Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-08
By Loud Acclaim.
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE SOUNDS THE
NOTE OF VICTORY.


ST. LOUIS. June G.-The Democratic F,
National Convention broke the record
for the greatest display OF enthusiasm
ever witnessed in similar body. For
over twenty consecutive minutes L.
600 people filled the air OF the great
convention hall with volume OF UNI
diminishing cheers. comparable with
nothing on earth, perhaps, but the roar
Of the falls OF Niagara. 1t WAS on the
utterance OF these words: " give you
name entwincd with victory. nom
mate Grover Cleveland OF New York. "
The speaker WAS Daniel Dougherty, Of
Tammany Hall, with head proudly
erect, every fibre OF his fine features
qulvering, every nerve OF his noble
figure tense. The magniiicent-volced
orator was alternately thrilling the
vast audience and holding them spell
( bound. When, at the climax OF his
! el.quence, he named, for the first time,
/ the man who was uppermost IN the
! thoughts of all, it was needless to utter
another word. Dougherty paused for
IA moment to gaze over the hundreds
OF frantic, cheering delegates and the
even more frantic thousands OF spec
tators beyond. High above the forest
OF heads we've waving innumcrahle red
bandanas; hats and canes We're being
pitched into the AR, while tn Cheer
Ing was becoming 30 terrific that no
single enthusiast could hear his
screcch in one overpowering general
yell.
At this moment mammoth picture
OF the capitol at Washington, covering
the wall far above the platform, and in
plain view of the whole convention,
was seen to swing back, and the smll-
ing face of President Cleveland
beamed out on his admirers Every
body in the hall seemed fairly beside
himself with excitement. The stone
bust of the President, near the speak
er's stand, was crowned with a wreath
of green, snatched by almost frenzied
hands from among the decorations of
the platform. Long-poled State ban
ners among delegates were being
whirled wildly in air, when suddenly
the convention, with mighty shout,
discovered Daniel Dougherty climbing
on chair in the middle Of the New
Workers on the floor. He was waving
aloft an American flag. As if moved
by common impulse, the standard
bearers of the different States all passed
toward New York, each seeking to
reach Dousherty's emblem with their
tall stats and toss it to the roof. At
this the American eagles ornamenting
the railing OF the gallery We're being
taken off, and their outstretched wings,
six feet from tip TO tip, were tapping
their golden feathers with the assist
ance OF spectators, men and women
alike.
In mercy to the people, the chair
man at length interposed, and after re-
peated eff,r directed their attention
to the tall Kentuckian who stood be-
side him. This gentlemen, Delegate
Mackenzie, was 10 second the nomi-
nation OF Cleveland, and aroused the
convention to renewed Outburst, al
most at the first word, by declaring
there was but one Democrat in the
country more popular than Cleveland,
the Gueenly woman lie had made his
wife. Again the convention was in an
aprOar, when the speaker gave II bran
new title to the leader of the Rcpubli-
cans, the " Florentine Mosaic from
Maine" Mackenzie moved to now
suspend the rules and make the uomi-
nation of Cleveland absolutely nnan-
imous, but everybody wished to join in
seconding Cleveland's nomination, and
everybody Was given chance. Then
the thing was done with one extra