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DELEGATES FROM WEST VIRGINIA CONVENTION

banks. of Indiana, stuck to his black frock coat
which makes him look taller than he really
is. and when he arose to make a motion 1t sean,ad
as If he would never stop going up He com
mands great respect in the Convention
OPERA GLASSES IN USE.-All over the great
amphitheatre opera glasses were in use II was
funny to the of these aids to vision recog
nize friend. They would focus them and tber
their hands until they attracted tn
attention of the other. and the chances were tbo+
the person whom they were so anxious ~
recognize was a next door neighbor whom thew
dozen times day.
TANNER LOOKING WELL.-Governor Tannar
OF Illinois the platform. looking a trte
thin. but otherwise in excellent physical sbo
which surprising. considering the stories H..
have been in circulation Of late as to his pb,,st,
condition
DELEGATES FROM LARGE CITIES Fror,
Colorado two of the four delega tes-at- I,ra
are from Denver. In Louisiana three ont y, -
four are from New-Orleans. In Missouri ST. 7 80,
takes two of four Omaha for Nebraska a.
the same while Providence, r. l., takes three -
the rest of the State Indiana is the baa
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they Justify the remark Of one heated delegate who
glanced one of them with relieved express
sion: That badge makes me feel as If / was In
the presence Of a mint juep.' was his comment.
KITES BEARING THE FLAG.-The kite has
found a beautiful and soul stirring use. The sky
over the city dotted with bright red kites, and
m them are attached American flags. These flags
are on lines running between the kites, and these
lines at the height which the kites fly,
be seen with the naked eye. The effect. there
fore is Of the flag futtering with the blue sky as
its background. it gives genuine thrill TO see
it. and to think that that same flag is in the
ancient country Of Cathay. and that a little
army will be carrying ii forward against the efforts
OF hordes Of almond-eyed Celestials until it is
planted over the Legation at Picking
QUAY AN INTENT LlSTENER.-Quay with
the sphinxlike expression he always wears
clad in a light gray sack suit with a low
cut vest sat at the head Of the Pennsylvania del
egation. in the seat next the aisle. He
manifested little interest in the proceedings and
sat most of the time with crossed knees and his
head resting his hand.
SENATORS ON THE PLATFORM.-Senators
Chandler. of New-Hampshire: Cullom. of Illinois.
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desired purchaser passed on and did not buy he
would pull his hand back. with the remark Now
It's in" Three times out OF five the one who had
passed would aughingy turn round and buy.
DEWEY BUTTONS TNSOLD-Ot course. the
street outside the Conv-ntior grounds was lined
with fakirs selling McfIIHcy badges and buttons
Of all sorts. one OF them had top limo Of Dewey
buttons, but 1t remained intact tho day through
not being disposed OF.
IOWA FIRM FOR DOLLINER.-Thc iowa del
eEation while apparently recognizing the hopeless
ness OF their candidates chance, VIII. neyerthe-
less. stick Deliver. and. unless their plans
shortly change. Will cast the vote OF their State
for him for Vice Preside ~ IN the Conventlp7. As
one Of them put IT, Whats the use Of lying down
particularly when you don't know who you're
lying down TOP Besides. don't believe this
eageraezt, 10 get on tho band wagon some OF 1hs
delegates showing. and We'll stick TO CO.
man 20 .he last"
FAIRBANKS IN THE CHAlp Senator Fair
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and the stream Of irritable. cranky. petulant and
persistent callers that besiege him every hour of
the day. Hissey is a tower Of strength. Nothing
worries Hissey-not even Dick, Hanna the Con-
vention. Hissey is stolid. phlegmatc and pachy-
dermatous Hissey is all around man. and he
is great help He Is in charge Of the literary
bureau and he the visiting delegations. listens
to what they have to say, sends them away with a
feeling that justice has been done, after extract
ing pledge from them to act just the Ohio
political combina ton desires Hissey time
pastor Of Il big Methodist church in Denver. Hard
times and the church threatened with
dlscontnuance. Hssey came East and raised the
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years old, usually a brown suit has scant
hair. little gray, big Roman nose and gray
eyes. compressed mouth and plump chin. and he
Is making great reputation at this Convention
as facUotum TO Dick, a confdant of Hanna A
smooth manipulation of the political chess board
and. while in the game, beyond the possibility
of doubt born with genius and love for it,
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN lOWA.-CoIoneI Dur
bin Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana
Is an active at the Indiana headquarters in
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PHILADELPHIA ELEVATORS-The elevator
that broke at the Walton is the same one that did
so previously, and the accident the proprietor
or the hotel did not look though he felt very
comfortable about 1t. The elevators in Phladel-
phia fearful and wonderful They one and
all, are inadequate to the calls being made on
them. Take these very Walton elevators for in
stance. They were never able TO carry their full
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SCHEME TO SELL PAPFRS-One of the boys
inside the grounds, selling afternoon papers found
many a sale through the brightness of a remark
he made. He would stand there the delegates
passed by and thrust toward each his paper, with
the words, Here you are, Evening - just out"
If the paper sold, we'll and good. But If the
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money 10 save the church. Soon after that he be-
came a CongreEationalist, and went 10 AshtabuIa.
