Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

Selected 10 Lead the Democratic Hosts
to November's yictory.
The Deffauded People to Have One
More Chance at the Old Ticket.
The Young Giant Of Reform and the
Solen Of Indiana.
Tammany, Routed Horse and Foot, Ru.
turn Home in Disgust.
Buffers Famous Victory Nowhere
Visible to the Naked Eye.
The Magic Mantle Of nlden to 10 Worn
by His Successor.
Tammauy's Manufactured Boom for
Hendricks Died a. Borning.
Scenes Of the Widest Enthusiasm
Notes and Incidents.
Buffers Famous Victory Nowher,
Visible TO the Naked Eye.
The Magic Mantle Of Tilden to DO Worr
by His Successor.
Tammany's Manufactured Boom 70
Hendricks Died a. Borning.
Scenes Of the Widest Enthusiasm
Notes and Incidents.



special TO the Gazette.
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE opening Of
the convention to-day was peculiar.
The weather was appropriately hot, for
the conventions work was growing
warm, but the patriots overdid them
selves yesterday and last evening aud
arrived very late this morning. Dele
gates came in struggling aud looked
rest broken and anxious. The first
arrival that created cheer was that
of Jno. Kelly. who walked doggedly
TO his seat rs IL the subse-
quent proceedings interested him
ho more. Soon afterward
Hendricks came In and received an
other of those remarkable ovations
which he has been pillng up for two
days with great rapi,ity. Thurman
modestly kept his room at the hotel.
Hendricks looked happy and hopeful
beyond all expression. II WAS obvious
that he was marked for some sort of
favor before the convention adjourned.
An effort was made by Morrison
Munford 10 have passed n resolution
prohibiting states from changing their
votes until the succeeding ballot, but
was promptly voted down.
The name OF Randall was then witt.
drawn, to the surprise of everyone. No
applause greeted the announcement.
Of h,u n
and balloting was proceeded with. Ac-
cessions to Cleveland began from the
start, but when Illinois WAS reached
and one vote was given for Hendricks
the convention got upon Its feet and
reproduced the scene witnessed In the
Republican convention when the name
OF Blaine was announced. Tremend-
Gus waves Of enthusiasm swept over
the great body, cheering back and forth
with terrific clamor. Thousands OF
men were on chairs wildly shouting.
This continued for fully twenty min
utes without the slightest cessation
or decrease. II outrlvaled any demon
stration ever witnessed i'm any conven-
ton hall. Over ten thousand delegates
and spectators rose and cheered.
waved hats, umbrellas or anything
they happened to hold.
Chairman Villas attempted to stem
the torrent, but found IL impossible 10
do 30. Seeing the uselessness of his
effort, the band started and increased
the powerful demonstration.
John Kelly aud Senator Grady were
In the foremost ranks OF the cheerers.
Kelly waved his hat and q rady used his
terrific lung power with great effect,
Triumph was depicted on both their
features. The hour had come which
they had hoped for, the duty now be-
fore them was to turn to advantage
thus put In their hands, IN channel
which would insure Hendricks nomi.
nation. Then word came that Penn
sylvania was about to retire
with thirty votes for Cleveland.
The Cleveland men were taken com
pletely by surprise, and Chairman
Manning and Gov. Waller ran wildly
about among the delegates saying that
| If Hendricks was nominated defeat
stared the convention In the face.
They prayed that for Gods sake not
to make the blunder that the Repub-
licans had, and let their sentiment
run away with their Judgment. II was
a critical hour. John Kelly had
a DEMoYIAcAL SMILE
on his face and he spurred the Tam
many men to renew their efforts. II
was noticeable that the Indiana dele
cation did not rise and participate in
the remarkable demonstration over the
angle vote for her favorite son. The
Indiana delegates were In earnest aud
angry consultation with one another
during most OF the time that the wild
confusion reigned. The only Hoosier
who seemed to keep his head
was Dan VOORHEES,, the Tall
Sycamore OF the Wabash. The dele
gates pressed around aud urged him
70 withdraw Mcdonald and nominate
Hendricks. Voorhees,, who was cool
and collected, refused and b1ksnsted
/ that IL would be unfair to McDonAldi
10 suggest the name Of any other Indl-r
anian, but he was pressed more and
more by the Jndianians. aud It was
only when he found that the delega-
ton WAS unanimous that he |
consented, shaking hands with
Hendfickv, and forced forward |
by the 1ndianisns. He approved the
| platform aud made speech with
drawing Mcdonald for the purpose Of
placing the name OF Thos. A. Hen-
bricks before The convention, When
this announcement was understood by
the spectators the roos vas almost
lifted fsom tbs building. Nobody ~ /
tempted = do anything but cheer
ithoss sho oan's e - hir