The evening times., 1898-09-28
SCENES IN sARAToaA,s HALL.
Pen Pictures I'm the Convention That
Nominated RoOheYeIt

Nominated Roosevelt.
New York, Sept. 2S.-A dispatch from
Saratoga to the Journal gives the follow
ing picture of events at yesterdays con-
vention:
Nothing could have been more deco
rous and placid than the opening scenes
of the convention. If ambition, disap-
pointment or revenge lurked in any
breast their victims were silent and traE-
quill. No countenance displayed either
exultation or discontinue. a summer
school of philosophy could not have been
more serene nor it's disciples more atten-
tive and eager for instruction.
There was no tumuit nor haste nor dis
order nor any indication of that suppress
ed passion which is the precursor of
tragedies The autumn sunlight stream
ed brilliantly through the WINDOWS of the
great chamber, the band played inspiring
melodies in the gallery and the deiega-
tions sauntered 10 their reservations. Now
and then moderate salutation OF ap-
plause greeted some village idol or stir
ring musical number. But it seemed
languid and perfunctory.
The principal actors as usual entered
late, SO as to be opportunely conspicuous.
Senator fiatt received the most liberal
recognition, but Woodruff, Fish, Fassett
and Woodford were also recipients OF
generous tokens OF popular estimation.
The preliminary organization was
marvel of political mechanism. the Sc
lection of Mir. Payne. the temporary
chairman, and the appointment OF the
committees on platform, permanent or
ganization and credentials proceeded au-
tomatically, and when the chairman, i'm
mediately upon the passage OF the reso-
lutions authorizing the committees, an
nounced from manuscript the names OF
over 100 delegates as members of the COM
mittees, the gravity of the audience was
quite overcome by the sponianeity of the
performance.
The speech of Mr.. Payne was historical
and reminiscent and we'll delivered. He
was respectfully heard, but aroused no
enthusiasm, though his reference TO the
President was loudly cheered.
The afternoon session was more dra-
matte Mr. White, the permanent chair
man, delivered an exceedingly finished
and felicitous speech. He is young and
sophomore, calm in gesture and rhetoric,
but fluent, cultivated and se.f-possessed.
with voice of penetrating tieXibiity. HIS
quotations were apt and his illusions
happy. sinkiMz
His eulogy of Gov. Black was stuuieu
and elaborate. 1t provoked clamorous
applause in the galleries, but the dele
gates made no sign. When he alluded
to the Rough Riders the band struck
up 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and the
entire assembly arose and gave three
cheers with confused enthusiasm
Interest eliminated in the speech of
Mr.. Depew nominating Col Roosevelt
t,,c,N Nf,ff . yDa h 9
occasion, and a sympathetic audience
The doctor Is not always at his best, but
his effort today fully justified his reputa-
ton His treatment Of the colonels po-
litical peculiarties was very dexterous.
and as Abe Gruber afterward said, he
confined himself chiefly 10 his military
career.
The description of Teddy a dude
in New York and cowboy in Montana
! was very effective, and his apostrophe
TO the valor of the Rough Riders on the
hills of San Juan was in the vein of true
/ eioquence.
Mr. SaKton followed in an elaborate ap-
peal for Gov. Blacks nomination as an
act of justice and honor, and Abe Gruber
! continued in the same line, with much
| wit at the expense OF Senator Piatt and
I the Organization.
| the pangs of hunger were felt, and when
( a picturesque Long Islander arose to eu-
! logic Roosevelt as an inhabitant of Oys-
! ter Bay cries and SCOTS. with demands
! for a vote quite drowned his oratoTy.
/ and with wild inaudible gestures he re-
( tired in confusion. 1t was worse than a
! banquet of the Gridiron Club for ironicai
, fiouting and interruption.
While the friends of Gov. Black made
! long protestations Of party loyalty and
! declared their purpose 10 support Roose-
welt ii nominated, the wisdom of their
/ course is not apparent 1t would seem
/ to have been better politics for Gov.
/ Black, If he considered his defeat inevita-
BILE to have appeared before the conven-
tion and declined TO be a candidate, APP
pealing TO his friends and supporters to
! accept the result and support the nomi-
! nation of Roosevelt.
BY doing this he wauld not only have
retained his position in his party, but
would also have established claim upon
the magnanimity of his adversaries.