Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-30

al were renewed and prolonged in re-
Spouse to this and the speaker sat down
amid great cheers.
Edwin f. Uhl went up TO the platform
TO speak for Michigan. lie presented
the name of Chief Justice Allen 5. Morse,
Of the Peninsula state.
New York being called, up rose Gov.
Flower; New York has no candidate
TO present." he said.
North Carolina seconded the name OF
Stevenson, and then there was skip
along the states on the roll call until
Texas was reached, and its voice was
lifted for Isaac =. Gray. John Goodc,
of Virginia, got on his chair and sent
up his Endorsement of Stevenson.
Washington, in the effusion Of pour
ing rain storm on the roof and uneasy
galleries, made herself heard for Gray.
Then came up gray-haired Delegate
Bragg, of Wisconsin, to put up the
name of John l.. Mitchell of that state.
The rain was so furious and the patter
so steady that no voice could make it.
self heard. So Mr.. Bragg sat down and
waited for the din to subside
Meantime the band struck up the
baby song from wang" and the entire
Pennsylvania delegation jumped upon
their chairs and sang these words:
Grover, Grover; four more years of
Grover; in he goes,
"Out they go,
"Then we'll be In clover"
The cheers and shouts that accompa-
MED the catchy music were hearty. The
band was compelled by the cheers and
calls for more TO keep the air constantly
going for ten minutes.
Then they played Dixie" and a horn
pipe and the crowd yelled and checred'
and all the while the rain poured down
from black cloud so dense that with.
out the electric arc lights recognition
of persons ten feet away would not have
been possible in the hall. The light
ming was vivid and as a background tc
the band music and the din of the con
vcntion rafting and booming thunder
rolled constantly. There crept into the
wigwam tidings of a fire in some light
ming struck structure in the city. The
storm penetrated the great roof of She
| convention wigwam, which resembles q
| Hudson river ice house, and tricklinl
threads and streams of water fell upoi
the delegates and spectators. Umbrcl
las were hoisted all about the hall an,
the club banners were slowed ava!
safely against drowning.
Finally, after nearly three-quarter'
of an hour. Mr.. Bragg resumed hi
speech for Mitchell. Nobody heard /
save the stenographer. Oklahoma can't
under the Stevenson umbrella and Ala
bama, which had been passed at tn
end of the roll call, came up with n sec
ond for Mr.. Morse, of Michigan. Dele
gate King said that as the son of a dca
ex-confcdcrate officer he spoke for tn
northern cx-soldier Of Michigan.
Then the nominations being cor
cludcd, the roll was begun.
Alabama led off without n skip fC
Morse. Arkansas came in with her siJ
teen for Gray. California split squar,
" in the middle-nine each for Ora
and Stevenson. Illinois forty-cigl
were pumped into the Stevenson ba
ket. but Iowa first stirred the crow,
1--WE east our solid vote for Henry Wa
terson,n said the chairman and thci
were cheers.
The biggest breeze of the roll ca
swept the convention when Gov. Flow
stood on his feet and stated New Noi
was solid for Stevenson, ~ votes. III
breeze grew TO a gale OF applause.
subsidized only to rise again when Nor
Carolina stepped into the StcvcnsC
, column. When Ohio shook out 30
2 40 votes for Stevenson the cXcitcmcl
grew and when the Keystone sta
, dropped "a votes into the hat of NJ
! Gray the counter current Of checriI
caused cloudburst of confusion on Il
convention floor.
/ wisconsin casts her 20 votes I
e John l.. -'
make IL sullivan shot in vol
from the gallery and the convent,
y roared with laughter. When the moi
r subsidized Wisconsin cast her vote
4 John l.. Mitchell.
/, When the roll was finished the ligur
i showed Stevenson 403 and Gray 3IS-
choice.
Then began the changes. Iowa fiji
came into the Stevenson camp, Nc
= tana next, followed by Nebraska. Oh
e got into line amid great cheers. NJ
= souri, climbed over the wall; Gcorl
q was close behind and Kentucky cal
y next.
h The flock of states outside the Stew,
.e son coop came 10 cover with rush
" wings and flutter of feathers. 1t
4. came only question of time and VIII
ID the two-thirds vote for Stevenson h
m been obtained the nomination was ,
"a nounced,
40 The usual resolution OF thanks TO
le ficers were passed and the national ne
* flcation committees were named.
W Zen. Patrick Collins, Of Massacl
~ sets, then took the platform and moN
Of that the democratic national CONN
p tee should at the next national conv,
ton provide accommodations only
~. the delegates, alternates the press,
IA national committee and for no othc
d. This was demanded in view Of
al gallery Interruptions made possible d
&C. which have been demonstrated. I
Al. resolution was before the house wi
by one Of the electric arc lamps fell amo
er the delegates and stampede was
sc minent for a brief time No harm, he
ever, was done.
ed The Collins resolution, after the c
ay fusion subsidized, was referred 20 the
a ecutive committee Of the new natio
he committee.
nd At $50 the convention adjourned +
or, die.
nS WHO THE NOMINEE Is.
he Adlai Ewing Stevenson, OF llooml
ton, ILL.,, the democratic candidate