The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-22

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nict That our cause may triumph let MS work in
kihuhcss. IN neat or contention let zig not forget
that our political brothers may he Just ms honest
and perhaps better informed. Impcllcd by ono
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AT the close of Owens speech, upon
motion of Delegate White, OF California.
the roll was called for the construction
OF the committee on credentials as on
rules and order of business: on per-
manent organization and on resolutions,
each State to name one member of each
committee. All resolutions and COM
munications to the convention were
ordered referred To the re solutions COM
mittee.
The first breeze of applause arose
when the State of Wisconsin was called.
The name Of VIM. Dewitt for permanent
organization committee passed without
comment. Roswell l.. Flowers name
caused ripple and Bourke Cochran's
name was received with hearty burst
of applause.
John w. Daniel, of Virginia, was
greeted with hearty yelling. w. II.
English, OF Indiana. offered a resolution
providing that all exUnion soldiers be
admitted t. any vacant seats in the
galleries. w. A Collery, OF Tennessee,
objected, claiming that Democrats on
the ground shoul1 be first admitted. @.
w. orr OF Kansas. moved to amend the
resolution so that the visiting Demo.
cratic organizations should be admitted
to vacant seats, but the entire subject
was referred. on motion, TO the resolu
tion committee
Delegate Holman, of Oregon. an
nounced that he had received tele.
gram that Portland, Ore, the strongest
Republican city on the coast, has given
1000 Democratic mai )rity instead of
1000 Republican majority, which had
previously been the case Delegate
Cabell, of Illinois, then offered this
Resolved, That this convention ten.
der its profound sympathy to that dis
tinguished American, James e. Blaine,
in the heavy affection which has be-
fallen him.
The reading was int 'rrupted with the
londest applause no to that tina, and
when the reading was finish ed the
resolution was adopted unanimously.
MIR. SWEET, of the Maine delegation,
on behalf of the Democracy of Maine.
thanked the deleg atoms for the SYM
pathy they had EXTENDED to the dis
tingulShed resident OF tn 1T State. God
forbid, he said, that tho Democracy
OF Maine, or of any other State. should
hesitate TO tender their sym oath v in. the
presence of that grim tyrant who wipes
out all political lines and Levels all
ranks From the misfortunes and be-
roavements which have come upon the
distinguished gentleman in the last two
years it may be said that one woe treads
upon another's heels so fast that they
follow Only in the Democratic nationa.
convention can we extend to him the
sympathy which comes from every SIC.
ton and from every State"
Mr. Swett's remarks were greeted
with loud applause and cries of good,
good" An invitation from President
Baker, OF the Worlds Columbian Elk
position was read inviting the delegates
to visit the grounds of the exposition.
On motion of Delegate Bragg, OF
wisconsin. the COW ention then at D.
IN. adjourned till IL O'Clock to morrow.