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fSDIASAPoLrs, Sept. 3.-This Convention
has brought into the arena OF national politics
new oratorical star in the person of Charlton
t. Lewis Of New Jersey and New York. Mr
| Lewis lives at Morristown, y. j.. and 70
member OF the New York bar Nobody eveI
heard OF him In politics before the New Jersey
state Convention this year but lie made q
| speech hero last night which, for sound argu.
ment that melted TO enthusiasm, was the most
successful Of any OF the speeches heard at the
| big mass meeting
Mr. Lewis spoke first OF the dangers OF a
huctuating currency. He described in con-
vincinR way how the foundations OF the great
fortunes Of the country were laid in the days
OF huctnattnR currency. Then he briefly re-
viewed financial legislation, and showed the
dangers OF the financial heresy that has been
sweeping over the country for the last year or
| %. Finally he came 10 o defence o; the Presi-
dent of the United States for his action in send
Ing the troops to Chicago IN 1894. to quell the
riots. and the mobs that had proved too much
FOR tho Chicago police TO handle.
During the last part OF this speech the audi
ence. which had before been cheering enthusi-
astically, became silent. For ten minutes
there ives complete silence. At the conclusion
or the speech there was Just an instant of quiet,
and then as one man the crowd on the floor
and galleries rose and cheered and yelled en-
thustaatically. Flags were waved. and hats
and coats were thrown in the air. The demon
stration lasted several minutes. and at the end
there was cheer after cheer for Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.Le~is is about so years old, OF quiet, rettr-
Ing disposition, and highly educated. He
bas given moro time to literary pursuits than
70 the practice OF the law Everybody In Indian
apoiis had something to say about him to-day.
and hundred times the question was asked,
Who In Lewis any way1" As said before, he
never was heard OF in politics until the Demo
cratic State Convention at Trenton
DIR. Leonard j. Gordon. one Of the New Jer-
sey delegation. said to-day thPt II was at that
Convention that Mr.. LOWS made his irst bow.
Tho work. he said. had been nearly finished
when away down in the middle of the hall n
man arose whom nobody know. and said: Mr.
n,, naiIman. , strangely enough he got the Chair
Tan Than at',ntion. and was recognized at once.
when swept the Convention of its feet. DIR.
ooi d3n said II was one OF the most wonderful
speeches he had heard. and there was Lot any
time lost in finding out who the man was. and
IN putting him on the list Of delegates To this
ton who were talked with said there WAS A
nne future In politics In the State II Mr. Lewis
Souid be induced To enter ii. which 10 not very
a. matter OF uatrictism. and not With any
IDEA or securing political preferment
DR.. Edward Everett II Boston is a solid sort
Of citizen. not much given to the frivolities
or life. and suffering from an overabundance
OF talk, which is always in condition to be
spilled DIR. Everett came here with the Bos-
ION delegation. and in the same car were
eome men from Connecticut. One mau from
Honnecucut in particular was a friend Of
henry "atterson, the Kentucky editor and he
hours steady. Al last the Doctor said:
~ now Tow there Is 10 use in discussing this |
yosr man, and we evidently cannot agree
We'll, said the Connecticut man, with . |
ways of settling a dispute You know now what
they are. une IS to fight and the otRer Is to to
bet S0S n said as5 up 2ls Bsss:.
shos kedi there is third way; that is to
Well, said the Connecticut man. "rI 20
you on that proposition. i'll bet you $500 |
you canno; keep still for five minutes" and |
The Doctor fed.
There was a fne old quartet of Demo.
cratic war horses at lutte dinner at the Dem
son last night. Every mans head was white
md his beard. too. They were Gen. simon
8roadhead. and Senator Palmer The dinner
vas in room where anybody who happened
commented on what tine.looking lot OF old
men 1nnn, they Were: Among the people who made
lrtitnc. who is big a veteran as ANY oT
hem He looked at them a full Two minutes,
md then he said '
Well, jumping Jehoscphat. You could
AXE the face OF The earth with a fine, oothed
om5' on6 and you couldn't fill that bobtail flush
The crowd around ct the time agreed with
he Colonel. Even the four old war horses.
when they heard the comment. said they
yuessed il was true. '
The meesa0e received in this town TODAY
rom President Cleveland was the reason for
lnbounded Joy at the hotels and the gathering
faces of the politicians. The news that word
lad oeen received, and that the cloud OF Cleve-
andism that had rested over this town Tor
hree days had been lifted spread around like |
rildtre II was talked of everywhere and
rynody said: oh. how glad / am" Even ven
men acted as though they had Deen under a
pell. as though they had ,een compelled TO
o., ONE esi here ana aid In casting shad dow over
elieved them OF the spell. and left them once
more free and independent citizens, Their
Ipfessions of happiness were even more fer |
ent than those who had never been idolators,
1t is with a feeling of sadness that the fact
recorded here that degeneration has struck
he men Of Kentucky. They chew gum lik.
illy, girls. This awful intelligence would
lady ba suppressed II It were not for the fact ,
M hat the kentucky men chew gum publicly
meeting 4
he six most prominent men in the front row:
he stage facing an audience OF s. 900 wera
II Kentucky men. They made no effort to
onceal their Identity. They seemed proud Of
= Each one OF the six wore yellow badges
foot long with the name OF the Blue Grass
nd black 'H
Tho six mon came in Just before the meeting
as call led to order. They had no sooner seatsd
lemselves than one man pulled a wad Of gum ,
'om his pocket and distributed 1t. The man !
er or the distribution was peculiarly Ken
lckian: The gum was in a brick, and the I
rick was handed around, and each man took ,
bite: then they chewed and chewed and
1ewed When the soft, slnw strains OF THE
Id Kentucky Home" foRted down from the
nnd and gallery, the jaws OF the .e1tet were q
le tune changed to the more lively Dixie" ..
ie Jaws went faster. always keeping time
The lnfatuatiOn OF these Kentucky men for !
lewing gum will lie better understood when IL !
explained that not one single man OF the six
I out the customary. yell that is always the !
ntncklan's greeting Of Dixie" Again when
!e band slowed OFT 10 "Yore Only Foolin'." :" To
II The 70 New Bully" to the Star; ;;snanElod Ban,
,xoSlogvi the jaws of these Kentuckians
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