Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-28

VI and Incidents in Madison Square GAR
den During the Greatest Political DEM
III onstrstion of the Century.
NEW York, Jnly 20.--The most mag
4 niicent political spectacle ever witnessed
in this country was presented at the
Madison Square Garden this evening.
| The Democracy of the nation, in mass
4 meeting assembled, greeted President
Cleyeland and ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson, saluting them as
the Democratic leaders in the Presiden-
tial battle now begun. The candidates
\ ~esponded with calm confidence and in
r.. ing and inspiring words. All this
was done in the most splendid manner,
1 in the presence of an audience of more
than 10000 people, brilliant, enthusias-
| tic and representative, graced by the
presence of the flower of the feminity
of the country, beneath the brllliancy
shed by 1900 electric lamps.
Ten thousand people pressing from
the streets could not get into the great
hall, the seats from which had been re-
moved SO that as many as possible of
the great Democratic army could gain
admittance to tliel ceremony, to which
no tickets were Issued and TO which all
were welcome. Less than 1900 tickets
N for special purposes were issued.
MR.. cLEvELAND's APPEARANCE.
"A The ex-President never appeared to
better advantage. His face was that Of
a man 20 yyears younger than Ceve-
lands age. His eyes were bright, his
skin as brown as berry and his air
almost iaunty. His colleague on the
lfInlot hal IaA ;,,t . ba Hal 4
lhad been generously applauded; but the
isignal for demonstration never wit
essed outside of a national convention
nd never exceeded. Twenty thousand
roats opened, and for 10 minutes ab-
,lutely nothing could be heard above
~ storm Of applause. With all the
erye which the ex-President is cred
ed with possessing the demonstration
Dr a moment disconnected him. He
& loved the fan in his hand nervousJy,
, bn his hand through his hair, putting it
and putting it somewhat out of place.
But he almost Immediately recovered
himself and looked placidly upon the
rest of the proceedings, except for an
occasional smile of contentment as he
looked upon the surging enthusiastic
kmass below.
MUSIC ny THE BAND.
~ The long wait for the arrival of the
candidates would have been monotonous
had it not been for Cappa's Seventh
Regiment Band and its lively tunes.
Even though the band rested only at
short intervals, these brief periods were
seized upon by the audience to give
vent to their enthusiasm. 1t broke out
in different ways. Sometimes in cheers
and yells for nobody in particular, and
then in cheers and tigers for some
fayorite. When the names of the can
didates on the sounding board were
lighted up, shortly before 8 o'clock, the
crowd yelled itself hoarse and the
honored guests on the platform took the
hint, and arising saluted the illumina-
tion while the applause lasted.
MRS. cLEvELAND's ARRIVAL.
Mrs. Cleveland entered her box a few
minutes later and again the crowd
broke out. Mrs. Cleveland came to the
front of the box and after bowling and
smiling sweetly a second retired to the
rear Fifteen minutes elapsed.
THE NOTIFICATION ADDRESS. +.
Mr. Cleveland arose and Col Wilson
notified him in a speech Of 10 minutes
duration that he had been nominated
for the Presidency. 1t is doubtful
whether more than so persons heard a
word that Colonel Wilson SPOKE. The
reason for this was because of Mrs.
Cleveland's temperance in another
part Of the house. This time she was
in an open box, and the crowd had d
chance to look well at her.
In the same din Secretary Nicholas
I3hll of the nOtifipn tinn no.,
the official letter of notification.
MIR. cLEvELAND's REPLY.
Mr., Cleveland then arose to reply and
again pandemonium reigned. Ii was
one terrible roar and to add to the ey-
jeitement the immense standing crowd
of some ten thousand persons swayed
back and forth and crushed in upon the
press inclosure. One newspaper man
nearest the crowd was pressed against
his table and tainted with the pain
caused by the pressure on his chest. He
was revived in few minutes and then
the police got to work on the crowd.
Gradually itfell back and the excitement
subslded.
Mr.. Cleveland began to speak in the
midst OF the noise, and his voice could
not be heard ten feet from the platform
The people were not aware that he had
begun, and when it gradually dawned
upon them that they were losing the
best part of the meeting they quieted
down, and the resonant tones of the eX-
President were heard in every part of
the house. He was listened to atten-
lively and interrupted but seldom. The
applause came at the end Of his speech.
In delivering his arraignment Of the
Republican party Mr.. Cleyelands s tones
grew a trife harsher and his delivery
more emphatic, which evidently found
an echo in the sentiment of the au-
dience.
When he said, "Let us tell the people
what we believe" his voice rose even
higher, and he lifted his hand in an i'm
pressiye way above his head.
1t was 9.l0 o'clock when the ex. Presi-
dent finished.
He closed with cheers and cries of
"Four, four, four years more"
MR.. sTEvESsoE's SHARE.