The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-10-10

men equally desirable, but a dead
lock. And there seemed no way out.
And then God moved in a mys-
ferrous way his wonders to perform"
The time had come to decide.
Either in his hand each delegate
clasped the slip of paper upon which
he had scrubbed, "Prendergast" or
'H~otchkiss," or already he had pass
ed it to the chairman of his assembly
district. And every delegate, nerve
racked, tired out with the tumult,
tuned up with excitement, intolerant
of delay was shouting to Oscar S.
Stratus who was acting as chairman to
get to H%ecuba."
Timothy ID. Woodruff mounted the
platform to suggest hat to save time
the delegates should adjourn for a
recess during which the votes could
be counted. Fearful lest the friend of
PrenderGast was trying to put some
thing Over" the delegates shouted
him down. Good-naturedly and assur-
ed that what he proposed was for the
interest of everybody, the king of
Brooklyn persisted in trying to ex-
plain. But the delegates would not
hear him.
We want the vote!" they yelled.
Vote, Vote! Vote!" they command
ed.
A delegate shouted hat while non
nations We're in order, Woodruff had
no right to speak.
Il thought" Woodruff replied, ap-
pealing to Straus, 1.-The nominations
We're closed"
mo, they are not" shouted u
voice, and a man ran up the steps of
the platform.
E,Q 3.i No One Knew Him.
No II knew the man, but for the
two days in which he had been wand
ering around the corridor of the On
fofidaga" House, everyone had noticed
him. He was a tall, lean young mar
with a typical Yankee face, keen and
clean shaven. He looked very much
like the pictures of the late Wilbur
Wright. }Aroundassnis neck, scow- hoy.
fashion, he wore a red bandana kerr
chief. On his head was a cowboy SOM
brero, around which was wrapped
another bandana. Later, the delegat-
He gained his title of "Suspender
or ~'Slspender JACK" ,AeX-cowboy, eX-
cavalryman, eN-mounted policeman.
He gained his title of ~"Suspender
Jack" when a bucking pony he was
riding broke it's bride, and he used
his %suspenders to bring it back to
camp.
1t is not unfair to add, that to
those who had seen ~"Suspender
Jack" ge%sticulating in the hotel to
grinning groups of delegates and ira
yelling statesmen. the then unknown
man in the cowboy makeup was re-
garded as something of a joke.
When he stood upon the platform
the delegates could see, in pantomine
that the cowboy was disputing the
right of Woodruff to speak, and that
he proposed to make a speech him.
self. And the delegates would not
have it. Just as fiercely as they
had hooted Woodruff, they tried to
hown down the intruder. But Mr.. Nc
Gee refused to be howled down. To
learn if he really We're a delegate,
the secretary ran his finger down the
lists, and while he did so Mr.. Straus,
in the tone one would use to a drunk
en- manor a Maynard child, soothing
lily askedsthe stranger what, he want
Led. Mr.. MCGEE replied that he want
ed to make asnomination.
who do you wish to nominate?"
asked Mr.. Straus.
Il won't tell you," said Mr.. Nc
Gee.
Mr.. ,Strauff turned for advice to
Governor Woodruff.
Shall l put him off the PLATFORM"
whispered Mr.. Straus.
You can't" whispered back Wood
ruff, hes got a right t. speak,"
At the same momen the secretary
also whispered to Mr.. Straus.
John MCGEE, he informed the
chairman, was an accredited delegate
and entitled to be heard.
Meanwhile, all the other delegates
We're bowling for the vote.
A Memorable Five Minutes.
Browning impatlently. Mr.. Straus
drew forth his watch and showed it
to S%uspender Jack. Shaking his fling
err 1mpressively at that unwelcome
young man, he warned him he could
speak for just five minutes and no
more.
Mr.. Straus could not know that
in his long and honorable career
those ext five minutes for him would
be the five minutes he would always
best remember.
Suspender Jack threw his somber-
70. on the platform and began to
make history.
AT first the delegates could not
distinguish what he said because ev-
cry one OF them was nowling Vote"
Above the turmult those few who
chose to listen could hear disjointed
sentences.
One was: Il am going TO nominate
a man of national fame. And, | can
not say enough in praise of Mr..
Hotchkiss or Mr.. Prendergast.' And
then, But the man l will name will
draw you all together, and sweep
New York from Lake Erie to Mont
aux Point"
Still they would not listen. Still,
the tall, lanky figure with the eyes
of a fanatic and the gesture of a
stump orator implored them to hear
him.
II have no political prestige" he
begged. but remember, gentlemen,