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O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. JUNE 30. 1892;'
CLYDE KING AND D. H. CRONIN, MANAGERS
NUMBER 51.
’flCAL NEWS ITEMIZED
The Local Nows of O'Neill as Canght
by the “Kids.”
RATHER INTERESTING NOTES
Goneral Items of Interest Published While
News Is Still Hews.
R. R. Dickson hud business in Neligh
Monday._,
Gus Handion visited his family in the
citv oyer Sunday.
POR SALE—A good team live years
, old. Inquire at this office. 51-2
T. V. Golden and M. M. Sullivan re
turned from Chicago Sunday evening.
Castor, Machine oil for sale,
48-2m O’Neiij, Grocery Co.
All justices of the peace can procure a
fee cnrd by caliiug on the county clerk.
Homer Newell returned to his former
home, Grand Island, this morning.
J. 8. Portor. of the eastern pnrt of
the county, called at theis office Friday.
Mother Goose’s Kingdom, at the rink
July 6—supper will be served from 5 to 7.
Miss Pelaria Spicer, of Atkinson, is
visiting Sheriff McEvony’s family, this
week. _
Mrs. H. C. McEvouy is visiting her
sister. Mrs. White, who resides at Hot
Springs._^
John McHugh again handles com in
the State Bank after a short vacation in
Chicago.___
Miss Phoebe Bitney, of Atkinson, is
numbered among the clerical force in
the clerk’s office.
Mrs. E. S. Kinch returned ■ from her
visit to her.brother in Portland, Oregon,
Sunday evening.
MillB. Smith, Buttlcr, et al. alliance
faithfuls of Ewing, attended the con
vention Saturday.
Hon. Renshaw, of Chadron, was visit
ing in the city Sunday, the guest of
Hon. M. P. Kinkaid.
Jack Hazelet took Tuesday mording's
passenger for Iowa. He will not return
until after the Fourth.
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Mike Sullivan has returned from the
democratic convention and how wears a
bland smile and a straw hat.
WANTED—At once by J. L. Mack,
two car loads of oats, for which he will
pay tiie highest market price.*
Jack Cavanaugh, who has been work
ing in the hills for the past six months,
came down Friday for a short visit.
Wanted—A ton or more of good but
ter between now and the 20th of Jnly.
51-1 Parker * Co.
T. E. Sedgwick, of York, editor of
the Daily Times of that place, was in the
city yesterday. This office acknowl
edges a pleasant call.
A solid gold brick weighing, 500
pounds and worth $150,000, will be ex
hibited in the-mines and mining build
ing at the World’s Fair by a Helena,
Mont., mine owner.
We are handling the best butter in
Holf county and we reserve t.he choicest
for our city trade.
61*1 Parker & Co.
M. Pickering of Dorsey, was in the
city today and made this office a pleasant
call. Mr. Pickering reports crops
splendid in his neighborhood.
Charlie Pond, who has resided at Mad
ison the past six months, i3 in the city.
We understand he' will be manager of
the O’Neill Butter & Egg company.
O. F. Hutchmson.of Sioux City,Iowa,
a representative of the Westein Wheel
Works, of Chicago, was in the city the
fore part of the week, the guest of 0.
W. Meals. We acknowledge a pleasant
call. _ •
“Old Tip,” the shepherd dog belong
ing to DeYarman Bros , yesterday as
say&l to amputate little Marv Toohill’s
right arm and the consequence was that
he was immediately gathered home to
his fathers. __
Charlie Stannard came down from
Rapid city yesterday morning, being
called here by the serious ill
ness of Miss Lizzie Stannard, of this
city. We are pleased to be able to say
that she is improving.
The chair in which Thomas Jefferson
sat while writing the declaration of in
dependence is now owned by the philo
sophical society, Philadelphia. It is re
ported that this interesting relic will be
exhibited at the World’s Fair.
H. N. Gould, of Inman, was in the
city Tuesday and made . this office a
pleasant call. Mr. Gould informs us
that he brought sixty-seven quarts of
strawberries to town with him. Who
says we cannot raise fruit in Nebraska?
