Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-18
lions as frequently as they can meet with
us, be they OF whatsoever political party.
THE CONVENTION

THE CONVENTION.
Early this morning the delegates began
to circulate about the hotel corridors-in
fact some did not even 90 to sleep-and
began to prepare for the fray. The scenes
about the Democratic headquarters the
night previous had bean of the most APP
proved Democratic character. The enthu-
siasm Of the crowds was greatly augment
ed and antagonigm of the several candi-
dates and their friends greatly soothed by
mellowing influences Of the flowing bowl
and quoting ham sandwich. This morn
ing the tired, weary, pale, and in some in
stances. gaunt features OF the rural dele
gate told, palmer than words, the trying
ordeal through which their wearer had
| the night before passed, and were much
better index to his experiences during that
night than was the memory of the delegate
himself.
At eleven O'Clock yesterday morning the
Knights of Pythias band of this city
marched from the court house down
Main street and out Douglas ave
nue., to the Carey hotel and thence to the
opera house, escorting a large procession
of miscellaneous Democrats from this city
and ali parts OF the state.
The CONVENTION HALL.
The Crawford Grand opera house, which
was last week used by the Republican
state convention, rapidly filed with dele
gates and spectators. The crowds at the
two respective conventions were about the
same, although the galleries at the Repub-
lean convention were better filed than on
yesterday The stage had been hung with
American flags. Above the center of the
curtain was a portrait of President Cleve-
land encircled by a wreath, under which
were the words Tell the Truth" In front
of the reporters tables on either side Of the
stage were notices Live Issues, not Dead
Ones" and "Free Woolens, not Free
Whistles and Tobacco" The boxes, upper
lower and proscenium, were occupied by
the wives and daughters OF leading Wich-
tia Democrats, and in some instances Re,
publicans, whose refined presence lent
charm to the exciting SCIENCES enacted in
the convention, the proceedings of which
they watched with close and untiring in
tereSt.
At 11:20 o'clock chairman of the state
central committee, Ed Carroll. of Leaven-
worth called the convention to order and
presented the Rev. Dean Adams, of this
city who invoked divine guidance in the
deliberations of the convention. Mr.. c.
S. Ebey, of this city, then delivered the
| following:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
! Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention
In behalf of her forty thousand people l
welcome you to Wichita. This metropolis
! of great commonwealth haltS by the
| highway of her conquests to congratulate
Democracy on its future CHEERS After
eighteen years of developmenJ-after
eighteen years of struggle to become the
jewel of this valley, Wichita is willing for
one day to turn from packing houses to
politicians Llaughterl, willing for one day
! to cease from business and hail the coming
| statesmen. Applause.
| AS look upon this magnificent conven-
ton the reflection is borne to me that the
angel of a Democratic millennium has
! opened headquarters here laughter and
prolonged applausel-that there viii not
| only be reduction of the national surplus,
but also reduction of the Republican
ma jorities in the state of Kansas. Cries
4 of that's right"
1 You are here to select representative
men to the national conventions conyen-
1 ton which will have patriots from the
| grave of Jefferson-frOm the sepulchre of
| Jackson-from the tomb of Tilden-a con-
vention which will feel the blessed spirit
hearts the dreams and legends of the
west. (Cheers) The new union will be
in that great body-the union in which
principle is stronger than prejudice zap
plause) and fraternity is as divine as the
! flag. That convention will inaugurate a
campaign to strike dead the tariff tyranny.
! Cheers Such a work will stand i'm
| mortal in American history.
| The Democratic party is as large and
grand as this continent. iApplause.) When
God placed the golden gate three thousand
miles west of Plymouth rock he intended
THAT America should be the largest and
trichest country on earth. The Demo
cratic party grasped this decree of the
! Deity, and through the diplomacy of
jefferson and the arbtrament OF the sword
with Mexico, made the United States OF
America reach from sea to sea. pro
| longed cheers.) The Mississippi river
chanting an anthem across the
s0a her the ss plains states of kanf ss
mountains of the west, standing like the
silent children OF infnity, are eternal mon
uments of the achievements of the Demo
! cratic party. Applause The equity of
| history demands that the west shah give a
Democratic majority. [Cheersl
! You have today the inspiration of your
great leaders, both alive and dead; leaders
| fit to speak words of authority to listening
/
the United States are larger than Penn
| sylvania prolonged applausel; that liv-
! ing tyranny Is infinitely meaner than a
dead rebellion: that dollar was never
made to be imprisoned; that God never
| created one man to be taxed for the benefit
| of another. You have leaders who have
not forgotten the Declaration of indie
pendence and the constitution of our
country: who realize the commercial
possibilities of America; who know
that every city upon our ocean coast Is
anxious to unfurl a thousand sails upon
the sea-who believe that every farm is
miniature empire With such leaders for
us, Republicanism Will soon fall an eter-
nifty of night. (Cheers.) We will never
know defeat while we are led in battle by
the sublime patriot Roger c. Mills; (eheer-
ing) never know defeat while we follow
the two great chieftains of reform-Morri-
son and Carlisle-(applause) never know
defeat while we march with thrilling step
behind the imperial man OF destlny-the
greatest Of living Americans-Groyer
Cleveland. prolonged cheers.)
Mr.. n Miles Moore, secretary of the
state central committee read the call for
the convention, which was to elect four
delegates at large and four alternates at
large to the national convention at st.
Louis, June 5th, and the convention had a
membership OF SIS delegates.
Mr.. Carroll stated that ne did not know
whether it would be considered customary
for him to make a speech, nor did lie know
whether the convention would be enter
tanned or afflicted. However he would
make no speech. Continuing he
said: I'VE have met for the first time il
the history of this state TO select delegates
TO national convention while under a
national Democratic administration, 4" and