The morning times., 1896-06-14
Prominent Republican Politicians Who Will Be
Missed From the St. Louis Convention.
CANDIDATES ABSENT
r1cE<inley, Allison and Reed Will Have to Learn the
News at Home--rlany Who Have Figured
Prominently in Past Conventions
Are Now Dead Have Re-
tired to Private Life

relinquisb his grip on anything he could
hold on to, and hence the wonderment of tho
politicians that he has lain down in this
campaign without a struggle.
X. G. Ingersoll, unregererate Bob, is an
other, but he will he missed. He has been
in nearly all the conventions since 1875. IL
was at the CINCINNATI convention in that
year that Ingersoll, almost unknown, step
ped upon the platform when Illinois was
reached in the call OF States, and made
his celebrated Plunied Knight speech, plac-
ing Blaine in nomination. In 3 minutes this
man leaped into fame and became known
as one OF the greatest orators of he day.
Up to that time he had never been known
beyond the confines of his own district as
a man OF great oratorical gifts.
When Kansas takes her place among the
delegates on the floor OF the convention
the hatchet face and big round spectacles
of John ] ingalls, will not be seen. The ex-
Senator has always been prominent figure
in the SunGower State politics. and has at
tended the conventions for good many
years, but when the Popuiistic wind blew
across the Kansas prairies six years ago
ingalls, had no wbiskers and Peffer was
swept into the Senate. Ever since then he
has been trying to get back He is prince
of roastcrs and IS coming 10 St. Louis as
correspondent OF a New York paper To pour
hot shot into some of the Inosaics that Will
adorn the chairs of the Auditorium, par
ucularly in the Kansas section. His cadav
erous face Will loom up among the band
some men in the press box like a red sash
on country maid. Ed Howe, OF the Atcbi-
son Globe, tells this story on Ingalls,: The
ex-senator was sitting in the back room or
s.ffi ~ N ns.rr h0y on
tered. Just then a skeleton fell out Of a
closet. soaring the bog out OF a years
growth. and tue youngster took to his heels
Ingalls, went to the window to call tbe boy
hacs, but the startled gamiD yelled: No,
you don't; you can't fool me just cause you
got your clothes on
Ex-President Rutherford q. Hayes, OF
Ohio, who got the nomination at Cincinnati
IN 1876 under such peculiar circumstances.
and W no was really never elected President,
is dead So are Senator Plumb. of Kansas,
and Secrtary of the Treasury William Win
dom. OF Minnesota.
W. w. Dudley OF Indiana and blocks of
i've fame will not be here. He seems to
have dropped entirely out of psItics since
the scandal which came so near smirehing
the name OF Harrisonwas exposed. Dudley
had all the foresight of Oliver P. Morton
and a deal more trickcry and cunning, and
in past conventions it was his work to
great degree that made Indiana power.
None of the three most prominent candi-
dates for the Presidential nomination-Mc-
Kinley, Allison, and Reed-will be here.
The fact that they are candidates forbids
mat they should attend the convention in
person.
Ex- President Harrison will be numbered
among the absent. While the wearer of
grandpa's hat is ostensibIy absorbed in his
bride, it is believed that he had not ceased
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Louis and the noinna ton. Ii it should SO
happen that the combination against Nc
Kinley develops strength enough to pre-
vent his nomination. Harrison is said to
hope that the convention will unite on him,
and il may yet be the happy duty of the
Old Man Eloquent, r. W. Thompson, who
has attended nearly every convention since
Fremont was Nominated. To deliver even
a greater speech placing Harrison in nomi-
nation than be did at Minneapolis four
years a go.
And there are otbers--St. Louis Republic