Homer Garretson is again on duty at
tile round house, haying returned from
a visit to his parents in Oskaloosa, la.
WANTFD—A good and experienced
girl for general housework. Enquire of
51tf Mns. Ed. Gallagher.
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Tub Frontier still- has softe good
second hand body and display type
that can be bought on almost any kind
of terms.
The following little rhyme from the
Rock County Enterprise should be ser
iously considered by Attorney Anstien,
of Omaha:
When e'er to fight you are inclined,
Faith, by the holy slater*:
A razor sharp you'd bet ter find
And first shave off your whiskers
Paul Seevers, who has been visiting
his parents at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the past
syc months, arrived in O’Neill Friday
eveniug, to pay a short visit with his
numerous friends here He loft Tuesday
morning for Sioux city, where he has
accepted a position with the Sioux City
and Northern.
J. S. Tucker, of Uermoosa, S. D., was
in the city last Friday visiting with
John Haivey. They were both mem
bers of company K. third Illinois cav
alry, during the war and for twenty-five
years had not seen each other, until they
met Friday evening. We acknowledge
a pleasant call from Mr. Tucker.
In the June number of the Western
Shorthand Magazine, published in
Omaha, we notice the following: “J. J.
King, official reporter, O’Neill,Nebraska,
was the inje«t of Mr. Fullmer for a few
days recently. He made a short and
pithy address to the court reporting
class under Mr. Fullmer, and gave them
some wholesome advice, which was well
received.
Miss Jennie McHugh, sister of John
McHugh, the handsome young cashicr
of the State Bank, arrived in this city
last Saturday, aud is going to live with
her brother in the Golden cottage in
the northern part of town John went
to.Chicago to meet her anti accompany
her to O’Neill, but it seems that^Mc—
well we promised not to give him away
and we won’t.
Wilson Globe: Having seen and
beard the leading actresses and clocution
ests of the United States and Canada,we
have not the slightest hesitation in say
ing, Miss Tillotson is withuut a peer
on this continent, and if she will again
visit Wiltomthere will not be standing
room in the hall ten minutes after the
doors are opened.” M. E. Chnrch July
7. _
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
held a social aud experience meeting at
the Hotel Evans last Friday evening.
Twenty ladies were given the task of
earning one dollar for the church, and,
after having earned the dollar they were
to tell in open meeting how they earned
it. Some sold flowers, others hoed gar
den, and some blacked boots in earniug i
the dollar. The meeting was very in
teresting and also added a few dollars
to the treasury_
Mr. A. L. Perry and Miss Grace A.
Ackerman were united in the bonds of
wedlock last Wednesday evening at 7
o’clock, at the residence of the bride's
parents seven miles east of this city,
E. H. Benedict officiating. Mr. Perry
is the rustling rgent of the Phoenix
insurance company, and makes his
headquarters in this city and is well and
favorably know. Miss Ackerman is the
daughter of one of our most prosper
ous farmers and has numerous
friends here. The Frontier extends
con eratulations.
' When Dr. Keeley was recently m
New York he said in a public meeting:
“A lie has gone forth for the purpose of
breaking down my remedies and their
use to the effect that they contain
certain quantities of atropine and strych
nine, which are both inimical to
mental and physical health. Now, I
declare most emphatically that there is
neither atropine nor strychnine in my
remedies; and, further, I will say that
if three reputable chemists, whose hon
esty cannot be questioned, will meet
and analyze my remedies for either of
those poisons and find them, making
their affidavit to that effect, I will make
my formula known to the world.”
The merchants of O’Neill have formed
an organization to be known as The
O’Neill Butter and Egg Company, with
the object in view of handling all the
the butter and eggs that come to town.
The company asserts that this move will
be a benefit to both buyer and seller for
the reason that heretofore the good and
bad butter have both been dumped into
the same tub and all sold for the lowest
price, whereas, under the new regime
butter will be bought unsalted, graded
and worked into saleable shape by
an export employed by the company,
and farmers will receive prices pro
portionable to the grade of their butter.
The Fhontiek imagines this scheme a
good one, both for farmers and mer
chants.
