The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-11


date Leroy F. Yeomans, of that state, how
ever, followed Hampton and endorsed Bay
ard While Yeomans was speaking thera
were frequent cries of "time" and he finally
ceased speaking in apparent Difference to thu
wish that the roll of States should be pro
ceeded with fs}a
Arkansas was then called, and M. M. Rose
| of that state proceeded to indoFse the nomina-
| ton of Cleveland. Rose repudiated the accu-
sation of Cummings, that Cleveland is named
in slavish way There was too much con
| fusion for the speaker to be heard. Many
were retiring from the hall
| AT the conclusion of Roses speech Tennessee
was called, but ia led to respond, as did also
| Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Viz
| ginia
Wisconsin was then called, and Mr. De
laney announced that a majority seconded
the nomination of Cleveland [Great APP
! plausel
BRAGG Defends CLEVELAND.
| Gen. Bragg then took the floor, and said;
Grim and gray, personally, in fighting the
battles of the Democracy, stand yet to-day
to speak for the young men of my state in
seconding the nomination of Governor Cleve-
| land [Applause.1 They love him for his in
tegrity, his ability and his iron will, but,
most of all, for the enemies ne has made
| [Applausel
Grady, standing near the platform, shouted:
an the name of his enemies / reciprocate
that sentiment, and accept the challenge.
| Applause and Kisses The chair Indignantly
| ordered Grady to take his seat, and the latter
slowly complied.
Bragg dismissed Grady's interruption by
saying that he brought to his attention again
at least what should be all honored
name Bragg then entered upon a
denunciation of Malone and Riddleberger
amid loud cheers, and pointing to the New
York delegation he said labor was not repre-
scented in political conventions by the soft
hands of political tricksters. The laborer
talked Of by them was the crank of the
machine. prolonged applause.l Their labor
was the political chicanery of the midnight
conclave. More cheers The people OF
New York had more nerve than the machine
gave them credit for. ("Give us more
grape shot" yelled delegate, amid enthus
asnl Bragg poured bitter invective into the
Grady faction. In the course of his remarks
he added: I'VE see again the glimmer Of
daylight, and our young men-our Intelligent
population, our Gerlnan-born citizens-asi
for an opportunity to again breathe
the air Of victory" (Applause.l The
speaker reviewed the claims of the
old leaders and compared Their
unfavorable to the new man They were
like horses that had made $40 compared
with those who had made 2:10A Let tn,
old war horses be retired ON their record
pointed to with pleasure, but the people de
mand new blood and manhood. Every
breeze brings indication of victory, but W,
cannot win without recruits, and they are a
our bidding. They bear as their banner tn
name of Cleveland and reform. [Appause.
Let his name be our countersign, and re
cruited as We shall be, our ides of Noyembe
shall be Austerlitz and not Waterloo.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Brag.
received perfect ovation of applause Tn
request of Mr. Jones, of New Hampshire
having been granted, that his state shOult
be allowed to indorse Cleveland Gen Henr,
o. Kent, of New Hampshire, proceeded t.
speak, declaring that the nomination O
Cleveland meant certain success, ami ami
loud cries of Time" he proceeded to Civ
numberless reasons why Cleveland wa
worthy Of receiving the nomination. H
said that Francis Kearnan, Haratio Seymou
and Samuel J. Tilden were three men VIII
earnestly desired his [Cleveland'sl noniina
ton. [Cries of no and misses.
Consent to speak was asked for Judge Doc
little, of Wisconsin; amid faint cries of "No
} it was granted Doolittle was loudly az
| plauded but he proved to be SO hoarse tina
few could hear him He said he was fo
} Cleveland because he believed he could carr
/ Wisconsin A change of 10000 votes woul
1 do it, and there was a great disaffectio
among the German Republicans
Representative Houk, of Tennessee, rose
ask question, and the audience yelled fc
3 him, whereupon Houk moved an adjourn
ment, but the chair decided it out of orde
The chair having decided that the territorif
cannot be called for names of candidates, ii
roll call was therefore completed
9 Governor Waller, of Connecticut, at 2 IL !
n m. asked for the platform, and announce
S that Connecticut supported the nominate
" of Cleveland. He deplored the III
!, fortunate controversy in the En-
n pire state, but having listened to q
j the evidence, his verdict must be in favor I
i Cleveland by the unanimous vote of Co
: necticut This announcement was greete
V with prolonged applause. Yells and waviI
Q of flags and handkerchiefs marked his retir
ment from the platform
d Time and again the cheers were renewe
/. and order had scarcely been restored when
/, cry from the gallery for Three cheers Il
IS Cleveland" set the enthusiasm machine
:. motion again.
n The clerk announced the names of the ca
l. didates as follows: Thomas F. Bayar
, Joseph e. Mcdonald, John G. Carlis
/ [cheersl, Grover Cleveland Igreat applause
; Allan g. Thurman LESS cheeringl Samuel
d Randall [still lessl George Hosdly tfah
a eheersl
l. Houk, of Tennessee, asked if a resolution
Is adjourn was in order, and moved ad jour
J" ment till 8 p m. An amendment was maj
Ie for recess until 100 The motion to adjoul
N prevailed at 2:25, and the big hall w
emptied amid the playing of bands, the shou
A. ing of the multitude and the gsyest coragn
N tion. N
a The committee ON platform>have been
Ie1 structed to report platform. at s o'clock
re m. when the convention win reassembls
a WHAT cRLIsLE THINKS.
p Speaker Carlisle, in an interview with
S, representative of the United Press, said:
a cannot predict who viii be the nominee,
lp there is no rubbing out the fact that n
e Cleveland is fast losing ground, and if it &C
d tinues to run against him throughout the d
n he will be virtually out of the race by nigl
'e rs there any probability of ballot
ID day. was asked" "Oh, no, replied t
st speaker "The committee o., resolutions "
re not report until Z p. m, and expect the
De will be gonsiderabie discussion them
n Deiiberattng on the Platform.
IS The sIb-eommittee on platform agreed
&c a tariff plank Wednesday night, but it
Of understood that the plank did not meet t
s. wishes of the full committee It is a
IS thought that there will be two reports
e. the convention, majority and minority,
g. which event the struggle ON the platform v