The state capital., 1892-07-02

nintion to adj Chairman Wilson to the notif
cation committee.
Mr.. Collins, Of massachusetts,, put the quas.
tion on account Of the modesty OF the chhlr-
man. 1t was carried;
A resolution authorizing the national COM
mittee to elect as Chairman of the cofnihittes
and of the executive committee, persons NOT
members of the committee, was offercd ps MI
Honey of Rhode Island and adopted
Mr. Collins. of Massachusetts, from the plat
form said.
propose to address ms self to the commlttes
on sense and good Judgment and experiences "
900 collected here. Twelve years ago pIaI
sented a resolution authorizing the nstouai i
committee to provide accommodations lot tne @
! next convention. The time was not r1ps 10.
the adoption of that resolution then. " W'5noai I
disparagement to our national commlttee ~ neof af
free to say in the presence of small Iactl9n @ oa
the American public that q, mistake has eI Dsen
made and the .,o time has she1m1a comG be @ne;, q
| deliberaiive body, not subject 10 o!sio', outsoo
influence If we could be on exnlols,oii Sfn on nt
! in view of the 65 010,0O0 of people or 7VO.Uo ot
democrats we'll and good; but what IS the use y,
having Is 600 people who can hardly see a ano q
cannot hear controlling the PROCEEDINGS s,,a ol
| democratic convention and preventing II lIoln !!
| bping de1iherative ICries OF good ~ Is ~.
| the discomfort and Inconvenience but 1t Is the
danger of wrecking the convention tnat NOV IL
| me therefore move that the deinoGIs.s.i, sl,
national committee be instructed to provloe ~, ~
| tfe next convention accommodations for tne
| delegates, altarnates. members OF the press
national committee and none others
All of the delegates were standing during tne
remarks of Mr. Collins They listened TO nun
attentively. and cries of "good" reachea hill
from all parts of the hall, but at the ena 'hoi'
| were hissss and iaers from the galleries.
Mr. Collins called for the roll OF states AM
the chairman called on the delegates 20 re
sume their seats Just as he ceased speakln'
| the rope holding one of the electric lights Jus
| over the center of the convention hoor CAV
! wav and the big iron frame with It's gio"ini
ARE came down with crash right III the iliie. '
die Of the New York delegation. roar "on
up ftctn the great assemblage, ana thele We ""
great confusion for some time. the lamp wa
removed bv policemen and firemen. however
without serious consequences.
When something like order had been restores
Mr.. Hensel of Pennsylvania, said from Tn
hlatfcrni that as It was evident call OF state
| could not be had he would move that the feso
lution Of Mr. Collins be referred to the ne'
national committee with favorable recoii
nendatiou. This motion was carried, only
few delegates voting on s,1u
confusion. Then thu usual resoiu
lions Of thanks were passed. The
| included the secretaries OF the convention, Tn
Chicago committee and finally the presiding OF
ficer who was very nearly forgotten III 1he con
fusion Mr.. Zachary, of LOUISIANA reiiieh
, bered the vste of thanks to Mr.. wilson a., AZ
Henry watterson took tho chair temporary
| and put tho question
The official stenographer was authorized
rrerare an official report of the proceedings
Mr.. Russell. of Missouri. then got on Il
= chair ard moved that the convention adJour
The chair but the motion. declared IL carrie
and with parting word of thanks to tho COZ
| vention for its consideration. at 5:lo deciar'
| the convention adjourned sine die