The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23

| VIC GNU VI LIS Crutcn portrait OF Hill
and great swell OF yolls ad over the
hall. Other portraits Of Hill were pro-
duced and there was determination
evident on the part of the Hill men to
equal tho Cleveland demonstration. not
only in time but in quantity Of noise
Among tho delegates from New York
who were loudest and most vigorous in
their demonstration, were Delaney
Nicoll, Corporation Counsel Clark,
Mayor Grant and Police Commissioners
Jan es Martin. Dick Croker felt that
his time had come and mounting a
chair, he raised his stentorian voice in
aid of the general clamor.
Fifteen minutes after the rumpus
commenced President Wilson began rap
ping with his gavel but succeeded only
in increasing tho awful uproar. Gen.
Sickles, firing OF holding on his crutch
the portrait of Hill, delegated that duty
to young man of extraordinary stature,
who jumped on a chair and held the pic
ture as high as he could.
Frederick Opp, Of Texas, appeared in
the midst of the confusion with Cleve-
lands portrait which he waved defantly
above his head. Someone rolled news
paper into ball and threw it at Opp,
who lodged, still continuing his per-
formance. Finally q Hillite tore the
obnoxious portrait out of the hands Of
the gentleman from Texas and throw it
in the face of the man from the Lone
Star State.
While the demonstration was at it's
height one of Chicago's thun der storms
passed over the wigwam and with it's
deep tones emphasized the demonstra-
ton for New Iork's Senator. Delegates
caught the idea and out-thundered the
thunder itself with their howls and
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heighth, Cleveland man on the low.
est side Of tho house sang out "IIurrah
for Grover" In moment he was
raped under tho ear by n Hill man.
and Il lively scuille was at once on.
Tho lieutenant OF police and patrol
men jumped in and Quilted tho fracas
removing the pugilists from the hall
Twenty-four minutes the demonstration
lasted when the exhausted delegates
relapsed into their seats and Governor
bbett was permitted to continue. On
the conclusion of Governor Abbett's
speech u renewed outburst of Cleveland
enthusiasm followed, which did not cease
for I minutes or more.
The confusion was greatly heightened
by the evident storm which poured down
torrents of rain upon the leaky building
and soon drenched the vast assembly,
The noise of the rain upon the boards
over head the rolling of the thunder
added to the shouts and cries of the
delegates and spectators, rendered it i'm
possible to proceed with the business
The chairman of the convention had to
abandon his position at his desk on &C
count Of the down pouring torrent and
take shelter under an UNI brella.
The secretary at last proceeded with
the call of States, beginning with Cali
fornia. G. f. Patton responded on be-
half OF the delegation, seconding the
nomination of Cleveland amidst APP
plause. Colorado was the next State
called, when II. s. O'Donnell announced
to the chairman that Colorado gaze way
to New York. W. c. Dewitt from the
New York delegation was put forward
to make his speech, put ting in nominal
ton Senator David b Hill, and he came
forward upon the platform for that pur-
pose.
At this point the continued rain
storm and confusion in tho hall IN ade it
impossible for tho speaker to be heard
| by more than a few in his immediate
vicinity.
| The chairman declared recess for
fifteen minutes. During the intermis-
sion the crowd amused itself watching
the glare of tho lightning and in listen
ing to the swish of tho rain. Every
body had yelled himself hoarse and was
content to wait in comparative silence
the passing of the storm.
When the rect SIS expired, and after
some confusion, Dewitt came down by
the secretary's desk in order to get
away from the down pour of rain falling
upon the desk of the chairman, and
after few minutes W. iting for the
storm to quiet, Dewitt discharged the
duty assigned to him and placed Hill in
nomination in a lengthy speech, at the
conclusion of which the entire New
York delegation arose and cheered the
name of Senator Hill.
John R. Fellows, of New York, came
! forward amid renewed cheers and sec
onded Hills nomination. The conclus-
| ion of Fellows speech was followed by
loud and continued applause, and a
| grand outburst from the New York dele
cation. The roll call continued until
Illinois was reached, when a. w Green,
of Chicago, seconded the nomination OF
| Cleveland.
| When Indiana was called VIM. Il.
English eloquently seconded the nomi-
nation of Cleveland in few words as
substitute for Daniel w. Voorhees,, who
had been taken i'll. The clerk called
the State Of Iowa and John NJ. Dun
com be took the platform amid applause
and placed Gov. Boies in nomination.
When Duncombe mentioned The name
of Horace Boies, as candidate Of Iowa,
the whole Iowa delegation jumped up
on their chairs and sent up a veil. fol-
lowed by South Carolina. Texas. Missis
sipi and New York. Governor Flower
and Bourke Cochran, OF the latter State,
set ing the time for the cheers. The
Boies boom had nothing like the dimen-
sions Of the Cleveland and Hill demon.