Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-06-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
ONLY MEETS TO ADJOURN
Opening of the Democratic
Convention.
The ADDRESS OF ChAISMlN OWENS.
Resolutions of Sympathy
for Mr.. Blaine.
WILSON FOR Permanent CHAIRMAN
Grand Rally in Carnegie
Music Hall.
WILSON FOR Permanent CHAIRMAN
THE OPENING DAY.

Music Hall.
THE OPENING DAY.
Short Session of the Democratic Con-
| vention at Chicago-Speech of Tenn.
! porary Chairman Owens-The Gath.
erIDg Expresses Sympathy for Mr..
Blaine in His Hour OF Amictfon-
Wilson of West Virginia Made Per-
manent Observation-Disclosures WILL
ing That Hill Sh ould be Withdrawn
in Favor of BOies If the Latter Can
show Enough strength-Kentucky
Wheels in Line for the Ex.Presiden t
silver States for BOies-The Oppo-
sftfOn to Gray for Second Place on
the Ticket Removed and His Name
VIII be Presented by senator
| Voorhees-Mr. whitney Says Cleve.
land is Sure of 626 Votes on the
First Ballot.
CHICAGO, June 21.-A circus tent, trebly
magnifed, with dozen huge white PEN
dants stretching from covering to floor,
that was the appearance of the big demo-
cratic wigwam where the national conven-
ton assembled to-day. But the supposed
pendants of the shining canvas were in
reality stout posts supporting what ap-
peared to be mammoth canopy floating in
the sky, but in reality was a substantial
the walls to admit light and air above from
every direction. The vista of seats. a total
exceeding 10000, seemed to lengthen out
right and left before and behind till the
| eye became bewildered. Silken banners
| of blue, inscribed with the names of the
| states, and distributed abont the area of
| the floor forming the center of the struc-
| ture. showed where the votes were to come
from that within short time would name
| the winning candidate.
The gallery, though encircling the en-
tire hall and probably the largest ever
erected for national convention, seemed
to form part of the hundreds of tiers of
| seats, and not a distinct portion of the
structure. The rail was we'll hidden in
countless small flags and bore at intervals
the shields of the various states and por-
traits OF score of honored democrats of
the past
Chairman Brice called the convention to
order at 12:45 o'clock. w. G. Owens was
elected temporary chairman unanimously.
On taking the chair he made brief speech
as follows:
n.
Two great dangers menace the demo-
cratic party-one is external, the other in
ternal. The first is the organized machin-
cry of organized capital, supper ted by the
whole power of the government; the Sec
ond is the tendency among democrats to
make issues among themselves Two needs
therefore stand before US indispensable to
success-unity and harmony. OF the one
this chair and gavel stand representative.
1t remains for you to supply the other.
In this spirit greet you, fellow demo-
crats, as the advance guard of a grand
army sent forward to blaze pathway to
victory. How momentous is your respon-
sibility I need not tell you. If you work
in wisdom the millions toiling in shop
and mine and field will rise up and call
you blessed. The roll-call of the repub-
lie attests that it heart and conscience are
with us in our war With the representa-
tives of greed. The best thought of our
party is platform that challenges the
appreciation and invites the respect of the |
people.
We can succeed. We must do more
we must deserve success. Above the |
wrecks, if need be, of selfish combina-
tions we must rear temple to the plain |
people and build shrine SO broad that |
every lover of his kind may kneel
The burden must be lifted from the back |
of toll, and to that end it has right to de-
mand that whoever bears our banner must |
lift it above the rmoke of conflict and the |
din of faction, that every democrat of the |
Union may follow it's lead in exultant and |
irresistible combat. Let us not mistake. |
The gravity of the situation demands the |
broadest patriotism and every needfu, sac
ri6ce. Our work but begins here. Un-
der the suns of summer and the frosts of
autumn we must carry it forward with I'M
faltering courage to triumphant close.
This again must be a campaign of edu-
cation. The study OF the cornfield begun |
in the west and south, must lie carried in
every hamlet of the east and north. The |
people must learn their true relation to
no railroad president champions the trib-
unes of the people, no task masters write
our tariff bills. They must learn" that for
personal and political advantage their
country was menaced by the threat of
war and they will learn with shame and
| regret that on the day the war-like mes
| sage of the president was read in the halls
| little by 10 republic of Chilli accepting
the Terms of the presidential u!timatum
was read in every capital of the world.
| Our opponents must be measured by their
deeds and not by their professions. The
| Fifty-frst congress wrote the blacklist pag
in our legislative history aud became
| thing of the past. It challenged the ap-
proval of the people and they responded
in tones 30 portentous that it seemed the
voice of God. With unanimity which
finds no parallel in the history of popular
government they determined that bill
| lion dollars was too much to pay for such
a museum of freaks. If we permit they
| will stand by their verdict. That our
cause may triumph let work in kindness.
| not forget that our political brothers may
be just as honest and perhaps bstter in
| formed.
1mpelled by one purpose, the republics
good, we will free ourselves from the
chickering's and heartburnings that charac-
terized the republican party when its
Marshal Ney went down at Minneapolis
before the mailed legions of the bread
and butter brigade.
The speakers voice was firm and clear
and penetrated to the farthest recesses of
the galleries and his remarks were cheered
| to the echo.
At the close of Mr.. Owens speech, UPON
motion of Delegate White of California,
the roll was called for the constitution of
the committees on credentials on rules and
order of business, on permanent organiza-
ton and resolutions, each state to name
one member of each committee.
The first breeze of applause arose when
the state of Wisconsin was called. The
name of William G Dewitt for the perma-
nent organization committee passed with
out.comment. Roswell P..Flower's name
caused ripple and Bourke Cockran's name
was received with hearty burst of APP
plause. John w. Danial of Virginia was
name that was greeted with hearty yell
ing.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY FOR BLAINE.
Delegate Cahill of Illinois then offered
this resolution: 'tResolved, That this con-
vention tender its profound sympathy to
that distinguished American, James g.
Blaine in the heavy affection which has
befallen him." Its reading was inter
rupted with the loudest applause up to the
| present time, and when its reading was
finished it was adopted unanimously.
: Mr.. SWEET of the Maine delegation, in
behalf of the democracy of Maine, thanked
the delegates for the sympathy it had ex-
tended to the distinguished resident of
. their state. God forbid, he said, that the
democracy of Maine or of any other state
should hesitate to tender their sympathy
!, II, <bo prooapca of that Grim vicitarf ruh