Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-06-14


The Democratic National Convention
began to gather in the early hours of the
morning on Tuesday, at St. Louis, Mo-,
and long before noon ten thousand hui
man faces gazed upon the high desk re-
served for the presiding officer of the
convention, as yet empty, but with its
cleaning white silver gavel, the gift of
the Nevada delegation, full of curious
interest for the expectapt multitude
The decorations were simple but eff
fective. The stage is hung with red,
white and blue bunting, relieved by fes-
toons and borders of evergreens. Upon
pedestal on the right of the entrance of
the stage, stands bust of the president,
and suspended upon the face of the gall
lery above the stage, heavily framed in
gilt, is large portrait of the President
in OIL On either side are similar por-
traits of Cleveland, Hancock, Tilden,
Hendricks and Ex-Governor Marmaduke,
of Missouri. The balcony and gallery
pillars and face of the long winding
galleries and fronts of the balconies are
profusely decorated with American flags
in alternate large and short festoons,
caught up with large red, white and blue
rosettes. Festoons of American flags
and red, white and blue bunting hung
from the open woodwork supporting the
roof and the high, graceful pillars which
support the rafters are bound with encir-
cling garlands and ropes of evergreens.
In the background along the hall is
more elaborate attempt at decoration. A
heroic statue of Washington on horse.
back, framed in festoon of large Ameri.
can flags, which are caught in the Ger tire
of the frame above the head of the statue,
by an American shield, surmounted by
the American eagle with widespread pin.
ions, grasping in his talons sheaf OF
green wheat. The statue, which has
the appearance of MAJ BILE, is highly re.
lieved by background of rich brown
plush silk draped curtains.
Beneath the Cleveland portrait is the
familiar quotation from the Presidents
message: ut is condition, not theory,
that confronts u.s." Under the Tilden
portrait is the motto: s'Let there be peace
and fraternity throughout the land" Be-.
meath the Hendricks portrait: The ne
ccssities of war cannot be pleaded in tire
of pence" Beneath the Hancock por-
trait is written the following quotation
from his letter of acceptance: 'sThe great
principles of liberty are the Inheritance OF
the people,
Chairman Barnum advanced to high
desk on the platform, and at 1895 the
vast assemblage was silenced by stroke
from the gravel, and the Demo ratio
Convention of 1888 was formally in ses-
sion. The chairman introduced Bishop
j. b. Cranberry, of st. Louis, who
opened the proceedings with prayer. He
rendered devout thanks for the many
benefits which this country had received
from the hands of Providence; PRAYED
for the continuance of those bounties,
and called down the Divine blessing upon
the President and all those in authority
The chair then stated that acting I'M
der the authority conferred upon him by
the National Democratic Committee, he
would present the convention the names
OF persons selected by the committee to
preside over and officer the temporary
organizations of the convention. As the
secretary read the name of S. M. White
OF California, as temporary chairman. the
convention greeted it with cheers, as it
also greeted the name of +. o. Prince, of
Mas sachusetts, as secretary.
The reading of the list of officers hav-
ing been concluded, the choice of the
committee was ratified by the unanimous
vote of the convention. The chair an
pointed A. p. German. of Maryland, @.
5. Brice, of OHIO, and f. W. Dawson, of
South Carolina, as a committee to CON
duct Mr.. White to the platform. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Whites speech of ac-
ceptapce, Gov. Green, of New Jersey,
offered resolution adopting the rules of
the preceding convention as the rules of
the present convention, subject to the
following modification: THAT in voting
for candidates for President and Vice.
President, no state will 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 point of order from Mr..
Scheewalter, of Missouri, that it was not
in order until report had been made by
the committee on credentials, had been
overruled by the chair.
Thomas Nj. Patterson. of Missouri,
rose and, craving the indulgence of the
convention in behalf of the state of Col
oradO, presented to the convention
gavel manufactured Of Colorado silver,
richly chased and Furnished. 1t was. he
said, modest offering from younger
member of the Federal Union to that
party which had restored silver to that
high plane from which it had been de-
graded by the congressional conspiracy
of 1878, and which had ever since re-
manned its constant champion. Let the
be made throughout the
civilized world, through the silvery tone
of the gavel. of the second and unani-
nous nomination Of the peoples choice
for president, Grover Cleveland. Loud