Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1888 — Afraid of that Fan. [ARTICLE]

Afraid of that Fan.

Ch’eago Special. Lynch, the colored ex-Congressman from Mississippi, who also seconded the Gresham nomination, stepped on a tack about half way through. He mentioned the name of Harrison, and quick as though his voice had been reflected on a mirror an enthusiastic Hoosier in a proscenium box flashed out a gigantic red fan with his favorite candidate’s name upon it big enough for to read. Everybody did, and the tumult of yells for Harrison quite drowned the scattering cries for Gresham. Indiana stood up in a solid block and cheered. One fat little man in the front row of the delegation was alone equal to an ovation. He had a fan in one hand, a flag in the other, and he waved them both. He had a mouth built to fit a large building and he opened it until his wisdom teeth took part in the display of his enthusiasm and his trim side-whiskers were the mere parenthesis of a yell. It was .a great occasion for everybody but Lynch, who stumbled ineffectively through the the remainder of his speech in nervous expectation that the man with the overwhelming fan would spring it on him again. McCall, of Massachusetts, and -freetor, of Texas, -also seconded-Judge. Gresham’s nomination, but Mr. McCall did not say anything and nobedy could hear what Rector said. ,