Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-27

The withdrawal Of the Syracuse
/ delegates In the interest Of harmony
was very crediiable 10 them ami good
| politics alec. They placated the Hin
men and made Clcveland'a chances
much better than II they had raised n
contest.
by the way, Senator Hill appears
TO be man much misunderstood.
Those who know him best, Including
] his political opponents, both Demo.
Gratis and Republicans, declare he IL a
| clean man, who Ia free from
/ personal vicees, not n thinker
or smoker, And disposed to
fairness and straight Justice. lie
/ maden splendid executive for the. State
Of New YORK and lifted from II n big
burden Of debt during mis- adm.nlstra-
| ton. IL 10 true that he " charged
with crooked work Ia the deprivation
Of representation TO Republican, IN
CO ftaiu districts, hut this IN denied by
his friends and the courts Of the STATE
DO not seem ~ have sustained the
common accusation. He IL no doubt
power In politic., although lie had no
chance for the presidency by the side
Of Cleveland. This term however
clotes the career Of the iavoritc OF the
Democrat 40 chief magistrate aud Hill
will lie heard from In iO8.
The cou,es, over the Vice Presidency
was as spirited as that for the chief
oilloe. II was scarcely doubted at fret
that Gray Of Indiana would secure the
place. "Cleveland and Gray" was the
uevics on numerous bannefs. In the
convention, preceding IL closing fcs.
Sion, n splendid Indiana band parndot
through the wlzwau, followed by n
procession, each man bearing a wand
surmlunted with triple grey ylumcs,
tied with red, white and blue silk
ribbons, and headed with splendid
silk banner. n aroused such enthu-
siasm that n was confidently expected
Gray would he nominated by acclama-
ton. This seemed 10 be good politics.
II would probably secure Indiana for
the Democrats. Stevenson was popular,
hut no one expected he could carry his
own State, Illinois. But when II
came to the test he ran ahead Of
Gray and most Of the States which
had reserved their vOtoa then began TO
turn. The tide set In with rush and
State after State changed for stevenson
until II was evident he was chosen anu
the vote was made unanimous.
Springer, Of Illinois, declared private.
ly that Stevenson could carry the
State. II was whispered that Cleve.
land did not want Gray. But the turn
Of the tide was a surprise and another
| Illustration 0f the GLORIOUS uncertain
tyn Of politics.
rhs motion made by Hon. Patrick
Collins that conventions hereafter DO
composed only Of delegates, the ma
| tionAl comm ttee and members Of the
pr ~, has In II much merit. IL was
referred 10 the National Committee.
That hOdy will have to consider not
ouly whether the proposition would BE-
| Tor the public benefit but whether II
will satisfy the populsr feeling. But
oue thing Is certain. II " impos.
| sllue 10 construct a building TO which
| thu great American public can gaiu
admission, and 4, would not DO 10 hold
n convention In the open AIR. The
business OF the convent n was much
bampercd by the confusion and Inter.
| ruptlOns incident 10 No large an Assem-.
| bly,, and the Uipd rOcc votrs were more
tns decision OF the multitude than OF
the drlcg .tes. The galleries, too, had
considerable influence upon the door.
In a aeliOera I've and representative
body It Is desirable that the delogate
chosen from all sections OF the coun.
| try should bs permitted to represent
tbeir constituents without being over.
WED or SWAY ed In any way by a tur.
bulent mass Of spectators.
rhe wigwam was, In one way, q sue.
cess. II the people. assembled la It
mad been quiet, good speaker could
| huN HAM hNaFl In "a vas ma RI s.ft
The stand aud the speakers could ho
seen from every point Of observation
except for the pillars, which had 10 be
nut up 10 support tn. frame roof after
| tn. canvass roof had been wrecked by
the hurricane. Hut 1t was an ugly
looking thing, rough and crude on the
inside and worse on the outside. N
was not suitable for tho uupAral.
lrled time Of storm and wet which
Chicago suffered during the convention
/ The noise of the t'rrents of rain upon
he immense roof, added 10 the roaring
and frequent Rrtillery-likc shocks Of
the thunder, drowned the voices Of the
mot stOutonau speakers, aud the criei
o "louder, londeIn from the galleries
added to the din and made II less pos,
sihle for the ~ eakcis TO be heard.
/ lIt Wv hAAANAhAtA NIAN
opening prayers were among the clear,
est aud best OF the orators. Theil
voices penetrated the whole audience
II may be that the listeners w.r,
uuIs err than ordinarily. Still Their,
wa littl devotion among them. Or
caAi mai there were tokens OF irrev
eret,e. Few bowed their heads, still
few, sto ID during the prayer. At thl
| h...
were startled by email voice
apparently among them, repeat
ing after the minister the word
OF the LORDS prayer. II was
telegraph messenger boy who, car II
hand and In reverentlai attitude, wa
ubliviOus to his surroundings. just he
fore the last words were uttered
"Boy!n called a spectator. The littl
fellow stopped, started 10 the caller, bl
was able to respond "Amen!D hefor
he reached TOT the message which wa
held out 10 him. There was Mt lcas
one sincere soul in that great irroyer
ent multitude.
At the last session the wOria Of la
, minister were clearly heard above To,
rainstorm, and when he asked that III
> rulrTs OF the land might remembe
; that IA public Olllcr was u publ
b trust" the quetatiOn from Clevrlan,
caused a great clapplug Of hands, an,
ut the close " - prayer, as eloquent a
ever delivered TO a,poiltical convention
big round Of applause proved III
! appreciation II not this devotion OF IL
. audience.
Further notes " the convention ha
better he reserved Tor another letter.
CHICAGO, June 23, lND2.