Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-24

Bqt Tor the lce-presldency, Tor the
second highest place in the gift of the
people, it has q candidate go fully
equipped by nature and education tha'
it feels it would be a political fault te
fail to urge his name in nomination be-
fore you.
II stand. then, here, gentlemen. tc
name as a candidate for that position, 9
man that is known by every woman and
child and voter that ever licked post
age stamp, in every village and hamlet
IN the land (applause); big-bodied
big hearted, big-brained man; q man ol
commanding presence, dignified mien
man whose courtesy in his everyday
manners is rarely equslled, never ex.
celled; man who, in the ad-
ministration of his duties in the
last Democratic administration
was the ideal honest, honorable, useful
and efficient Democratic Office holder.
Like his great leader, who bears your
banner, he believes public Office is a
public trust, but he believes also that
Democrats are the best trustees of this
public trust. [Cheers.l Nor can pride
OF Office make him proud or naughty.
l appeal to every senator and congress-
man here, if ever he found the haughti-
ness of Office, the chilling indifference
of little brief authority in the atmos.
phere of the room of the assistant
postmaster general during Cleveland'e
administration.
Gentlemen, we have nailed our ban
ner to the mast;>a Democrat never sur.
renders. We propose to make true what
our Republican friends say OF us: That
we do our qparreling before the conven.
ton and our. fighting against our enc.
mics afterwards. [Cheers.I
I'VE believe every Democrat will put
on his armor. We of the west have
been making q magnificent campaign oi
late years. We have been educating the
people and the proud results are seen in
Boyd OF Nebraska, Boies OF Iowa and
Peck of Wisconsin. fApplause. They
are seen in the grand old man who rep
resents Illinois In the United States
senate. [Cheers.] They are seen IN the
reduction of the Republican majority
from 10000 to $4,000 in Illinois. They
are seen in the election of Democratic
treasurer and superintendent of public
instruction in this state. We propose
in this campaign to attack the last cita.
del. We are going to have the gov
ernor. With your help Illinois will give
her "a electoral votes for Grover Cleve
land if you will vote for the man
whose name I now present; 3
man who does not have to gel
a certificate from labor organization tt
prove that be is the friend OF the people
lApplause.] The workingmen all low
Alexander r. Stevenson Of Illinois.
H. ~
When Connecticut was called Mr.
Vance, chairman OF that delegation, il
brief speech seconded the nomination
OF Gray. III
The call proceeded until Idaho wa
reached, when it Wae announced tia
that state seconded the uominatiou .
Gfsys NJ
Bo1Es NOT a cxxDfb1TR. n
When Iowa ~ called cries Q
"poies r. "Boiesls were heard in differ
ent parts Of the han, Shields rose ami
said asf 9ss&
ssIowa has said shs has no Candidate
! wish to say that IL II Governor Bo;ea
wish, united with the wish Of the dele
gates from Iowa, that he be not nom
mated or named as . candidate for thl
vice presidency by this convention.
Great applause followed this an
nouncement.
Kansas being called, Hon, r. Scot
arose on behalf Of his delegation ant
warmly seconded the nomination o
Gray.
KENTUCKY SECONDS sTEvENsoN.
For Kentucky, Hon. John s. Rhe
said: "Hailing from that great com
monweaith which IL the birthplace 0
tariff reform and the home of the star
eyed goddess, / come to second the nom
ination Of "a. E. Eeev6nson of Illinois.
The Illinois delegation was on its fee
at the mention Of Sfeyensonps name, ant
banners were elevated bearing the in
scription: "a. e. Stevenson, Illinois
favorite son. This WAS greeted will
prolonged cheers.
Mr.. Rhea, continuing, said in part
Kentucky takes her Democracy lik
she takes her whisky. [Great laughter.
l came to this convention, representing
that contingent which was fearful to fol
low the flag of Grover Cleveland O.
his band wsgon, for we believed w
might follow the Democratic hearse il
November. = Laughter. But in th,
presence OF this vaat assemblage, Ihav,
been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm
that greets his great name, and Ibeliev'
we are on the high road to success.
support the Illinois candidate because
understand he is q Democrat who be
lieves that to the victor belongs th,
spoils. [Great applause. Becauae b,
further believes that. there are homes
and competent men enough in the Dem
ocratic party to fill all the officel
[cheers, and | VIBRANT the assertion
that if he be placed in this high posi-
ton, the Mugwumps and Republican,
will have no quarter st his hands,"
AIICHIaAN's ;tANDIDATE.
When Michigan was reached Henry
F. Uhl placed in nomination Hon. AL
len P. Morse, chief justice of the Michi
gan supreme court. Uhl said:
III my my memory is accurate, within
pistol shot of where this convention
hall stands, great senator from New
York, addressing himself to the Repub-
lican national convention in 1888 said
ANY Republican can carry Michigan.
He spoke with the knowledge that for
twenty-five years tile peninsular etate
has given majoriti6s to his party nt
high as $4,000. Net long thereafter, IL
1859, the senator saw the Republican
column shattered by q Democratic law.
yer, who was elected to the bench of
the supreme ceurt, the highest appellate
tribunal in the state, by majority oil
Sc, 900. That lawyerlwas Hon. Allen G,
Morse, the present chief justice.
Following that great victory the del
egates from my state have come to the
great council Of the party as the repre-