The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-06-24
THE CHICAGO CONTENTION

The Democratic National Conven
ton, at Chicago, at an early houl
Thursday morning, nominated fol
President Grover Cleveland, who re
ceived 617s votes. His nomination
was then made unanimous, amidst
tremendous applause.
No nomination for Vice President
has been made up to the hour of go
ing to press, but the indications art
that Stevenson, of Illinois, will bt
chosen to run OH the ticket will
Cleveland.
The convention met in The Wig
wan, an immense board structure
capable of holding 10000 people, ant
every place was occupied. The dele
gates were in the centre and front
the location of each State being desig
mated by a blue silk banner. Al
around were rising tiers of seats, filled
with enthusiastic Democrats, ready tt
hurrah for the nominees. The chair
mans desk was the same over which
Cleveland and Hendricks were nomi
mated in 1894. Countless flags and
ornaments fluttered and waved in
every part of the vast room.
Senator Brice, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, call
ed the convention to order at Il. a;
o'clock and the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the Rev. John
Rouse, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Mr.. VIM. c. Owens, of Kentucky
was made temporary chairman. His
speech, upon taking chair, was vel
received. He urged unity and har
mony. Referring to the work before
the convention he said
ssHow momentous is your responsibility
need not tell you. If your work be done in
wisdom the millions toiling in mine and shop
and field will rise and call you blessed. The
roll call of the republic attests that its heart
and its conscience are with us in our war witt
the representatives of greed. The best thought
of our party is platform that challenges the
appreciation and invites the support of the
we must deserve success above the wreck II
need be Of selfish combinations. we must real
a temple to the plain people and build shrine
so broad that there every lover of his kind
may kneel.
1.-THE burden must be lifted from the back
OF labor, and to that end it has a right to de
mand, that whoever bears our banner mus
lift 1t above the smoke of conflict and the dl
of faction, that every Democrat of the Unior
may follow its lead in exultant and irresisti
BILE combat. Let us not mistake. The
gravity Of the situation demands the broadest
patriotism and every needful sacrifice
''Our work but begins here Under the
suns OF summer and the frosts of autumn We
must carry 1t forward with unfalterng cour
age to a triumphant close.'
Committees were then appointed, Mr.
/. Freeman Rasin, of Maryland, being
appointed on the committee on per
manent organization Hon. Frank r.
Shaw on the committee on credentials
and Hon. Charles J. NJ. Gwinn on the
committee of resolutions. Hon. Ar
thur P. German was continued as the
member from Maryland ON the Ma
tional Committee.
The following resolution of sympa
thy with Mr.. Blaine was unanimously
passed
"Resotred, That this convention tender its
profound sympathy to that distinguished
American, James G. Blaine, in the heavy
affiiction which has befallen him."
Mr.. SWEET, of the Maine delegation
in behalf of the democracy of Maine
thanked the delegates for the sym.
pathy it had extended to the distin.
guished resident of their State
The resolution was a graceful act OF
sympathy with political opponent
and can not fail to soften some of the
asperities of the coming contest.
When the convention assembled
there was no longer any doubt that
Cleveland would be the nominee