Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-30
RECApITULATION.
THE FINAL SESSION.
A. Il. Stevenson, of Illinois, NOmin ted
for the yice-Presdency,


languid, with tired-out look upon their
faces, the delegates wandered into the con
ventiou hall to-day for the last session, a
few appearing before : o'clock, but the
great majority failing to put in an appear
ance until long after the hour set for the
opening of the proceedings.
At 227 the Gray club of Indianapolis,
with their velvet banner on which was in
scribed the name Of lndaua's governor,
marched into the hall, preceded by a band
playing "Auld Lang Syne," and were re
ceived with great yell from the delegates
present and the audience
Behind them came the Hendricks club of
indianapolis, the members Of both clubs
flourlshing long white plurles and chanting
a nondescript air which fitted the words,
Gray, Gray, Isaac p. Gray"
The measure of public interest in the con-
venton proceedings had sunk from the
mark OF SIS per ticket on the curbs yester-
day, to $50 to-day. The fact of lessened
interest was also told by the many empty
chairs in both galleries.
A tendency to give q crumb of comfort
to Tammany was noticeable among many
delegates. John f. Russell of Massachu
setts was type of this class. He had
been one Of the foremost Of C!eveland's sup
porters. "Tammany should have a fair
show" he said to friend as he was enter
ing the wigwem, land l for one will sup
port whoever they will name for second
| place"
There were rumors of combinations and
and purposes to filling of the second place.
| 1t TRANSFERRED that Bourke Cochran of New
| York had been urging Now Iork's - dele
| gates to give their solid vote to Gen. A. *.
| Stevenson of Illinois.
Ian II, anti Epa NOR CT
the Massachusetts delegates canvassing them
for Gray.
At 2:1j p m. Chairman Wilson called the
convention to order and prayer was offered
| by the Rev. Thomas Greene of Iowa.
The chairman then stated that the next
order OF business was the nomination of a
candidate for the office of vice president Of
the United States LCheersl
The chair told the clerk to call the roll of
States for nominations for that office.
On motion of Gov Porter of Tennessee
nominating speeches were limited 10 five
minutes each, and seconding speeches to two
minutes each and tho roll was proceeded
! with.
When the clerk called Arkansas, DIR.
Fordyce stated that Arkansas desired to
waive the right to nominate in favor Of In
diana. The chairman then introduced the
in nomination Isaac P. Gray of Indiana.
Mr.. Lamb said, in part; 81 come from a
State which is the center of the political
battlefield OF the great West. Whenever
the democratic party has listened TO its
advice, whenever you have bonored Indiana
with place upon your ticket, you have had
democratic victory. [Appause.l
| "And, now, in behalf Of that State which
! has never fatered, which has never
sulked, which has fought every inch OF
, ground l desire upon behalf of tho united
/ delegation from Indiana to ask this con
a yention to make 10 votes in the clectora
college certain, by placing upon your ticket
G the name of that honored leader who never
lost battle, the Hon. Isaac p. Gray.
= "Our candidate has been tried in the bal
ance and never found wanting, Applause
h In the great contest of 1884 he carried In
$ diana for governor by 1000 more vote
= than Cleveland and Hendricks The tonEu,
of SANDER has never been able to pierce hi
democratic armor. For 20 years he ha
- fought the battles of democracy. lie will
>, fight them again whether upon tho tickle
or not. Applause, But my friends, /
there is a certainty of 10 electoral votes 70
Grover Cleveland and Isaac +. Gray in In
diana, nominate that ticket and we wi
deliver the votes" [Great Applause
When Colorado was reached it yielded ii
place to Illinois and Nicholas f. Worth
ington Of Illinois placed in nominatio
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois.
lie said: "For the vice-presidency, 70
the second highest place in the gift of tn
people, Illinois has candidate SO full
equipped by nature and education that
feels that it would be political fault I
fail to urge his name for nomination b,
fore you. ! name AS a candidate for tht
position, Il man known by every woma
and child and voter that ever licked u pos
age stamp in every village and hamlet
% the land. [Applausel big bodied, hi
hearted, big Drained man; man OF con
manding presence, of dignified mien, e ma
whose courtesy in his every day manner:
is rarely equalled and never oxcelled,
man who in the administration OF his dut
las assistant postmaster generaN in tt
last democratic administration was ii
beau ideal of an honest, honorable, usefl
and efficient democratic ofliceholder.
"Iike his great leader, who bars yol
banner he believes that public otioe is
public trust but he be'ievss also that tt
democrats are the best Trustees OF this pu
n