St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-05
Grand Gathering Of Repre-
sentative Democrats in
New York.
Great Enthusiasm Presaging:
the Election Of the Par
TVS Candidates.
Grover Cleveland Welcomes
the Delegates to the Ma
tons Metropolis.
Chauncey F. Black, Of Penn
sylvania, Reelected
President.

NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-The second quad
renmal convention of the National As
| ISOLATION of Democratic Clubs was held
today in the Academy of Music. The
| hour at which the convention was an
| nOunced to be called 10 order was 10
| O'clock, but before 0 o'clock delegates
| had begun to arrive and take their seats
in the auditorium. The entire orchestra
and first balcony had been reserved for
| the delegates, and they were divided off
into sections representing every state
and territory in the Union, with placardS
affixed 10 sticks designating the several
reserved sections. The parterre, the
Two upper balconies and the four tiers
of private boxes OH either side of the
stage were reserved for spectators.
Seldom has the old academy presented
Drawer appearance than it did this
morning.
The first few early delegates who ar
rived were followed by rapidly in
creasing numbers, until before 10
O'Clock the greater number OF seats in
the orchestra and lower balcony were
filled. They were entertained
while they Waited
by varied selection of patriotic and
popular airs by the relocated Eighth
regiment band. stationed in the upper
gallery. The delegates also enter tanned
themselves by cheering vigorously as,
one after another. prominent Democrats
entered and took seats among them or
upon the stnge in one of the 800 chairs
there. The boxes had also commenced
to fiji up rapidly with fashionably
dressed ladies, who seemed to fully
share the enthusiasm of their fathers,
brothers or husbands.
A little before II O'Clock eX-Lieut
Gov. Chauncey F. Black. of Pennsyl-
vania, and president of the ASSOCIATION
of Democratic clubs, was discovered
coming upon the stage. There was
shout of cheers, which grew to roar
when close behind Mr.. Black the figure
of Grover Cleveland was recognized.
When the tumuit had subsidized, Mr..
Black called the convention to order.
and spoke i'll part as follows:
''Gentlemeu of the Conyention-We
assemble in this the first QuadrenniaI
session of Democratic clubs under cir
cumStanceS the most suspicious. Never
before within the memory of this gen
Grafton has the Democratic party gone
into battle in behalf of principles SO
vital and so clearly defined, and never
before has such
a agnIiicent Organization r.
as this appeared to support them. Not
only are the standards which are lifted
before our host Ill this last great strIug-
gle for the redemption of the land in
scribed with those very legends of lib
city which insprited our foEefathers,
but they are borne by candidates
worthy of the best days of the republic,
as Democratic as the greatest Democrat.
as pure as the pureSt patriot in our his
tory. In Cleveland and Stevenson we
follow leaders who typify the spirit of
American life and the genius OF Ameri-
can institutions -men who in personal
character and public service are not sur
passed by the nobleSt statesman of any
age.
The issues of the campaign are plain.
No SophiStry can confuse them, no cum
ming can pervert them. The character
of government proposed by our oppO-
nentS is not free gOvernment.nOr cOnSti-
tutlOnal government, nor does it pre-
sent any likeness whatever to the
limited government which our lore
fathers supposed they had established.
1t lS.tyranny. pure and simple, uncOn-
no limitation except the ability of an
abused people to pay.
1.-The election of Cleveland and Ste
venSOn with a Democratic congress is
within easy reach. Ever since 1872 a
majority of the American people have
been with us. We have only to poll
the Democratic vote in November and
the benefcent revolution will be ac-
compliShed."