The morning call., 1892-06-23
THE VOICE or KENTUCKY.
Henry Watterson Seconds the Name of Horace
Rojes

6OieS.
CHICAGO. June 22-When Duncombe
mentioned the name OF Boies as the candl-
date of Iowa the whole Iowa delegation
jumped from its chairs and sent up yell,
followed by South Carolina. Mississippi,
New York and Texas. The BOies boom
had nothing like the dimensions OF the
Cleveland and Hill demonstrations. IL
lasted only eight minutes.
Thomas 3. Fenlon in sec0nding Cleve-
lands nomination for Kansas first assailed
Ingalls,, who now is pedestrian himself.
for calling the Democracy the streetwalk-
ers of the nineteenth century. by the
unanimous vote of 10000 Kansas Demo-
Gratis he seconded Cleveland's nomination.
James Mckenzie OF Kentucky made a
characteristic speech seconding Cleveland
Then Henry Watterson stepped upon the
platform and spoke as follows:
81 second the nomination OF Horace
Boies Of Iowa, and bear testimony 10 the
truth Of all that has been said OF him by
his friends and neighbors. He represents
the section to which. henceforward, the
Democratic party must look for generous
inspiration and increasing majorities.
Thrice has he led the legions OF Democracy
to victory In a Republican stronghold, and
if he be chosen by this convention to carry
our banner he will plant it above the roof
of the White House and rivet 1t to the dome
of the national capitol"
Hon. j. T. Herman of Louisiana seconded
BOies' nomination.
When Massachusetts was called Hon. Pat
rick Collins seconded Cleveland, saying:
"If my voice was on its last errand. the re-
quest conveyed by 1t to every delegate would
be this: When you are voting for candl-
date for President heed not the voice OF
locality, but the voice of the Democracy Of
the whole nation. l do not argue with
faction. / address myself to the entire De-
mocracy. To-day we have several eandi-
dates, but tomorrow we shall have bat one,
and upon whomsoeyer your choice falls be-
lieVe that the united Democracy will see
that he bears the title of President of the
United States. And above all, when you
go to the people, dismiss locality and forget
Individual friendship and you will find 80
men out of 100 will ask you 10 give them
chance to right the wrong and rectify the
mistake made four years ago, by voting for
Grover Cleveland"
AS Collins ceased tumultuous cheers arose
from all parts of the convention, and the
cheers in a body.
William U. Hensel Of Pennsylvania, see
onding Cleveland. said Pennsylvania
100000 Democrats had sent representatives
here to make no demands. They were
seeking only the selection of such men and
the approval Of such measures as will pro-
mote the best interests OF their party and
of the country. They anticipated the ex-
preston Of the popular will that those in
terests would be best served by the ren0mi-
nation of Grover Cleveland.
V. K. Tillman of South Carolina seconded
Boies' nomination, and o. c. 0chs of Ten
nessee and Mcdonald Of Texas seconded
Cleveland. Senator John w. Daniel of
Virginia seconded HIPS nomination, VIII
son of Minnesota and Wallace of Missouri
seconded Cleveland, aud w. A. Clark, on
behalf Of Montana, seconded Boies.
The crowd grew tired of speeches in
the early morning hours aud interrupted
them with catealls aad disorder Cochran
Of New York declared such conduct out
rageous and said that if New York could
not have hearing in the convention he
would leave 1t.
The motion that the sergeant-at-arms,
with a sufficient force of police, clear the
gallery was received with applause. and
seconded amid Undesirable confusion.
This confusion continuing and the aisles
being crowded with persons improperly ad-
mitted, Cochran asked that a motion for
an adjournment be put. The chairman re-
fused to entertain it.
John Goode of Virginia seconded CIeve-
lands nomination, and j. d. SmIdley of
Washington seconded Cleveland, as did G.
f. Martin and John j. Davis of West Vir-
gnia and Summerell of Wisconsin. ST.
Clair OF West Virginia seconded Hill as a
winner.