What came near being a disastrous
flrq was discovered in the rear part of
M. M. Sullivan's store to-day at 12:30
o'clock. Mr. Sullivan has a shed in the
rear of his store in which he keeps oils,
and to-day, at the above named hour,
F. E. Heinerikson noticed that the shed
was on fire., He gave the nlnrm to tlm
clerks in the store and taking a large
plank? he rolled a barrel of oil away
from| the flames, which Tim Handley
soon Smothered with a quilt. It was a
very/narrow escape as in tho corner
where the Are was there was a tank full
of tfil, and if it had got to tho oil noth
ing could have saved the building, or
possibly the whole block. Tho lire is
supposed to have originated from some
firecrackers which some small boys were
shooting around there. This should be
a warning, and two much care cannot
be taken of the small boy and the fire
cracker.
Last Saturday evening a meeting was
held in the republican club room for the
purpose of organizing a band. After
discussing the question for some time
the hoys decided to organize and elected
the following officers: President, C. A.
Wells; secretary, D.'H. Cronin; treasur
er, Frod H. Swingley; leader, Doc.
Wells. The band will be composed as
follows: Frank Webber, solo Bb. cor
net; J. D. Webber, first Bb. cornet; J.
Davis, second Bb. cornet; William
Adams, solo alto; P. J. Biglin,first alto;
W. McNichols,second alto; D. H. Cronin
first tenor; J. L. Hershiser, second
tenor; C. A. Wells, baritone; E. Sniggs,
tuba; O. O. Snyder, snare drum; Fred
H. Swfngley, bass drum. The boys
have ordered a lot of new music and in
a short time our citizens can once more
hear the delightful strains of a brass
band. A band is something hard to
keep up and the boys should be encour
aged as much as possible by our citizens.
Labor asks the World’s Fair to be open
on Sunday. The labor organizations of
the country are fast putting themselves
on record to that effect, and there can
be do question that the working masses
ore practically unanimious in favor of an
open fair. The resolutions by which,
as a rule,the labor organizations express
their sentiments on the questions, all
take the ground that the exposition will
be, in the broadest and highest sense, a
great educator, improving, developing
and elevating the higher fatuities; that
some of the most important lessons it
will teach will be in the line of indus
trial art and mechanical science, and
therefore of special value to working
men ; and that it should be their privi
lego. as it is their right, to examine and
study the best results of the work and
skill of their brother toilers, on J,b6
only day when their time is their own.
Many of the resolutions declare that an
open fair, much more than a closed one
would be promotive of morality.
At the annual school meeting held
Monday in the school house. M. M.
Sullivan and H. C. McEvony were elect
ed trustees. A levy of seven mills was
made. Tiie Frontier is pleased to be
able to say that there was considerable
interest manifested in the meeting and
a large number were in attendance.
After the trustees were elected and a
large'number had left there was quite a
debate among those remaining in regard
to the method of engaging teachers.
Atfer an argument lasting about two
houis they adjourned, leaving the mat
ter as it was before the meeting. The
action taket in regard to having the
school building throughly examined is a
wise one, and the school board should
see that the building is made safe. If
it cannot be repaired so as to make it
safe, it should be- torn down and one
built that would be secure. The fears
of the parents can not be allayed by the
inspection of the building, no matter
how good are the architects that inspect
it and as long os the present school
building stands the fear shall exist.
But Tiie Frontier has sufficient confi
dence in the school board to know that
unless the building is made’ perfectly
safe that it will be condemned.
McCormick Harvesters are the only
kind that gives universal satisfaction.
I have a car load ready for the farmers
of Holt county. Send your orders in at
once if you wish to secure one of these
valuable machines. For sale by
51-e O. F. Bigun.
Not Elegant But Expressive.
To livt In a wav that people won’t say you
"arc tcj> lly and Inclined to be gay”
Is one of the most difficult tasks of this
modern day.
The path to pursue, although followed by few
And occasionally rued by those who do.
Is to consult your own conscience and noth
ing more.
For people will talk us long as fools can
walk.
And a number of them about this town are
- known to stalk.
Anti-Trust Twine.
I have received a car load of twine
which I contracted for last fall. The
twine and price will suit you.
51-3 O. F. Bigi.tn.
