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Show some to Ivnch the entire delegation. At one timn'it was feared the mob. whoso passions rati high, would break down the rail which separated it from tlm delegates, and a posse of police qnickiV, surrounded it. Had the gangs roi witliiu tho rail sottiptbintf more than the convention would lifc-ve been broken, lor their worst passions woto stirred. AH the pent-up uniuiositieS were exhibited ex-hibited in those moments during which tho chairman was powerless to do ajiy-thintf ajiy-thintf more than add to tho tumult with his Kvel. He looked appealing to Corker, but Corker sat as calm as a balmy evening in Juno on an island in the tropics, lie had been there before. He know tho tricks would fall to him. If harm came, it would bo laid to Kings, i'oss McLautthlin would bo a good man to get rid of, and Croker a j ioaa was to li t him kick. If ho refused ) to ant in harmony, and the ticket was elected, the glory would be Croker's. If the ticket was bee. ten the blame would be laid on tho leader of Kings. He was displaying good generalship. He waited until the passions roso to their highest, nntil the crios of the tigers asiirel him Tammany was on top. "Now. Cockrau," ho wiaporod, and tho burly uiob orator of Tammany sprang as if loloased from a leash. Up the steps ho mounted, two at a time, snd in an in-tutit was on the platform. plat-form. His great frame was shnknn with jiu-sion, jiu-sion, but be waved the crowd into hearing him. Ho opened boldly by charging the Chapinites with an attempted at-tempted assassination of tho party, taunted them with sulking In their tents, and accused them of cowardice coward-ice !-i their manner of warfare. When once he was hissed by tho Kings county people, ho remarked: "Well, I suppose that is the opening exhibition of tho surly temper you threateu." There was not a syllable of padiica-tion padiica-tion ia h;s entlr speech; nothing but taunt and sarcasm and denunuiatinn, . . J . l L - L. . 1 I I - .J ff . anil w.ieu ne na'i couciuueu a.uuinoy yelled it.elf hoarse. Numbers aad howls had temporarily downed Kings, but General Isaac i. Catlin stepped into the breach. He had his fighting clothes on. He disdained to uee a l'i inch mortar on Flower, but attacked him with a gleaming French saber bv delicately isyiug that people who wero for Flower because of.th money he would spend might bo mistaken mis-taken in their man. He (Catlin) knew how generous Flower bad been in providing pro-viding campaign funds for others, but ho questioned ery muah whethor mo tivea of deiicacy might not deter him from spending as much for himself. He did notthink the man should bo accepted accept-ed beoause of his willingness to spend money. Whereat Barney Martin suggested to Commissioner Purroy that Catlin was out of order, but I'urroy was not anxious anxi-ous to go into tho wrangle. Ho was seeing that his followers kept up their end iu the alternate cheers ami hisses. General Catlin continuing said: "Eel manhood, and not tho size of the barrel, control us." This was too much for Tammany. The barrel is sacred to tho tiger, and everv Tammany man took it as a personal per-sonal insult. They jumped on their chairs and howled, aud it was with ditllculty that a free fight was averted. General Catlin stood unmoved. When order had been partially restored ho bowed sarcastically and said: "Gentlemen of Tammany, I did not mean the barrel you did." This was rubbing it in with earnestness earnest-ness but what could not be avoided had to be endured. An elfort was made to drown the voice of tha genera), and his further remarks were to a largo extent lost in the uproar When General Cat-lie Cat-lie ha t coneuidnd King) had made its protest and rested. Tammany was glad. The slate had gone through with a whoop, and tho whoop was not that of a united party, but of one mad with passion. Mr. Flower was nominated on tho first ballot by a vote of S-ii to 4S for Chapin, snd then Chairman John P. Adams of Kings, in a measured tone, moved that it bo made unanimous. Everj body except Kings cheered. TAMMANY HARMONY, The following account of the proceedings pro-ceedings of the jN'ew York democratic convention furnished by the correspondent corres-pondent of the New York 1'rcxn will give some idea of the harmony that prevails in the ranks of tho democracy of the Kmpire state: Sakatoca, Sept. Hi. Tho democratic ticket for trov- I ernor and minor oilicers of tho stala of New York has been named, and the exclusive ilill-Tani-many contention has adjourned after one of the most exciting and memorable sessions hidd for many years iu this state. The county democracy had no voice or lepresentati n in tho convention. conven-tion. Too attitude of another powerful wing ot tho party, the Brooklyn democrats, demo-crats, today is indicated by these insulting in-sulting words delivered in open convention, con-vention, amid much excitement, by William C. DeWitt in behalf of the Kings rounty delegates; "A jackass can't become a hon, though he may wear a lion's skin his ears and bray will betray him. We do not want a representative who, neither iu person or character, has the flavor of a detfersonia democrat. We should be independent of llamboyant millionaires. million-aires. We do not understand why a politician should seek an office "for which nature disqualifies him. If you pjrsist iu what seems to bo your'do.. termination we may remain " true to domoc 'aev, but wo w.ii go out fioin this convention wiih a sullen and su-ly temper that will show we do not approve ap-prove it." This personal insult to tho candidate of the party was delivered in a cold, clear cut, deliberate manner, that showed studied, preparation. Jt was no sudden outburst of passion, nor in any way provoked by previous speakers. speak-ers. Mr. DeWitt was the spokesman of his united followers. Tammany wanted Flower and wnuM give Jjeiid to no compromise. C.okcr had told iioLanghlin that he wouid not think of surrender. Tho llrooklvniie? kuew they were powerless in all but speech, for it had been decided tint 1 i'-wer would be the choice of the convention con-vention on first ballot, and l'lower was. It tit Tammany was appalled at the result, and the .WOO people jammed into the convention hall listened iu breath-loss breath-loss amaement as shaft after shaft of satire, and sarcasm, and criticism were hurled bv the speaker so quickly and with such tremendous earnestness that Tammanyites could only sit dumb in their seats and listen. Croker's eyes blazed, and never turned from the speaker. (iilroy passed him a note, but he did not look at it Do Witt accidentally stumbled against him as he came down from the stage, and offered an apology, but still Croker paid no heed. There was ail the while the wildest excitement among the delegates. Tammany's Tam-many's blood was up and it hissod do-tiance do-tiance at the lirooklvnites. Kings county men hissed back, and the crowd out.ido the rail assumed a violent partisanship Accusations of treachery ro bandied about. There worn cheers and jeers, and groans and profanity. Men were standing on chairs howling, and swearing.' and waving their canes. ! Some yelled to throw DoVVitt out, |