The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-07
RAPED TO ORDER.
The Democratic Convention Called to
Order by Mr.. Barnum.
CalliOrDia's Lieutenant Governor
Made Temporary Chairman.
His Speech to the Convention on
Taking the Chair.
A Solid Silver GaVsl Donated by the
Nevada Delegation.


Barnum did not announce the opening
until noon. The trucking stream Of
humanity which began running into
the big exposition building as early as
O'Clock soon grew to torrent which
surged in and filed the great nave
hall to overlooking long before noon.
Ten thousand human faces gaze upon
the high desk reserved for the presiding
officer of the convention with a gleam-
ing white silver gavel, a gift Of the
Nevada delegation. The oblong shape
of the hall is relieved on either side by
balconies reaching back 200 feet, above
which stretching entirely around
in addition is the broad over
hanging gallery. The immense stage
reaching from the rear of the chair
mans platform fifty feet to the east
wall Of the hall accommodates 44O peo-
pie and where gather the leaders and
fathers of the national democracy, who
are thus enabled to overlook the officers,
delegates and spectators. The decora-
tions are simple and effective. The
stage is hung with red, white and blue
bunting, relieved by festoons, borders
and evergreens. Upon a pedestal to
the right of the stage entrance stands
a bust of the president and suspended
to face the gallery above the stage Is
"A heavily framed gilt large portrait of
the president in oil. On either side
are similar portraits of Cleveland, Han
cock, Tilden, Hendricks and ex-Gov-
earnor Marmaduke of Missouri. The
balcony and gallery pillars in face OF the
long winding galleries and the fronts OF
the balconies are profusely decorated
with American flags. Alternate long
and short festoons are caughD up with
large red, white and blue rosetteS.
Festoons of American flags and red,
white and blue bunting hang from the
open woodwork supporting the roof.
The high, graceful pillars which SUD-
port the rafters are bound with encir-
cling garlands and ropes OF evergreen,
and bending gracefully from the CAPT.
tolls and columns which uphold the gal
lery are dropping branches OF cedar
and pine. Upon the faces of the col
umns above hang bannerets bearing
the arms of the states of the union.
The background of the long hall is
more elaborate in the attempt at deco
ration where stands q heroic statue OF
Washington on horseback and the
frame a festoon of large American flags
which is caught in the center OF the
frame above the head of the statue by
AN American shield surmounted by
an American eagle with wide spread
pinious and grasping in his talons a
sheaf of green wheat. The statue
which has the appearance OF marble iS
highly relieved in the back ground with
rich brown plush silk draped curtains.
The hall Is amply lighted in daytime
by long skylight roof and at night by
$50 Heisler and 800 Edison incan-
descent electric lamps. A very strik-
ing effect is produced in the gallery
above the stage aud in full sight of the
delegates and spectators by an enor-
nous shaded drawing of the capitol at
Washington. The background is a
sky blue canvass and potted plants
and green shrubbery ingeniOusly ar
ranged about the base of the pillars
give the effect of a terraced park
such as leads TO the capital at Wash
ington on the east. The Goddess OF
Liberty on the summit of the dome
is the browning feature of the deco
ration of the hall.
The seats of the delegates are ar.
ranged entirely across the nave hal
stretch, ninety feet front. The plat
form is arranged with two aisleS il
alphabetical order, beginning with thC
Alabama delegation on the extreme
right front, and ending with the Wis
consin delegation at the extreme left
AS stated in these dispatches last nigh
there is plan backed by Influential
tariff plank of 1884 and omit any re
ference to the presidents message.
At noon all of the delegates had ar
rived mt the convention hall excep
those from New York and Missouri
The absence of the New York delega
tion makes a large gap in the center o
the space reserved for the delegates
and the convention waits with mingle
feelings of curiosity and impatienc
for the appearance OF the empire stat
representatives. 1t is fifteen minute
before they come into the convention
headed by Ex-Mayor Grace of NeN
York. Conspicuous as it marches t
it's place with the eyes of the conveI
tion fixed upon it is the distinguish
figure of Daniel Dougherty, whU is {
place Cleveland in nomination, and h
is cheered. At this moment CalifOl
mia delegate mounts q chair and III
il upon the banner pole of tn
delegation. This is a signal &c
the appearance of hundreds of tn
''Old Romans" standard and in an IL
slant the banner poles of the Pennsy
Vania, Wisconsin, Nebraska, IVES
Virginia, Florida, Utah, MexicI
Ohio, New Hampshire. New jersey
Deleware, Oregon and Nevada Al
decorated with red handkerchiefS an
from the gallery, balconies and th
nave of the hall proper the red bar
danas decorates the auditorium. tt
cheers came from a thousand throat
in the gallery and is caught up by til
convention until the blare of the banC
trumpets and noise of the bass drul
is drowned in the greater volume Of Il
conventions full-throated voice. II
chair then stated that acting under a
thority conferred upon him by the n
tiOnal democratic committee he wou
present to the convention the names
the persons selected by the committ
to preside over and officer the temper
ry organization of the convention. IT.
reading of the list OF officers haviI
been concluded the choice of the col
mittee was ratified by the unaDimo
vote of the convention. The Temporal
chairman, 5. NJ. White of Californ
was then called to the chair. Folio
ing is his address:
Gentlemen OF the Convention:
Profoundly grateful for the distiI
tion just conferred upon me i ;
reve-nthe-less conscious that 1 ha
been chosen for this position becaI
of your appreciation of that imports
section of our common country fir,
whence / came. l can assure YOU II
those whom IN part represent "
regard with satisfaction the recoO
tion which they have just received, /
because of any uncommon ability
influence of mine, but for the reas
that this is the only season in the /
tory of our national conventions
which the Pacific Slope has been
corded such an honor California Y
acquired under democratic rule; it
came commonwealth under De-
cratic rule; it is therefore fittinr (
the bestowal of this favor She
emanate from the organization WI
patriotism and courage gave her TO
American union. and that party sht
be the first to press forward 4
parental fondness the child