The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-01

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both gold and silver with 8 sdjscrimina-
mintage."
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The chairman quietly put fAe motion and
1t was carried by large majofity-so
chairman then put the question on the
adoption Of the platform.
There were some dissenting votes, but
the chairman declared the platform
adopted. The chairman then announced
that the next question was the call Of the
roll of States for nominations Of
candidates for President. sAt this
the convention loudly chez red.
When Alabama was called delegate
named Fenton jumped on his chair and
moved an adjournm emit, but without
needing the motion the secretary pro.
proceeded with the call. Arkansas
yielded her place to New Jersey and
amid cheers, Governor Leon Albeit, of
New Jersey, was recognized. and took the
stand to nominate Grover Cleveland. he
stood just behind the chairman's desk,
manuscript in front Of him .spd ;speaking
so clearly that he coa1dzxAe Md sell
through the great halL -
the hurrah Of an hour before was re
newed. The delegates sprang to their
feet, many Of them mounting chairs;
noise of cheering was deafening. Mich
igan's banner was waved aloft again.
The enthusiastic banner-bearer forgot
discretion, and, taking the banner across
the aisle, Haunted it in the face of the
New York delegates.
Gen. Sickles resented this imperti-
nence, and denounced it, and he was
joined by other members Of the delega.
tion.
Mayor Manning, of Albany, put out
his foot to bar the aisle where he sat,
and the banner-bearer fell. Michigan
men were across the aisle in an instant,
and it looked as though blows would
follow. Gen. Sicklee: eve in New
York are gentlemen, and do not propose
to be insulted"
$50 are we," said ran from Michi-
gan, "and we know how to behave our
selves"
"Yor cannot carry that mans banner
across here" said Sickles, waving his
crutch in the air. 1--WE propose to say
who shall be our candidate and we do
not want to have Michigan ramming
their candidates down our throats."
Then Michigan delegate poured oil
on the troubled waters by laying: "The
man was told not to raise the banner and
he had no right to go over in the NewYork
delegation In any event." and the con-
fict which threatened blows came to an
end.
The cheering continued intermittingly
for ten minutes. The chairman succeed.
ed in pounding order with his gavel and
Governor Albeit went on. At the next
sentence: Not only will he receive the
support of every Democrat in the land
there were cries of NO" and counter
cries of "Yes" from all over the hall.
Stopping a moment, the Governor re.
strong emphasis on the word Demo
crat" The point brought down the
house.
At another point where Gov. Albeit
paused, some one cried: "Give US a Dem.
ocrat," but it did not provoke demon
stration. When Governor Albeit came to
the review of the modern heroes OF
Democracy each was cheered in modera.
tion from Russell to Boies, but when
David b. Hills name was mentioned
Tammany and the New York delegation
led demonstration second only to that
which the Cleveland men had made.
Mounting their chairs the New Yorker.
led cheering army which found recruit,
momentarily in every part of the .hsll
Twice the New York men sat down but
each time the cheering started anew and
again and again the friends and admirer.
of Hill arose to their feet. Just behind
the chairman, DR.. Mary Walker stood
almost alone waving white handker
hief in the face of the convention.
After the speech of Gov. Albeit car.
ried on and closed amid much confusion
English, OF Indiana, took the platform
to second the nomination of Cleveland
saying that Senator Voorhees, was con.
fined &c his bed By severe indisposition
A letter was read from Voorhees,, endor
sing Cleveland, and was loudly cheered
At 1.45 pm, Duncomb took the plat
form to present the name of. Boies, o!
Iowa, saying that for the first time a mar
would be presented for the high Office o.
President who lives west of the Missis
sippi river.
After Duncomb had concluded tn,
rain was pouring in torrents and tht
| lightning flashing, and the chairman tool
| refuge under an umbrella Colorado
being reached, yielded to New York
when w. G. Dewitt, of Brooklyn, mad,
his way up the aisle to nominate Senate,
Hill But the storm was 80 great that
the New York delegation unanimously
requested Kim to panse until It should
apate. In few minutes the raging OF
the elements having diminished Mr.. De.
Witt made very stirring and forcible
speech in behalf of the Now York Scna-
| tor, and in conclusion, after defending
the mid-winter convention, said: "Ours
is the cojgn of vantage, the point OF
strategy, the very spot Of victory or de.
feat. We appreciate the responsibility
of our position and would speak to you
like men whose blood flows in their
| words"
After the nominations had been made
and seconded, and motions to adjourn
| had been repeatedly defeated, the roll OF
| States was called as follows:
Alabama Ia for Cleveland, Morrison
for Campbell.
Arkansas, Cleveland g..
California, Cleveland 49,
Colorado, Hill 3, Boies 8.
| Connecticut, Cleveland IL.
Georgia, Hill 5, German 4, Cleveland