The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-24
sTEvBNsON's SELECTION.
The Proceedings of the Final SessiC
of the Convention.

The Proceedings of the Final Session
of the Convention.
CHICAGO, June 23.-Chairman Wilson
hammered the convention to order at 2:55
o'clock this afternoon, after Rev. Thomas
Green Of Iowa offered prayer in opening the
convention. The roll call for speeches
nominating candidates for Vice President
was begun at 8 o'clock. Arkansas yielded
to Indiana, and Hon. John Lamb took the
floor and placed in nomination Isaac
r, Gray of Indiana. Mr.. Lamb re-
called the fact that while yesterday
there were differences, to-day Grover
Cleveland was the unanimous nominee
What state should supply the manG
Who should uphold his hands"
indiana came a voice from the gallery.
who shall be the maul7 asked the
speaker, and out of the gallery again the
reply. "Gray, Gray" There are electoral
votes in Indiana for Cleveland and Gray"
said the speaker. "Give US that ticket and
we will deliver the votes" This was Mr..
Lambs closing, and ii brought hearty
cheers from the crowd.
STEVENSON PRESENTED.
Colorado, the next on the roll of states
was next called and gave way TO Illinois.
which state sent to the platform ex-Con.
gresham Worthington who presented the
name'of Hon. A. L. Stevenson of Illinois. in
the following speech:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW DELRGArEs-Ili-
nois has presented no presidential candidate tn
this convention. 1t has within its borders more
than one favorite son, whom il would have de-
lighted to honor. and who are worthy of all the
political honors that could be conferred upon
them. But here in this great city of Chicago
In this great commonwealth of Illinois, in the
center of this great republic, the democracy
catching the vibrations Of the ground swell that
came from the south and east and west, put
aside Its tavorite sons; for tine buried its
state pride and echoinR back to Texas, Con
necticut and California, with forty y-eight votes
shouted the name of Grover Cleveland. GAp-
planse But for the vice presidency, the sec
ond hi chest place in the gift of the psopls it
has candidate SO fully equipped by nature
and education that 1t feels that It would be a
political fault to fail to urge his
name for nomination before you. / stand hero
then, gentlemen, to name candidate for that
position-a man who is known by every woman
and child and voter that ever licked a post ge
stamp, in every village and hamlet in the land
Applause A big-bOded, big-hearted, hig-
Drained man; man Of commanding presence
of dignified mein; a man whose courtesy in bis
every day manners is rarely equaled, and never
eXcelled; man who, in the administration of
his duties in the last democratic administration,
was the beau ideal of an honest, honorable use
ful and efficient democratic Office holder. Like
his great leader who bears your banner, he be-
heves that public office ls public trust, but he
believes also, that democrats are the best trus-
tees of this public trust. Cheers.
Connecticut sent up Delegate Vance to
second the nomination Of ex-Gov. GRAY Of
Indiana, and Idaho spoke for the Hoosier.
BoIEs NOT A CANDIDATE.
Iowa." bawled the secretary, who was
calling the roll. There was q stir of Curl
Gus interest in the convention. Up rose
then Iowa's chairman and said. iowa
gentlemen, has no candidate for second
nils I 10 fha xsyiah ~ Of
delegation that his name shall not be pre-
sented for Vice President.
Delegate Scott OF Kansas in 15-second
sentence declared that practical politics
demanded ex-Gov. Gray in second place
Young John s. Rhea of Kentucky was
sent up TO second Mr.. Stevenson's nomina-
tion Ia behalf of part of the delegation.
"We want Mr.. Stevenson on the ticket, he
said, because we in Kentucky take our
politics as we do our whisky; and we be-
lieve that Stevenson is a man who believes
that to the victor belongs the spoils, [yells
of good" and cheersl and we want Steven
son :" continued Mr. Rhee, because we be-
lieYs that he knows that in the Democratic
party are enough competent men to fill all
the officesn The vells of approval were
renewed aud prolonged in response to this,
and the speaker sat down amid great cheers
Edwin F. Uhl went up to the platform to
speak for Michigan. He presented the
name of Chief Justice Allen B. Morse of
the Penlnsular state.
NEW YORK PRESENTS NO ONE.
New York being called. up rose Gov.
Flower. New York has no candidate to
present." he SAID.
North Carolina seconded the name of Mr.
Stevenson, and then there was a skip along
the states in the roll, until Texas was
reached, aud its voice was lifted for ex-
Gov. Gray.
John Goode of Virginia got on his chair
and sent up his Endorsement Of Mr.. Steven
Bon. Washington, ia the confusion Of a
pouring rain storm upon the roof and uu-
easy galleries, made herself heard for ex-
Gov. Gray.
Then came up gray-haired Delegate
Bragg of Wisconsin to put up the name of
John l.. Mitchell Of thai state. The rain
was 80 furious and the patter 80 steady that
no one could maze himself heard. So Gen.
Bragg sat down and waited for the din to
subside.
Meantime the band struck up the baby
song from wang - and the entire Penn
sylvanis delegation jumped upon their
chairs and sang these words:
"Grover, Grover. four more years Of Grover.
In he goes,
Out they go,
Then we'll be in clover"
The cheers aud shouts that accompanied