Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-24
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
Cleveland and Stevenson the Nominees.
Protection Denounced rs a Fraud, and
the Repe"1 of the Mckinley Tariff
Bromised

Protection Denounced rs n Fraud. and
the RepeaI of the Mckinley Tariff
Promised.
The Democrats assembled in national
convention at Chicago this week and nom
mated Grover Cleveland for president and
Adlai +. Stevenson of Illinois for vice
president. Cleveland's nomination was
carried on the first ballot at a stormy all
nights session on Wednesday night.
The outcome was indicated 10y the way
in which many of the doubtful delegations
made haste on Monday to tumble into the
Cleveland column. The first blow to the
hopes of the anti-Cleveand men was the
positive declination of German of Mary.
land to enter the ranks as a presidential
candidate. After this the friends of Camp
bell, Morrison, Pattison and Russell were
all quickly counted among the Cleveland
supporters. Henry Watterson declared
himself throughout a Cleveland man. Hill
simply wasn't Gin it." and by Monday
night the mention of his name as presi-
dental possibility only raised a laugh. The
loudy-heralded protest of the Syracuse
convention came to an inglOrious end. A
formal contest was entered by these anti
Hill kiCkers before the committee on Gre
dentials, and was then withdrawn in res
Olution stating that representatives of more
than 30 states had concurrently urged that
the interests of the party would be pro-
NOTED by avoiding any contest in New
York. The regular New York delegation,
elected by Hills February convention,
stood out against Cleveland's nomination.
however, declaring in a statement publish
ed over the name of the chairman that the
Stuffed Prophets nomination would i'm
peril the success of the party and expose il
to the loss of the vote of New York. The
Cleveland forces were marshaled with con
summate ability by eX-Secretary VIM. c..
Whitney, who calmly ignored all divisions
in the party and worked with an eye single
to the success of his candidate
The proceedings of Tuesday, the first
day, were short and of little interest. At
the hour of assembling a heavy thunder
storm hung over the immense rough board
wigwam erected for the occasion on the
lake front, and the water ran down through
the roof in streams on delegates and spec
tatOrs, as ii did repeatedly atterward in
the shOwery weather Senator Brice,
chairman Of the national committee, called
to order, and w. c. Owens of Kentucky
was made temporary chairman. After the
customary roll call of the states for the
naming of the different committees, Mr.
Gable of Illinois offered the following res
olutiOn. which was adopted unanimously:
Rcsolrcd That tins convention tender its pro.
found sympathy To- that distinguished American,
James q. Blaine, in the many at tons which
have betallen HIM.
The reading of Mr. Blanc's name was
the signal for an outburst of greater en-
thusiasm than the convention had known
before. The resolution was adopted with
out dissent, and Maine delegate then
took the floor and thanked the convention
for its expression on behalf of his state
His remarks were warmly applauded.
The only business of importance trans
acted at the session of "Wednesday morn
ing was to effect permanent organization
with VIM. l.. Wilson of West Virginia a.
chairman. At the evening session. begin
ming at ) o'clock. the great wigwam was
packed with 10000 people, the heat was
intolerable, and rain poured down through
the leaky roof Oh delegates and spectator,
from a terrific thunder shower which hung
over the city. The first business of i'm
pOrtance was the reading and adoption OF
the platform. There was a contest over
the silver plank, and a long, bitter and
protracted one on the tariff plank. The
report OF the majority Of the committee on
resolutions proposed to repeat the straddle
of 1854 on this issue. but the minority re-
port was finally adopted and the platform
as it stands declares for tariff for revenue
only, denounces protection as a fraud. and
promises the repeal OF the Mckinley law.
1t was near midnight when the roll call
of states for nominations began. and GOV.
Abbott of New Jersey presented Cleve-
lands name, which was welcomed with 20
minutes of pandemonium. When the ballot,
which was not completed and announced
until $3.50 in the morning, finally came,
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated 10y vote of
6l7 against los for BoieS of Iowa and ia
for Hill, The nomination of Gen. Ste
venson for vice president took place at the
Thursday evening session, when the ballot
stood 402 votes for him against 343 for
GOV. Gray. and about $50 for all other can
didates. Changes in his favor then began,
with the result that he received the nomin-
alton 10y a two-thirds vote.