The Would-be Delegate From Alaska
Gives His Views.
THEY CALLED A SHOW DOWN.
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It Was Simply s Big Bluff and Boo Jumptfd
The Game Without Showing Hi* Hand.
Chicago, Juno 38,1883.
Well, 1 have boon a democrat for u wliolo
week—a rlp-roarlng, rod-hot, howling dem
ocrat at that—and the boauty of tho situation
is that 1 have boon throughout tho conven
tion Unto with tlio majority. ) have stood,
up on u chair and lot loose tho Nebraska
yell when tho name of tho “great stuffed"
Idol Wuh mentioned, have waved my hat llko
a maniac and apparently was willing to light
when he was traduced In tho least particu
lar. I have Joined In the hotel lobby dis
cussions of tho claims of tho various can
didates, have taken Issue oven with some of
tho cholfs of Tammany, always arguing tor
drover. Some! lines l felt that I was getting
the worst of it. viewed from a democratic
standpoint, but I never admitted for a mo
ment but that Cleveland was the only man
who.could win against Harrison.
With a crowd of a hundred or more ex
cited and Interested democrats around, hero
Is about the gist of an argument hud with
William llelnie, a delegate of thoTummuny
brand, and later ucuualntance convinced mo
that he was a gentleman and perfectly hon
est Inihls belief thatCleveland could not carry
New York:
"Sir, you say yon are from Nebraska, nnd
the hudgo you wear Indicates that you are a
democrat. -The troublo with you people In
the west Is that you do not understand tho
situation In our state, you are prejudiced
against Tammany, evidently considering It a
band of thugs, and have plaoed Cleveland up
usundldol to worship, without considering
that he bus weaknesses that will be difficult
to oversomeln our slate."
“Yes " I said, "but the great democratic
party of the country nas come to the con
clusion that It will not be dictated to by Tam
many, an * organisation that proposes
to either rule or ruin and that proposusto
force down our thouts a muu whom we con
sider objectionable In many respects, and
who represents tho worst elements In the
party."
“Now, my friend, do you know that of the
seventy-two delegates from Now York only
seventoen, less than one-fourth,are members
of Tammany Hall and that the baluncc of
the delegation Is composed of the brains, the
wealth, the respectability of tho state. You
talk about our snap convention. Tlmtlsull
moonshine. Forty days wore given in which
to select delegates to that convention, and at
a time when people generally hud abundant
time to donate to politics. Tho opposition to
Mr. Hill did make a fight when they had tho
least show, buta the very great majority of
democrats were so bitterly opposed to Cleve
land that his supporters could do nothing.
Cleveland wus a disappointment to all but
the mugwumps and some republicans of the
Beecher stripe, while Hill Is a democrat ull
the time, always a winner, and in points ol'
brains the leader. The fact that we are here
solid for Hill and that the opposition daro not
even prdhent their case to the convention,
should bo a warning to the dclogatcs not to
force upon us u man whom Ills state re
pudiates. Republican states like Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska and Wiscon
sin should not force the nomination of u man
whom the democratic stutes say cannot be
elected."
"Hut you folks will fall in lino If Cleveland
Is nominated and give us New York. You
can see that tins Cleveland sentiment here Is
overwhelming, that tho country demands Ids
selection, and you cannot.offend to kick."
“Oh, yes, iny friend, of course Tammany
will support him. We are democrats always.
We will forget the Insults, the abuse that lias
been heaped upon us, and Cleveland bolng sir
very popular in republican states perhaps
lie can carry some of them. I tell you no
matter how hard Tammany or any other
organization works for Cleveland there are
thousands of democrats in New York who
will not vote for him. Ho cannot get the
great labor vote, lie cannot got democratic
soldier vote, nor can he bold the Irish vote as
could any other candidate. I will vote for
him, but I w"l not bet On bis election If ho
is nominated.”
"But Hill Is not popular with the people
outside of New York.”
“We do not insist on Hill. Why don't y
say western people say to New York tl
Inasmuch as there Is a fight there that y
will take the nomination out of that sti
and sett.o It without any bitter fcelfi
Name us a western man and wo will gu
antee you New York by 50.000 majority. I
for Cod’s sake don't be so foolish as to com
us to accent Cleveland.”
