Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-06-08

/ IhE DELEGATES SKI Up A SHOUT
bonnet frem her head and waived Il by the
ribbons The example of the New Workers
/ became contagious and IN a few moments
the walls were bare Of the ornamental eagles,
| flags AMI everything except the long strips
u bunting which conld not be removed
Twenty minutes passel and the
record Of the continued cheering that
succeed the presentation OF Grover Cl.ve.
lands name nj at Chicago in lss, had been
broken At the end of the twenty two min
utes the chairman rAppsd vigorously for
order, and Il was hardly restored. hut again
enthusiasm broke OUT, ani II was not until
l.::0 that quiet was restored tn. applause
hal lasted Just twenty three minutes 20 the
second
Quiet reigned only for n moment. how
ever. Judge james 4 Mckenzie. of Ken
lucky, was introduced 10 second the nomina
ton and when he said that there was only
one Democrat in the country more popular
than the president, and that the fair lady of
the White House was t.Ie one, the applau-.
came out afresh There was more of IL when
he sail that Kentucky loved him for the
fight that was in and tor the splendid rae
ing qualities, that he was ~ game a. L.xing
ton ani as speedy ~ Ten Brock, became
vccferouS ami shouted a. lonS a. II, recent
period ~ cheering would permit IL only
quoted down from there exhaustion.
IL was h-r~emans speech that Judge
Mckenzie made. couchod Ia horseman's Ian
guage, and it, novelty would have captured
even an adverse constituency.
There was a renewal of the applause when
the speech concluded 10y moving that the
rules bc suspended, and Grover Cleveland h.
nominated by scclamatiou.
Judge TwigSs. OF Georgia, supported the
nomination, which, speaking OF the tariff
question, he said that while Georgia was
poor. she refused to grow rich by levying
tribute upon the people The president he
said. combined the wisdom Of jefferson,
the nrmnes' of n jackson aud the patrintism
Of Washington. Tie euiogiz,,i Cleveland
rs the enemy Of iobbery AMI robbery
lion In the path 81 corruption, who natchl,r..
a. he =. with Swoup -. the royal eagle
came Ia the rescue of suffering people
he declared that the principle embodied
In the Mills bill though II might b. multi.
ated AMI hamper,sl nov, would. like all
other reforms, triumph IN the end At the
conclusion of Judge Twigg's remarks IN.
regular order being ,all of the roll, the
delegates shouted for Fellows, Voorhees, and
other orators. Comparative quiet was finally
secured hy the vigorous efforts of the chair
ami Judge Mckenzie made the point ~
order that having moved that the rule, be
suspended IA order that the nomination he
made by acclarnstion, the call should he sus.
pended
Tue chair sustained the point Of order, but
said that this did not prevent any one from
speaking upon the nomination The roll call
was resumed, and several delegates laboring
under IA misappreheusian. owing to hilarity,
which pervaded tine atmosphere. created coz
siderable amusement hv announcing the
votes If their states When Indiana was
called there was loud and prolonged erie.
fur Senator VOORHEES,, but he refusal 10 re
spond, and the call went ON until Michigan
was reached