Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-24
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eating the people and the proud results
are seen in Boyd of Nebraska, Boies of
Iowa, aud Peck Of Wisconsin.
Applause. They are seen in that
grand old man who represents Illinois
In the United States Senate. GCheers. /
They are seen in the reduction OF the
Republican majority from sixty thou
sand to thirteen thousand in Illinois.
They are seen in the election of DEM
ocratic Treasurer and Superintendent
OF Public Instruction inhthis State. We
propose in this campaign to attack the
last citadel. We have a governor that
we are going TO elect. Will you help US
give the twenty-four electoral votes to
Grover Cleveland If you Will vote for
the man whose name | now present, a
man who does not have to get a certifi-
cate from labor organization to prove
that he is friend of the people.
Applause. a man that we all love
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, OF ILLINOIS.
When Connecticut was reached Mr..
Vance, the chairman, said: 1.-THE dele
gates from the State OF Connecticut are
firmly convinced that In the making CT
ticket that shall go on irresistibly to
victory next November, the wishes and
desires and the hopes of the great State
Of Indiana should be considered" He
seconded tn nomination of Isaac P.
Gray, Of Indiana.
The States of Delaware, Florida and
Georgia presented no candidates. but
Idaho seconded the nomination of
Gray.
Indiana. was passed, When Iowa was
called there were cries OF "Boies,
BaieS." The cries brought Hon. j. H.
Shields to his feet. Iowa has said
that she has no candidate" ne said, 81
wish to say it is Governor Boies' wish,
united with the wish of the delegation
from Iowa, that he be not nominated or
named as candidate for the vice-preS-
idency OF this convention. Applause.
Hon. T. Scott. OF the same State,
seconded the nomination Of Ex-Gover-
nor Gray, OF Indiana. When Kentucky
was reached John S. Rhea rose and
seconded the nomination Of Stevenson.
Hon. Edward +. Uhl presented Michi-
gan's candidate in the person OF Hon.
Supreme Court. Governor Flower spoke
for New York, and said his State had no
cannidate to present. North Carolina
seconded in the person of Elias KOope
the nomination of General Stevenson,
of Illinois, as one appropriate for the
second position upon the ticket, "he-
cause" said Mr. Koope, sit is a recogni-
ton of his valiant services upon the
battle field in defense of this indiSsou-
BILE union OF ours"
Mr.. Cunningham, of Tennessee, the
of the delegation Of that State
seconded the nomination of Isaac P.
Gray in brief speech. Texas also sec
onded the nomination of Stevenson, of
Illinois. Vermont seconded the nomi-
nation Of Isaac 2. Gray. Virginia Sec
onded Gen. Stevenson, Washington that
of Gray. When the State of Wisconsin
was called the veteran
GEN. EDWIN S. BRAGG
was put forward by his delegation to
speak for the Democratic party of the
Gen Bragg said:
"0n behalf Of the delegation of the |
State in which live will say that the
Ds% &c pfsss96t %sSSggHHSGlGa lVs chosen
President. In regard to the particular
qualification of each leader whose name |
has been presented Cries of Louder, |
louder. "l-Gen. Bragg-"I am never In /
the habit of talking to the gallery. II 4
| was would remind them OF the old l
tale of that fellow who came up last
when Gabriel blew his horn and called
out louder Laughter and Applause
There stand the men l am talking to
Pointing to the delegates. Gentle
men of the Convention, Wisconsin has
within her border, if you wish
it, and desire it, man
At this point the rain came down in
torrents and the voice Of the speaker
was entirely drowned and ne was obliged
to await the storms subsistence.
The band struck up with the baby
song from wang" and the Pennsyl-
vania delegation, taking advantage OF
the air, gathered around Mr.. Hensel
and sang the following selection from
hand bill which had been distributed
the hall:
"Groyer, Grover, four more years OF
Grover"
ain ne goes,
"Out they co.
Then we'll be la clover"
The whole convention joined In the
nnione refrain, aud while the thunder
rolled and the rain smote the roof and
drjpped through on the heads OF the
crowd, the vast chorus rose and fell
like the waves of the sea in a gale.
Several attempts were made to do con-
vention business, but while the storm
was on it was the regular order, and all
accused in the edict OF higher author
ity than that of the convention chair
man.
WHEN ORDER WAS RESTORED
the chairman requested Gen. Bragg to
resume his address, which ne ala.
naming the Hon. John L. Mitchell, OF
Milwaukee.
No response was heard from
wyoming, Alaska, Arizona, or the DIE
trict of Columbia. To the call OF New
Mexico. J. S. Fielder seconded the
nomination of Isaac P. Gray, and
Oklohoma seconded Stevenson. Utah
had no candidate TO present ana the
chairman OF Indian Territory declared,
cat present we arc not in it," Mr.. w:
F, Vandervelt, OF Georgia, on behalf OF
the soldiers of the South, seconded the
nomination of Judge Morse, OF Michi-
gan, Mr.. j. H. King, Of Alabama, also
seconded the nomination OF Judge
Morse.
The Chairman-"Gentlemen, four
names have been presented to the con-
vention as candidates for the nomlna-