Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-10

tNuA4AE ~ tHE 1FulEs AOHeeIe.f IHFes
years ago he had the honor, in the city OF Buf
IalO, 10 present the name OF the same gentle
man for the Office Of MayoF. Without besita.
ton, the name Of Grover Cleveland had beer
aceS1epsea as the candidate. Applause in th'
galleries and from portions OF the delega-
tions.l
CLEYELAND's TRIUMPH IN 1882.
The result Of that election, and the holdina
OF that othee was that in less than nine mopthi
the state OF New York found itself in posi-.
siH. tion % want suen candidate, and when, in
the convention OF 1852, his name was pre-
sented Tor the ofhce OF Governor of New York
the same class Of people knew that that meant
honest government, that it meant pure gov
ernment, that 1t meant Democratic govern
ment, and Il was ratified Applause.l Now
the Democratic State Of New York came and
asked that there be given 10 the Independent
ana DEMOCRATIC voters Of the country, the
young men OF the country. the new blood OF
the country, the name Of Grover Cleveland.
ICbeefs.l
The nomination Of Cleveland was seconded
by Carter Harrison, OF Illinois. Six weeks
ago, ne said, the cry was 'sTilden and Re-
FORM" now it was Cleveland and Reform p
Cheers. The Democrats of Illinois believed
that the mantle of Samuel j. Tilden had fall
en- and rested gracefully on the shoulders OF
Grover Cleveland. He knew that there was a
1aetlonal tight waged against him. He knew
that 1t was said that great church would
oppose hlm on religious grounds. No! That
church never allowed its ministers voices to
be heard in the pulpit preaching politics.
lCheers and cries OF 'sNever.nl
So it was~said that the Irish would knife
him. Were the Irish ever known to knife the
Democratic party. except for a good reason?
Here prominent Irish politician Of Chi
cago, John Forsythe, shouted out from among
the audience an angry denial. and the words
yes and mo were several times exchanged
between him and Mr. Harrison. Finally or
der was restored and Mr.. Harrison proceeded
with his speech.
He closed with the assurance that the nomi-
Al tfrNra of NNarH a
racy to win next November.
The nomination Of Cleveland was also Sec
onded by Mr.. Jones, of Minnesota.
GRADY THROWS A FIREBRAND.
Thomas +. Grady, of New York, then came
to the platform.
The point Of order was raised that unless
Mr.. Grady was going to second the nomina-
tlon he was not in order, but the Chairman
Overruled the point. and said that as he had
recognized Mr.. Grady that gentleman must
be heard. Mr.. Grady then proceeded to ad-
dress the convention. He said that he should
be glad to second Cleveland's nomination, eN-
cept that he knew that the gentleman could
not carry New York. A sure and unerring
Convention of New York was equally divided
against him, and the delegates at large were
divided between his friends and opponents.
At this point Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, rose
to make point of order, but his voice was
drowned by shouts and yels from the galle-
rles. When there was some degree of order,
Mr.. Bragg stated his point to be that the or
der OF business was the nomination and sec
Onding of candidates.
The Chair said that a similar point of order
had been made in the ST. Louis convention
and sustained, but he had been disposed to be
exceedingly le1lent IN allowing the course of
the remarks, supposing that Mr.. Grady would
come to the point of making a nomi-
nation, but unless he was about to do
point of order.
Mr.. Manning, Of New York, asked unani-
nous consent that Mr.. Grady might be al
lowed to proceed with his speech.
GRADY's ATTACK.
Mr.. Grady said that the object Of the con-
yention was to make a nomination for Presi-
dent that would be ratified by the people at
the polls. He did not claim that the Irish or
Catholics were against Cleveland, but the anti
monopobst. clements of the State, and the
laboring interests of the State, Catholic and
Protestant, Irish, German and Ameri-
can, were opposed to his nomination and
would be opposed to his election.
Cleveland had been elected in 1882 by ma
jOrlty of $4,000, but the last election in that
state showed a Republican majority of 1857,
making change of I'll, 600 in the Democratic
vote.
Here a good deal of impatience was mani
tested by all, and shouts of ''sit down" re-
sounded from the galleries. A threat was
made that the galleries would be cleared, and
so Mr.. Grady was allowed to go on with his
speech, but not without continued interrupt
to make that speech for Blaine,"
but the Chair announced with an air of deter
mination that the gentleman should have a
full and fair opportunity to say every word
that he was entitled to say.
THE FIVE CENT FARE VETO.
Mr.. Grady went on to discuss the veto of the
elevated railroad bill, and to show how that
veto was injurious to the working classes. He
declared that the State Of New Y York could
not be carried by Cleveland, not because of
any Irish question or of any Catholic question,
but because of this anti-monopoly question.
in which the people had a deep-seated
feeling that no man could be worse to them in
that regard than Cleveland. He knew OF but
one occasion on which Cleveland was called
upon to show his hand whether be was a
Democrat or something else, and Cleveland
proved that time to be something else. He
denied that the fight against Cleveland was
the same as had been made eight years ago
against Tilden.
A motion for areeess was.made at this time
If the candidate was to come from New
York some man should be taken who would
not be antagoniZed by the Democracy of New
York. The Democracy could carry New York
for Thurman, Bayard, Mcdonald or Randall,
but not for Cleveland. New York was safe
if the Democratic party was kept solid, but
not otherwise.
COCHRAN GIVEN HIS SAY.
Mr., Cochran, of New York, in behalf of the
minority of the New York delegation, came
to the platform to second one of The nomina-
tions, but wanted to 90 into a statement of
New York politics, to which Mr.. Bragg, OF
Wisconsin, objected, and against which he
made point of order which was overrHled
by the Chair.
Mr.. Cochran declared, amid shouts of in
credulous laughter, that no person felt more
kindly than he to Cleveland, but he was too
old friend of his to wish to seehim nominated
for President. He was asked to give the name
OF the candidate whose nomination he sec
onded. His answer that he would name a
single act favOring corporate institutions-a
N an who had never prostituted the executive
power to veto bills that were
in the interest of labor;
service of the country. [Cries of HE means
but he did not name him. Why,
he asked, should the Democratic party take
plunge in the dark. and subject the future for
tunes Of party to the hazard OF lottery.
WHY GO IT BLEND?
why should they thrust their hand into
bag and draw out number which might turn
out to be regenerator for the party, Moses.
or might turn out to be false prophet, whom
it would be much better not to have discovered.
He warned the convention against repetition
Of that insanity, that fatuity, which had affect
ed the Democracy for the last twenty years.
He hoped that all these burning questions
would be left 10 be settled by the State of New
Y York itself, and that the convention would
pause before it invaded an unwilling State,
and he appealed to the convention to Fatify
the nomination OF that grand old Democrat,
Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio"
e. X. Apgar. of New York, was next heard
in a short speech seconding the nomination of
Cleveland.
A delegate inquired whether this was a
State Convention at Albany or National
CoYention at Chicago.
The Chairman gave a comforting assurance
that this would be the last speech from the
New York delegation, and so Mr.. Apgar went
on with his speech, contesting the views put
forward against Cleveland.
A motion to suspend the order of business
was made and carried, and then, at 20
O'Clock, the convention took a recess until
10 80 O'Clock to morrow morning.