Wichita eagle., 1888-06-07
CLEVELAND CHOSEN.
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make you rich. Georgia has sent back her
answer from a million spindles. We say
that we don't care to get rich by making
the poor of the nation poorer. This con
vention will be but ratification meeting
to speak the sentiments of the soverelgnS
which have already spoken and we come
hexs to place before the country an already
chosen standard bearer, Grover Cleveland.
He has reclaimed those pledges OF the past
and no new ones are necessary now.
The call Of states was then continued,
but there was no response until Illinois
was reached, when w. K. Morrison arose.
and being recognized by the convention,
received an enthusiastic greeting He
merely desired TO formally second the
nomination on behalf of Illinois.
Kansas responded with a written second
commencing Cleveland's administration.
Michigan was represented by Is. ID. Stout,
who voiced the sentiments Of his delega-
ton in seconding the nomination. When
Missouri was called there was loud and
long continued cries for Vest, but the SEN
ator failed to respond, and when New York
was reached similar compliment was
rendered to Fellows but he likewise declin-
ed to make speech. w Y. Lightfoor, Of
Texas, seconded the nomination on behalf
of his state, and promised a Democratic
majority of 100000 at the next election.
Mr.. Mackenzie, of New York, moved to
suspend the rules and to nominate Grover
Cleveland for president by acclamation.
The chair put the question and there was
returned from the convention a laundering
chorus of ayes. The chair therefore an
nounced that Grover Cleveland, having re-
ceived the unanimous vote, was the candl-
date of the Democratic party for the office
of president of the United States.
When the nomination of Cleveland was
announced by the chairman another scene
of wild enthusiasm occurred in the con-
vention, but the delegates and spectators
were too nearly exhausted to sustain SO
prolonged Il scene as that which followed
Mr.. Dougherty's speech.
o1r. VOORHEES,, of Indiana, moved that
tie convention take a recess until 10
o'clock tomorrow. The committee on res
olutions would not, he said. report this af-
ternoon and the convention would have to
be here tomorrow morning, and the inter
Vening time would be properly used for Sc
curing the harmony and success of the
Democratic party. Baughman, of Michi-
gan, favored the motion and called atten-
ton to the fact that number of the most
distinguished members of the convention
were absent on the committee on reSo-
lutions Mr.. Hensel, of Pennsylvania,
said the committee on resolutions
was subordinate TO the convention and
could be directed by it He proposed to
move that the committee be Instructed to
report TO this body at given time The
committee had already been in session
nearly twenty-fouT hours and if it could
not agree during that time it would never
agree. If the committee was not ready to
bring in one report, let it bring in two.
Voorhees, motion was defeated.
MIR Flower, of New York. moved that
when the convention take a recess it be to
meet tonight at o'clock. The motion
was defeated; yeas, 3S7; nays, 430.
Voorhees, then moved that the conven-
tion take n recess until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock There had been no differ
ences existing in the proceedings of the
convention up to this time but now there
was difference of opinion and he thought
it in the interest of justice and fair play
that recess should be taken. The motion
prevailed and an adjournment was ac-
cordingly taken.
Nh. White, of California, seconded the
motion, stating that be did SO, not TO pre-
vent the nomination of any candidate, but
because the convention must have plat
form carefully and deliberately adopted
When the vice president was nominated it
would be hard to hold the convention to-
gether. He knew that gentlemen were
anxious raise their voices for the same man
he was in favor OF, but he thought it better
that a recess should be taken before the
call of the roll of states.
On the second of Mr.. Voorhees, motion,
il was evident that it would have a large
majority, and at the suggestion of the
chair the convention, by unanimous con-
sent, agreed to suspend the call and agreed
to the motion, and the chair, at Los, an
nounced that the convention stood ad-
iourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.