New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-24
THE LAST DAY At CHICAGO.
DETAILS OF THE CONVENTIONS WORK.

yENTIoN-How Mr.. STEVENSON WAS
CrosFx-srrSEs AND INCIDENTS
A COLD DAY FOR md.
ANA POLITICIANS.
Chicago. June e3-iaded sweaty and lanrnld. with
a whisky and apoinaris look upon their aces Inc
delegates wandered into the convention hall Today for
tie last session, few appearing before ococR' DH'
the great majority falling 10 show themselves untI
long after the hour FOR the opening OF tho pFocecu
lncs At 2:.7 O'Clock the Gray Club OF indianapolis.
with their velvet banner. which was nscrD"d the
name OF Indanas Governor marched into the hail,
pr>ceGcd bv n band playing 'Auld Lang Syne' ana
we're received with great yell from the delegates
present and in the audience. Behind them came the
Hendricks Club OF indianapolis, the members OF boti
clubs nounshIhg long white plumes and chanting
nondcscrpt air which fitted the wo;d' Gray, Gray
Isaac p Gray.'
At 80 D. H. Chairman Wilson called the conve
ton % oder ard the following prayer was offered b.
Tie Rev. Thomas Givenc. Of Iowa
We thank Thee Almighty God for this. another day
voaCllsafed 70 IT, We pray that we may aRpIe'a,SS
It's possibilities and be true 10 It's responsibilities ana
as We come complete the WORK that Thou hast given
us 10 do we pray for Thy direction ana guidance
Oh, Thou God OF battles. Tnon God OF truth In2
tiGi Of humanity. the right be mighty AMI prevail
speed Thou the peoples cause. May thc rule OF hn,
maniy on the broad platform OF the Carrentcr Of
lest may that which Is righteous be evcrywlerc csfab
shed May those who are to be elected to preside
the dcsnies OF this great Nation he truc 10 our
motto, that public Office Is n public trust
There was an attempt at applause on the nttcrins
Of this famous eplgan by the throng in the galleries
but the improperly was promptly suppressed by Kisses
and cries Of "liush!' from the delegates. The clergy
man continued his Invocation follows
MaY they reverence Thee and serve tncir Nation
May they receive OF Thee that bcncdlcnon for duty
rightly dono. And so may tho angels Of charity ani
humanity brood dis br0nd lend and bless II with
the kiss o. peace, and may Thy Kingdom come am Thy
win be done In earth as In Heaven. We ASH II Tor
Christ's sake. Amen
NOMINATIONS FOR vICE-pREs:DENT IN ORDER.
The Chairman Gentleman Of the convention The
next order Of business of the convention Is the non
nation Of candidate for The office of Ncc1Icsldcnt
OF the United States (Cheers.) The chair viii now
direct the clerk 10 call the roll Of tho States for
nominations for that Office.
on motion Of Ex-Governor Porter. Of Tennessee,
nominating speeches ven limited to hve minutes each
and soconfng speeches 10 two minutes each and Che
roll WIS proceeded with.
When the clerk called Arkansas Mr.. FOrdycc stated
that Arkansas desired 10 waive the right TO nominate
in favor Of Indiana. The chairman then introduced
John T.. Lamb, Of Indann. who snld
Mr.. Chairman md Gentlemen OF the Convention
When was elected n delegate TO this convention from
my district l hoped to have the honor well ms the
pleasure Of casting nv vote FOR honoled son of
Indiana for the Picsd ny OF the United State csc'r.
tut when | arrived this convention We found that
The majority had already decided that another than
an Indianan should lead the contest In the coming
campaign. (Clicers.J We bowed heads 70 their
Judgment and united with tho Cleveland Democracy.
Great applauscJ Yesterday Grover Cleveland was
the choice Of majority of the Democratic party.
Today he Is the unanimous nomine, Of the democratic
party apPauSrl. and the question which confrpniN
this convention IS who shall n b. fhnt viii hay" the
honor To hold mp the hands and the OF the candl
date who carries the banner .. democracy Ia thus
f .lut
Gray ~
Where shall he come from tCries of Indiana. In
w,Jcrsey. God bless her, Is always Democratic.
