Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-24

favor of that motion will say aye
A great chorus of ayes greeted this invi
tation, and the Chair at once declared the
motion unanimously adopted. The bant
PLAYED "Hail to the Chief" and there wa
universal howl from the crowd, which
however, did not last long. Everybody
seemed to be satisfied with the result of the
ballot Somebody scattered lot of the
new Grover Cleveland "Wang" song, and
the Stevenson banner was raised by the
Illinois delegations
Some Odds and Ends OF Business.
Then the clerk read the following resolu.
tions offered by Mr.. Brice, of Ohio:
Resolved, That the National Committee is
hereby empowered and directed to fix the
| time and place for holding the next National
| Convention, and that the basis of represen.
| tation therein be the same as that fixed fol
| this convention.
This was carried with shout In the midst
| of good deal of confusion. The following
resolution was offered by Norman E. Mack,
of New York:
| Wilson, Permanent Chairman of this con.
| vention, be added to the committee appoint
| ed by the several States to notify the nOm-
inees of this convention of their selection as
candidates for the offices of President and
| Vice President of the United States.
General Pat A. Collins, of Massachusetts,,
who had meanwhile taken the chair, put
| the resolution, which was carried. The
clerk then read the following resolution,
offered BY w. Honey, of New York, which
| was carried.
Resolved, That the National Committee is
| authorized and empowered in Its discre-
| tion to select as its chairman, and also as
| the Chairman of its Executive Committee,
| persons who are not members Of the said
| National Committee.
A Resolution to Rule Out the Gallery.
General Collins now relinqpished the
chair, and, taking the rostrum, spoke as
| follows:
| Gentlemen Of the Convention; .
propose to address myself to the COM
mon sense, good Judgment and experience
| of the 800 mon selected BY the Democratic
party as delegates to this convention.
| Twelve years ago 1 sent to the Chair reso-
| TO provide accommodations in the next con-
vention Tor the delegates, the alternates,
| the National Committee, the members OF the
| press and none others. (Crfes of "That Is
| right"1 The time was not then ripe for the
| adoption Of that resolution, and, without
| disparagement to our National Committee,
| feel free to say in the presence OF small
| fraction of the great American public out
| side of ourselves, the delegates. that mis-
| take has been made here and that the time
has now come when a Democratic conven-
governed by outside influences. [Cries of
'Good, good."]
Il we could be on exhibition in the view
| OF IS. 100000 people and 100000 Democrats
who will vote the Democratic ticket, we'll
and good: but what is the use? What is the
sense in having $1,000 people who can hardly
see and cannot hear. prolonsing the pro pro,
preventing them from being deliberated?
fCries of Good. good."l
1t is not the discomfort, 1t Is not the in
convenience, but it is the danger OF wreck
ing the good work OF a convention that we
are face to face with to-day; and feel conf.
dent that we have reached the climax Of
absurdity. 1, therefore, venture to ask my
fellow delegates to pass the following reso-
luton:
The Resolution Raises Howl.
Resolved, That the Democratic National
next National Convention the accommoda-
tions necessary for the delegates, the al
ternates. the press, the National Committee
and none others.
A great howl of protest went up from the
galleries against the last clause of the reso-
luton, and the cries of "No, no" from the
galleries interrupted the speaker for min
ute. Continuing, General Collins said:
"But, pardon me, you are here solely by
our courtesies
There was demand from the delegates
for q call OF the roll OF States on the resolu-
tion, in which demand General Collins
Joined. Great confusion reigned at this
juncture throughout the convention. nearly
everybody standing up and shouting them
selves hoarse. The delegates were stand
ing in the aisles and on the chairs, and
many of them had their hats on, apparently
ready and glad to CO.
While things were in this state there was
q crash, and the arc lights which had fur
nished the illumination for the convention
were seen descending upon the heads of the
delegates.
Trightfui Panic Ensues.
Something had given way above. and it
appeared as if the numerous Interruptions
which had so ominously occurred at the.
hands of nature were about to be supple
mented by one great catastrophe which
should wipe out the whole National Demo-
cratic Convention Of 1892. The three lights