New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-21
INFORMING THEIR LEADERS.
DEMOCRATS CROWD THE BIG GARDEN
BUILDING.
rHEY CHEER GROVER CLEVELAND AND ApLAy
E. STEVENSON AND HEAR THEIR spEEcHEs.

The unusual spectacle Of notification
Of nomination to candidates for Prest-
dent and Vice-President in the presence
OF an immense gathering Of people was
witnessed at the Madison Square Garden last eve
ming. 1t was the first time that the method Of
performing this important and time-honored cere-
mony in public has been attempted, and the citi.
zens Of New-York approved it by crowding the vast
auditorium to its fullest capacity. The doors were
opened shortly after p. m. and within twenty
minutes every available particle of space was occu.
pied, both seats and standing-room, except the
| boxes, which had been reserved for prominent
in the Democratic councils their families and
other friends. The boxes were not long in filing.
and soon the great structure contained a mass Of
enthusiastic men and women, actuated, seemingly.
by the one purpose Of doing honor to the distin-
guShed men who are to lead the Democratic party
in the coming campaign, and who were about to
receive official notice that they had been chosen to
perform this duty.
The audience chamber had been handsomely
decorated under the supervision Of Police Com
missioner James j. Martin. chairman Of the Com
mittee Of Arrangements A large platform had
been erected for the speakers Of the evening. and
the various committees interested in the proceed
ings, including the Democratic National and
Notification Committees, the Mayors Committee Of
Democrats Of New-York Of all factions. and COM
| mittces from the Manhattan Club and other
| social Democratic associations of New-York.
Above the platform a canopy had been placed, in
which the inscription. Cleveland and Stevenson"
spelled out in electric lights. flashed above two
| large, silk American flags. Representations Of
| all the States OF the Union. and festooned with
American colors. decorated the spaces between
the boxes around the circuit Of the hall. which
was brilliantly Illuminated with electricity
| As soon as well-known faces began to appear
| upon the platform the cheering started, and was
maintained with little cessation until the audi
| ence dismissed. Cheers were given for Clcve-
| land. and repeated. Then there were cheers fof
| Richard Croker, and cheers for Stevenson. and
then more cheers for Cleveland. cannon out
side the building was fired, which was the signal
| for more cheering The band played a medley.
and the crowd took up the refrain Grover.
| Grover, four years more of Grover and kept il
| up with alternate cheering. "Dixie" was played
| by the band, and threw the gathered thousands
into violent applause. Marching Thru Georgia.
followed, but failed to touch the popular heart.
In this way the audience passed the time wait
ing for the speakers The platform and reserved
boxes were filing. There were William F. Har.
| rity, Of Philadelphia, who is to he elected chair
man Of the Democratic National Committee to-
| day; Senator Calvin s Brice, Senator. Ransom, Of
North Carolina; H. D. Clayton jr Of Alabama;
| Samuel X. Stoney. of Rhode Island S. P. Sheerin!
Of Indiana; Senator Samuel Pasco of Florida B.
F. Cable Of Illinois, NJ. F. Tarpey, of California;
J. j. Richardson, of Iowa; Arthur Sewall, Of
Maine; o. T. Holt Of Texas; Bradley T. Smaley.
| of Vermont; Congressman Timothy J. Campbell, Of
New York; Congressman Benton McSIillin, of Ten
nessee Colonel J. F. Gaynor, Of Syracuse; ex-
| Collector Daniel Magone, OF Ogdensburg;
| Norman f. Mack, OF Buffalo; Mayor Grant, W.
Bourke Cochran Richard Croker, Edward Murphy;
IT,, and Lieutenant-Governor William F. Sheehan,
who sat together in a private box and seemed
| TO wonder why Senator Hill had not come to take
part with them in this wonderful demonstration;
John ID. Crimniins, Register Frank 7. Fitzgerald,
| Joseph j. O'Donohue, Edward Kearney, Judge
| X. A. Van Wyck, Excise Commissioner Leicester
| Iolme, Nelson Smith, chairman of the Tammany
! Hall General Committee: Coroner John Is. Shea,
Police Justice A. j. White, Ex-Governor James f.
| Campbell Of Ohio Fire Commissioner II. ID. Pur-
roy William T. Poucher of Syracuse John Flana-
gan, Senator Edward p. IIagan, ex-Alderman
Robert B. Noonan, Assembyman William Sulzer,
ex-senator John J. Kiernan, General H. c. King,
Orlando b. Potter, Police Commissioner John c.
Shcehan, Nathan Straus Frederic r. Coudert, Police
Justice Voorhis. Walter Stanton. Comptroller
Theodore w. Myers, David Mcclure, J. H. Ruth
torney De Iancey Nicol. Commissioner Michael
J. DAILY. George Ehret. Colonel David s. Brown,
ex-Congressman Perry Belmont. ex-Corporation
| Counsel II. X. Beekman. Charles J. Candas treas
urer Of the Democratic National Committee;
Samuel d. Babcocl. chairman of the Mayors
Committee of One Hundred: John VI. Bowers,
ex-Asscmblyman James Oliver. Police Justice
Patrick Diver. Senator Plunkett. ex-Register
Reilly, Police Justice o. f. Mcmahon, C. @.
Baldwin. ex-Mayor Edson and hundreds Of
| other Democrats of distinction.
APPLAUDING THE GOVERNOR.
Governor Flowers appearance just after o'clock
| was the signal for applause. which the Governor
acknowledged by bowling repeatedly. lie was
accompanied by Mrs. Flower and others of his
family, and they occupied one of the boxes. Gen.
eral Daniel +. Sic<es, who had declared az Chicago
that the soldier vote would go for Cleveland.
! leaning heavily upon his crutches, upon tho
platform and took seat in full view of the spec
tators lie was received with round OF ap-
plause.
Before the doors OF the garden were opened 10
those who did not have tickets either for the
boxes or the seats which had been reserved,
there was a large crowd camoring at all the doors
for admission. There much grumblng, too.
for the police, who had charge Of these DOORS
| allowed not only those with cards of admission
to pass them bat men in the crowd who did not
have tickets, but whom the police recognized as
being prominent in the ranks OF the Democratic
party, were passed in. When the main doors in the
Madison-ave side of the building were opened in-
there were swept of their feet and despite their
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