The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-06

disiinctness and could be heard all over
the hall.
WILD CHEERING FOR CLEVELAND.
When he mentioned the name of Presi-
dent Cleveland the convention arose to
It's feet, and with waving Of hats and
flutering handkerchicfs cheered for
several seconds. The mention of tariff
reform was also cheered, and at the close
of his address the speaker was gener
ously applauded.
| Curiously enough the references in the
speech TO Tilden failed to arouse any
marked enthusiasm. and none Of the
New York delegation applauded the
mention of that once-inspiring name.
ADOPTING RULES.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Whites
speech Governor Green Of New Jersey
offered a resolution adopting the rules Of
the preceding convention 8 the rules of
the present convention, subject to the
following modification
| That in voting for candidates for Prcsi
dent and vice President no State shall be
allowed to change its vote until the roll
call Of States has been made and every
State has cast its vote.
The resolution was adopted, after a
point of order raised by Mir Scheewal.er
of Missouri, that 1t was not in order until
a report which had been made by the Com
mittee on Credentials had been oveIruled
| by the chair.
| SILVER GAvEL FROM COLORADO.
Then Thomas VI Patterson of Missouri,
rose, and, craving the indulgence Of the
convention in behalf of the State OF
Colorado, presented To the convention
gavel manufactured of Colorado Silver
richly chased and polished
II was, he said, a modest Offering from
| a Younger member OF the Federal Union
| to tha, party which had restored silver
to that high plane from which 1t had
| been degraded by the congressional con
spiracy and which had ever since re-
| mained its constant champion. Let the
announcement be made that throughout
the civilized world, through the silyery
tone of the gavel, Of the second and
unanimous nomination of the peoples
choice for President-Grover Cleveland.
| Loud applause
The chairman, in receiving this hand
some gift. which was handed up in
| blue. plush case, said This present shall
be deemed 10 be accepted unless there Is
objection. There is none, therefore ii is
accepted And now that we have agreed
to this | beg 10 announce 10 the conven-
| ton that, so far as this gavel can do 1t,
the body will be ruled by silver.
| CALLING THE ROLL.
The chair then recognized Senator
German of Maryland, who presented a
resolution providing that the roll OF the
States be called and that each State
name "a a member of the Committee on
| Credentials a member Of the Committee
on Perm lnent organization and a mem
| her OF the Committee on Resolutions,
and th 4 all resolutions relating TO the
platform be referred to the Committee
on Resolutions without debate.
Mr.. Ranes of New York suggested tEat
it would be in order first to call the roll
of the convention, so that the list OF
delegates could be passed over TO the
! Credenlial Committee. The chair said
that the convention in adopting Senator
Gorman's resolution would be proceeding
in the usual way, and that the list OF
de,egates would be handed 10 the com
mittce in proper time. The resolution
was adopted and the States proceeded TO
make the appointment
APPLAUSE FOR ToPULAR NAMES.
When the name of David Turpie OF
Indiana was called to represent that
State upon the Committee on Resolutions
there was burst Of applause.
This was, However, eclipsed By the
cheers which greeted the selection OF
Henry WattersOn TO the same commit
tee by the State Of Kentucky.
Nor was Senator German forgotten by
the asscmblagc, and the mention of his
name was vigorously applauded.
On motion Dakota was excluded from
the committees, there being contest in
that Territory.
CALIFORNIA RAISES TIE CAMPAIGN FLAG
In the red handkerchief incident this
afternoon California started the cheering
by lieing baadana 10 a post, and was
quickly followed by dozen other States,
but it was noticeable that New York,
PENNSYLVANIA. Illinois, and MARYLAND re-
fused to put up a handkerc' iet. This
taken in connection with the fact that
New York has asked that she be passed
in the first roll-call tomorrow, is re
garded as significant. While the Thur
man boom continues 10 be one OF the
leading featlre friends Of other candi-
dates are far from idle. Gray's forces
were somewhat discouraged during the
afternoon but this evening are more con
fident.
Pierce Thurman, son of the Governor
said II hardy know what to think ol
New York's position | think it very
strange, and our friends are disposed q
dislike it very much. However, feel il
will help father but it is now mere CUES:
work who will be nominated"
Something of stir Is being caused by
an eIervescing boom for ex-Mayol
Francis of this city. II sputters anC
makes some fuss, but is regarded as
mere diversion, though the opposition t(
Thurman may centre on him.
DAN DoUGHERTY,
; who is 10 nominate Cleveland, says III,
. vice presidential trouble will be all righ
in the morning, though he refuses to sa,
} who, in his opinion, will be the candi