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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-08
The Charge. unsustained.

Commissioner Sawyer dismissed the
charge of obstruc;ing the United States
mails preferred against an expressman
named Henry Sch!eason on his preliminary
examination yesterday.
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A Negro "Trusty" Removed.

Because he Struggled whisky to prisoners
and did little Gaping" Tor lawyers,
Charles Jones, negro ''trusty" at the City
Prison. was sent back to the County Jail
yesterday to complete his sentence for petty
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-08
Hands I'm nnuCer.

The Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors in their report next Monday
night will recommend the removal from
office Of Police Court Clerks Duffield and
Cnak
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anu % nc appears ~ oEutidIS eye
Is also a bold piece OF painting with the de-
tails well massed and a strong central light
ing.
ION the North River" by Jules Mers.
fielder, Is large canvas, representing bark
being towed out TO sea while steamer is
passing in. There is little "canvas to let"
Ia the production; in other words. there are
vacant lots on the sea that could he filled to
advantage without detracting from the GEN.
trail points Of interest.
"Rio Oblspc. Isthmus OF Panama." by
Norton Bush, is a gorgeous piece of tropical
hung with twining creepers, orchids, ferns,
ETC., and with a scarlet flamingo perched on
rock too near the center OF the picture to
be onsisteDt with good art AS picture OF
tropical life, however, it is faithful in all
essential particulars.
A DAISY Field" by q. +. Matthews, has
been already noticed in the studio notes of
The CALL. 1t is a very meritorious CON-
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larceny. Ia abored letter 10 Chief Crow
ley the tIusiy denied the charges against
him and suggested that it would be well 10
watch the men who carry provisions In to
the prisoners
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-08
The Westenhaver

The Westenhaver Divorce Case.
Mrs. Mary E. Westenhaver has been by
Judge Hunt granted divorce from Charles
G. WeStenhaver on the ground of his IN
faithfu'ness, and she was granted the privi-
leZe of reSuming her maiden name.
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GEMS OF LOCAL ART.
Critical Notes of the Annual
Spring Exhibition.
Over One Hundred Pictures in Line-Land.
scapes and Marines Still the Fa.
vorite Subjects.

The annual spring exhibition by local
artists in connection with the San Fran
cisco Art Association will be open to
the general public this morning. There
are between 80 and 80 exhibitors
and about $50 exhibits-just equal TO the
show of last year. As rule where pictures
have been "skied' the judgment of the
hanging committee is amply viudicated, but
an exception should 6e made of the etching
of Emperor Norton by Oscar Kunath,
which is worthy of place where it can
be better seen.
In the main room one of the finest pictures
Is California Oaks" by William Keith,
painted with all that artists power and a
fine example Of sympathy with nature The
canvas is large one, but it is conscien-
tiously covered and the art Is well con-
cealed. The composition is simplicity it.
sell, characteristic of all good landscapes
since tie DAYS of Cuyr. Claude Lorraine
Constable, GirtoE. De Whit and Turner.
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BLACK AND FANCY PARASOLS,

In rufilrd. lace. plain. striped. figured, ele-
gantly assorted, from So, 81, So, Sc,
81 80, 50, $40 to $50 each
s8@ An inspection is respectfully sole
tied.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-08

Weak Stomach strengthened by Becchan's Pills.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-08
CARRIAGE PARASOLS,

assorted, in ruffles. plain and
lace, from 81. 81 %. 81 80. 81 IS, 81,
81 20, IS, 81 and s. each.
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Ladies' Kid Gloves!

We have just received a
Special Importation of Nov
city Gloves, III the newest
fashionable shades and tints,
which we offer to-day at
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Lynch Law Among Rats.

