic comment and howery oratory.
These men. it was evident from the ex-
preston on the faces of the delegates,
are not taken seriously. One is joker,
the other a brilliant crank.
Indian territory made herself heard.
She had delegates in the hall. One of
her sons arose to appeal to the conven-
ton in the name of 10000 voters. he
said, for vote in the convention. The
national committee had given him and
his mates seats, but no votes. He
wanted to vote. But he appealed to
ldeaf ears. He was told to 60 to the COM
mittee on credentials.
l. Many an eve WAS turned unOn the