And so t.ie arguments went on. I give t
just to show how the feeling was before i
nomination. It was one continual dlscussi
nH the time, and really the arguments of I
New York delegates appeared good. But
a republican I was pulling for Grover, u
believed blm to be the best man—for I
republicans. I admire the man, however,
many respects, but my course for admit
n ation is not from a democratic lookout
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday wi
great days Indeed. I do not regret the i
perience I high I was fortunately sosituai
that I was pretty well In tho swim fo
republican. I bad personal friends on si
eral delegations, circulated a good deal a
as I said before was on tho surface a t
grown democrat of the Cleveland brand.
I guess I had hotter give away a lit
scheme that was put up, the plans perfeo
made, and while It did not win It was
dandy Indeed. It was the biggest politl
confidence game I was ever associated wl
Without mentioning names (all being de
ocrats except myself) a half dozen Sebr
Xa "perect council In ro,
.Mi at Grand Pacific hotel and concocted 1
scheme of representing the territory of Alas
A Chadron gentleman had a friend at Jum
who was delegate at St. Louis four yei
ago. Alaska so far was not represent
Letter heads were printed and tho follow!
credentials prepared:
A. J. (IAMBI,C. W. D. MATHEWS.
GAMBLE & MATHEWS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS A SPECIALTY.
.. Jcnka. Alaska, May 25,189!
To the National Committee of tho Den
cratie party of the Culled States.
Gentlemen: At a called meeting of I
deiiiiierats of Junea and surrounding tei
tory it was unanimously.
Resolved, That W. I). Mathews be cmix
cred to represent the territory of Alaska
the National Democratic Convention to
held at Chicago. Illinois, on June 31,1S02. u
we respectfully ask that he be accorded i
courtesies of a delegate.
C. U. Elliott, A. J. Gamble,
. Secretary. C’halrmai
1 was selected to work ttao scheme on ae
oount ot tlio Innocent andmodost nppcaraneo
of my physiognomy. 1-Ike the Irishman who
took the bull by the horns wo hud our laugh
before attempting tho task. It wux Monday
night when the preliminaries were arranged.
1 posted tuymtlf so thorouiihly on Aluskuaml
hor resources that I almost porHimduil my
self that I Juat came from there. It was In
bo a cool piece of business anyway, but 1 was
getting pretty deuced hot ail the time.
Tuesday Morning I wont to tlip l’almcr
house, and by hard work and much lying
succeeded In gaining an entrance to parlor
W, the headquarters of Chairman Brlou and
tho national coimulttce. Introducing my
self to Secretary Canada 1 made my demands
In u becoming and modest manner. Alaska
was not represented. My heart thumped and
pumped. Thoughts of a vote In the national
democratic convention and tickets for my
friends almost made mu faint away. Uut I
bad screwed my courage up to a stloklug
point. I could almost fuel the tickets In my
hand. But, alas, how near und yulsofnr!
Thu secretary Informed me thut I must see
Mr. Urloo, who alone had tho powor at this
latetiour to do mo and my territory Justice.
I was accordingly dlructud to parlor I
found Z guarded by a six-foot Kentuckian.
My credential proved no open sesame to tho
soorot chamber where dozens wore turned
away without ceremony, Onec Inside 1 was
mot by a dignified old man, to whom 1 stated
my business.
“Well, young man, you have come a guod
long ways to bo with us,but wo uro glad to see
you,” said bo. 1 was happy but a trllle
nervous, I thought the fruition of my liopos
wore about to bo realised. I had votud Koya
Paha county In a democratic stuto conven
tion. and the unorganized territory In a re
publican convention In Nebraska, but this
would discount all previous records, and my
roputallou as a "representor" would bo
made.
Tiiu out nmn buiu Mr. urico wus not In. and
to avoid duluy I bud bottor nut some promi
nent man to introduce mo and there would
be no trouble. "If we uro not hero wliuu you
return just como to tlio wigwam and ask for
Mr. Brluu of tlio sergount-ut-urmu," he said
oh ho bowed mo out.
