Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-21

ol"'es anu ui''ii"u'eu ABOUT the areaof
floor forming the centre of the 14
turc, showed where the votes wa,, ''''
come from that within a few bo,,.
the most would name the Winpino e"
didate. All around We're the @
tiers of seats containing the spcc,,,%
who, if they could not vote in the
vention, were at least able To cboo, .o",
yell to their hearts content. The cham a'
mans desk, the same over which ca, ''
land and Hendricks We're Nominated i.
1884, was surmountcd by two immo..l
bouquets of daisies, peonies and lo..
green ferns.
The gallery, though cucircliDg y.
entire hall and probably the lo,n..
ever erected for a national conysn,ia.
seemed to be part of the hundred u,
tiers of seats and did not appear 10 h.
distinct portion of the structure IT,
rail was hidden in countless small e,@
and bore at intervals the Shield Of =.
various States and portraits of \ .,o.,
of honored democrats of the pas.
the crowds Hocked into the hall olmo.
the first comment was that the Nan
York delegation had been given hc.
seats. 1t was the result OF thcalphah,
however, not of any design. A, han.
past II the great wigwam was the c,d.
est place in Chicago. The entire s,p,.
ture was yet moist from its drcncbip,
by furious rains on Saturday night. 4,
the bells changed the hour Of II iha
pioneers reachedt the hall and the crovj
had established steady flow, then tbe
pioneers DISAPPEARED within the mon.
strous barracks, like bees who Green
over the sill of their hives and disn.
pear within. A dark fringe of specla.
tors soon adorned the mil Of the ume,
gallery. Hundreds of Others amblol
down the aisles in the lower gallcn
and pressed forward TO the front place,
All seem to have brought fans and The
flash of these before hundreds of drip.
ping faces lent life to the growing seem.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-The first Gov
Boies banner appeared at u O'Clock,
causing great enthusiasm.
Gov. Flower, of New York, appeared
at the head of the New York delegation
causing tremendous cheers.
The delegates are slowly assembling.
Heavy rain storm just started. Wig.
wan leaks. People in galleries forced
to use umbrellas. Suddenly IS the
storm had come it passed away and
light flowed again within the great hall.
Prominent men are being cheercd as
they enter the hall. 1t is said that the
opponents of Cleveland are trying to c-
feet n combination on German or Boie
but so far unsuccessful.
Senator Calvin :. Bricc called tie
convention to order at l2.i5 p. m.
W C. Owens, of Kentucky, was then
elected the temporary chairman unar-
imously and addressed the CONVEX
ton.
At the close of Mr.. Owens's speech.
upon motion of Delegate White, ofcal,
the roll was called for the c%onsiiu'
ton of the committee on credentials. on
rules and order of BUSINESS, on pcrma'
nent organization and on resolutions
each State to name one member Of each
committee. All resolutions and com
m|unications to the convention were
ordered referred to the resolution,
committee.
An announcement was made that the
republican city of Portland, Ore, had
gone democratic by 1000 majority.
A resolution of sympathy with Jane
G.. Blaine in his aiIliction was olleroi
and received with cheers.
The call of States proceeded very
and at its conclusion the con
vention, at 1870 O'Clock adjourned til.
tomorrow Mt II o'clock.