The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-06
CALLED TO ORDER.
A Stroke of the Chairman's Gavel
Silences the Assemblage

Silences the Assemblage.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June Sat 1885 o'clock
the vast assemblage was silenced by stroke
from the gavel of Chairman Barnum and
the Democratic convention of 1888 was
formally in session.
The chairman introduced Bishop j. b.
Granbery of St Louis, who opened ths pro-
ceedings with prayer He rendered devout
thanks for the many benefits which this
country had received from the hands of
Providence, prayed for a continuance OF
those bountieS and called down the divine
blessing upon the President and all those in
authority.
The chair then stated that, actiug under
the authority conferred on him by the
National Democratic COMMITTEES, he would
present to the convention the names of the
persons selected by the committee to pre-
side over and officer the temporary organi-
zation of the convention.
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
The name of S. NJ White of California
was read as temporary chairman, and the
convention greeted it. with cheers, as it also
greeted the name of F. o. Prince of Massa-
chusetts as secretary. The reading of the
list of officers having been concluded, the
choice of the committee was ratified by
unanimous vote of the convention.
The chair appointed A. P. German of
MARYLAND, c. s. Brce of Ohio, and f. w.
Dawson of South Carolina, as a committee
to conduct Mr.. White to the platform.
Having taken the chair the new presiding
officer was greeted with another round Of
applause and cheers Mr.. White then ad-
dressed the convention. Although Mr..
White had requested by way OF preface
that during the delivery of his speech the
convention should preserve silence, he was
frequently interrupted by applause, and
once or twice was compelled to stop until
the applause had died away. He spoke
with distinctness and could be heard all
over the hall.
CHEERS FOR CLEVELAND.
When he mentioned the name Of Presi-
dent Cleveland, the convention arose to its
feet, and with wavi G hats and fiuttering
handkerchiefs cheered for several seconds.
A mention of tariff reform was also cheered,
and at the close of his address the speaker
was generously applauded. Curiously
enough, references in the speech to ex-Gov.
Tilden failed 10 arouse any marked enthu-
siasm, and none of the New York delegation
applauded the mention of that once inspir-
ing name.
At the conclusion of Mr. Whites speech,
Gov. Green OF New Jersey offered resolu-
tion adopting the rules Of the preceding
convention as the rules or the present con-
vention, subject to the following modifics-
tions: THAT in voting for candidates for
President 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 raj ed by
Mr.. Scheewalter Of Missouri, that it was
not in order until a report had been made
by the committee on credentials, which had
been overruled by the chair.
PRESENTED WITH A SILVER GAvEL.
Then Thomas NJ. Patterson Of Missouri
rose, and craving the indulgence of the
convention in behalf of the state of Colo
RADIO, presented TO the convention a gavel
manufactured Of Colorado silver, richly
chased and FURNISHED. 1t was, he said, a
modest Offering from the younger mem or
of the federal union to that party which
had restored silver to that high plane
from which IL had been degraded by
the congressional conspiracy of 1873, and
which had ever since remained its constant
champion. Let the announcement be made
throughout the civilized world by the sill
very tongue of n second and unanimous
nomination of the peoples choice for Presi-
dent, Grover Cleveland. loud Applause
Chairman White, in accepting the gavel,
pleasantly remarked that as far AS the gavel
would 90 it the cUnve3tlon would have 20
be ruled by silver. [Applause.1