The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09

in tho pattern was not black. Gray locks wcro
In tho ma:ority. 1t looked almost rs IL these
delegates might have been boys and young
men at the first Convention Of the party. in
1886 and might have grown gray and white
and bald rs the ton Convention years and the
four decades in which they occurred rolled
over their heads.
The greatest shock OF white hair was that
which crowned the head of Fred Douglass as
he sat on the platform. The contrast between
his dark skin ard his great mop Of crnkly yet
long white hair makes his face appear blacker
than It used to. Hc used to say In ono ef his
famous orations that being called on to make
a speech In n Massachusetts, town. he won't
there and no deputation met him. He
wandered to the hotel. and tho pro-
rrietor refused to allow him to register.
lie wandered out into tho town and found
himself in tho graveyard. where he sat down
and reflected that only in tho grave would tho
co!orcd man find equality. Ho may add. after
to days experience. that he found equality
again in this Convention for he was on the
platform with tho best OF the white men. with
the Bishop OF Nfinneapoli sitting near to him.
and with James ]. Beden sitting beside him
and leaning one arm on the negro leaders
chair.
Behind tho platform. and again among tho
prettiest ladies. rs he was yesterday. sat cX.
Speaker Reed. waiting rlacidly for tho chance
OF q dark horse nomination to come his way.
Between Reed and Belden sat one OF the four
women delegates who have seats in the Con-
ventlon. Visitors search the mnss OF delegates
every day with open Eyeglasses to soc three
pioneers of their sex In the realm of politics.
but the women worry modestly keep away from
| their associates. hidden among the spectators
| This one. who was in the thick OF the
| crowd on tho platform. looked very re-
! markably like tho women who are not dele
! gates. She wore a fiat chip hat with three
great swaying feathers on top OF 1t. dark
walking DIRE IS with front OF buff-colorcd CLOTH
| salmon colored gloves. and fashionable ar
| rangement Of her hair. The only thing that
| marked her as peculiar and as a delegate was
q great badge hanging from a white and rod
rosette such as many delegates wear. and
which always decorates the person Of a master
| OF ceremonies at n ball in the Bowery.
And Mr.. Fassett was early in his place as
| Chairman and now woro his old-time buoyant
manner. his good spirits, and his peculiarly
winning smile. John s. GARRISON who could
play the part OF the god Of love in Greek fes-
tival II he could shave of his moustache. sat
beside Fassett. Quay was missing from the
Pennsylvania delegation. and both Platt and
Depew were absent from their seats among the
New York men. Fire Alarm Foraker had
seat in the middle aisle half way down.
and was closely scanned by the crowd.
because 1t was understood that no was to
present tho name OF Blaine some day
in a ringing speech that is relied on to
give new life and enthusiasm to the Conven-
ton proceedings. Many persons fancied that
in his careworn. serious face they saw the re-
suit OF his midnight preparation of his speech.
1t is true that no had prepared his address.
but the best news at hand now is that the
Blaine leaders hive returned to their old plan.
| and will not permit Blaine's name to be for
mally presented. Later on. all were to see
another and widely different reason for Mr..
Foraker's grave and not altogether happy OK
| preston.
An interesting figure in the square half
acre Of decorated delegates was John c. New.
Every one knows that he makes no bones Of
saying what he thinks and feels.
THE Blaine men dare not take ballot" he
says. They are calling up all manner of out
side and dark horse candidates. solely to draw
votes from Harrison. They want to weaken
him and humiliate him. but they amt sue
ceedlng. Harrison has more votes than Blaine.
and Harrison's votes will stand solid as a rock
till they are called for. The Blaine men arc
not for Blaine and mover were: they took him
IN to kill fiddler with. and now they wish
they had let him alone"
Thus talks tho consul to London. ono among
|
that the Blaine men shy they can give the
names OF 1900 mon now attending the Con-
venton who are drawing salaries from the
Government
But the most remarkable figure on the plat
form was Bishop Whipple. He wore n purple
skull cap from under which his long. thin
gray hair fell beyond his coat collar His face
was thin and highly intellectual. and on
one finger shone the great episcopal ring
with which he was ordained a Bishop He
looked like Bishop OF tho Church OF Rome.
something like Edwin Booth as Richelieu. but
lacking Booths eyes, 1t was past the hour
when Chairman Fassctt introduced tho tall.
gray prclate to the Convention. and the
Bishop prayed for enlightenment and har-
mony. Then appeared one OF those person.
ages who so frequently figure at a convention
to their own advantage-a man with q gavcl
from Kansas and speech that went with it.
John Corwin OF Chicago. tired Of the haranaue.
suggested that the Kansnn had better play his
gavel on the high card and thcn leave the
game. but Chairman Fassctt returned his
very best thanks" when the ordeal was over.
This over Gen. Coggswell OF Massachusetts.
who is popularity thought to look like Cleve-
land. but is smaller and very gray. arose to
spenk Us Chairman OF the Committee on Gre
dentias and to ask for moro tinio for the per-
Torrance OF that committees work. 1t had
been predicted that the Blaine-tinctured Ma
tional Committee. which controls the Commit
tee on Credentials and Resolutions intended
to delay tho baloting by protrRcting tho labors
of these committees to the longest limit Of the
public patience. 1t is tho first time In the his
tory OF Blaine's endeavors to get nomination
that he has adopted these tactics. In tho past
his effort always was to get in with rush.
Sure enough. Cen. Coggswell asked for moro
time.
Senator Spooner OF Wisconsin. who Is NOM
inally Harrison man. but has Rusk's Vice
Presidential chances at heart, rose to speak
for the Harrison mon and personally protest
against tho Blaine tactics. He looked earnest
and impatient as he asked:
when can the Convention reasonably OK
pect to receive a report from the committee p
fifth work is conducted with reasonable
success" said Cen Coggswell. "we cannot