Evening journal., 1908-03-04
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
By Washington Hastings
FlFTY.EIeHrH ARTIcLE.
By Washington Hastings

In the long of the last article
substitute word second" for the word
last"
AS the hour for the third proceedings Of the
venton approached, and most of the delegates in
their seats when Hanna and George b. Cox
OF Cincinnati walk down the centre aisle arm In arm we
concluded that the recalcitrant contingent Ohio
delegation had been concated and that the nomination
tremely gratihed-especiay we were safely
landed in the convention and could help to perform the
After the customary and doubtless necessary invooa-
tion CT Divine guidance in deliberations the plat
form OF principles and promises and doctrines of the
Republican party presented and impressvely
by Senator Foraker of Ohio II very similar to
all such pronuncamentos ana was listened TO with at
tention and satisfaction until the currency
plank reached when there observed-as the old
coored preacher said when he warned his aoe against
the sin Of chicken stealinga coldness over the con-
gregation;"at least this and there
Immediately upon its conclusion senator Teller took The
platform and ia behalf Of the minority the resolutions
committee offered amendment directly antagonistc to
the majority report ON the money question and commit
ting the party favorng the gold and sill
secure the free and unlimited coinage Of cold ana silver
at our mints at the ratio Of sixteen parts silver to
one of gold" Mr.. Teller supported his amendment in
able and exhaustive address which was listened 70
with rapt attention by the whole body, and, its con-
cusion, on the motion Of Mr.. Foraker promptly
laid upon the table by a vote OF SIS TO o5 and on morton
OF the same gentleman the report the majority Of the
pretty conclusively and emphatcaily where tbe Renub
free silver"
Immediately after this decisive almost cruel re-
verse Senator Teller accompanied by other free
silver advocates ascended the platform and reouested
the chairman to allow Senator Cannon as a matter Of
personal privilege, to read statement prepared by the
silver men, No objection being offered request was
granted the statement was read after which Senator
Ieller with tears in his and distraction in his
aspect" bade farewell TO Chairman Tburston ana re
convention and passed the hall and out Of the
Republican party followed by twenty other dele
gates. As he went he was greeted with wells ana boots
and Kisses by OF the delegates but only by small
part OF them, for II which, though Il make
the unslsilful laugh cannot but make the iudioons
BieNei TOT ne was a whose high
ABILITY and spotless reputation had him high
place in the counsels OF Republican party and many
Of us deeply regretted him DEPART notwthstand
ing his free silver idiosyncrasies
After this rather dscouragng episode the business Of
the convention went forward with a rush No recess
was taken for dinner had 10 content henseves
with luncheons Of bananas hand sandiobee
such as could be picked shops in that ousr
or the city where the convention hall was located
Opportunity afforded three or four free silver
men, who declined to bolt" convention with their
Ielows to define their positions then the roll of the
States called the presentation OF the names s
candidates for the Presidential nomination Iowa pre
sented the of Allison; Aassachusetts tbs.
OF M Reed; New York, that Governor Norton Ohio
that OF Major Mckinley; Pennsylvania that of Mr. ouav
When Senator Foraker in the his address arst
mentioned the OF Mckinley the convention broie
loose IN Wild shouts Of applause in which Delaware was
particularly prominent mel" svains eele
osaeu "dr-whoop which had by this time become one
OF the features Of the occasion; all felt espeola
yos because the extent OF the uproar clearly Indicated
the temper OF the convention that subject ana we
We're IN the swim" When. however the result of ballot
shortiy afterwards taSenwas announced and il was
round that Mckinley had votes 10 81 votes for tb
next highest man. the manifestation OF our harity vas
perhaps not quite conspicuous; as we probable he,a
70 wonder whether in such overwhelming rnatort,-
MT mckinley would ever be able to find little Delaware
anu consequently whether would prove TO be of as
mueh Importance as we thought when we bote5
Gown at Dover aid, later when succeeded in oust
ing our opponents from delegates in the con-
vention the day before. w N'"
Everything in this world whether giadness or erief
victory or deleat prosperity adversely must come no
an end sometime and did the St Louis Convention
OF 1895 After nominating Garrett A. Hobart for vice.
fresident and the announcement Of the committees 10
nofy the nominees-for fear they might not hear Of
uer nonination-the convention. at s o'clock in the
evening Adjourned without day;after continuous ses
SION OF ten hours with little to of the hottest
Gays and IN one of the hottest this side of tbe
crater OF Mount Vesuvius in eruption.
Alter reaching my hotel-two miles from the conven
toh ha'l--and getting bite of supper. which did NOT
enjoy being too tired to TO bed and went IN
sleep without rocking and the morning in companv
win others OF our delegation, shook the dust of ST
ou irom my feet took the first East and started
On arrival home think delegation was somewhat
surprised ana disappointed at finding a torch light
procession awaiting observed in the nevs
papes at harrisburg that festivities that kind had
oecoine quite fashionable in this locality during our
absence and for this and other reasons vowed then
alu mere that would attend another political
convention as long as livedand thus far have been
enabled through mercy, 70 keep the vow.
CTo be continued)