I at once thought of my old friend Gov.
Pock of Wisconsin, whom I-thought would
help mu out oven though ho knew I was an
Imposter. I wont to tho Lei ami hotel to tho
Wisconsin headquarters. The govonor
was not ' In. I lingered around
the headquarters, and In a fuw. minutes Sen
ator Vilas came. Bracing up I lntroduoud
myself us an old Wisconsin boy, and ono
who served under hlru us postmaster at
O'Neill, Nebraska. “Is this Hoc Mathews'!”
"Yes.” "Well, I am glad to soe you."
I Immediately pulled my credentials and
asked bis lieip. But, grout heavens, what a
surprise ho hud In store for me. He said he
bad Just como from the Palmer liouso and a
conference with (Jbulrman Brice, and that a
Mr. Delaney had presented crodtentluls and
been credited as delegate from Alaska. I
put on a bold face,declaring that there must
be some mistake, either that Delaney wus
from Sitka, or that lie was an Imposter. Thu
senator advised me to see Delaney and fix It
up with him. lie was at tho Palmer and by
hurrying right over there I might find him.
I started away expressing Indignation and
surprise, and a determination to liuvo my
rights. I did uot hunt for Delaney,my £ord!
He* may have been from Alaska or Texas,
genuine or a fraud, but I saw the jig wus up
with mo and I dropped It like a hot potato.
Grout was the sorrow among tho gang. A
grand bluff had been made, which hud prom
ised success, but this son-of-u-gun named
Delaney held tho best hand, and 1 laid down,
but oh so regretfully. “Tho best laid plans
o' mice and men gang aft agley."
But concerning the great convention and
the skermlsbcs before the battle. To nows
papor leaders It may appear that Cleveland
hud everything his way from the start.
It was not so. At times It looked as though
the combinations would beat him. When
Gen. Palmer foroed the Illinois delegation
to stand solid, then Indluna full into line,
Henry Wutterson weakened, Ohio declared
for the “man of destiny," und Gorman grow
dizzy,the efforts of the Tumruanyltus seemed
to be unavailing. This combination meani
Grey, of Indlanu, for vice-president.. Tho
Immense street demonstrations Tuesday
night looked like Cleveland und Groy. The
transparencies road that way and the shoot
ers shouted that way, But the New York
delegates kept on llghttng all the same, and
had the opposites been ablo to concentrate
tlielr forces, Grover wyuld never have made
It.
The fight on the tariff plank was u pretty
one Indeed. It was u buttle of tho giants,
The majority report was for protection.
As Watteison said, the convention might be
mistaken for republican and that Jim
Blaine wrote that plank. Wutterson now. as
you all know, tho minority report was adopt
ed and democrats go before tho country ad
vocating free trade. This is all republicans
could ask. Tho contest will be one of educa
tion. Protection versus free trade, and If the
republicans cuunot win on that Issue they
cannot win at all. Start the ball rolling and
the more agitation the better.
The session of Wednesday night was u
memorable one, and those who witnessed il
will consider It ono of the great scenes ol
their lives. The great men of tho party took
issue and the (lower of oratory kept the 20,
000 people Interested. Tho sentiment wai
for Cleveland, It was evident to all and some
times the anti-speakers were treated very
badly by tho gallery howlers. In fact at om
time it looked as though there would bo t
bolt. It did not seem that any man could
talk against Cleveland and receive decenl
treatment, but one man did talk for over at
hour In the most decided manner In that way
und tho great audience listened to him quiet
ly- It was Burke Cockran, and in point oi
matchless English oratory und delivery !1
was pronounced equal to any effort of tin
kind since Conklluj£s speech for Grant. 1
was so fortunate to have a seat where I could
hear every word, and I cannot get the man
or his speech outof my mind. It was a gent
lemanly yet a scathing donunicutlon ol
Cleveland, a warning to the party, and t
prophecy of the results. As all Fbo.ntibu
readers have or will read It I will mot quota
but llttle^ut this time. To be fully appreci
ated it must bo heard. Mr. Cockran said
Cleveland was a popular man, a most popu.