Ohio Here he found himself right in among the
mills, manufactures and other commercial enter
prises OF Senator Hanna with Hanna's employees as
congregation They came in hocks 10 his church
and liked him In 1896 Hissey preached for sound
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parently runs by the door. and this line does
seem to run than one car in every five min
utes' and TO that car the people hang almost by
their eyelds. Some drive out. but the majority
save expense and walk
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and Burrows. Of Michigan. all occupied seats
on the platform in the Of the Convention
Hall. Governor Cheney Of New Hampshire sat
at the end Of the first the platform. All
followed Senator Wocott's speech with keenest
attention. and applauded the points made freely
but with discrimination.
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DISASTROUS BRYAN CAMPAIGN-George r.
McCarty and George Chambers are in the county
prison They have agreed that 'monkeyfng with a
buzz saw doesn't pay The young are Bryan
Democrats. and Monday night at the parade thev
tried do little individual campaign work bv
dartins through the lines and hurrahing for Bryan
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capacity, there was insufficient power TO raise
the if they were damned, and the same Is
true Of all the hotel elevators here.
RUMORS ABOUT ROOSEVELT.-It IS time
for rumors. and stories that Roosevelt Will Will
not be nominated for EiCe-President are heard on
all sides and what he, she It has say about
is the principal topic Of conversation Yesterday
II said that the Californians would not nomi-
nate Roosevelt for Vice-President. but would put
him IN nomination for President instead. The
Californiars denied this and far can be found
out they viii not even nominate the Governor for
the lesser office.
EMPTY SEATS IN THE HALL-The first days
attendance at the Convention, while full, not
the limit. There empty seats 10 he seen,
and the principal characteristic OF the audience
its lack Of enthusiasm.
BRIGHT COLORED BADGES.-Some of the dele
cations have adopted badges Of the most fam
boyant description Large Of size ford in color.
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NEGRO EDUCATION-"You car say that Booker
T Waghngton's school work at Tuskegee Ala is
satisfactory 20 the coored people all over the
State said H. c. Calhoun. Of Russell County Ala
contesting colored delegate. Mr.. Calhoun weighs
247 pounds His ambition is 10 build 4 cotton fac
tory IN Russell County IN which colored help may
be employed. Tn not trying to raise any money
for the scheme just now. said Mr.. Calhoun. for
Il takes all my time 70 figure how to get into the
Convention q 2 delegate
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7 DELEGATES FROM MONTANA TO The
/ PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION

money right from the shoulder. About year
ago the fever Of politics overcame him, and he
signed his pastorate and hurtled into politics.
Hanna and DIX both knew OF Hissey. and they
promptly offered him a place, and Hssey was
made. He is stout man of medium height forty
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CONVENTION SKETCHES.
ccrvEs AND INCIDENTS CLEANED BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS.

VISITORS AT THE CONVENTION.-Gerard
roU-ther. First Secretary. and Mr.. Norman. the
cacond Secretary Of the British Embassy: Mr..
PIANO Secretary Of the Spanish Legation; Count
paacke Secretary of the German Embassy; ]. P.
pioda the Swiss Minister. and NJ Lardy. Secre-
,ary Of the Swiss Legation. were among the visitors
Al the opening Of the Convention.
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RULES FOR NOMINATION.-Under the rules
they stand nomination by reclamation is i'm
possible. all the statements that Mckinley is to
he so nominated TO the contrary notwithstanding.
