The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-06-25
GROVER THE MAN..
He is the Unanimous Choice of the
Democracy for President of the
United States.
AMID GREAT ENTHUSIASM

He Was Nominated on the First
Ballot at the Chicago Conven-
ton Thursday Morning.
The Democratic National Convention
opened in Chicogo last Tuesday at 1915
o'clock to place in nomination a president
and vice president OF the United States.
The building in which the convention
met was the most inconvenient, the
worst arranged and the most dangerous
ever utilized for such important business
by any deliberative assemblage. Chair
man Brice, of the Democratic National
Committee, called the convention to
order, and introduced Rev. John Rouse
who addressed the throne of grace and
ended by reciting the Lords Prayer.
Chairman Brice then presented the tenn
porary officers with Hon. William c..
Owens, of Kentucky, as chairman; Hon.
Simon P. Sherin, of Indiana, as secretary;
and Hon. Nicholas M. Bell, of Missouri,
as the principal reading clerk. A motion
in favor of the adoption of the list Of
officers was unanimously carried and a
committee consisting of Gen. Stevenson,
Of Illinois, Hon. Charles T.. Stewart, of
Indiana, and Hon. Thomas Wilson, of
Minnesota, conducted Mr.. Owens to the
platform and Chairman Brice introduced
him to the convention as their temporary
chairman.
MR. OWENS SPEECH.
Mr.. Owens was received with enthu-
siastic applause and delivered an address
which was cheered again and again as he
proceeded to lay down the principles
which have always governed the Dem
ocratic party in the interest Of the masses
of the people.
Said Mr.. Owens, in part: Above the
wreck, if need be-, Of selfish combina-
tions we must rear temple to the plain
people and build shrine so broad that
every lover of this kind may kneel. The
burden must be lifted from the back OF
soil, and to shat end it has right to
demand that whoever bears our banner
must lift it above the smoke Of conflict
and the din Of faction, that every DEM
ocrat of the union may follow his lead IN
tsxultstion and irresistible combat. I'm
PEELED by one purpose, and that purpose
the public good, we will free ourselves
from the chickering's and heartburnings
that characterized the republican party
when it's Marshal Ney went down at
Minneapolis before the mailed legion OF
she bread and butter brigade.
The roll of the states was called and
tha names announced on the different
committees, those for Minnesota being
Hon. G, D. O'Brien, credentials; Alex
apder NIcKinnoll, permanent organize
ton; Lewis Baker, resolutions; and n.
Mullen, rules.
SYMPATHY FOR BLAINE.
Mr.. Gable, OF Illinois, offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adop-
ton:
"Resolved, That this convention tender
its profound sympathy to that dlstin~
guished American, James G. Blaine, in
the heavy affection which has befallen
him"
At the mention of Mr.. Blaines name
there was prolonged and earnest cheers,
aud the resolution was unanimously
adopted. and in manner that seemed to
impress the vast multitude with the
thought that there was genuine SYM
pathy for the distin guished statesman.
An adjournment was then taken to IL
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
A not sweltering crowd gathered in
the w,gwam on Wednesday morning and
ut ll:3O Chairman Owens called the con-
vention to order. After prayer, Mayor
Winston of Minneapolis drew attention
to the fact that Hon. James E. Doolittle
and Hon. Lyman Trumbull we're present
and moved they be seated on the plat
form. Without putting the motion the
chairman declared it unanimously car
ried. AS the report OF the committee on
credentials was not ready, Senator Mills,
Of Texas. was called on for speech but
he did not respond. Senator Palmer, OF
Illinois, responded to loud calls and de-
Iiyered an address of counsel which
elected the heartiest applause, and ended
by saying that in Nov. he expected to
see Illinois give it's electoral vote to the
Democratic nominee. The credentials
committee made their report and it was
adopted with cheers. Next came the
report on permanent organization which
was also adopted, the chairman being
Hon. William L. Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia. The temporary chairman, on
motion Of Don M. Dickinson, OF Michl-
gan. appointed committee OF tive to
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