Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-28
SLEEPING THIS MORNING.
OFF FOR ST. LOUIS,
The Delegates to the National Der
OCratic Convention

The Delegates to the National DEM
Ocratic Convention.
The California delegation to the National
Democratic Convention, which meets at st.
Louis on the 9th of June, passed through
| this city yesterday afternoon. The train
was due at 1855 A, NJ, but did not reach
here until lis Pm.
a large congregation of people were at
the depot to greet the delegates and give
them good send off. The members of the
Sacramento County Democratic Club were
there in great numbers, all wearing large
ribbon badges. The Hussar Band dis
| coursed patriotic music while the train was
at the depot. Charles Jenkins, the candi-
| date for Presidential Elector, rode down to
the depot with Thomas L. Acock, who car
ried banner on which appeared the fol-
lowing: Grover Cleveland, the grandest
old Roman OF them all. Sacramento's dele
gate true as the needle to the pole"
When the overland train pulled into the
depot it was found that the delegation had
been assigned two drawlng-room sleepers,
in which they were making themselves en-
tirely at home. Along the sides of one of
the sleepers were immense banners, ex-
tending nearly the whole length of the
| car, on which were the words. California
Delegation Solid for Cleveland" As the
| cars stopped Clay W. Taylor, William D.
English, M. +. Tarpey, Stephen NJ. White
and other prominent Democrats were
recognized by the crowd and cheered. The
S4O0 silk banner was brought out and dis
played beside the car.
The crowd evidently wanted to hear
some speeches, and called loudly for Tar
pey." Mr.. Tarpey appeared on the plat
form of the car and made a few remarks
He said they were going East to take part
in the denomination of Cleveland, guided
by the star of Democracy. which would
not be dimmed during the nineteenth CEN
tury, and he hoped not until the close of
the next.
As Mr.. Tarpey close his remarks the
crowd caught sight of E. G. Blessing, the
delegate from Sacramento, and called
loudly for speech. MIR. Blessing thanked
his friends and fellow citizens for the COM
pliment, bid them good-by and the crowd
gave him three cheers.
Hon. VIM. D. English, one of the dele
gates at large and Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, spoke next.
He said that the duties of the dele
CATION at ST. Louis would not be
onerous rs they only had to nominate
Vice-President. The country had al
ready nominated its candidate for Presi-
cent. The proceedings would par
take more OF the nature of ratification
meeting, so far as the head of the ticket
was concerned. The Democracy through
out the country wanted Grover Cleveland,
and he would be nominated by acclama-
, ton and elected by an overwhelming vote
" We have journeyed this far" said the
speaker, " and have stopped at Sacramento
tO t2E Ee x0ur RleSsiocr -
Hon. Clay w. Taylor, another delegate at
large, followed in the same strain, and said
that it was fitting that they should start
out in so good a cause on so good a day
Hon. Stephen NJ. White. OF Los Angeles,
was the next speaker. He made good
Cleveland speech, and like each of the
other speakers was greeted with three
cheers at the close of his remarks.
BY the time Mr.. White finished speaking
the depot bell announced that the time was
up, and the train pulled out amid the
cheers of the crowd.
The delegation will go over the Central
Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande and
Wabash. At Ogden the Denver and Rio
Grande have promised to place some of its
most comfortable cars at the disposal of
the delegation, while the Wabash has
already arranged to supply accommoda-
tons OF the most luxurious character.