Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-07
THE PARTY'S CHOICE.
Cleveland Re.Nominated by
AcclamatiOn.
UPROARI0US DEMONSTRATIONS.
The Red Bandana Will be His
Second, Although the Gray
Men Still Fight.
UPRoARIoUs DEMONSTRATIONS.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HEnAIDl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HERALDl
Sr. LOUIS, June 6.-The Democratic
National Convention broke the record to-
day for the greatest display Of enthusi-
asm ever witnessed in similar body.
For twenty consecutive minutes 1900
people filed the air of the great Conven-
tion hall with volume Of undiminished
cheers, comparable with nothing on
earth, except, perhaps, the roar OF the
Falls Of Niagara. 1t was in response to
the utterance of these words: ri give
you the name entwined with victory; l
nominate Grover Cleveland Of New
York" The speaker was Daniel Dough-
erty of Tammany Hall. With head
proudly erect, every fibre Of his fine fea-
lures quivering, every nerve of his noble
figure tense, the magnificent silver-voiced
orator was alternately thrilling the vast
audience or holding them spell-bound.
When, at the climax Of his eloquence, he
named for the first time the man who
WAS uppermost in the thoughts
of all, it was needless to utter
another word. Dougherty paused for
moment 10 gaze over the hundreds of
frantic, cheering delegates, and at the
even more frantic thousands Of specta-
tors beyond. High above the forest Of
heads we're waving innumerable red
bandanas; hats and canes were being
pitched into the air, while the cheering
was booming 80 terrific that no single
n, ST. nrv1ld haur b.o oxrx, uorao,h 4,
the overpowering general yell. At this
moment in the mammoth picture of the
Capitol at Washington, covering the
wall far above the platform and in plain
view of the whole Convention, the doors
were seen to swing back and the smiling
face of President Cleveland beamed out
on his admirers. Everybody in the hall
seemed fairly beside himself with ex-
element. A stone bust of the President
near the Speakers stand was
crowned with wreaths Of green,
snatched by almost frenzied hands
from among the decorations OF the plat
form. The long-poled State banners
among the delegates were being whirled
frantically in the air, when suddenly the
Convention, with mighty shout, dis
covered Daniel Dougherty climbing on a
chair in the middle Of the New Workers
on the floor; he was waving aloft an
American flag, and, as if moved by a
common impulse, the standard-bearers Of
the different States all passed toward
New York, each seeking to reach
Dougherty's emblem with their tall staffs
and toss it TO the roof. A. this moment,
the American eagles, ornaments on the
railing of the gallery, were taken off,
and their outstretched wings, six feet
from tip to tip, were Tapping, with the
assistance of the spectators. Men and
women were alike in their demonstra-
tions.
The Chairman at length interposed,
and after repeated efforts directed their
attention to the tall Kentuckian who
stood beside him. This gentleman, Mr..
Mckenzie, was TO second the nomina-
ton OF Cleveland, and he aroused the
Convention to renewed outburst almost
at his first word by declaring that there
was but one Democrat in the country
more popular than CleveIand-the
queenly woman he had made his wife.
Again the Convention was in an uproar
when the speaker gave the leader of the
Republicans the brand-new title of the
"FLoRENTINE MOSAIC FROM MAINE"
Mckenzie moved to now suspend the
rules and now make the nomination oi
Cleveland absolutely unanimous; but
everybody wished to join in seconding
Cleveland, and everybody was given a
chance, and the thing was done with one
extraordinary hurrah.
Among the other features OF the day
in the Convention was q four-cornered
struggle between the Thurman men,
the Gray men, Tariff reformers and the
Protective Tariff element. The Thurman
delegates we're eager to have the nomi-
nation for Vice President made at once,
while enthusiasm was at fever
the Tariff reformers, who were
incensed at the delay of the Committee
on Platform, and eager to administer a
rebuke. The Gray men were using
Fabian tactics and had able allies in the
Protectionists. Roswell P. Flower, OF
New York, and Daniel w. Voorhees,, Of
Indiana, were the opposing leaders, La
mar being regarded as the spokesman Of
the Gray forces. Though outnumbered
many times over, the phalanx under
Voorhees, was making a most deter
mined fight, contesting every inch in a
way that threatened to develop bad feel
ings. Just when things were particu-
larly squally, White, Of California, in the
interest Of the Old Roman, poured oil on
the troubled waters. The postponement
asked for by Voorhees, was advocated by
White on broad grounds in a manner as
magnanimous as it was unexpected. The
adjournment was made in peace, but
many left the hall with dark forebodin,,s
regarding what might take place in thu
Platform Committee before the Conven-
TONS re-assemblage. But the great
majority Of the delegates fell to discuss
ing on the way out Of the hall the excit-
ing events Of the days proceedings,
which are presented below.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ST. LOUIS, June 6.--At precisely 1922
A. NJ. Chairman White stepped UP to the
desk, and after looking for moment
over the mass Of human beings packed
in the hall, banged the desk with the
solid silver gavel which was presented to
the Convention yesterday and said: 'fThe
Convention will come to order. Take
your seats as rapidly as possible. The
Convention will be opened with prayer
by Rev. ]. P. Greene, of Missouri"
Rev. Mr. Greene addressed the Throne
of Grace as follows:
oh, Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place
in all generations. Thou hast becn the tod and
art the God of all Nations Thou hast appointed
the bounds OF their habitstion. Thou hast been
the God OF this Nation, the God Of our fathers,
and we their children this morning enjoy the
inheritance of blessings that Thou dust be-
stow upon them. We come this morning to ask
Thy blessing upon this assembly; upon these
men who have come up from these sister States,
from all over this great Republic; who have
come on this important occasion. sent
by their people. On, God, do Thou
blcss them In this assembly this morning
according 10 Thy purposes; and let them re-
member this day as they sit in this Convention
that they not only are making tho history for
this country, but that they arc also to deter
mine that which viii be good Tor it or bad for
it. and may their policy, and may their works
rebound TO the good OF all the citizens OF all
81 the earth. Lot Thy hlsssipg rest upon Us u