lar man, every day In the year except om
day and that was election day. "It Is a pop
ularity," he suld, “that I might describe ai
tumultuous, but uot reducible to votes, li
Is popularity based upon the fact that hi:
opponent* sponk well of him, but will not
vote for him, and so It delusion, so It Is
calculated to urouNo enthusiasm four months
before election and produce dlssapolntmont
for four year* after election.” Mr Coftkran
then made an elegant appeal using the fol
lowing: language:
We havo a homogenous party. For God’s
*ako leave It to us. If we be not accorded
the nomination that woa.sk for from the state
of New York, glvo us any citizen lit these
United States (olieors|, any citizen who Is a
aetnoerat., [Chocrs.l Give us some man who
will not raise up tygimst us any hostile foreo
within our ranW7 [Cheers.] I believe it
was the distinguished gentleman from Mass
achusetts,General Collins,who declared there
was no demoerat In tills union who would
vote a#ulnst that ticket, but there sat behind
him two heroes who had led the Union arm
ies to victory and who have never made
faces at the vanquished foe, and they will
tell you, tell you hero comrades who fought
with them, heroes who sustained them, and
horoos who fell by their side, they will tell
you that the soldier vote of the state of New
York, of whom there are twenty-five thou
and at leapt democratic, will not support the
nomination of Mr. Cleveland and did not
support him In lhHS.
It was a dramatic scene when that old ono
loggod soldier, Gen. Hlokles, uroso In his
place In the New York deleKution and
screamed so as to be plainly hoard. “No,
no, never!” Mr. Cock run continued:
Gentlemen, Is it wise to antagonize that
vote? To RiitUKoiilxe It without reason? To'
antagonize It blindly, dothmntly, recklessly?
\V hat is the excuse that Is Klven for It? If I
understand It there are two excuses. One
that wo can get this tnuKWump vote. Now 1
warn this convention, from the experience of*
every democrat who has carried the state of
New York—and no democrat has failed to do
It In nine years except Mr. Cleveland—that
you can not gut the mugwump vote without
driving away 100.000democratic votes.
Twenty-flvo thousand democratic soldier's "
In New York against Cleveland! Mr. Cook
ran no doubt, knew what he was talking about
and then the hundred thousand loss for the
gain of a few thousand mugwump votes.
That looks pretty good for the republicans.
Then Mr. Cockran grow truthfully sarcas
tic. He said!
You Inivo but to look to tho history of 1888
to moo tho roHults of coquetry with mugwump
protoiitloiiH. I have hoard It stated hore, [
think by tho gentleman from IVnnsylvuula,
that In 1884 tho Hluto of Now York protested
ugulr.st tho nonilnatlon of Mr. Cleveland and
foretold IiIm Imminent defeat. Tho gentlo
mnn from I’onnHylvnnln Ih mlHtaken In his
hlHtory. Tho stuto of Now York voted for
Mr. Cleveland In 1884, The utato of Now York
by an overwhelming majority proHontod Ills
name to thlH convention. A minority of tho
delegations protested. in tho hearing of tho ,
nomluutinir body against tho Imminent folly
of imne-lllng prospects that looked as fair us
any that dawned over tho democracy. Now,
tho prophecy was not ourrlod out as realised.
But why'/ Wo tiro told that Mr. Cluvolund
carried that Htato, Wo are told that ho was
suoroHsfiil at the polls, hut does not the gen
tloman rernomhor that the victory was due
to Ilurohnrd rather than to this amusing
popularity which appears so (treat Before tho
eye In the spring time and so Impalpable In
tho cold lights of November?
Mr. Cock rail's efforts were grand, worn
most cloquont, detailed facts coldly and
calmly, but It did not stem tho tide. Tho
democratic states wero to bo Ignored. Ue
pubUouus states wero to dictate tho nomina
tion. Worse than that. Territories with no
votes at all wero to do It. Alaska was to fill
i he gap. 1 almost shod tears when I think
how near I eumo to being an important footer
In democratic history.
