Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-07-18
Cleveland Hendricks.

Last week we gave by mail and Western
Union telegraph the proceedings of the
National Democratic Convention at Chi
cago up to 2 O'Clock Thursday morning,
including the result of the first ballot.
We now give the conclusion of the Con-
vention as related by the correspondents
writing from Chicago Friday:
THE NOMINATION OF CLEVELAND.
At eleven o'clock this morning every
delegate was in his seat, and, after the
dispatch of some routine matters, the bal
loting was proceeded with. Mr.. Cox, of
Pennsylvania, first withdrawing the name
of Randall, Arkansas, Colorado aid Con-
necticut gave solid votes for Cleveland :;
Florida took two votes from Cleveland
and gave them to Bayard. When Illinois
was called and the one vote given to Hen
bricks last night was again announced
burst of applause swept from the galleries
and was caught upon the floor. Ringing
cheers and hnTrahs were repeated again and
again, and. for the first time, a majority
of the delegates were on their feet. The
scene became like the memorable one
which attended at the mention of Blaine
IN the Republican Convention.
The Chair vainly tried to restore order.
One of the Indiana delegates took the
banner of that State, and ascending the
platform would have taken the place of
the presiding officer had be been permitted
to do so. He waved the banner from the
stand in front of the Chair. while the tu-
multi continued and the ban played. The
shouts died out only to be- renewed. Mr..
Hendricks sat pale and nervous, while bis
entire delegation we're on their feet lead
ing in the applause.
oJo bo
tween Senator VOORHEES,, Mr.. Hendricks
and others, and finally Mr.. VOORHEES, went
to the platform, and twenty-five minutes
after the tumult had commenced it sub
sided sufficiently for him to be heard. He
then in the midst of the most intense ex.
cltement announced the withdrawal Of
Mcdonald, and the intention of the Iudi-
ana delegation to support Hendricks.
Again the roar and rush of sound swept
in rolling wave across the hall. When it
had exha listed itself the Chairman of the
Illinois delegation resumed the announce
ment OF the vote of that State, which bad
been Interrupted by the mention Of the
name OF Hendricks, He, in loud, fine
tone, gave 81 votes for Grover Cleveland,
an increase Of ten on the vote given him
last night. This turned the Hendricks
tide, and the tickle galleries broke forth
into applause, almost the counterpart of
that WHICH had just ceased. Exhausted,
however, by the previous efforts, it was
impossible to keep UP the racket to the
same extent.
Another vote for Hendricks was an
noGnced from Illinois, and then Indiana
followed with her 80 votes for Hendricks:
Iowa next. with votes for him, and the
excitement deepened as Rennsylyanis ask
ed and obtained leave to retire for con
SuItatiOp fiorfucinn ruIp6 opd tho coli
was suspended again for five minutes
Kansas when called gave 2 increase for
Cleveland, kentucky broke up, withdrew
Carlisle and gave Is votes for Hendricks.
Louisiana and Maine stood by Cleveland
Maryland gave Cleveland 10. gain of 4
and for Bayard. Massachusetts started
the uproar anew with 12t votes for Hep
bricks. Michigan Kept it up with Is votes
on the same side.
So the calls went Ola, with cheers at
every announcement of votes for Hen
bricks. Noise and tumult was hushed for
one moment when the solid " votes of
New York were added to the Cleveland
column. North Carolina stuck to Bayard,
but with the information that On the next
ballot six votes would be cast for Cleye
laud. Ohio cast two votes for Tilden, but
this attempted coup 1etab On the paft Of
the young chairman of the delegation as
a counterpoise to the Hendricks boom met
with but faint response. The District of
Columbia. WHICH gave her two votes last
night for Randall, handed thea over &c
Hendricks.
The roll completed. and Pennsylvania
having returned. cast AZ votes for CIeve-
land. This tremendous ACCESSION stirred
up the friends of the young democrat. as
he asstyled by Gen. Bragg, of Wiscon-
sin, and removed all fear. if there had
been any, of a stampede: North Carolina
asked to change her entire 60 votes TO
Cleveland, the delegation having con-
cluded not to wait for another ballot. Vir-
ginia changed to % for Cleveland, and
State after State clam0red for recognition