The record-union., 1892-06-23
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.
Chairman Wilson Distinguishes Him.
self as Speaker.


self as Speaker.
CHICAGO, June pa youthful divine
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church was
the first to give official intimation for God
to be with the Democratic party in the
coming campaign. The opening prayer
in the convention was very gratifying to
the laymen OF the Democracy to-day, and
that the assurance of divine assistance
was authoritative the ways of the party
insist will be amply demonstrated by the
information coming from church which
they so often denounce as being dis
guised adjunct to the Republican party.
The audience gave a demonstrative APP
proval to the fervent young divine. He
Endorsed the Democratic principles by
asking the Almighty to guide the trainers
OF the party platform so every true lover
of liberty and rights of man should be
able to find place where he might stand
erect for the principles that have made
the past of the nation glorious. But
cheers could no longer be suppressed
when he asked that the nominees might
represent the spirit of modern Democ-
racy, progressive Democracy, the DEM
ocracy which is arrayed on the side ofthe
masses against classes, and strives to lift
from the shoulders of the people burdens
borne for the benefit of the favored few.
The first session of the convention was
indeed an intellectual feast. Very little
in the way of effective business was to be
transacted, and ample opportunity was
afforded for the regaIement of delegates by
flow oratory.
The first speech of the cay was by Gen
eral John Nj. Palmer. The Senator
speech awakened all the latent political
fervor that was waiting for days to be
ouickened into enthusiasm by the stir
ring eloquence of some popular leader.
Palmer, in the capacity of the recognized
leader of the Democratic party Of Illinois
pledged the electoral vote of the great
State to the nominee of the convention
whoever he may be, next November
He was the only speaker of the day who
ignored the tariff question. 1.-THE Re-
publicans at Minneapolis" said he
shave written upon their platform a
menace to the people of the country in g
new force bill. As sure as Benjamin
Harrison is elected and the next Congress
is Republican, we will have force bill
such as the ingenuity of John Davenport
or the devil may suggest"
The deafening cheers which followed
the sentence was evidence that the South
ct least would exert every possible effort
70 nrevent either of the characters men
toned from ever having an opportunity
to exercise this ingenuity in the line Of
the Senator's warning.
Hon. William L. Wilson of West Vir.
oinia. it is admitted by all, made the
sDeeeh of his life in assuming the gave
% permanent Chairman of the conven.
ton. In his whole speech there was moi
q stale expression, nota single hackneye6
phrase.
."Fhere is no se1f-goYernment where the
naonIe do not control their own elections
and Law their own tactics,'' was the frs,
;ndirect allusion TO the force bill, but the
audience quickly caught the sentiment
aud the mammoth Wigwam reverberateG
,.ith a storm OF enthusiasm. He de.
nounced the political methods of the Re-
rphlicar party, by saying that in every
campaign the privilege OF taxing people
would continue to be bartered for con.