Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-30
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Snap Shots Noted Down at
= Random and Otherwise.
Some Of the Inside History on the Big
-eest conventiep Ever Held in
the United stateE

Inere are Dut TWO klHuS vi HhSot-
ings worth attending during the sum-
mer season-DemOcratic conventions
and Baptist associations-especially
Wher the association meets in Fob
ertson county. 1t was Worth the trip
to Chicago TO witness the gathering
of 10000 people IN the Democratic
@wigwam, which was itself Demo-
cratic in appearance and all of its APP
pointments; plain, as plain as could
be, and no gaudy trimmings about it.
A stranger hot knowing what he was
there for could not have distingu-
ished the assembly on the first day
from religious meeting. The
vast assembly all sat quietly now
and then a ripple of applause was
heard in different localities, cheering
the favorite sons as they entered,
and with that exception, there was
no more noise than young people
generally keep up by talking on the
back seats in church, In the mean
time black storm cloud passed over
and darkened the scene for twenty
minutes. Then Chairman Brlce cali
ed the house to order and the meeting
was opened with prayer. Henry
Watterson got in his work first by
naming w. Q. Owen, of Kentucky,
as temporary chairman, and Jas. A.
Mckenzie in his place as committee
man on platform. Henry was con
WINGED that he could not do himself
Justice in that position. The roll call
proceeded amid the rustling noise OF
fans and an undertone OF conversa-
ton until New York WAS reached.
This brought the first significant
demonstration iii the dense stiffness
that prevailed. In an instant every
fan was still, and every mouth hush
ed all ears were SO intent on hear,
ing what New York had to say, that
the drop of a pin would have broken
the silence.
The next demonstration was the
spontaneous applause for the resoIu-
ton of sympathy rendered Mr..
Blaine in his sore bereavement and
deep alllietion, also the eloquent re-
spouse made 10y Delegate Sweet, OF
Maine, on behalf Of The Democracy
of his Slate. From This on the meet
ing partook of ali the elements and
character Of regular Democratic
convention. Permanent Chairman
Wilson, OF Virginia, delivered mas
terly address for the occasion, but he
did not prove to be 81 very good chair
man in managing a boisterous crowd,
and yet the audiQnce was easily
enough managed hyNigorous effort,
except at times OF outbreaks OF
tumulluous applause.
Wednesday the convention took a
recess from > O'Clock 10 5p. m, when
Ethe nominations were in order. The
galleries of the Wigwam were fairly
flied by oHIock, and at s the great
building WAS crowded 10 IFS fullest
capacity; people held Their seats,
crowded rs they were, until about 4
o'clock Friday morning, eleven hours
straight. Gov. Albeit, of New
Jersey, led eff, nominating Mr..
Cleveland. He was Grecled with
very little applause until he mon
toned the name of Fill in a compIi-
montary way, when the Hill dele
gates and the galleries went wild
with enthusiasm for fifteen minutes
or more, and il looked for the time
that the Cleveland column would be
broken, But when he finally pro,
nOunced the name of Cleveland, the
Scene was changed 10y tumultuous en-
thusiasm from the other side.
The Hon. Jas. "A. Mckenzie made
tie best nominating speech of the
convention. Kentucky Jim got in
all of his choice words and phases on
sunshine, air, water, fast horses,
lightning and pure whisky. lie kept
the house in good humor and IN an
ulUoar Of laughter.
MrHWatlcrson made a good speech
and had the attention of the audi
ence in nominating Gov, Boics. Sen
ator Daniel, Nrginia's great orator,
failed to meet expectations in nomi-
mating Senator Hin. He was Kissed
and badly treated by the Cleveland
people, who did not care to hear him.
But not so with Bourke Cochran ;
everybody settled down for nearly
one hour, W Nile a great orator pro
ceedcd to dksect the New York
mugwumps. His speech vas terrific,
and his appeal to the convention to
respect the wishes of the New York
Democracy and listen to their counsel
in this importnqt contest, was the
most powerful pol1ieA plea that ever
fell from a mhn's Iinha. He painted
the situation in New York in al its
peculiar phases, showing how the
great Democratic victories had been
won under IEills leadership, and over
the political dead bodies of Grace,
Fairchild aud other mugwumps.
rhn snnnch MaS universally rnnCcd.