In the neighborhood of Burlcy the
other day, a gentleman, looking over
a wall, saw a dead hen in the field.
Presently a rat a up, shifted at the
defunct fowl with much satisfaction.
and went away in some haste. The
onlooker, who is a student of natural
history, knew what that meant. and
removed the hen from the spot. In
a minute or two the rat came back
with half a dozen friends, with the
evident intention Of removing the
carcass for future use. Arrived at
the spot where the fowl had lain, the
rat raised a loud squeak OF astonish-
ment at its absence. In a trice the
other rats fell upon him SO savagely
that they left him dead on the field
as a warning not to play practical
jokes with his friendA-lceds Post.
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the minority Of the committee had a re-
port to make through him, and he should
expect the committee to listen to this
before ordering the previous question.
This suited the convention exactly, ard
1t roared its assent.
Reading of the Platform.
Colonel Villas stepped to the edge of
the platform, resolutions in hand, and
slowly and with a powerful voice he
began the reading. He got ON as far as
the reference to the Democratic leaders
who had succeeded the immortal Jeffer-
son from Madison to Cleveland when
he stopped. He had touched off the
powder magazine. The explosion was
instantaneous, and it shook the wig
wan. With n wild, shrill warwhoop
of delight the greater part of the con-
vention and the spectators jumped to
their feet and waved hats, handker-
chiefs, fans, and umbrellas, and uttered
shout after shout, and as fast as one set
Of threats and arms showed signs OF
WEAKNESS another set took up the jubi-
lation and carried it on with increasing
volume and greater vibration of light
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the Chairman with a zinc gavel and the
convention then adjourned until ) O'CLOCK
in the afternoon.
IN THE CONVENTION HALL.
How the interior of the Big wigwa,r
Appeared Before the Session.

