Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23


held In one of the public squares. Ihe
tireless COnking and John Wentworth
Long john as he was familiarly called
were the speakers There was an i'm
mcnse audience aud much enthusiasm.
From the sentiments expressed the hght
seemed to reveal Grant against the
field
The convention was 10 meet on
Wednesday. On Monday the Grant men
realized that they might have hard
fight The Blaine people were keeping
up their hurrahing for their candidate
and were encouraging the lesser candi-
dates to stay in the contest so that
Grant was hemmel in on all sides. Not
only this but the Blaine-S Sherman forces
were proposing 90 effect an organization
of the convention TO suit themselves and
to Dust Grants powerful lieutenant,
Cameron from the. craftsmanship Of the
national committed. Something would
have to be done 10y the Grant battalion
In the way of offensive as well as de-
for that night and was held in the large
dancing room on the main floor Of the
Palmer house. John Wentworth pre-
sided aud the speeches that were made
wrought the audience into the highest
pitch Of enthusiasm. The caucus had n
great effect in strengthening the bonds
and sOlidifying the rank and file of the
Grant delegates They now knew each
other as they had not known each other
before; each gave the other confidence.
and enthusiasm rose to fever heat at the
mention Of Grants name.
All day Tuesday Chicago was ia an
uproar. The Grant men were more con-
hdent than eyer-the Blaine-ShermOn
forces more determined TO beat them
down. Late in the afternoon IA call
went out for a final caucus of the Grant
men To be held that night In the caucus
place of the night before. After supper
each delegation Of Grant supporters met
at its own quarters. was carefully Tailed
of. and then marched to the meeting
place of one Of the most memorable eau
cuses ever held ut a presidential noni-
mating convention.
A vast crowd jammcd the Railways
leading 90 tho caucus room and the ar
irving delegations had almost 10 fight
for p0ssngeway. Grants name was on
every tongue. The widest excitement
prevailed. and above the upronr were 20
bc heard shouted such expressions az:
I'VE need no gift Of backbone" Our
determination cannot be shaken" 1--WE
viii stand 10y Grant till we die In our
tracks, The Old Guard dies, II never
surrendcrs."
1t seemed 10 many that half the dele
gates from next days convention must
be there and enthusiasm burned up and
triumph that was 10 come. a multitude
Of camp followers aud spectators surgod
forward with the advancing columns Of
delegates against the door leading To the
caucus room. But there stood "A guard
TO push back the crowd, and uu one was
admitted who could not give the Grant
countersign. As each delegation APP
preached one of It's number was selected
TO identify each man.
The enterprise Of one man who was
not Grant dclcgatc-the representative
OF some newspaper shown by the
TACT That finding admission To- she caucus
room cut Oft, lac had gotten upon the
roof and had removed a pane of glass
from the skyliHht expecting from that
place 10 get % magnificent verbatim Ne
port Of the whole proceedings But IA
committee of two burly New York dele.
gates hastily waited on the ingenious
correspondent aud In terms more cm-
phutic than polite, iutimated that they
would throw bin of the roof II he did
not instantly absent himself
A FAMOUS GRAFTON.
Il was about o'clock when Roscoe Conk.
Hing raped Tor order aud uucted that
strangely mixed audience: An audience some
or whom were celebrated throughout the
nation some unknown outside their own
immediate nrighhOrhouds; some deserving
the name OF statesmen. some properly de.
nominated "hcclers;" some with clevntcd
motives. some with only base ones-Oiice
holders soldiers, professional men. bankers
merchants aud men whose trade was Do.
Tito. mingled together and held by "a c0Hi.
mon bond. There We're 200 men In that
audience. And among them sat one destined
NJ me months afterwards tn become vice.
president NJ the United States and later
president ana another who a few years
ucncr would De Nlee.prisident-Che A.
Never dld Conklng appear 10 better ad-
Nahlhsr. us iace was radiant his speech
hhd more than los usual hlicity OF express
sion It's good qualities shunc out and
his very defects OF manner, his poses aud
mhhhoflNms, seemed 20 hc not artificial,
hut natural to him, His hlgh.hown Ian.
guogr, which ut other times seemed 10 be
almost bpmhustic. appeared now 10 perfect.
~ SUIT the occasion. And when he took
one or his iayoriie positions with small
and index finger OF his right hand lightly
touching the table beside him. ana his left
hand thrust into bis breast his shoulders
square hnrk and his chest expanded II
no longer seemed tu be- mplOdrnmutic At.
luulnlLingl hut the uncpnsCi ms ace bmpanl.
ment Of the heroic W,lds ~ % great orntor
Ana lhlS was what his speech wus-an
3rauog IL came az the end N the even
First EV-Secrerary Boutwell, arose. and.
" quite, polished, scholarly WuV told
the assemblagc that all the oinens pointed
10 a glorious Victory on the morrow rhe
whole question, sud hc substantially. was
whether the Republican nominee should
be "a citizen OF Maine or the hero OF the
DE- he had little apprehension
Following Boutwell came the fiery
Logan. who, IN singular contrast To The
nodded speech Of thu former flung out his
lnens as II they had been rough-hcwed with
a hNlllc axe. His words breathed of war
Ashn the uruul heat aglli The buglc bray
'l., AEhu the Old ilug tapped IN the breeze
Hnu HlHi'nlnt steel aud blue uniforms moved
~ htisltd columns "a the mnrtiul mir
AGAIN as ln fierce dream. he fought ont
il' stubborn war, nnd as he poured forth
llr rough lnIcut Of his speech that audi
ehce saw pictured before their cXritel
negotiations the silent man ~ Gulpno- fhe
HNi' VINO huu held the highest military
AMI oivil powers W the land. aud was now
uNlhs quietly amid the SCENES of his youue
hhhhond va the place where he had work
or warehouse
Aud after Logan came Emory A Storrs
or llnols, Judge TAFT OF Ohio General
h'tNrf or pennsylvania, and Governor War.
n"lh ~ louisiana an OF whom spoke ms
" Inspired with absolute faith In the sue
cess of their cause
And then, when the hour WAS approach.
lNh HuullghI Nohkliug arose and Ia slow
uttAuf'd ZONES commenced his speech Tie
v'H'' SPEAKERS hnd spoken in general
t'tlhH' hr paluruatilcd, Success was Ger
tam, Just so sure as the vote was taken
lH the convention would IN. largest MN
ngr ~ votes ON the FIRST hullot be cast for
T. yssts y. Grant There were IN that roam
1u men whose votes would Doe cast for him
Nuut nlher candidate would show such
Suchslhf Aud that would be the hegiuing
just so sure us the oak grew from me
A,plil the votes Of the weaker candidates
muulu ~ 20 the stronger Contests hal