St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-12


in Democratic or any other convention.
Gibson seemed to think it was best to sur
render and planted his banner in its place,
satisfying himself with swinging newspa-
per during the remainder of the applause.
1t was evident that the Hen bricks boomers
had decided to out-yell, in point of time at
least, either the Blaine or Arthur crowd Of
last month, and accordingly they kept up
their applause for twenty minutes. There
were times during that period when it died
down rather fiue, and the managers had to
work a good deal as Steve Elkins worked the
Blaine racket in the other convention, but
the head screamers seemed to be stationed
at points in the audience and among the
delegates, so that they gave pretty good air
of spontaneous combustion.
N'DoNALD wITHDRAws.
don't know but the applause would have
continued longer than twenty minutes, but
during its progress Dan Voorhees,, 'The Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash, " mounted the plat
form and stood facing the convention from
the presidents desk. Both Daniel and the
president and the reading clerk waved their
hands to command silence, and when a rea-
sonable degree of quiet had been obtained
the president announced that Mr.. Voorhees,
had the floor. Mr.. Voorhees, words were
brief and he simply stated that by the unani-
nous request ofathe Indiana delegation he
withdrew the name of Mr.. Mcdonald, and
that at the proper time the state would cast
its entire vote for Mr.. Hendricks. Daniel
probably forgot that Mr.. Hendricks was
one Of the delegates himself when he
said he was unanimously requested to make
this change and to be more literally correct
he probably should have said that twenty
nine delegates out of thirty requested him to
make the announcement which he did. In
view of his forgetfullness | will make the an
nouncement for him and he will probably
know better what to do himself next time.
During the twenty minutes of applause the
chair nearly wore out his gavel, his desk and
his arm in hammering for order, and he
| finally gave it up in disgust and called upon
the band to play down the yells. But the
Hendricks boomers regarded the band as
only an adjunct and when it struck
up they redoubled their efforts
and consequently the chairman's
efforts resulted in making a bigger boom
than ever. 1t was really exhaustion on hot
day, which led to its suspension.
BOOM FOR CLEVELAND.
When the call for Illinois was again re-
| sumed the Hendricks boom received rather q
black eye as the next announcement was,
''Illinois casts 3S votes for Cleveland" That
was a gain of ten for the Empire state. This
time the Cleveland men took up the boom
and evidently started in to out yell the Hen
bricks crowd. But they either were not so
well fortified for the test orwere weary in well
doing, for their applause only lasted about
five minutes 1t was indisputable, however,
that while there were cheers for Hendricks by a
large number of delegates, the applause
among the delegates for Cleveland was very
much larger, and seemed to have sprink-
ling in all quarters. The distinguished Joe
Mann, of Illinois, was evidently disgusted
with Indiana's withdrawal of Mcdonald, and
rising he announced with considerable diff
Guilty, owing to the confusion, that in accor-
dance with the precedent established by the
distinguished gentlemen from Indiana yes
terday, he wished to announce that there was
one vote in Illinois for Mcdonald, and he
was the delegate who cast it, So it goes on
the record that Joe Mann voted for NcDon-
aid.
Indiana followed Illinois and her vote had
been already anticipated by Voorhees,, and
consequently there was but little applause
when it was absolutely recorded.
At This point Pennsylvania asked for per-
mission to retire to consider, her delegation
being at sea, since the withdrawal of Randall
There were no particular changes, at least
notenough to be of any vital importance as
the roll call proceeded, until New Jersey was
reached. New Jersey had cast eleven votes
last night for Randall, and the chair in an
nouncing the vote to-day, concluded by say
ing that 'New Jersey casts eleven votes for
the man who was robbed of the vice-presi-
dency In 1S76.' The chair raped with his
gavel and then were loud cries of ''order,"
"order," from the friends of other candi-
dates, but the New Jersey man got in his
work, and got off his little speech, and the
yells came afer the mischief was done, if it
was capable of doing any mischief.
or course there was a little ruction when
New York was called. 1t would be impossi-
BILE for New York to do any thing without
having row. There were seventy-two votes
went on the record for Cleveland, but there
was the usual objection. Still the disfran-
chised minority had the satisfaction Of being
permitted to spread their protest upon the
same record. When the roll call was COM
pleted there were over 450 votes for Cleve-
land aud 1921 for Hendricks This was
not as big boom as the Hendricks men ex-
peeted and they readily saw that their cause
was hopeless, for if they were to succeed at
all it must be upon the excitement
of the moment without Civ
ing men time to Think or
consider what they were doing. They were
evidently endeavoriug to make history re-
peat itself and produce a nomination similar
to that which overlook Gen. Garfield; but
history does not always repeat itself, and this
time was one of the occasions when it
didn't.
When the roll call was completed Pennsyl-
vania was still out celebrating, but soon re-
turned, and ON her chairman announcing
forty-two votes for Cleveland there was
mighty shout went up which showed the
Cleveland forces were gaining strength and
courage.
THE BREAK BEGINS.
While the official secretaries were at work
over the talHes a break began for Cleveland
by North Carolina arising and changing her
twenty-five votes from Bayard to Cleve-
land. This was the signal for
the general break which rapidly followed.
Virginia, Texas and Missouri all struggled TO
their feet to join in the break.
Mr. MenLies, of Indiana, who loves to be
on his feet, was up again but in the confusion