Connecticut IS surely safe. and when dawn broke upon
eloquent tongue Of the distinguished gentleman from
Ne" York. the lion. Bourke Cochran applause, Whose
love 10 honor. told this convention that New
York rOc&ribbed a Texas for any Democrat
hnt could lie nominated by %, convention IAp-
Il New York are solid for that prince Of Democrats,
Grover Cleveland applause J come from n state
great West. state which has given the history Of
american politics the immortal name OF Thomas 4.
party bias listened 10 MS advice whenever you have
honorcd The state Of Indiana With place upon your
fI,s Of Which victory we're stoan rom u.s. or IN tho
grand battle Of l-s4. when you had indiana on your
plausc Ana now In behalf Of that state, which has
never fotcrcf.. which has never s1ilscd which Ia.
Gs a nn sys 1ss Oh @ ann to " sR @ a
vcntion make nfccn votes in the Electoral College
certain bv placing NOlr ticket tile Dl Tia
honorcd leader who never lost battle III. Hon Isaac
+. Gray. Cheers long and loud
a. TO our candidate he has been tried In the balance
contest Of 1894 he carried the stat" q Indiana IN
Governor by thousand morc votes than Cleveland and
Hendricks. What more can say for lin The tongue
Of SANDER has been able 10 pierce his Democratic
For twenty years he has fought tho battles Of
Democracy. lie will fight them again. whether upon
t@crc certainty Of ii?:a electoral tor GSoScf
Cleveland and Isaac i. Gray In the State ~ Indiana
Nominate that ticket and we Will deliver the votes.
Great applause
ADLAI F. STTvrS'ON'S NAME PRESENTED.
When Colorado reached II yielded Is place to
Illinois, md Nicholas T.. worhngton. Of Illinois, ad-
vanced TO tho platform and spoke rs follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Delegates llllnois has
presented Presidential candidate 10 ts convcnt1
II has within It's borders more than favoritc son
whom II would have been delighted I, honor. and
who worthy OF all the political honors that cond
DO conferred upon them But here IN thl, city
Chicago. In this great Commonwealth Of Illinois. Dor
dering upon the lake and the Mississippi In the centre
of this great Republic the Democracy, catching the
vlbFailo1s Of the groundswcll TINT came from the
south, and the East, and the West put aside IT. avore
sons for the time buried It's State pride, and cchoing
back to Texas, Connecticut and California with forty
eight votes. shouted the name OF Grover Cleveland.
Ap?lauseJ
Fat for the Vice Presidency. for the second highest
place In the gift Of the people, II has II candidate 30
fully equipped b. nature aud education, that It feels
;st II would be- political fault TO fan 10 urge 10
naiae foT nomination before YOU.
] s;and here then. gentlemen, 10 name a can
dida'c for that place: man thai Is known by every
woman and child and voter that ever licked postage
stamp IN any village and hamlet IN the laIll TAP
phiuse. big bodied bighcar,ed big brnined man "a
man Of commanding presence. OF dlgnillcd mcin, n
man who's. courtesy IN hi, day MANNERS 10 rarcb
equnllcd and never cxcocd man who In the nd
mnsfTation Of his duties in The last Democratic Ad
mins,ratiOn was tho bean Ideal OF an honest hon.
0rahlc, nseful and efficient Democratic Offce-holder.
Like his great lender who bcnrs tolr banner he b,
irvcs hat public ONCE is public trust. but he be
evcs also that the Democrats the best trustees al
this public trust 0hccrs.J
Nor can the pride Of onlcc make him proud or
hiughty. | appeal to every senator and Congress man
who T. here VI ever liz oud the hauchtlncss of office
the chilling indifference Of little brief authority Ir
the atmosphere OF the room Of The Assistant Post
master General during Clcvclnnd's Admin ;trn,on
Gcntenen we have nailed our banner TO the mast 4
Democrat never .rrendcrs. We proposc to make tro
what Republican friends .uy nf a.. do nm,