The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07

cal and reaching the farthest corners OF
the hall, it was an occasion when the ora
tor and his speech achieved measure OF
success entirely perfect and ideal.
When the speaker said, 81 rise to name
the next President of the United States, "
there was great excitement, the delegates
all standing and cheering. New York
presents him to the convention and
pledges her electoral vote. Renewed
cheering We are here to name the
man the people have already chosen y
Renewed applause. At the mention OF
tariff reform there was loud applause.
The mention of the yetoes and reclama.
tion of public territory brought loud
cheers. Alluson to the end of sectional
strife was greeted with continued cheers
and hat waving. II give you name en-
twined with victory. | nominate Grover
Cleveland" Great excitement
The climax was reached when, with
arms raised over his head and hands
clinched, the orator concluded Il nomi-
nate Grover Cleveland of New York"
The applause was not set cheer but
a continuous one and deafening shout,
coming from floor, from balconies, and
from gallery, and it was renewed with a
vigor past Imagination, when pane in
the huge picture of the White House
above the stage was removed and Dor
trait of the President disclosed.
TUMULT OF ENTHUSIASM.
The band began playing the Star
Spangled banner" but not note could
be heard five feet away from the point
where the musicians strove against the
noise in apparent pantomime. Flags,
banners, hats, everything within reach
were waved in the air, and trumpets, tin
whistles, and buges added to the din.
A fast as the thr0ats Of one delegation
gave out another took up the cheers.
Then attention was turned to the New
York delegation, the banners of every
State were hoisted high and three times
three were given for Dougherty and his
colleagues.
TWENTY MINUTES OF CHEERING.
Twenty minutes passed and the record
of tie continued cheering that succeeded
the presentation of Governor Cleveland
name at Chicago in 1884 had been broken
At the end of twenty-five minutes the
chairman raped vigorously for order
and it was hardly restored, but again
enthusiasm broke out, and 1t was not
until 1885, when the applause had lasted
Just twenty-four minutes, that the tn
multi came to an end The applause haC
lasted Just twenty.three minutes to the
second.
CLEVELAND THE NOMINEE.
Finally. the call was concluded, The
motion TO suspend the rules was put anC
carried, and the chairman declared thai
Grover Cleveland, having received more
than twO-thirds OF the votes cast, wai
regularly the nominee of the Democratic
party for President of the United States
Roswell p Flower Of New York sen
up to the clerks desk a resolution tha
! when the convention adjourned it should
be until 10 to o.mOrrow. There was {
storm Of dissent, and, upon being put tC
vote, the resolution was defeated.
Then a motion for an adjournment un
I'll SPIN. was made, but the convention
again dssenied
Senator VOORHEES, renewed the motor
to adjourn until tomorrow morning
1t was seconded by Lieutenant Gov
| ernOr White.
Mr.. Voorhees, resolution was defeated
by standing vote. Then Mr. Flower
resolution that when recess is taken !
be until 5 pm. tonight, was taken ~
and declared carried, but after grea
confusion the roll was called, and tn,
motion was lost. The motion to ad
iourn TO 10 o'clock tomorrow mornin!
was hen carried, and the contention ad
| journed.
ANXIOUS SPECTATORS.
Long before the vote on the motion t,
adjourn had been concluded it was eyi
dent that the motion had been carried ant
the delegates began leaving the building
in crowds The galleries, however, wcr
not 50 quickly emptied. The peopl
seemed to fear something might esCap
notice. The refusal TO proceed with tn
nominations was variously commented
on Some regarded it as a clear victor,
| for Gray, because Voorhees, had made
terrific fight for the motion to al iOurn
On the other hand White of California
one Of lhe guardians Of the Thurmal
boom had urged the adoption of the mo
ti0n. but had taken good care To nam
Thurman when he asked the convention
| TO vote for a recess.
THE yICE-PREsIDENCI.
Delegates went to the hotels, races, an
other resorts, and the dag was given u
to calculating on what the tariff plan
would he and TO discussing Gray an
| Thurman. 1t was conceded that della
helped the former unless his friends de
c;ded 10 withdraw him, though no on
outside Of Indiana thought there was
possibility Of his nomination. Rumor
that Gray would be Withdrawn and tha
he was coming to st. Louis on specis
train TO nominate Thurman were pei
sistently circulated The Indiana delC
gates, however, insisted there was notl
ing in either rumor, and tenaciously a:
serted that Gray would be nominated.
The Platform Committee met again &
) o'clock, and the subcommittee, {
which Mr.. Watterson is chairman, r,
ported
4 TARIFF PLANK
squarely endorsing Cleveland's polio
The whole committee rejected the plan
by vote of 81 TO %. In the debate
was developed that Cooper and Abbo
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