San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-05
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Bull
LETINS.
ST.. LOUIS, June, 5, 1888.

ST. LOUIS, June, 5, 1888.
The following bulletins have been
issued:
Bulletin Ito a. m.-Crowd begin.
ming to gather slowly. Applause
from galleries greeted Senator VoOr.
hees as he walked down the aisle
The convention will be called to or
der at noon.
11:25, a. m.-Applause and cheering
at entrance of the Cleveland club OF
Buffalo with band playing "DiXie."
Cheering renewed and continued sew
eral minutes. Delegates and alter
mates are waving bandannas on canes
and cheering for Thurman.
1l:45a. m.-The entrance of Chairman
Barnum was greeted with applause, a
waving of handkerchiefs.
11:46 a. m.-The Hendricks club, of
Indianapolis, entered the gallery
cheering, and there was waving OF
white hats on the floor. The Hen
bricks banner was suspended from
the gallery next to the presidents
picture. The cheering on the floor was
renewed at this, and the band played
Yankee Doodle.
The hall is filling rapidly. The APP
pearance of Senator German on the
platform was greeted with slight APP
plause.
1922, p. m.-Chairman Barnum
called the convention to order and in
troduced Bishop Cranberry, who de-
livered the invocation, the delegates
standing. There were cries of "louder''
from the rear of the hall. Secretary
Dri, Of hn fnr
rary officers; at the mention of the
name of Temporary Chairman White,
of California, and Secretary Prince,
there was applause.
12:43 p. m.-Senator German, Price
of Ohio, and Dawson of South Carolina,
were appointed to escort Chairman
White to the chair.
12:49 p. NAT the mention of Pres
ident Cleveland's name there was a
scene of wild excitement, all the dele
gates rising to their feet, cheering
and waving hats and canes.
1880 p. m.-The California dele
gates, decorated the California ban
ner with a bandanna, Arkansas fol-
lowed suit, also Nevada. Loud and
continued cheering and waving of
bandannas.
1858 p. m.-There was renewed
cheering at the mention of the Presi-
dents name, and the New York dele
CATION rose, and led in three cheers
for him.
1p. m.-The name of Tilden was
greeted with applause and cheers.
LOS p. m.-Gov. Green of New Jer-
sey, offered a resolution making the
convention subject to the rules of the
last convention, modified so as to pre-
vent any state changing its vote, until
the call of the states is completed. The
resolution was adopted.
lilo p. m.-Mr. Patterson of Colora-
do, presented gavel of Colorado sill
yer to the chairman.
liz p. ma resolution of Senator
German was adopted, ordering the
The roll is being called.
1:A p. m.-Kentucky named Henry
WattersOn, a member of the commit
tee on resolutions. There was long
and continued cheering.
l:30 p. m.-The names of Arthur
German, of Maryland, Leon Abbot, of
New Jersey, and Edward Cooper, of
New York, members of the resolutions
committee, were greeted with ap-
plause.
1913 p. m.-On motion, Dakota was
excluded from the committees, there
being a contest in the territory. The
committees meet at o'clock this
evening.
1:52 p. m.-The convention is dis
putting over a motion by Baker, of
Ohio, to admit uniformed clubs to the
sessions.
1:54 p. m.-The matter of admitting
the uniformed clubs was referred to
the national committee.
1:57, p. m.-On motion of Roswell
p. Flower, the convention has adj
journed until 10 a. M, tomorrow. Dur
ing the recess the national committee
has ordered the sergeant at arms to
admit uniformed clubs to view of
the hall.
PERSONAL.