The rules explicit. A candidate be first
put in nomination. and on the vote roll call OF
the States follow.
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WON OVER TO WOODRUFF.-The action of
the New-York delegates in making Lieutenant-Gov-
Woodruff the States candidate Vice Pres
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Finally. club Of boilermakers came along with
Mckinley transparency. Chambers jumped in
among the paraders and hurrahed for Bryan at tha
same time challenging every one to fight He got
all the trouble he wanted in less than five minutes
McCarty tried to help him. and he also got walked
on. Magistrate O'Brien gave them ten days each.
BY that time they can up some of the rents
In their clothes and their blackened eyes viii be
more presentable. You know the old maxim about
mOnkeying with the buzz saw" said the Judge.
Hereafter, don't do it
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WONDERFUL WESTERN CROPS-'@You hard
" understand here in the East what real
farming IS. said Congressman Reeder Of the
Sunhower States You have so many stones In the
soil here that your grandfathers were compelled TO
use them for cutting up the with stone walls
We don't bother with stone walls in Kansas Think
OF running straight corn furrow a mile in length
and planting the as YOU run the f1rrov1
Here's another thing TO think Of Markham worrssS
You with his Man with the Hoe but We docss
weep over him out there. The man with the hoe g.
a dead one IN Kansas A tweIve-yaar-oId boy %
horse will cultivate twenty-five acres OF corn IN n
day. Ponder over II oncei One man can run a two
hundred and fifty acre farm without help exceps
during one month in the year. The usual annuss
wheat yield l. Kansas IS about $1,000 900 or 50 100000
bushels This year the assured crop - from $500
% to 1o0t0G0 bushels. That's only part Of what
we are aisle . DO. Our corn crop will amount 70
100000 bushels Jewell County. with an area
thirty miles square. Will alone furnish 100000
bushels. The farmers naturally are Republican
PopuiSm Is waning During hard times you can
make Popusts OF the farmers but you can't mako
out and out Democrats OF them. Now that Popu-
ism is wanins, the farmers who temporarily went
wrong are dropping back into the Republican party
where they belong. Mckinley Will get 5000 pIu-
raHty IN Kansas this fall
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State this respect All four Of the delegates-at
large from Indianapolis as. too. is one OF their
alternates.
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ALL FOR RoOSEVELT-John NJ. Stratton, Of
Colorado. owner OF the world famous Independence
Mine. IS here with the Colorado shouters Mr.
Stratton Is man or positive opinions and ener-
Fetic personality He hadn't been here long be-
fore the whole town was aware OF the fact
Roosevelt he said. 'can have anything he wants
that Colorado give him. The Colorado dele
cation are fine looking lot or men. Every man
in the Denver party wears silver mounted rab-
bits foot and carries n cane They have spread
all over town, and are marked everywhere by their
size and self-reanCe.
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THE ACCIDENT AT THE WALTON.-At the
time the elevator at the Walton broke Wednesday
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ident promptly reported at the headquarters OF
the various State delegations Il caused little com
ment but was productive OF one significant result
As early s o'clock this morning a band Of dusky
delegates began 10 gather around the door of Mr.
WooirUns room. BY . o'clock one could get
within twenty feet OF the door ovIHg TO the press
uf coored delegates The ColCred brct HreTl were
all broad grin. The turn anfafa Mad taken
plainly satisfactory to them. Whom are you
feilers for for NiCe-Presidrut2' was asked OF a
couple Of ebony hued representatives from Ala
bama. We is Just bit kind Of undecided yet.
sub" said one We wish TO Mr. Woodruff and
obtain his views upon de monumental questions Of
dc hour hefoah We definitely dcter,oiues our ac-
doe" They we're soon admitted to,see Nr- Wood
:lIH. and came out smiling We IS now" said the
same speaker. pledged TO Mr.. Woodruff. who is
We believe. Tho mos available candidate befoah the
Convention"
FOR TEDDY" GOOD AND HARD--Au Arizona
delegate. tall. strongly hu.t wearing a huge SOM
hrere and vito voice like tina roll OF a snare
drum. climbed on the telegraph desk in the La
fayette last night He lurched unsteadily for a
moment and then roared out: We have come from
Arizona. that great and grand State. 70 tell you
berghted jewellers IN this city Of Brotherly Love
that Teddy is all right Teddy Is Arizona,
choice, Teddy is the limit and a s!ae bet In this
glorious city where tho spiders spin webs from the
cars while in rapid motion 10 the trees declare
ourselves In this beautiful city. where YOU spent
80, 0o2nr0 for penhOlder-aud that's the only Joke
You have got here-we declare for Teddy Get IN
line! Join Arizoual Wake up, Yell for Teddy
Hurrah! Hurrah!' and he tuutied on the desk.