How tho Interior of the big Wigwa,r
Appeared Before the Session.
A circus tent trebly magnifed, with a
dozen huge white pendants stretching
rom covering 10 tloor-that was the
appearance to an Associated Press
representative Of the big Demo-
cratic Wigwam when the National
Democratic Convention assembled. The
supposed pendants of shining canvas
were in reality stout posts supporting
What appeared to be II mammoth circu-
lar canopy floating in the sky, but in
reality IL substantial roof of wood raised
some distance above the walls to admit
light and air above from every direc-
ton.
Greater magnitude hut naturally less
importance of permanently and beauty
OF finish distinguished the mammoth
temporary structure from the Republic
can Convention Hall at Minneapolis.
The vista of seats-a total exceeding
2o.0o0-secmed to lengthen out right
became bewildcred.
Silken banners of blue. inscribed with
the anne Of tho States and distributed
about the area of floor forming the CEN
ter of the structure, showed where the
votes were to como from that within u
few hours at the most would lame the
winning candidate. All around were
the rising tiers of seats containing the
spectators, who, if they could not vote
in the convention, We're at least able to
cheer to their hearts content. The
Chairman's desk, the same over which
Cleveland and Hendricks were nomi-
mated in 1884, was surmounted by two
immense bouquets of daisies and long,
green ferns. Banks of fresh foliage
were piled against the tables of the
newspaper men each side of the
speakers stand, while high up in the
space reserved for guests Of honor
We're scores of nodding palms.
The gallery, though encircling
the entire hall, and probably the
largest ever erected for Il national con-
vention, seemed to form part of the
hundreds of tiers OF seats and not u
distinct portion of the structure. The
rail was hidden in countless small flags,
n bore at intervals the shields of the
various States and portraits of q score
Of honored Democrats of the past,
Hendricks and Douglas and others back
to he beginning OF the party.
AS the crowds flocked into the hall,
almost the first comment was that tho
New York delegation had been given
back seats. Alabama. Indiana. Iowa,
Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Wis
consin and Wyoming were in the front
chairs. It was the result of the
alphabet, however, not of any sinister
political design. The States highest
in alphabetical order commencing with
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sylvania; H. Shepard, Virginia; c. Til
ley, Missouri; L. A. Rowlcy, Michignn;
r. E. Wilson, Mississippi; G. II. De-
%freest, New York; j. c. Swuyne, Illinois;
PRINCIPAL Reading Clerk, Nicholas NJ.
Bell of Missouri; Sergeant-at-arms.
Richard j. Bright of Indiana; official
stenograpcr, Edward Dickinson, New
York.
The list was adopted without OPP
position. and the Chair appointed
Charles Jewett of Indiana, Thomas
Wilson of Minnesota, and Adlai
T.. Stevenson OF Illinois to attend
Mr.. Owens to the speakers chair.
These gentlemen assembled in front Of
the platform and then proceeded down
one Of the side aisles to the place where
the Kentucky delegation sat. Mr.. Owens
arose and walked up the aisle with the
committee. When they appeared ON tho
platform the convention a%pplauded, and
h applause was renewed when Chair
man Brice announced that he had the
honor and pleasure" of presenting to
the convention its temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Brice retired, leaving the space in
front of the Chairman's desk to Mr..
Owens.
After bowling to the applause with
WHICH ne was greeted, MT. owens, III n
good voice, addressed the convention.
MIR. Owens had IL respectful and an
interested hearing. and when he came to
the "legions of the bread and butter
brigade" the convention chccred again
and again.
AT the conclusion of the speech tho
Chairman asked what the pleasure of
the convention was. Mr.. White, of Cali
%fornia, got the floor, and offered Il reso-
luton providing that the roll be called
to name members of the different COM
mittees. and that all resolutions relating
to the platform be referred to the Conn
mittee on Resolutions without debate,
and that the credentials of zach dele
gate be delivered 10y zach delegation to
the Committee on Credentials.
General Bragg, of Wisconsin, from
the front row, offered as an amendment
that the rules of the last Democratic
convention govern this body until 9TH
erwisc ordered.
Mr.. White accepted this amendment
as being first in order, and temporarily
withdrew his resolution, which he again
offered after General Bragg's substitute
was passed. 1t was read by Reading
Clerk He'll.
Mr., Rhodes, of Alabama. intelposcd
with an amendment, which was read.
1t provided for IL committee on rules in
addition to the other committees There
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again cries the clerk. Arkansas was
the next. and at the call a tall, lank
~Southerner mounts his chair. "Arkan-
sas yields her place to New Jersey, he
says. There is a great shout. The
Cleveland men are smiling. Again
Tammany is in turmoil. The whole
convention knows that Gov. Albeit, Of
New Jersey, has been chosen to pre-
sent the name Of Grover Cleveland.
Albeit Names Cleveland.
Slowly the New Jersey Cow
walked down the center aisle. s
broad-shouldered, heavily bearded, dig.
nified. He climbs the steps and Chair
man Wilson meets him with outstretched
