St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
Incidents Grave and Gay
Which Have Occurred
in Minneapolis.
Ludierous Things Which
Some People Do When
Under Excitem ent.
Side Shots at Some of the
PeeuliaritieS Of Pecu-
liar People.
An ItemiZed Bill Of Partieu-
lars OF a Days Hap
peningS.

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penings.
is interesting TO go among the people
vino pay money TO The ticket spectators for
the privilege of attending session OF a Iia-
tional convention. his dullneSs is depreSS-
ing. II will eventually ruin the business of
the trafficker in the tickets of the colO-ed
delegates from the South and Southwest. 4
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Yesterday mornings session was like its
predecessors. only worse. No enthusiasm,
nothing 10 arouse enthusiasm The hall was
filed with an audience anxious to applaud
themselves hOarse and weary. The pouring
rays OF the sun. however, could not diSpeI
the chill that lay upon The proceedings. Spec
tatO-S alone manifested any interest 10 get
in the hall Tie delegates stro!led IN perfume,
tUTily, one by one. UsherS fitted here ana
there. serCeants-at-erIns pointed out the way
10 the uncertain. Ali went IS smoothly as
politicians tongue. Men of mark were as
insignificant as the VeTleSl nonenutY; well
known faces could not be distinguished III
the throng. Many OF the supposed giants OF
the convention did not come at. all. They
knew IL would be short session, and pre-
ferred 10 remain III some cool corner rather
than 10 brave the swelteTing heat TO and
from and III the hall. The assembling OF the
convention. the calling 10 order. the proceed
ingS ali were commonplace The hum. the
subdued roar Separable from the moving
OF = large body Of people in all enclosure,
alone indicated that anything was going on
The chairman raps the table. His voice
warns the moving mass that something is
about 10 happen. There is FAINT hope That
that something may be interesting: Ihat
hope is sufficient 10 produce an absolute
: lence- He calls for the report OF the com
mittee oil credentials. Is the committee
ready 10 reportE Will il clear the way for
the impending battle that hangs like thun-
der cloud over those thousands who long for
The breaking Of the storm in all its glory. yet
fear the disaster thai will follow: II may.
The silence becomes suspense.
Chairman Coggswell does not need 70
raise his voice Unfortunately to inform every
soul in that vast assenblage that the COM
mittee on credentials is not yet ready 10 re-
port. The eemmipee hopes 10 be able 10
report by 5 O'Clock in the evening.
"Ah-h-h." The thousands breathe a sigh
Of disappointment But it is only hope de-
ferred The report may come in the evening.
Thus they comfort themselves. Impotence
Tor the coming Of evening taxes the place OF
the expectancy Of the moment
Shelby NJ. Gallon announces that he has
resolution 10 offer. No; there IS nothing
important in that resolution, Ut it would
have been presented TO the committee OF
resolutions. So the audience yawns. but
does not deer it necessary TO remain very
quiet while the clerk reads an Endorsement
of the worlds fair. 1t is hustled out OF the
way 10 the committee on resolutions.
Another Illinois man rises with TesOlU-
ton a Mr. Robert. He assures the cOnven-
ton that 1t has nothing 10 Go with the plat
form, 50 little interest Is taken in that The
clerk starts 10 read il. The words Comrades
of the G. A r. are heard. This may be
something sensational Disappointment
again. It only refers to letting the comrades
into the hall.
Before these resolutions had been intro
duced. Sewail. of New Jersey, had moved
that the convention take a recess until
o clock III the evening This was the cues
ton before the house. The spectators had
al the papers and had been informed that
Jae Blaine men were working for delay while
the Harrisonltes were anxious TO reach
q speedy ballet. Now they were
sure, they would see the lines drawn
and the strength OF The rivals tested Inc
motion is put and a'large number OF ayes are
heard. The chairman is about to say car
RED y storm OF nays stop him. An!
the Harrison men Will not submit 10 Ce!ay.
They want to have session anyhow, II TOR
no other purpose than TO make lew
speeches and test the feeling in the hall.
What the chairman does now is absolutely
funny in & gathering Of that size. tie orders
q rising vote. The ayes stand up and are
counted The opposers of adjournment
do the same. The motion for a recess
is carried by large majority.
And the public is fooled again.
The vote on the recess means absolutely
nothing. The Indiana delegation is the only
one that can be counted upon as unanimous
for one candidate. The lHdianlans were
about evenly divided on the question Of the
recess What might have been an incident
in the life of the convention was totally de-
void Of significance.
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So closed the third days session of the
Republican convention. The whole scene
was characteristic of this cOuventiOn-indef-
mite lack Of striking characteristics
Last night the scene was different. Packed,
the hall was, fuller than il has been since the
convention began. Every seat was occupied
by an uncomfortable, perSpiTiHg, fdgeting.
patient SPECIMEN of humanity And every
person had i fan. Those 12,GD human be-
ings with their fiutteTing fans looked not I'M
like so many yiyitCd poplar trees with their
never-duiet leaves Brilliant was the scene
beneath the soft glow Of the electric lights,
its beauty heightened by its show OF life. For
last night the convention was brimmlng
over with lie
The assembling Of delegates and people
was no different from former sessions.
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delegates that had undergone IL change.
Something was coming. Everyone knewit
fell it. 1t was III the air, al Intangible cleo
trieal force.
D hector Weldon cannot be beat as direc-
tor with ideas OF what is appropos. Irrever-
art newspaper men have remarked that the
political SitEatlOu here in Minneapolis at this
juncture Is dominated Gy the otice-holders
and -niggers. -" All the week Director Wei
f,.,1f tho
oTnce-holderS. Determined 10 be fair. last
night he turned the pages of music until he
found reg lar ole coon shine" then he
turned the players loose for the benefit of
Home. Sweet Home, - as joking reminder
or life on cots aud in slow restaurants. Just
dash OF Dixie came last, AMI the South
ern delegates saw that the preliminary music
was drowned in applause.
The delegates got into their seats though
without any demonstration Oh the part of
the audience. Many of the spectators had
been there before and knew there was 10
use in trying 10 start applause. The others
were too busy manipulating fans. Senator
Hiscoek was the first man TO come IN wear
ing Il dress suit. Only q few followed his eX-
ample. Mckinley. Foraker, Ingalls,, Malone.
all or those that have been accustomed to be-
ing greeted By Il timid applause, cropped in
and no one noticed them. A weak-YOiced
man from behind the platform yelled Our
Chauncey'' and -'spattered'' his hands when
The railroad president hove in sight But
the audience couldn't see il. 1t was such a
small, mean greeting that II was offensive in
its meaunt SIS.
Harris Oa'S forces have been letting the
opposition gain every advantage in the con-
Venton Livery trick has gone to the other
side of the table. Was il the caucus of yes
lerday afternoon that encouraged the Harri-
son men last night: Something did. Their
cock was first in the pit. II was Chauncey.
The only Depew. He was on his feet before