Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-17

Of Cleveland was then made unanimous.
An anchor and picture were brought to
the front of the stage, while the Chair
made the official announcement that
Cleveland was the unanimous nominee of
the Democratic party. The picture was
hoisted on the chairman's desk, the band
played and the enthusiasm reached Its
height.
On motion of ex-senator W lllace, of
Pennsylvania, q recess was taken until
five O'Clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The delegates returned to the sceiie
OF their labors a little YEARLY as the
hour for reassembling approached, and
the thousands of lookers-on, who have
been in attendance during the exciting
| struggle for supremacy returned to the
Convention Hall even more leisurely
| than the delegates. Many of them did
not return at all, and when at 5:35 p. m.
the Convention was
| CALLED TO ORDER,
| the number of persons present in the gal
/ leries was scarcely third of those who
attended the afternoon proceedings.
The business of the evening session be-
gan by the adoption OF a resolution to
limit speeches to Ave minutes in present.
ing the names of candidates for Vice.
President. The call of States then pro-
ceeded.
Miles Seaals, of California, nominated
General w. S. Ro> ecrahs. Governor
| Grant of Colorado nominated Mcdonald.
Hon. +. T. Fenlon, of Kansas, presented
the name of G. w. Click. Ex-senator
| Wallace, of Pennsylvania, nominated
Thos. A. Hendricks and moved suspen-
| sion of the rules to nominate him by ac-
| clamation.
| At the conclusion of Governor Wal
/ ler's remarks California quickly with
drew the name of Rosecrans; Kansas
followed with the withdrawal of Click;
Indiana speedily substituted Hendricks
for Mcdonald, and
GOVERNOR HUBBARD
of Texas, taking advantage of the tide
that had set in toward Hendricks, secured
indorsing the selection of Hendricks as
Vice-President.
By unanimous consent ballot was
then taken, and with the exception of
one vote by Mississippi for Mcdonald,
which was afterward withdrawn on the
ground that it had been enormously cast.
The selection of Hendricks was unant-
nous from first to last, and it was Off
cially announced by the Chairman that
the
ENTIRE VOTE,
numbering SIG, was for Hendricks for
Vice President.
Between the conclusion of the roll.eall
and the official announcement OF the vote
there was scene probably unparalleled
in the history of political conventions;
one impossible of Imagination and indie
sscribable by pen.
LIKE FLASH OF LIGHTNING,
the representatives of every delegation
ON the floor, bearing aloft the shields and
banners emblematic Of their States,
moved to the center OF the hall, and
surrounded the Indiana delegation.
For fifteen continuous minutes cheer
| after cheer echoed throughout the hall
and was communicated to the thou
sands on the outside. Then taking adj
vantage of the temporary lull the musi-
clans struck up the familiar and soul
! stirring strains of
| AULD LANG sYNE.
| The effect was electrical; the scene one
never to be forgotten. The audience
! took up the song and in a moment it was
pealing forth from $4,000 threats. Dele
gates from Texas clasped the hands OF
| those from New York. The men Of Maine
| fell upon the necks of their confreres from
the Territories, and strong men who, but
a few hours before had been
firing grape-shot invectiVe into
Que another, sat back in their chairs with
| the tears pouring down their cheeks. On
the platform the delegates stood ciasping
outvie the others. AS the refrain SIN
the Name OF Aud Lang Syne" was
reached there was 4 circle composed OF
President Villas, Henry Watterson, Cen
eral Black, Colonel Clumle, of California;
Waller, of Connecticut, and Ex-Governor
Hubbard, of Texas. A yard away Ben
Butler was
wRINGING THE HAND
of q delegate from Colorado. Even that
staunch old leader of the Republican par
ty, E. B. Washburne, of Miunesotas who
had been on the stage thrt lout the
Convention, joined in the ovation with
his tremuious voice, as he waved MS
handkerchief over his head. Suddenly
THE BAND CHANGED THE AIR
from "Auld Lang Syne" to "America,"
and again the audience took up the pa
trlotic refrain with, if possible, more
heartiness tkan before. After this came
"HoME SWEET HOME"
and now the gathering, exerting its voice
with might and main, completely
drowned the music of the band. The
soprano notes of
SEVERAL HUNDRED LADIES,
who were scattered about the hall, rang
out high and clear above the deeper
tones of the men. As the mingled voices
of the assemblage died away In the last
strains of "Home, Sweet Home" Cen
erai Breckenridge, of California, re-
quested the band to play
GOLD HUNDRED"
and once more the blended voices OF
those present grandly swelied to the mu-
sic and rhythm of "Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow" The demon
stration lasted for forty-fiye minutes.
Resolutions of thanks to President
Villas, Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, Press
Chairman Austin II. Brown, and other
officers, were adopted with considerable
thankfulness, and at 1880 p. m. the Dem
ocratic Convention of 1884 adjourned
without day.
neart Disease.
BLOOMINGTON, IT., July o.
W. G.. p. Remine, of this city, died very