Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08
This aroused the enthusiasm of the con.

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vention
To FEVER HEAT
Tor the first time during the proceedings
The nall was az once filed with cheer OF
cheer, spd the great body Of people srose
snd stood shouting at the top of thei]
voices until tie din was desfening H.t:
were thrust on the points Of canes arC
waved until the owners became tired
Some one or the stage crowned the bus,
OF the President on The left of he chair
msn with laurel wreath which was the
signal tor even wilder burst of shouts
and cheers than before. Although the
full band OF sixty pieces WAS In full blast,
not sound from IL could be heard
Tae climsX Of this great scene was
reached when the banners Of all the states
were borne by the delegates to he New
York standard and grouped around it.
At this the enthusiasm was unbounded.
Spectators and delegates tore the red,
white and blue bunting FROM the pillars
and from the face OF the balconies, waved
these improvised banners all over the
nall for ten minutes. This remarkable
cutourst did not cease till everybody was
exhausted. II was eYsctly twenty four
minutes before the chairman was able to
regain control OF the convention.
TER NOMINATION SECONDED.
After the storm had been oueled.
james a. McKee zie Of kentucky took the
! stand &c second the nomination OF Grover
Cleveland
There WAS, he ssid, within the broad
! limi's Of this great lsnd cut one more
! popular Democrat than Grover Cleveland
and that was the QueenlY womsn he hsd
MADE his wife la1ghter and continued
! applause TIE White House Wss presided
over By me uncrowued Queen OF cur re-
puoltc. He (NcKepzlt) ~as not going to
let Mrs. Cleveland out " this campaign
II boc sig1o Vinces. Applause At
The last convention it was said CIevela1d
Was lived fer the enemies he hsd made
Later it was esid he WAS loved for the
fAscal6 turned out. Still Lister It Was
said he was loved fer the message he had
written. App!au5e X 4ntucky loved
rim foT the fgnt that was in him and fer
his
SPLENDID RACING QUALITIES.
He WAS game as L. xInston, and IS
speedy as Ten Brock. Laughter and
applause. In his early form he won the
Buffalo m4yorslty, stakes, hands down.
Lister he csusered from post to pole in
me New York handicsp, s winner by
10? 600 feet. Lang lter He then en-
tered against Ice FIOrenune Mosaic from
Maine, and won the national derby by 6
neck. He was about to run again, and
he bulletin board would show: Eclipse
fist, and the rest no where"
MIR. McK4pZie then eulog'zed Mr..
CLEVELAND > administration il a pleasant
manner, which secured for him much ap-
plsuse and laughter.
b. D D. T#iggs. of Georgia, also Sec
oEdud M. C!e7eisnd's nomination. He
said thst the great state OF G.oegia Is
proud TO second the name Of Grover
Cleveland Monopoly has said 10 the |
south: "Ynu are poor, build up your liz
dustnes. Protection has made US ricb, |
1t will also make you rich" Georgia
HAS SENT BACK HER ANSWER
from millions VI spiadles. We say that |
we d0n't care 10 get rich by making the |
poor Of the nation poorer. This conven-
ton will be bu; 8 ratification meeting to |
speak the sentiments Of the sovereignJie5 !
when have already spoken, and We come !
aece to place before the country an |,
tlready chosen ss.ndard-besrer, Grover !
Cleveland. He has rec aimed those |
pledges OF the psst and no new ones are
necessary nov. The call of states was
then continued, but there was no response
until Illinois Wss reached, when
W, r Morrison arose and being
recognized by the convention received 81
greeting. He me ely desired
TO formally second tue nomination in be-
Ds I Of Illinois.
Kansas responded with written sec
oDd commanding CIyelesnd's administrs-
ton.
Michigan was represented by r D.
Stout, WHO voiced the sentiments OF his
delegation in secondiIg the nomination.
Wnen Missouri was called there were
loud and long continued cries for Vest,
but the Senator failed to respond, and
WIEN New York WAS reached q similar
com pIme0t was tsudered 10 Fellows, but
ne likewise fsiied TO appear.
SECONDED BY LIGHJFoOT OF TEXAS.
When the state Of Texas was cslled,
Mr.. Lightioot was called to respond.
H ". Lightfoot Of Texas, on behalf OF
the Demo cratic party of the great state
)f Texas, state which has rolled
Up the gTaDdest Democrat ma
'ority Of any state In this Union,
;iaimed the right to second the
nomination OF Grover Cleveland. Ap-
clause We Ct Texas love the galiaut
,hieitatn, who il the most remarkable
'ampsign known to history, had the
1tmness to ring cut IS the keynote Of his
the motto, "Fell the truth"
App!s use We admire, Mr.. Chairman,
ne NOBLE Statesman who had the firm
less to inscribs On his banner the
MOTTO, ia public ofi;e is pubic
rust" Applause We admire the
Tscksonian 'mness which peaned the
Message 10 Congress, throwing the entire
weight CT the administrator upon the
ide Of prsctical tariff r revenue only
Applause Ia 1884 Texas rolled IN /
Il irrity for the national ticket OF 1884, |
100 Lapplause and with united and 10 {
'lnclole meiorIty she hopes to roll no IN {
November for the national ticket 100000 {
majority. Applause {
Mckenzie VI Kentucky moved to sus- I
'end the rules and nominate Grover
Cleveland for President by reclamation. I
The chair put the question and there {
vas returned from the convention .
laundering chorus OF ayes.
'he chair therefore announced that
Grover Cleveland having received On {
unanimous vote WAS the candidate of the I
D. moctstic party for President OF the +
United States. When the nomination Of t
Level md Was announced by the chsir-
nan another scene Of wild enthusiasm q
ccurred in the convention, but the dele q