The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-29
NOT FOR BENZ. HARRISON.
NEW FORKS DELEGATES TO NM
NEAPOLIs GO UNINsTRUCTYD.

~@<Ao W. SNANcAAVSAuS
Naval OMcer willis Could Got No On side
Help In Support OF = HesoiutieA In.
STRUGGLING for Harrison. and ne Aban.
doned the Scheme-lIcnoe There Was No
Circus. and the Managers or the show.
tho Biz Four. Had Themselves Chosen
Delegates at LorGe-Temporary CHAIR
mnn Sutherland Warns the Republicans
that They Cannot Win with . Braas
hand Chairman Reid's Ovatiou - Dr.
Depew and Fnssett EnlIvcn tho Proceed.
ings with Characteristic speeches-Ths
Platform Praises Harrison a Little saA
Jamos g. blaine . Great Deal.
ALBANY. April 2s.-The Republican circus
did not take place in Albany to-day, Tho per.
formers were all there. but they gave no ring
performance. They decided to postpone tina
event until the great consolidated circus takes
place In Minneapolis In June. Even Theodore
b. Willis. tho Willapus- Wallapus OF brooklyn.
spent quiet day and did not pop his head
into the mouth OF Platt and tho big New York
lion. Us no had said he would do On tho con-
trary. the managers Of the show held a quiet
meeting. had themselves elected as delegates
ut largo to Minneapolis. listened to some
speeches that were more interesting to Presi.
dent Harrison than to any other man in the
United States. and then adjourned the great
aggregation OF talent.
Tho bad omens for tho Republicans CON.
tinued to accumulate. for drizzliag rain fell
upon the delegates as they elm bed the steep
hill to Harmanns Bleecker Hall. But the
weather was not so bad as to keep away Q
number OF ladies and pretty girls In Easter
bonnets. who filled the private boxes, as ladies'
almost always do at these conventions. with.
out understanding tenth Of what goes on.
but with desire to 500 the men who rule the
parties to which their husbands and brothers
belong. The hail where the Convention was
held is almost as peculiar as its name. I'll q
composite structure. with the auditorium of o
church and the stage OF a theatre. It easily
swallowed up to-days gathering. which is
saving great deal for it. because there were
TIT delegates. and oven q national convention
gathers only few more than 800.
The decorations Of the walls are Of tho
simplest kind. but on this occasion red. white,
and blue bunting was hung everywhere in
front OF the gallery. the boxes and doors and
windows The Chairman's desk looked like
bundle of bunting. A very Hne-looking lot Of
men were those who filed In at noon. The
rank and file contained many new faces.
mainly OF youngish men. but as . rule the
leaders were the same Husteds and swarts
hho Noouoio huO OlOduS WHO nave D60n nOlOS =
ing tho reins for at least half the time that the
party has been In existence.
THE BROOKLYN w1LLAPus-wA1LAPuA
There was notable stir when Thomas q
Plat. Editor Whitelaw Reid. Dr.. Chauncey NJ.
Depew. Senator Hiscock. and J. sloat Fasseta
entered the hall: but the sensation OF the
morning was the anxiety Of every delegate
from the country to see the Brooklyn Willapus.
Wallapus. who had declared that he meant to
roll over on Mr.. Plat and have the Convention
run by and for President Harrison. Naval
Officer Willis unouestionably shot himself
into fame with . bound when he came up
frolA Brooklyn last night The mon who wore
SO DESTROYS Of seeing what he looked like
were from every town and hamlet In tho In
terror. from the resonant falls OF Niagara, the
dark valleys Of tho Adirondacks. the shadow
sides OF the Catskills. the southern tier Of
counties. and the scholastic region Of Chau-
tauIua.
(which is willis3" they kent asking,
" Show me tho man who said he was going to
down Mr. Platt."
He came a little late with the Kings county
delegation and sat in the front row Of the Lal.
cony on the right with Franklin Woodruff the
great waloon Of the bursted circus. who also
believed that President Harrison and Secre-
taries Tracy and Elkins knew more about
what this State wanted than Mr.. Plat did.
Tho Willapus- Wallapus proved a particularly
pleasing object. He is Il tall. large man and
weighs 22O pounds He was fau!tlessly
dressed in gray checked suit and wore q
scarf chosen with refined taste. He has largo,
frank. open face adorned with a thick brown
OF fashion Plate perfection. and his
mass OF auburn hair was brushed as carefully
rs any school boys. He looked like what his
friends all insist that he Is. frank. kindly. I'd.
mirable follow. He could not know that the
oo3 delegates from outside the big cities took
his measure. and that they will discuss him
and his dynamite plot for weeks after they
reach their homes.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE LEADERS.
Chairman William Brookileld introduced the
customary clergyman. who was tho Rev. Isaac
Newton Phelps, a Prcsby terian. like the Prcsi-
lent. but very young. fresh -faced man. who.
whom he prayed for triumph for the llepubl-
'ans. could not guess how little faith the aver
age district leader would have in prayer on
election day. or by what thoroughly word
y methods success will be worked
or. The leaders were all in their
seats. but We're scattered all over the
which few would have looked to find him in
ne one nearest the corner Of the gallery and
$Rsw q Held sat With h bsc fnsS ans
'ight-hand aisle. ard appeared very much
gas sent no our Minister to France. Senator
Frank Hiscock took his seat well down and
,eett,with shining forehead and lustrous crystal
.lpsses. sat near the centre Of tho pit on the
hin. thoughtful face. like that OF Q scholarly
Professional man. above his spring ,overcoat.
Mr. Hiscqck still bore the old familiar lens
pot Of black whiskor ON each cheek. He was
he saddest-faced man in the collection Mr..
asset waa rudy. ight-hearted. and bright.
yed. as II he had not a care in all
!" world. Mr.. Reid gained distinction as one
ooking men in the building. Warner Miller,
he missing one OF the big quartet. was called
xn ~ tme N WIZ o4tseH Sy IN popbns W
g desired that letter which he had hrought
rom the sage OF Herkmer be read from THO
tage. 1t was a hearty partisan letter. and
'on applause but the sage omitted any men.
of his Onco favorito thamN nj NIGH lip0ns0.