Towardtheendoftheconventionthismobshoweditselfevenworsethanbefore。ItbecameevidentthatlargepartsofthegallerieswerepackedintheinterestofthelocalcandidatefortheVice—Presidency，GeneralLogan，andthismassofonlookersdidtheirbesttoputdownalldelegatessupportinganyother。
Nomoreundemocraticsystemwaseverdevised。Thetendencyofthis``wigwam’’planofholdinggreatmeetingsorconventionsistostationavastmobofsensation—
seekingmenandwomeninthegalleriesbetweenthedelegatesandthecountryatlarge。Theinevitableconsequenceisthatthe``fog—horns’’ofaconventionplaythemostef—
fectivepart，andthattheyseekmainlytheapplauseofthegalleries。Thecountryatlargeisforthemomentforgotten。Thecontrollinginfluenceisthemob，mainlyfromthecitywheretheconventionisheld。Thewholethingisamonstrousabuse。AttentionhasbeencalledtoitbythinkingDemocratsaswellasbyRepublicans，whohaveseeninitasignofdeteriorationwhichhasproducedmanyunfortunateconsequencesandwillproducemore。ItistheoldstoryoftheFrenchConventionoverawedbyagallerymobandmistakingthemobwhimsiesofacityforthesoberjudgmentofthecountry。Oneresultofitthewholenationsawwhen，inmorerecentyears，ayouthfulmemberofCongress，withnotrainingtofithimforexecutiveduties，wassuddenly，bytheapplauseofsuchamob，imposedupontheDemocraticNationalConventionasacandidateforthePresidency。Thosewhorecallthewayinwhich``theboyoratorofthePlatte’’becametheDemocraticcandidatefortheChiefMagistracyoverseventymillionsofpeople，onaccountofafewhalf—mawkish，half—
blasphemousphrasesinaconventionspeech，canbearwitnesstothenecessityofareforminthisparticular——areformwhichwillforbidasensation—seekingcitymobtousurpthefunctionofthewholepeopleofourRepublic。