The morning times., 1896-06-14

State, but not to the country at large.
The district delegates are all men who have
figured very little in the politics OF the
nation. Only ten Senators and fourteen
Congressman have been elected as dele
gates the country over.
Garfield, Hayes, Blaine, Conking, Fair
child, Window, and Plumb, besides sew
eral of the lesser lights, are dead Garfield
will long be remembered for the record he
made in the convention OF 1880. in which he
placed John Sherman in nOminat in one
of the greatest speeches ever made in
national convention, and was himself
named by the convention as the candidate
for the Presidency.
Blaine WIS always one of the most pic
turesque figures in American politics. He
was candidate for the nomination in
the conventions in 1876 and 1850. and was
nominated in 1884, but failed to be elected.
Again in 1883 his friends insisted in putting
him forth as a candidate at Chicago, but
the convention could not agree upon him,
and Harrison captured the prize after
Sunday of the stormiest series of confer
ences that ever marked the progress of
political convention.
Roscoe Conkling, the contemporary of
Tom Platt. and the implacabie enemy of
Blaine, was another of the greatest ora
tors who figured in the convent tions Of the
past. His death removes from this CON
vention a familiar and forcible character
who had probably more than any other
one man to do with preventing Blaine from
being President of the United States.
Window was Secretary of the Treasury
and was for years prominent figure in the
politics of Minnesota. He was fine orator,
and it was while delivering grand speech
in New York, while he was still ut the head
of the Treasury Department, that he was
stricken and died from apopicxy. Gen.
Fairchild was commander-in-chief oS the
Grand Army of the Republic, and a potent
factor in the politics of Wisconsin. Senator
Plumb was from Kansas, where he played
prominent part in every move that was
made by the party. He died while he was
in Washn gton us the representative of his
State in the Senate.
Senator Frank Hiscock is not with the
New York delegation this time. He was one
of the Big Four from that State in two or
three of tile most notable conventions in
the history of the party. His place is taken
by Ed Lauterbach, a New York lawyer,
who is one of Platt's leading men, and
partner of ex-Gov. Hoadley of Ohio in
one of the biggest law firms in the me-
i. tropolis.
Malone of Virginia one of the most pro-
nounced characters that ever attended u
convention, will be missed from the dele
CATION from his State. His long hair and
to say beautiful, diction of his speeches,
werealwa IS source ofinterest a nd adInira.
tion to the galleries. His place will be
taken by a greater ex-CoDfederate than
everhe was-Cong gresham James Alexander
Walker, who fought with Early, and was
with the Confederate army from l SCI till
Appomattox. Malone was a curiosity.
| Walker will be admired for his brilliancy.
There is another face that will be miss
ing-the face of one of the shire widest, long
est headed politicians and diplomatists
Indiana ever produced 1t is that of
John w. Foster, Of Evansville, who sue
! ceeded Blaine as Secretary of State when
Harrison was President. Since his re-
| tirement from that high office he has led a
| quiet life In bis native town, depending on
bis law practice for an income He will
not be here as delegate, neither Is he
| likely to come as q spectator. And there is
| reason for this. Foster could not have
been elected as one of the Big Four from
his State. and 1t is doubtful il he could
| even have pulled through as a district dele.
| gate Although he was a warm Harrison
supporter and made the treaties with Spain
| and Cuba when Blaine was Secretary Of
| State, his acceptance OF the office OF Gee