a CALAMITY HOWLER' ON DECK-The va
rous leaders here receive all sorts Of queer com
muncations and letters OF advice from all parts
OF the country. \ letter was received by Senator
Depew to-day from a Washington man. who added
after his name. "Voicing Thousands The letter
follows:
Senator Dcpew: Let tho New-Yo rk DELEGATION he
no longer at sea. Down with Hanna and NcKin-
ley Save the party ana tho country No
hlnley cannot he elected. Trusts mperialism
man power subscrviency to Great Brita.r-s!averv
and polygamy now established and maintained un-
der the FLAG rOtracted mourning i'm every
county in America prosperity only for the few
aud that based large standing Army and
shops engaged i'll Army supples-corr every
MCkinley's nomination means Bryan's election
Nominate Roosevelt for President and Fairbanks
for NicePresident and YOU can win.
Save the party-save the country!
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PROSPERITY IN KANSAS-Judge W. G. Holt
OF Kansas, 2 delegate from the lid District would
do for a football player A big. blue eyed SQUARE
shouldered young man with a Roman nose ba
ioakssas II If would take an abIeboded cyclone TO
move him along kansas has fully recovered her
political commercial, financial ard economic san
Ky, said the Judge at the Continental on Wednes-
day The farmers are happy over the greatest
wheat and corn crops in the history OF the State
and they are in a mood 20 weigh political matters
with true American common sense. When our
farmers do that You know what happens to the
democratic party. Kansas is sure Republican
State"
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the Lafayette. Colonel Durbin organized a regf-
ment and went TO Cuba in 1898 He is banker and
business man. with home at Anderson. He IS
about forty-seven years Old weighs about one hun
bred and fifty pounds about five feet nine inches
In height, and his black hair is lust turning gray
ne Is Fast Eminent Grand Commander OF the
Knights Terplar of Indiana He is a genial vote
Getter- Putting his hands on a mans shoulders he
gives him a squeeze and works smile that 7rorI5
put the Ice Trust out OF business IN nve minutes
We snail win in the Hoosier State this fall" said
o'O'ei Durhln- The party is united, the labor
ing men OF Indiana prosperous and happv and
We ShdI get two-thirds OF the votes this fall 1t
Is hard to argue against success The Republican
National Administration has been success The
pam people as well as the wealthy have felt
the quiekehlng impulse impaired by business pros
perity- Democrats who may feel bound to their
party on local issues will he SLOW +o gf,a tbstr
votes 10 party which wants 10 reverse exist
ing conditions We enter upon the campaign with
unlimited confidence and enthusiasm"
FRANK JONES'S FORTUNE-Franls Jones ~
New-Hampshire who makes his first appearance
in this Convention a Republican after life
time spent in the ranks Of Democracy is an elderly
man, being upward Of seventy. He Is enormously
rich. the start of his fortune being made in brew
ing beer al Portsmouth,. "a business which he stH
carries on Mr. Jones is largely interested in rail-
roads. being a heavy stakeholder in both the Bos-
ton and Maine and Maine Central systems He II
was who Quilt the town Of Sorrento. on the shores
Of Frenchmans Bay. opposite Bar HarbOr. a resort
which he hoped time rival the time
it was built Sorrento probably the most com
pete and modern town in this country. Mr. Jones
also took great interest in hotels He built OF
the finest hotels of IT'S size in the country for his
native town Of Portsmouth. and when the first
Rockingham destroyed nv IRE he straightway
built another and a better He also built the
Hotel Wentworth short distance from Ports
mouth, at Newcastle, y H. and then he pur-
chased the ola Quincy. at Boston. which he
modelled and eE.Srrez and made into OF the
popular hotels 90 tn EUH In personal appear
ance NJ. Jones 10 OF meGIuE1 height and wears a
beard and smooth shaven upper lip
SIGNALS FOR THE RAND-A unique signal
service system has been established by the Ser
geant-at-Arns- To regulate the brass band whtaa
does the footing for the Convention in the gallery
at the far end Of the big auditorium an electric
push button is on the platform desk and the other
end Of the wire Is attached to beu beside the
band leader. When music is wanted OF when IL
is desired TO choke it of the button is pushed and
the bandmaster does the rest. The UNIQUE feature
Of this arrangement. however is the manner IN
which the musician gets his tip on what TO plav
The title of the piece is written on a small sheet
or paper. and young man in the u1usic Iorr reads
it by the aid OF pair OF field glasses. These are
not the only wires in operation in the big Conven-
tion
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EVILS OF GEORGIA ELECTIONs.-'.Th Re
pubcans OF Georgia keep right on casting ballots
enough 10 easily carry the State" said s. O.
