The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-24
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Iowa and New York Took Turns I'm KuiGn
Poor Isanc Pusey Gray.

Poor IsaRc Pusey Gray.
sreca' to TIE indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, June 22-It was few minntcs
after the Gray procession melted away that
the last session was called 10 order. Less
of crowd was present, and the enthusi-
ssm was dampened by tho rain that soon
began to patter on the roof and pour
through it in such quantities that the pro-
ceedings were interrupted a half dozen
times by the disorder In the house. One
whole row Of press tables had to be
abandoned, and umbrellas were hoisted all
over the house. The nominating speeches
we're of particular dreary character. and
Lambs vas about the only one that could
be heard. However. nobody cared much.
as all interest was centered on the ballot.
When it finally came the disorder and con-
fusion in the house was so great that the
effect of Alabamas solid vote against the
Cleveland Gray combination was lost. The
spirits of the Gray crowd began to fall. and
of the Stevenson followers to rise in proper
tion, as the vote ran along very near evenly.
but little interest centercd in Iowa after
her chairman bad announced that Boies
was not to be considered for second place,
and when she cast her twenty-six votes for
Watterson q big nuttcr ran through the
hall Itdldn'tstart a Watterson boom. but
it left Iowa in position whore she was able.
a little later. to stick the knife into Isaac
Pusey Gray and turn it around once or
twice.
A look Of disgust swept over the Indiana
people when Don Dickinson pumped the
% votes of Michigan in for Morse. Had
Michigan kept the promiee OF the Cleveland
managers Gray would have been on the
ticket.
TAMMANY GETS EVEN WITH INDIANA.
When New York was reached the two
mon were within few votes of each other,
and there was a vast amount of interest in
seeing where the sore heads" as they arc
generally denominated by the Cleveland
boomers. would 60. ''Give 'em TO Gray;
give 'em to Gray" came from several parts
of the galleries, but New York was not
built that way. Holt her seats were
vacant but those who were there had been
instructed to cast the 72 votes for W stever
man stood the best chance of knocking ont
the Cleveland-Gray combine. And those
great big 20 votes went TO Stew enson. A
yell went uD from Illinois, and il was re-
peated with vim when North Carolina fol-
lowed it MP with another solid block. put
ting Stevenson about ninety votes ID the
lead. Pennsvlvania's solid vote for Gray.
obtained by means of the gag rule, could
not overcome this work, and when the bal
lot was finished Stevenson had 422. with o
first-rate lead.
Then it was expected that upon tho next
ballot Michigan and Wisconsin woald drop
their favorite SONS and come to Gray, pre-
serving the Cleveland compact. but Iowa
fixed that all right. She changed her twen-
ty-siX votes to Stevenson, and the act
took" Other States followed at once, and
1t was apparent In moment that Gray
was gone. Then followed the only enthu-
sIastie scene of tho session, when the nom-
nation WAS made unanimous. 1t lasted
but moment. however. for the crowd was
already moving ont of the building. This
Is al operation that requires q long time,
and the chairman had ample opportunity
TO put the usual complimentary resolutions
and there was even time for very sensible
speech about the nuisance of having spec
tators at q convention. which speech, by
the way, nobody but the stenOgraphers
heard.
While this was going on, and before the
building was hall emptied, q startling In
cident occurred. and q disastrous pani @
was narrowly avoided. The electric lamps
above the delegates floor were suspended
by wires. A cross wirc holding two of
them In place parted and the lamps SWING
apart. AS they swung back again they col
lided and smashed. A STAN pede for the
doors began. and In another moment peo pl 9
wonld have been trampied under feet but
with rare good Judgment the leader of the
band gave ianal and the music started
up. ltattracted the attention of the crowd
for a moment, stopped the rush. and all
danger Of physical panic was over. Then
the mental panic began as soon as think
ing Democrats began to realize what hard
jobs the convention had put mp for the
party In Indiana and Now York, and it IS
likely to increase from now until Novem-
ber to such proportions that all the brass
bands IN America cannot check IL.