It was half past two o'clock In the morning
Of Thursday before.,roll call began on tho
vote that chnosu the great Idol of stuffed
reputation as a candidate for third time for
proskleut of tho United States. Ho barely
received tho necessary two-thirds majority,
(ilii of tho. U10, but that Is enough, und tho
pandemonium that reigned for some minutes
Indicated that the galleries wore happy. It
had rained hard nearly all night, tho wig
wam had leuked horribly, but tho crowd
literally weathered It out.
It was daylight when Tammany marched
out without shout or smile, howlod at by
their eiiemfes.hut maintaining their dignity.
Hay what you will about the Tuminunyltos.
they are a idcp lot of men. und for one my
opinion of them Is changed. 1 admire their
organization,the greatest,politically,on earth
and we again say It seems almost Incom
prehensible to think that a candidate for the s
highest ollleo In tho country has lioen solcct- '■
ed from a slate from which a solid dologatlou
was sent against him. Huch a thing w& nev
er heard of before and probably nuvor will
be again. It is a precedent which will not be
followed, because the result must certainly
be disastrous. “Enthusiasm four mouths be
fore election will not compensate fur tear ' ‘
yeats of disappointment after election.” Mid si
Uockran. '
It wus supposed that tho state would bo *€
competent at tho llnul session, but the New t
Yorkers were not dead yet. and thuy hustled
hard to break It and defeat drey, who
turned the Indiana delegation tp Clevatauth
with tho expectancy of securing the sapMd ■
place. It took a second ballot to kuockUfW
out and nominate Htevenson. This wa», good
again for the republicans because Ihcrawaa
a hare show for Urey to carry Jjidiuna white i
there Is none for Stevenson to carry 1 liinets.
And what do you suppose contributed mm '
to tho {success of Stevenson than unytMM J
else? The democrats wanted a soldier mm tS#» «
ticket to olfset Cleveland, und It was uuahA
mously supposed Stevenson wus an old apt
dler becuuse we was called ‘'General.” Mamwc ‘
delegates shouted and voted for '' SnSfWl ,
Stevenson, and when he was nominated (bar *
proclaimed that they would now get somaat
the 46.UU0 soldiers’ votes of New York that
Cock ran was talking of. I met Milton 5» V>
llttle at the Urund 1’aclHc, the next dialawd .'
we were tulklng atiout tho tlcket.the speeoHS iS
etc. I remarked that the soldiers would not -sj
support the ticket. "We have fixed that said
Milton, "by nominating General Stevenson.
What is tho matter with him? As 1 knew
absolutely nothing about the "General,” ex
cept that ho was flrst appointed postmaster
general under Cleveland. I could not make
much or an argumunt on that score, and I
took It for grunted that Stevenson was an
old soldier.
A soldier? Well not a union soldier any
wuy. 1 made the acquaintance of a gentle
man who has known Htevenson for thirty
live years, and ho declared positively that
Htevenson wus an organizer of lodges of the
Knights of the Golden Circle during
the war, and was a rebel sympathizer
all through. I suppose friend Doo
little has found all this out by this
time and will no longer urge the claim of his
•’General” to get the soldlor vote.
The ticket of Cleveland and Htevenson
mav prove a popular one before the cam
paign is over, but there was no great dem
onstrations in Chicago following the nomina
tions. Of course It rained like fury, but
the gloom was not all owing to the condition
of tho weather. There was no ladting on
Cleveland for one thing, and betting is gen
erally a democratic argument, you know.
While the Nebraska delegation voted fifteen
of the sixteen votes for Cleveland none of
them appeared to be happy on the prospects.
Jim Goldman of Chudron. is a better from
betvillo, but ho would not bet even a white
chip. He was looking down his nose. And
Tom Goldoni Well, Tom Is tint happy sure,
and Pete O’Sullivan Is wearing crape, but 1
wouldn’t be surprised if ho took It olf aud
quietly voted for Ben Harrison. In fact
there are thousands of democrats who will
do the same thing.
But you hare had enough of the conven
tion from me for ouo dose, and 1 will out It
off here and go to supper. 1 have visited the
World’s l'air grounds, Lincoln park and
other places, of which perhaps 1 will say
something next week..
1 have now dropped off the democratic
badge and am again a republican, aud thor
oughly believe that success In November Is
dead certain. Yours as ever,
w. D. Mathhws. a