Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-23
CLEvELAND'S MANAGERS.
What Was Accomplished by the Hard
Work Of Whitney and Others.


What Was Accomplished by the Hard
Work Of Whitney and Others.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, June 23.-In spite of the fact that
the sentiment Of the country in favor of Cleve-
land was constantly reverted upon in the con-
vention, he would have been defeated had it not
been for the hard work and skillful manage
ment by Whitney, Harrity and few others
who worked actively in command of his forces.
The presence Of the contesting New York del
egations, while necessary to Mr.. Cleveland from
one point of view, was q constant menace to him
lest some mistake be made in the matter Of
handling the contest, which was never in
tended to be anything but fictitious
but with this dangerous instrument Whitney
accomplished great results. The convention
from the hour of meeting last night until they adj
journed, weary and exhausted, this morning,
was one great aggregation Of all that is confus-
ing and distracting
The presence of hostile minority determined
to defeat the will of the majority of the con-
vention by dead locking the convention if they
could was irritating to the Cleveland delegates,
but more particularly did 1t affect the humor Of
the galleries, four-fifths of the occupants
of which were people who could
not tolerate the thought of any one but Cleve-
land rs the leader of democracy, Losing all
thought of propriety and forgetting that they
were but spectators. the occupants of the gal
leries made no attempt to restrain themselves
but devoted their lung power and all their
capacity for noise to drowning out the OPP
position.
There was nothing in this that indicated
preconcerted plan.
1t appeared to be the spontaneous outbursts
of feeling arising from unrestrained enthusi-
asm.
The nominating speeches, which were for the
most part tedious, were listened to with impa-
thence, large number Of the delegates joining
with the galleries in expressions of disap-
proval when speeches dragged in any way.
The discourtesy was not, however,
confined to those who we're opposing Cleve-
land. but they were impatient even at the
Cleveland orators whose long addresses de-
layed the time when ballot should be taken.
and nearly every speaker found kissing amid
the applause, while toward the close few es-
capped having 'time" called at them.
SENATOR DANIELS TREATMENT.
The treatment Of Senator Daniel, who was
uiioi'uiia'c ehouBu W speak late ana 10 De on
the unpopular side. was deplorable. The con-
fusion intended to drown his voice, the
jeers and Misses on one ride and
the defensive applause on the other.
made it impossible for his voice to be heard
ten feet away after he had about half finished
his speech. The demonstration was not one Of
ordinary impatienoe, but appeared to be in
territorial insults, and there seemed no power
TO check it until the New York delegation,
speaking through Bourke Cochran, threatened
to leave the hall if New York's cause could not
receive respectful hearing.
This was the climax of the demonstration.
and the realization of how far the disorder had
gone seemed to come upon the convention sud-
denly. When the New York delegation stood in
the center aisle with their hats in their hands
ready to leave the hall, then
1t was discovered to be possible to preserve
order even in hall in which were crowded
nearly twenty-five thousand people.