The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-13
CLEVELAND THE CANDIDATE.
NOMINATED BY AUCLAMA-
TIoN AMID THE CHEERS
OF TEN THOUSAND.
THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
CALLED TO oRDER-THE TEMPORARY
oRGANIzATIoN PERFECTED.
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Condensed from News Observer.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. June Sat 1885
the vast assemblage was silenced by
a stroke from the gravel Of Chairman
Barnum and the Democratic conyen.
ton of 1888 was formally in session.
The chairman introduced Bishop j.
b. Cranberry of st. Louis, who OPEN
ed the proceedings with prayer. He
rendered deyoute thanks for the many
benefits which this country had re
ceived from the hands of Providence.
Prayed for the continuance of those
bounties ard called down the divine
blessing upon tue President and all
those in authority. The chair then
stated that, acting under the author
ity conferred upon him by the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, he
would present to the convention the
names of the persons selected by the
committee to preside over and officer
the temporary organization of the
convention.
As the secretary read the name OF
S. NJ. White, OF California, as tempo
rary chairman, the convention grees
ted it with cheers az 1t also greeted
the name of T. o. Prince, of Massa.
chusetts, as Secretary. The reading
of the list of officers having been con.
cluded, the choice of the committee
was ratified by the unanimous vote
ofthe convention. The chairman APP
pointed Messrs g. S Bryce, of Ohio,
and F. ". Dawson, of South Caro-
lima, as the committee to conduct Mr..
White to the platform. Having taken
the chair, the new presiding officer
was greeted with another round of
applause and others. Mr.. White
then addressed the convention. Al
though Mr., White had requested by
way of preface, that during the deliv-
cry of his speech, the convention
should preserve silence, he was fire.
quently interrupted by applause and
once or twice was compelled to stop
until the applause had died away.
He spoke with distinctness aud could
be heard all over the hall. When he
mentioned the name of President
Cleveland the convention arose to its
feet and with waving hats and fiutter.
ing handkerchiefs cheered for several
seconds.
The mention of tariff reform was
also cheered and az the close Of his
address the speaker was generously
applauded. Curiously enough refer
ences in the speech to Tilden failed
to arouse any marked enthusiasm aud
none Of the New York delegation sp-
plauded the mention OF that once in
spring name. At the conclusion Of
Mr.. Whites speech Gov. Green, of
New Jersey, offered a resolution
adopting the rules of the proceeding
convention as the rules Of the present
convention, subject to the following
notifications, that in votisg for can
didates f,r President and Vice Presi-
dent no State shall be allowed t.
change its vote until the roll call of
States has been made and every State
has cast lis vote. The resolution was
adopted, alter q point Of order raised
by Mr.. Schewalter, of Missouri, that
il was not in order until a report had
been made BY the committee on ere.
dentials, had been oyerruled BY the
chair.
The chair then recognized Senator
German, Of Maryland, who presented
q resolution providing that the roll
Of States be called and that each
State name its member Of the com.
mitiee on credentials, member Of
the committee on permanent organi-
zziion and member Of the committee
on resolutions, and that ali resolu-
tons relating TO the platform be re-
ferred 10 the committee on resolu-
tioDs. The resolution was adopted
and the States proceeded TO make
their appointments.
The appointments for North Caro-
lima we're - follows: Chairman, Jul.
ian ). Carr; secretary, Chas. N.
Vance; resolutions, Richd Battle, On
the staff Of the NeUs- Observer; Gre
dentisls, W. e. Bowen; organization,
w. &. Smith, Committeeman, M. w.
Ransom.
South Carolina: Chairman, +. w.
Dawson; Secretary, G. 3 Graham:
Resolutions, Jno. 5. Sloan; Creden.
tials, =. A. Wood; organization, ].
i. Coggins, Committeeman, r. W.
Dawson.
Virginia Cbsirman, EppA Huntou:
Secretary, ". ". Scott: Resolution, !,
L. W. Mckinney; Credentials. p. G.
Marshall; Equalization, J. W. Ray.
LETT; Committeeman, John s. Bar.
bour.
Mr. Albeit, Of New Jersey, offered
an amendment fixing the hour st 10
o'clock. lie wanted, be said, 70 see
the Democratic ticket nominated TO-
morrow and not on the third day.
The amendment was ancepted by
Mr. Flower and the resolution a.
amended WAS sgreed TO.
The convention then, on motion Of
Mr.. FlnHsF. M y a,rlock faok a races.