Evening journal., 1892-06-23


When with an the power aad patronage OF
federal government as his coinnanf iss lii5.
iiuguisled ex-presidcnt lost sau siat on New
/ York by a iuinesity Of li0n Governor 70
caifless ii ny majority OF 1900 votes ar n,
every election during the past ten years he aad
ms friends have met with constantly increasing
success
Mr.. Hin never had any alliance with maican.
tents nor amy favor in the Republican party
Tho class of men from our state who 30 vio-
ently oppose his nomination today have uni
tormiy opposed him in the past. ho has
always been nominated under shower Of vitu-
] pcration aud abuse, and be has alN ays emerged
lrum the conflict with the Increasing commcn.
dation of the people
( From the beginning OF his public career he
/ has remained the faithful efficient untirnr
I friend aud servant of the laborinr classes. and
/ Isey have reciprocatcd dis devotion by 10y.
atty and support which has rendered him inc
vncihe. Political nominations made TO pln-
cato Republicans, 90 pandcr 90 mon who cs-
1 toem themselves bstter than their party or TO
suclile and support the heartleas mildlomon OF
the times are distasteful 60 our people. We
! present the name OF David B. Hin as the candi.
date Of an unterrihed and aggressive Domoc.
racy His experience teaches us that such is
/ the way 90 succeed. We love him not merely
! Tor the enemies he has made but for the enc.
mics he has conquered
And now IN closing, q single sentiment give
I lt took just 800 brave men TO stop the pcraans
at the Pass of Thermopylae and TO rescue the
! immortal genius Of Greece M we DO ro-cnact
that historic figure on this floor let us stand
pike q wall OF living and impeneuahle fire
The classic allusion 20 the 500 at Their
mopylu with which Mr. De Witt closed
caused tumuliuous cheering. Hon. John
r. Fellows, of New York followed Mr. De
Witt and seconded Mr. Hill's nomination.
He said, "With one unbroilen voice. rang
ing from the cataract of her eastcrn border
20 hor remotest bounds, New York de-
mands the nomination of Senator Hill for
the presidency IApplausel Mr. Fellows
said New York was not here TO create diff
ferences, bnt when that state, whose vote
is absolutely necessary TO success comes
with unanimity IL is well for the Demo
cratic party to pause before it filings defiance
In her face. What Hin had done in Now
York ho would do IN the nation. II given
four years In the White House there would
not be enough Republicans left 20 sweep
out and carry away.
Connecticut seconded the nomination OF
Grover Cleveland The roll call continued
until Illinois was reached, when A. w.
Green seconded the nomination of Glove
/ land. When Indiana was called Hon w. E
/ English on behalf Of the delegation seconded
the nomination OF "that great Democrat OF
/ Democrats, honest Grover Cleveland"
Duncomb Speaks for Boics.
Iowa was the next state called and Hon
John r. Duncomb nominated Horace Boies
Mr. Duncomb deplored the contest in New
| York state, and said an Democrats feared
| that If candidate should be nominated
! from New York state IL would imperil
/ Democratic success; but they also knew
/ that there was country west of the Mis-
sissippi river, purchased and made part of
] the Union by Thomas jefferson, the father
/ Of Democracy, where there was but one
presidential candidate IA son of New York
and an adopted son OF Iowa Honest
| Horace Boiesn
When Kentucky was reached Hon. j. A.
! Mckenzie seconded tleveland's 5 nomination.
and Henry Watterson spoke i'm favor of
Boies. Wattersou said that If Boies were
chosen 10 bear the standard De would plant
it over the roof Of the White House and
rivet it to the dome of the national capitol
When Massachusetts was called Hon
! Patrick Collins said he was Democrat who
was for and not against any other Demo
/ crat. Tie spoke of the appeal made by Mr.
] Dewitt TO the 800 Greeks, and asked If the
| gentleman wished to iusnuate that the
! other 600 were Persians. rAppause.l He did
not address 300 delegates addressed 900
In conclusion he seconded the nomination Of
Mr.. Cleveland
Minnesota and Missouri seconded Cleve-
land Montana wanted B0ies Pennsyl-
yania seconded Cleveland. New York.
! through Bourke Cochran, seconded Hills
nomination. South Dakota spoke for Boios
/ Tennessee and Texas seconded Cleveland
! Nirginias choice was Hin. The disorder
became so great that the sergeant-at-arn
| cleared the galleries, New York's delegation
having threatened &c leave the hall unless
Hin speakers were allowed TO speak with
out being cried down
2 Bourke Cochran, Of New York, asked for
an adjournment till 10 a. m., but was met
with cries Of mo"
The First Ballot.
Alabama-C Cleveland, "A; Hill, .: Boies, q;
Morrison, 9; Campbell. sArkansas-C Clevo-
land, 10. California-Cleveland, 1S Colo
rado-uill 3; Boies, 8. Glove
land, II. Delaware-Cl Cleveland, g. Florida
Cleveland, 81 Carlisle, g. Goorgia-Hin.
5; Gorman, A. Cleveland, H. Idaho-B Boies.
6. Illinois Cleveland 49, Indiana Clevo-
land, so. Iowa-Boies, 26. Kansas Cleve-
land, 20 Kentucky Carlisle, 6; Boies, Q.
Cleveland. ls Louisiana -Boies, II. Clove-
ittNNtf ' AAAAAf Af NNNANAANf T. AAtINN AAIIIt
! Whitney, j Gorman J.; Cleveland, O.
Maryland Cleveland, g; German, 80 Mas
sachusetts Cleveland, "a: Hill. 4: Boias, /
Russell, l. Michigan-Cleveland, 2s Min
Cleveland, IS. Mississippi 3:
German, A. Boies, 3; Cleveland, s. Mis-.
souri, Cleveland, 34
Nontana-Boies, g. Nebraska Clevo-
land, Is; German, l. Novada-Boies, a
German, 2. New Hampshire Cleveland. g.
New Jersey Cleveland 30 New York
Hill, ~. North Carolma-stoyenson of
Illinois, 1928; Morrison, J.; Cleveland, 3if:
Boies, J. North Dakota Cleveland.
Ohio-Cleveland, li; Boies, lG; Carlisle, 5;
Hill, 6; German, g.
Oregon - Cleveland, s. Pennsylvania
Cleveland, "a. Rhode Island Cleveland, s.
South Carolina-Boies, ll HILL 3: C1eve-
land, ]. South Dakota-Cleveland, z Boies
]. Tcnnessee--Cleyeland, 24 Texas Hill
/; Boies 9; Cleveland, 23 Vermont-Cleve-
land, s. Virginia Cleveland, -; Hill, III;
German, ].
Washington Cleveland, s. West Vir-
ginia-Cleveiand, z; Pattison, German, 81
Hill, J.. Wisconsin-Cl6velaud, a. Wyom-
ing-Gorman, 81; Cleveland g. Alashd's
vote nominates Cleveland. Alaska-Cleve-
land, . Cleveland nominated
Tho fftn 4 "a