The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-22
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
The Temporary Organization Effected
and an Adjournment Follows.
By the Associated Press.

The Temporary Organization Effected
and an Adjournment Follows.
By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 2l.-The situation has not
changed since last night. AS indicated in
these dispatches then, Cleveland and Gray
will make up the presidential ticket of 1899.
From the start the shrewdest observers
saw that the ex-President held q command
ing lead. Now that the field is clear the
battle seems to be over, aud except some
sudden change, possible only In the ever
shifting game of politics, takes place, it is
probable that before two days have passed
the work OF the convention will have
ended. An estimate by those who appear
competent judges fixes the time of adjourn
ment at Wednesday afternoon or Thursday
morning. At all events the convention
should be an extremely brief one.
At II 80 o'clock this morning the great
wigw am was the coolest place in Chicago.
The planks Of the floor, great timber stand
ards, the roof, In fact the entire structure,
was yet moist from its drenching by the
furious rains on Saturday last. The result
was cool, damp atmosphere, like that of
country cellar on hot summers day, when
the walls sweat and drip with moisture. To
those pioneer spectators who had climbed
the outer stairs and were seeking their
places the cool moisture was grateful
change, though not permanent satisfac-
ton.
GATHERING OF THE CROWD.
Out in the smoke-hazed streets slowly
moving and reeking crowds betrayed the
general impulse to move toward the lake
shore where the great wigwam is. In par
ties they bent their way thitherward, aud
as the muggy morning grew In age, others
and more people we're drawn within the
current, and as the bells changed the hour
of II o'clock the pioneers reached the hall
aud the crowd had estab ablished a steady flow.
Then the pioneers disappeared within the
monstrous barracks like bees who creep
over the sill of their hives and disappear
within. A dark fringe of spectators soon
adorned the rail of the upper gallery.
Hundreds of others scrambled down the
aisles in the lower gallery and pressed for
ward to front places. ALI seemed to have
brought fans, and the fash of these before
the hundreds of dripping faces
lent life to the growing scene
The great press stand was early
astir and ranging up behind the news
writers the solid oaken chairs provided for
nOLuUl6 bD6CbdbOES OtCau6 ull6u WlGn OCCuH
pants. Alex Sullivan and his wife found
their way up TO the left, but finally con-
cluded they would come down into the
press row and did SO. Mrs. Sullivan at
once unlimbered her pencils and began
taking notes, for she is news worker of
repute At 1l:50 o'clock the first shout
went up. A blue satin banner, the ensign of
the Horace Boies Club of Davenport, Ia.,
was borne forward to the convention and
beneath and behind it came the rugged men
who were to sit 10 the convention
and vote for their governor to the
,ast. Close behind them followed Hon.
IBourke Cochran, Gov. Flower and Lieut..
Gov Sneeha Behind the trio came Rich-
ard Croker and the cry started, There's
roker," "There's Tammany's chief"
While the New Workers we're seating Them
selves iu the center of the hall Illinois filed
In on the right The sound of band music
and the rattle of drum beats preceded q
magnificent blue banner carried by Penn
sylvania to her seats on the left. Then in
groups and IN pairs and slngly the other
states trailed to their places. Mean while
the galleries were filing rapidly, and as they
recog niZed their friends among the delege-
tions shouts were launched upon the air,
that was growing momentarily more dense
and murky.
A STORM BREWING.
III was QlRu uOOn anu q SuduOW CTcpG up
from the north skylights and that direction
became clouded. The shadow grew larger
within the great hall and a great hush
came over the throIg as a sense of the i'm
pending storm came upon them. Was the
roof again to be blown away? Would a
terrific wind come out of the growing
black Was there danger 2 Would there
be peril in remaining There came vivid |
flash of lightning, while report of thunder
reached the anxious crowd. At length so !
great was the ouser blackness that the news |
writers at their desks were Obliged to pause
because there was not light enough for /
work Quickly followed the rattle of rain /
upon the roof, and almost instantly a stream !
Of water flowed down through the cracks in |
the center upon the heads of the New York |
delegation. Umbrellas we're hoisted and |
the storm was on. Furious winds quickly !
swept under the rolls Of canvas and rain |
dasbes continued for ten minutes. As sud
denly as the storm had come, it passed, and |
light flowed again within the great hall. |
Michigan came in, with Don Dickinson at |
its head, to dripping wet chairs Gov. |
Campbell and Ohio's sons came In last and !
were cheered Toundly.
CALLED TO ORDER.
AS he seated himself, Chairman Brice of |
the national committee arose and COM
nauded silence, after which he presented
Rev. John Rouse who offered prayer.
THE TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
The national committee reported the fol-
lowing list of officers for the temporary or
gapization:
Secretary-Simon 7. Sheerln OF Indiana
Assistant Secretaries-Edward L. Merritt |