New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-24


ever. TO DO any substantial good.
II the Interruptions OF speakers were less
frequent this afternoon and the manifestations OF
approval or dsapproyal IN the galleries were iess
noisy and exasperatng than they had been 1851
night and early this morning, they were OF sufii-
cient virulence and of sufficient frequency 10
prove serious hindrance TO the dispatch OF
business In fact II was not owing 10 greater
Hrmness on the part Of the chairman that "a"
afternoon session of the convention was less as
orderly than the previous sitting, but TO l'e 49,
bauched condition Of the ruiliaus who had mace
q night OF II, and had reced through the stree's
blinking at the early sunlight and awakening
the echoes with their shouts for Cleveland and
Reform
LANES SPEECH THE BEST
The speeches made in placing the names OF thc
different candidates before the CONVENTION are
given in detail elsewhere. 1t is possible mere 10
refer TO them only in the briefest manner lhao
made by John Z. Lamb. Of Indiana, In nominal
ing I. p Gray was, perhaps, the Dost. ~ was
earnest and in some respects forcibie appear
20 the Judgment of the convention.
The band started up with Dixie and Way
Down upon the Suwanee River, both melodies
evoking round after round OF afPiause. zen
IL broke out with the baby song from wang
This was the signal for perfect shower OF leaves
from aal parts of the galleries. They were FOUND
70 be imprinted with the following idiotic piece
of poetry
Grover, Grover, years more OF Grover.
In he goes.
Out they go;
Then wen be IN Clover
Immediately delegates and audience took up
the tune played by the BAND 10
the words furnished by the galleries
Ono particularly silly-looking delegate from fehn
sylvania; with the perspration oozlns 1roAl every
pore of his bald pate. mounted o chair ana wildly
heat the time for chorus Of about 2oo brothcr-
mauiacs Terrific cnuncer-c.aps marked the fnythm
of the song and the stamping OF thousands Oh
feet ACCOMPANIED this cratic exhibition of the
average Democrats latent tendencies TO insanity
Over and over again did the band play this III
spiriting tune and over and over again did the
audience Join 1t was if nursery OF ldiots
had suddenly struck root in the midst OF The
convention Nothing seemed equal to put a stop
to this performance except stroke OF lightning.
All things must, however, come to an end some
time or other, and after twenty minutes spent In
this elcvating occupation a scmblancc OF order was
restored. The chairman announced that ballot
ing was now in order, whercupon every one pro-
vided himself with tally sheets.
STEVENSON AS TAMMANY's CLUB.
The vote upon the nomination for Nice-Prcsi-
dent then began. A keen interest in 1t was
evinced by all the delegates, but especially so
by the New-York delegates They were engcr for
some opportunity 10 harm the Democratic poll
ticians Of Indiana, that State having, TO their
great disappointment, swung over TO Cleveland
last night when they had hoped it would vote
for Gray and thus prevent Mr.. Cleveland from
obtaining the required two-thirds ma ority Oddly
enough the New-lork delegates chose as their
candidate TO thus wrcak vengeance upon
the Indiana Democrats the Cleveland Democrat
who concentrated the vote Of Illinois upon Clevc-
land, ex-Congressman Adai Stevenson. They
Joined in the movement TO nominate Stevenson
and to defeat the nomination of Isaac p Gray.
Of Indiana with q double motive, however, that
already mentioned. and secondly from belief
that Stcvenson's Grcenback record would lood
down the Cleveland ticket
The other anti Cleveland States followed the
lead of New-Yor in voting for Stevenson' but,
nevertheless, for a time Gray had votes
than Stevenson. Arkansas and Connecticut COVE
Gray all their votes, and up to Florida Gray had
received 81 votes while Stevenson had only II
votes But soon Illinois announced. and 1t
saye Stevenson AZ votes With this vote Steven
sons total vote reached rs but then came In
diana which gave Gray its 80 votes and his vote
rose to 81 Iowa disguised both the Gray and
the Stevenson men by throwing its rs votes
TO Henry Wattcrson, but this act OF
the Iowa delegation it round OF
applause from the galleries 1t was understood
that Iowa's compliment to Wattcr.on was re-
turn for his speech last night scconding the nomi-
nation Of Governor Boes, of Iowa, for President.
Kansas gave Mr.. Gray every one of her twenty
votes. raising his total TO lo4 votes while Ste
venson's remained at seventy eight votes.
KENTUCKY NOT LURED TO wATTERsoN.
L. 1,,r1I frAp
straIlde which her political eenius had erected
by the name Of Watterson for ice-President, but
divided her twenty-four votes equally between
Gray and Stevenson. Louisiana, however, was
soon announced, and she gave her sixteen votes
to Stevenson, increasing his vote to LOG.
Mr.. Gray had az that time 1lG votes. Tie
chief rivals for the nomination thus keeping
closely together upon the tally list. Senator Cor
man threw twelve votes of Maryland to Gray
and only gave Stevenson four votes. At this
period Mr. Gray had 1872 votes and Mr. Stevenson
III votes But the intention of the Cleve-
land leaders TO nominate Stevenson and reward
him for turning over the vote OF Illinois 70 them
became apparent. Massachusetts,. under
the direction of Patrick A. Collins,
cast twenty votes for Stevenson
Increasing his total vote to 1877 votes At this
same time the same State gave Mr.. Gray only five
votes and increased his total TO l57 votes The
rivals were thus in point Of votes when Massa-
cnusetts had cast her vote.
Meanwhile, the lesser candidates in the race for
the Vcc-Presidcntal nomination We're becoming
"tailendcrs' More. of Michigan, had received
twenty-five votes from Georgia and votes from
Massachusetts,, a total of az votes. Michigan
shortly gave him "a votes, increasing his total
vote to II, but he did not get much beyond this
point.
AZ for Mitchell he had received only votes,
given to him by Kentucky little later Wis
cousin gave him her "a votes, and he obtained
sufficient votes to give him grand total of 46
r IL WAS he Nev-Sorls delepafion vino gave the