hand. In slow and measured tone he
began to speak. at is the name Of q
man who has twice carried the electoral
vote OF my State whom I shall name,s
he declared, and tn. Cleveland crowds
cheered. Gov. Albeit was making q
strong, thoughtful speech. Without
warning, without rhetorical ornament.
he mentioned the name Of Cleveland.
The volcano is in uproar. Up, up, all.
about the hall the delegates are climb
ing, yelling sthey rise.
Above the tumult floats the white
banner Of Michigan. On either side
looks down the face OF Cleveland. Up
again comes the wild storm Of cheers,
beating in waves against the snowy n
sign. From the seats of Michigan Q
aisle to the seats Of New York. Gen.
Sicklcs waves his crutch in anger.
Back" Back" cry the chiefs
of Tammany. The whole body of
delegates face inward about the circum-
ference of the great floor. In the center
the Tammany tiger, crouchcd low,
growls ominously at the fioating banner
Of Cleveland. 1t is like a gigantic
prize ring. Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan, blue
eyed and smiling, leans ovcr to Don
Dickinson. Don't you worry" he
cried. You have the noise, we the
votes" From the galleries hundreds Of
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credentials. He asked if that committee
was ready to report. The committee
was not h ready and during the inter-
val Senate Palmer was called upon and
made Il short speech.
When the chairman announced that
the committee on credentials was ready
to report, MIR. Lamb, of Indiana, took
the platform and in II clear, loud voice
read the report. There was no obicc-
tion to it and it was adopted.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was presented by
Mr.. Fordyce. of Arkansas, and read by
IL of the clerks of the convention. 1t
named w. L. Wilson, of West Virginia,
for permanent chairman and continued
the other officers of the temporary or
g%anization. The announcement of Mr..
Wilson'S name was met with loud app
plause. The report was adopted with
out dissent. Mr.. Dickinson, of Michi-
gan. moved that a committee of five be
appointed to notify Mr.. Wilson of his
appointment rs Permanent Chairman.
The Chairman appointed as the COM
mittcc: Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michi-
gan; ]. F. Duncombe, Iowa; John
r. Fellows, New York: Joseph G.
Richardson, Alabama; and NJ. L. Clardy,
Missouri. Temporary Chairman Owens
shook hands with MI. Wilson when he.
was escorted to the platform, and then
said: Gentlemen of the convention:
1t gives me great pleasure to introduce
to you n of the bravest Democrats in
America, William L. Wilson, of West
Virginia" AS Mr.. Wilson came forward
he was greeted witha storm of applause.
He wore his blue delegates badge on
the lapel of a cutaway coat, under
which was prominent Il white vest. Mr..
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Chicago special:
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When the first taps of the gavel were
heard In the Wigwam Wednesday even-
Ing the great building was packed from
top to bottom. For more than an hour
the thousands of hot and impatient PEG.
pie had been bombarding the barn doors
or jostling each other in the tunnel en-
frances. Under the acre of pine roof
the heat was intense. No breeze moved
the muggy and stagnant atmosphere.
At the announcement that the Com
mittee on Resolutions was ready to re-
port q wild shout went up. and Editor
Jones sided up to the front Of the plat
form and attempted a little cxtempo-
raneous Introduction to the committees
report. which was drowned out by yells
of @Louderi"
The resolutions we're hunded to ex-
Secretary Villas, Of Wisconsin, but be-
fore he had a chance to speak Mr.. Pat
terson, member Of the committee from
Colorado, who was already on the plat
form. lifted up his voice and cried that
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spectators seats, and as the lightning
flashes lit up the gloom OF the hall
and the building shook in Il heavy
wind they became frightened and howl
ed for lights. Then came n mighty fall
OF rain that drowned The voices of the
people. The band began to play n live
ly air and the music speedily allayed
the nervousness of the audience.
Chairman Brice and n bright ray of
sunshine entered the wigwamf together
and both wer. greeted with hearty
cheers.
= AS Mr.. Bricc rose to request silence,
he faced a magnificent scene. Twenty
thousand people filled the immense
building, gay with its tluttering bunting.
the bright colors of ladies' dresses, and
the bright badges of the delegates and
their accom- a..'ment of marching clubs.
Before him sat the representative men
of a great party. the lei who lead its
its defeats. There they spread in front
of him, vcritably IL sen of faces which
for the moment WAS b%ewildering in its
vastness. Practiccd speaker as he is,
and used as he is to facing great meet
ings, Mr.. Bricc for a second or two
showed that he is not insensible to the
emotions of Il supreme moment, n was
visibly moved as he advanced to the
front of the platform, after demand
ing silence, to present Rev. John
Rouse. who offered prayer. At the
close of his invocation the reverend
gentleman rccitcd the Lords prayer. in
which he was audihly joined in several
parts of the great convention hall.
When prayer was concluded Chair
nan Brice said: Gentlemen of the
convention, by direction Of tho Ma
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the convention dispersed for the day.


