The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-29
STEVENSON is NAMED.
Mr.. worthinEton AppIauds HE Fellow
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Mr. wOrthington ApPIauds His Fellow
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When Colorado was reached il yielded its
place TO Illinois, and Bir. Nicholas E. Worth
ington Of Illinois advanced to the platform aud
spoke as follows:
MR.. CHAIRMAM AND FELLOW DELEGATES
Illinois has presented no presidential csndi-
date 90 this convention. Ii has within its Dor.
ders more than one favOrite son which ii would
have delighted to honor and who are worthy of
all the political honors that could be conferred
upon them. But here in This great city of Chi.
cAgO, in this great commonwealth OF Illinois
bordering upon the lake and the Mississippi, in
the center OF this great republic, the demOc-
racy, catching the vibrations of the ground
swell that came from the South and the East
and the West put aside its favoriie sons for
the time buried Its state pride, and echoing
back to Texas, Connections aud California with
i0rty-pight votes, shouted the name OF Grover
Cleveland. Applause. But for the vice
presidency, for the second highest place in the
gift of the people. il has "A candidate 50 fully
equipped by nature and education that II feels
that 1t wOuld be political fault to fsil to urge
his name for nomination before YOU.
81 stand then here, gentlemen, TO name as
candidate for hat position a man who is known
by every woman and child aud voter that ever
licked postage stamp in every village and
ham ct OF .he land. Applause A big-bodied,
II
handing presence, of diguihed mien; man
whose courtesy n his every day manners is
rarely equaled and never exec led; a man
VINO, in the administration of his duties in the
last democratic administration, was the beau
ideal Of an honest honorable. useful and ei-
hcient democratic officehOlder Like his z, eat
leader who bears your hammer. he believes that
public office IS public trust" but he believes
also that the democrats are the best trustees of
this public trust. Cheers Nor can the pride
or office make him proud or naughty. | appeal
to every senator aud Congressman who is here
II ever he found the haughtiuess OF Office, the
chilling indifference OF little brief authority
in the atmosphere OF the room OF the assists u /
pOstmaster-general during CleVeland's admins
tratou?
Gentlemen, we have nailed our banner 90
the mast A democrat never surrenders. We
propose to make true what our republican
friends say of us-that we do our quarreling
before the convention and our fighting against
our enemies afterward. Applause. We he
ieve that every democrat will put on his
armor. We of the West here have been max
ing a magnificent campaign of late years. We
have been educating the people and the proud
results are seen in Boyd OF Nebraska, Boies of
Iowa and Peck of Wisconsin. Applause
They are in the grand old man
who represents Illinois in the L. 5.
senate. lCheers.l They seen in
the reduction of the republican majority from
5000 TO 1900 in Illinois. They are seen in
the election OF democratic treasurer and su-
perIntendent of public instruction now in this
state. We propose in this campaign TO attack
the last citadel We have a candidate for gov
ernOr that we going to eleo'. VIII you
help us to give the twenty-four electoral votes
TO Grover Cleveland? If you will, vote for the
man whose name j now present. man who
does not have TO get certificate from a labor
organization to prove that he is friend of the
people Iapplansel, y man that We all love
-Adlai f. Stevenson of Illinois. prolonged
applause.