The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-14

yell of delight as MT. German made Iingn9 speech indorsing the platform.
 Mir Scott presented a resolution indorsng the Mills bill and urging it's immediate pas sage. A Both the platform and this resolution wero carried unanimously amid great enthusiasm.
 After the adoption Of the platform, the roll of States was called for the nomination of candi- dates for Vics-President When California was reached there was pause, and then Dele
 gate Tarpey arose. and in an eloquent speech, on behalf of the Golden State presented the name Of Alien G. Thurman.
 The wild scene at Cleveland's nomination was re-enacted.
 Hon. J. W. Daniel, of Virginia, seconded Thurman's nomination in a brilliant speech,
 which was received with enthusiasm. Very brief and pithy, but right to the point,
 were the remarks of New Jerseys executive, and A. W. Dorsey, Of Nevada, who followed him. created ripple of deprecatory laughter by talking about the Sister of the Eastern slope bathing her classlc feet in the limpld waters of the Mississippi {" and by referring to Nevada as place where the rields are ever green and the orange blossoms shine" When North Carolina was reached delegate rose in his seat and spoke briefly in behalf oi ! Thurman.
 All eyes were turned toward Ohio when that 1 State was called. General Thos. T. Powell had i been selected to speak in it's behalf but the l convention was rapidly losing it's patience and l he encountered cool reception when he took | the stage and before he had uttered hundred l words there were murmurs and cries of Time. V 1 He said there was nothing in the history of the | country like this political uprising of the l people, startingi in California and crossing from
 the Pacific to the Atlantic in favor of that granc ! old statesman, the Gladstone of America. The
 cries of Sit down" and '"Time" increased ir 1 volume and the chairman pounded his desk in 4 at fir Om in hp mid
 de of a sentence and precpitately retired South Carolina was called and Captain Daw. | son secured hearing by promising not to talk
 more than two minutes. He seconded Thur
 man a man, in himself history and a l prophecy; not so much "a grand old Roman as l grand old American;" man whose name l has told the story of the Democracy of the | country for half century
 Governor TrocSmorton of Texas, who spoke
 in behalf of divided delegation, had little tc say.
 | There was great eruption of applause when 1 Senator Daniel of Virginia, came to the front | 10 speak for Thurman In eloquent language he briefly stetched the early history Of Thur mans parents and of the judge himself. dwell | ing upon the honors which had fallen upon the Judge in Israel, the teacher and leader of men the "beaoon of a peoples hope, the center of a States desire" He suggested that California when he became President of the Senate,
 should send him golden gavel Esen, with the silver gavel now used by the chair, he
 would have the two metals of the Constitution at their par, and metals with the true ring. The speaker oncluded by drawing picture Of
 the 4th of March next, in Washington when Cleveland would be inaugurated with Allen c. Thurman by his side For the last time the roll call was resumed. Martin Maginnls, of Nevada, said few words from his seat for Thurman
 Senator Voorhees, speech nominating Gray threatened Cleveland with defeat in very plain
 words fl Gray was not nominated, Cleveland would not be elected without the vote of Indt ana and Indiana could not be carried by the Democracy If Gray was not nominated. The speech was rather coldly received by the con
 vention, in spite of the applause of the Gray men. R. P. Settle, of Kentucky, in seconding the nomination of Gray, alluded 10 Cleveland as
 that "bull-headed gentleman who now occupies the White House" He intended no disrespect l but this description Of ihe President was re- ccived with hearty laughter.
 The names Of the candidates were then called-Thurman, Gray and Black. The crit
 ical moment had arrived, Tho roll was
 called
 THE VOTE BY gTATeS