Cherry, Of Waynesborc. Ca. but the Democrats
do the counting and dsfranchised- They
have decided to stop hiding their stealing and DO
II hereafter IN front Of When we Try TO vote
6 watcher Is authorized 10 stop and question US
While this is going inside takes
names and If the Republican ticket ne
takes Democratic ticket from nearby bunch
and as We pass ballot he drops and de-
posts Democratic ballot TO credit. Then
can't kick you know. This viii 60 on till there Will
finally be wholesale bioCdsheG in the South Our
boys are being educated. They won't always stand
being counted out Cherry IS one-quarter Indian.
and would pass anywhere for a white man. He is
said 10 be wealthy. HIS son IS in Philadelphia
colieEe
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HARD NAME TO PRONOUNCE-Jus before
adjournment Of the Convention this afternoon one
OF the secretaries struck a heavy obstacle from,
New-Jersey. He vas calling of the lists Of com
mitteemen presented BY the several States When
he came to New-Jersey's name from the Committee
on 'FeiehtlaIs ne paused. held the paper close to
his eyes, scanned II closely several times STAN,
mered a DIT and coughed a little The Jersevnen
smiled The Secretary hesitated a little more and
finally suffered out Barker Cannon" The Ter
seyInen roared. while General SeweH arose and
shouted 'Turlrner-e- Cum what?'' asked the
Secretary Gum mere called back the C,ensraI
and the Secretary sighed with relief
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TEXANS FOND OF PRETZELS-A German
wheeling an old baby carriage flied with pretzels
attracted the attention OF of the Texas dele
gates IN front OF the Walton Tuesday after
noon just after the Convention adjourned The
Texans hungry. ana the eating houses were
turning away the crowds. They soon began neKoti-
atoms with the pretzel man. whose wares were
made IN the shape Of babies, dogs elephants and
auisators. The more they the happier grew the
face Of the German. BY chiminy,' he finally ex-
claimed. Dot DeNas wood pc a greet place for a
pretzel bakery
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A GEORGIA REPUBLICAN.-'You Republicans
IN the North don't know what the term 'Republ.-
canisrn' means in the State OF Georgia. said John
T White colored publisher of The Georgia Bap-
fist" MI White is a young with a bullying
forehead and pleasing manner, and he was en-
loving himself in the throng al the Walton on
Tuesday afternoon when he dropped the remark
"A few days ago." continued he. Il reprinted
paragraph from a Washington paper rejecting on
The conduct OF mob that conducted a lynchnG in
Georgia, and five hundred crackers waited on me
al my house and intimated that thered be some
thing doing. you say up here. if didn't move
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ADVOCATE Or WOMAHs RIGHTs-''Here
comes that Smith woman 70 make trouble" said
Senator Hanna as Mrs. Charlotte Smith. Of Wash
ington finally tho Eantlet and got into his
room the Walton. Yes" said Mrs Smith in
'suippy'' voice. and I'll make I hotter and
hotter for you t women get what want
Mrs. Smith is rosy checked woman. about fifty
years old a grandmother Iler admission. and
she more than anything else just 81 present
q small plank in the Republican pat:orm advocat-
ing an appropriation for a building in Washington
10 house permanently al exhibition cC woTaers
handiwork We industrial equality for
women when thes produc@ rs satisfactory results
as men, said Mrs. Smith ara wen keep fighting
for It till We get spent s2E fer Convention
rather than be under obligations 70 politicians.
When told Senator Piot' that il cost that
for tickets he seemed surprised and gvieved. but
told him long paid for my tickets I felt free
to criticise the politicians much as pleased-'