Precisely Mt 11:3O on Wednesday,
Temporary Chairman Owens raped the
convention to order, and called upon
the Rev. Alfred H. Henry to offer pray
CIR. He asked that the convention be
guided to choose II report sensitive OF
modern progressive democracy, and
prayed that the party might proceed to
victory, not for the spells of Office.
just as the prayer concluded the Iowa
phalnnx entered the hall, the big blue
banner with the picture of Horace Boics
borne in front of them. There We're
cheers from all parts of the hall and the
bnnd very inappropriatcly struck up
Maryland, my Maryland" When the
music ceased the temporary chairman
brought his gavcl down and announced
that the first business of the convention
would be the report of the committee on
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wearing apparel and the adjuncts of hot
vpoothor

wearing apparel ano tne adJunct Oh o
weather.
The reading finished. like a tin
whistle in q hurricane sounded the
voice Of the Chairman. He called for q
vote on the adoption Of the platform.
.The platform is adopted. he cried, and
then without a moments delay: "The
next business is the call Of the roll for
the nomination Of candidates for Presi-
dent" The great amphitheater was in
disorder. commotion was everywhere.
The Tammany leaders are on their feet.
Sheehan is in front. He turns toward
his delegation and beckons them to rise
and come forward. He shakes his head
angrily - they refuse, and pulls at his
tawny mustache. Don Dickinson rubs
his hands with satisfaction. The crucial
moment has arrived. A curly headed
clerk steps to the edge Of the platform
and sings out in q high nasal tone:
State OF Alabama
A dozen men are standing on chairs
ssking for information. Fenlon. Of
Kansas. moves to adjourn. The chair
pays no attention to him. Alabama
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number of vacant seats in the galleries,
offered a resolution to admit eX-soldiers
of the late war to the unoccupied places.
Mr.. Collier. of Tennessee, said that
there We're IA. 1000 Democrats ut the door
and he moved that the doors be opened
to them. There was great applause,
but the whole question was shut
off on motion of Mr.. johnson, of
Kentucky, to refer the matter to
the committee on resolutions. Mr.. Hol-
man, of Oregon, in the body of the hall.
addressed the convention, closing by
stating that he held in his hand n tele-
gram giving the glad news that the Re-
publicans of Portland, Oregon. had been
defeated by n thousand majority. Great
cheering greeted this announcement.
Mr.. Hall, OF Kansas, moved that organ-
lied clubs be admitted to the vacant
seats in the hall. but this resolution was
also referred to the Resolutions Com
mittec.
Mr.. Cable, Of Illinois. offered a
resolution of sympathy with James G..
Blaine, that this convention tender its
profound sympathy to that distinguished
American. james q. Blaine, in the
many Affections that have hcfallen him.
The reading of the name of Mr.. Blaine
was the signal for an outburst of
greater enthusiasm than the convention
had known before. The resolution was
adopted without dissent. Mr.. SWEET of
Maine got the floor and briefly thanked
the convention on behalf of the Maine
delegation.
An invitation from the Worlds Fair
for the delegates to visit the grounds
was read.
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Alabama were seated nearest the speak
er to the extreme right. and the succeed
ing States on the roll ranged backward.
At the heal OF the next aisle Iowa and
Indiana We're the fortunate ones, AMI the
next i'll order alphabetically went to the
Missouri and Montana were the
lucky ones in the middle aisle, while
New York and Massa .husetts Jared the
worst in this part of the building. First
come, first served, was the order with
the spectators. and soon after IL o'clock
II. m. the front seats on floor and gall
lery were crowded to overfowing.
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was n brief discussion Of the amend-
ment. the explanation being made that
the original resolution delegated the
work of tho proposed committee to the
committee on permanent organization.
The amendment was adopted, however.
and the resolution as amended went
through. The clerk then read the roll
call and the chairman of each delega-
ton handed in or announced the names
chosen.
w. y. English. of Indiana not;.;r, ,
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men. in their shirt sleeves, leaned out

men. in their shirt sleeves, leaned out.
into space and screamed.
The candidate I have named" cries
Gov. Albeit, will carry New York"
Up jumps Tammany in protest. aNo."
they cry, with one voice, and hisses
answer them. AS chance came. the
speaker struggled through his speech.
:! nominate that plain, blunt, honest
citizen, Grover Cleveland" and SO he
closed.
A storm Of deafening applause united
with the thunder of the storm outside
seemed to shake the great wigwam from
foundation to roof.
AT this point proposals to adjourn
were volunteered from the galleries, but
the convention took a stern view of its
duties and kept at work.
Hill and Boies Named.
After the confusion the secretary
called the State OF Colorado, which re-
piled that it yielded its right 10 the floor
to New York, and New York, in the per.
son Of w. G.. Dewitt Of Brooklyn. took
the platform. In due time he said that
David Bennett Hill was the candidate
OF the common people. Mr.. Dewitt
made ingenious use Of Senator Hills
reputation for ~partisanship, and made a
SACsCA appear W JIG CONVENTION no 10
nominate a New York man who was not
sustained by the delegation of his own
State. He distributed graceful COM
pliments to Boies and Palmer and Cor
man and Pattison and Carlisle, whose
friends We're invited to re%ciprocate.
John F. Duncombe, OF Fort Dodge, in
q speech characteristic OF the brainy
Iowan, placed the nomination Of Gov.
Bo.es before the convention. At the
mention OF the Cove rnor's name his
adherents became wildly enthusiastic,
and, Icing ioinei in their applause by
several OF the other delegations. It was
oni time before the speaker could con-
Guide.
The nominations being seconded the
convention proceeded to ballot, and at
$40 o'clock Thursday morning the re.
suit OF the first ballot was announced.
The necessary sos votes had been re.
corded for Cleveland.
1t was the most remarkable session
known in the history of national con-
ventions. From 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon until the gray of dawn Thurs
day morning, the huge wigwam was q
scene Of tumultuous demonstrations.
The hundreds waiting on the streets
took up the echo of their cheers. With
sunrise came a monster ratification.
Grover Clevcland's nomination was
made unanimous. The convention then
adjourned until 2 o'clock Thursday sf.
ternOOn.