The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03

Down with tnr traitors. UP with IN sars
ho ns s: G rG. sfy ' 81 SSy' ''' 'n''
When tho cheering had subsidized Mr.. HoaI
roissl his gavcl az Il poising DUMP bell, and
President OF tho United states, Shall the nom.
inaton he made unanimous
John 4. Logan of illinois IN" next Surrendered.
and the Convention took recess.
III.-sHEEuANs FIGHT.
With :27 delegates pledged to stand the
Cleveland FIRE. Mr.. Sheehan entered tho Con-
vsntion at p. NJ. on Wednesday, June 22.
1892. hopeful. II not confident His right flank
was held by tho North and South Carolina del
egations, and his lot flank by the delegation
from Iowa. In these delegations tho anti
Cleveland strength was positive. In all others
It was scattering. The unit rule darkened tho
horizon. There WINS William A. Wallace and
his associates in Pennsylvania. chatting under
its restraints. Thcre was the same trouble In
Illinois. With the unit rule out OF tho way. MIR.
Sheehan could have obtained an easy victory.
Yet Ito handled his forces with the utmost
skin. 10 had 327 men pledged. This allowed
him reasonable margin. for II 303 OF the 327
stood firm. Mr.. Cleveland could not be nom.
mated.
At tho outset OF tho fight the young chieftain
made Il mastery move. Col. Henry Watterson.
had como to tho Convention with blood in his
eye. Larry Neal OF Ohio made tho fight. but
Watterson was tho m ovin: spirit In bringing
the Convention back to the Tilden tariff plank
OF 1876. Without the vote Of Now York this
plank could not havo been adopted. And Shoe
han stood hand in hand with Wntterson in tho
fight 1t was q surprising contest. Some OF
the Southern and Western delegations will
undoubtedly find themselves in hot water
when they go home. Arkansas. Delaware.
Kansas. and Minnesota cast their entire votes
against tho tariff for revenue plank. Tennes-
SOC gave eighteen votes against it The five
Cleveland mon in North Carolina. and four OF
the twenty delegates from Massachusetts,
voted against 1t.
The result Of tho vote on the platform in
srired the young chicftain from New York.
He moved up and down the aisle at tho side OF
his delegation. comforting with lieuten-
ants. North. South. East, and West. and whis-
perng words OF announcement. Tho nomi-
mating speeches. made late at night were
long and dry. Everybody knew that 1t was the
determination OF the majority to force ballot
before adjournment. II the Cleveland men
failed to win a victory on the first ballot they
had it in their power to forco an adjournment
and gain timo to reform their lines
There was a critical moment in the Conven-
tlOu. ~ was Whch llic hoNlco uoNh
Senator John W. Daniel Of Virginia. who was
scconding Gov. Hills nomination. The indig-
nation Of the New York delegation at the
Chairman's unconcern was SO great that they
threatened to leave the Convention unless
they could have fair play. This threat stirred
the Chairman. and afterward no maintained
comparative quiet. The New York delegates
were atterward assured that II they had left
the Convention they would have been followed
by the South Carolina delegation and the
most Of tho delegates from North Caro-
lina. 1t must DO understood that George
RHinee. Mr.. Eustis Of Elmira. James Rdgeway.
Do Lancey Nicoll. and others had repeatedly
urged the Chairman to still the tumult and
allow Senator Daniel to DO heard. and no at
tention had been paid to their request 1t was
not until Bourke Cochran. with his strong
voice. told tho Chairman that the New York
delegation would leave the hall unless no did
his duty and gave it fair play. that an attempt
to bring the Convention to order was made.
The names OF all the candidates having been
ns ' liz Ws s nfaa
odds. i was upon tho centre q the Cleveland
have held at least tho Votes Pledged to MIR.
shee.an on the previous night. But speaches.
however ELOQUENT. rarely change , votes IN po,
more than one delegate, who clenche cd fis
teeth: after hearing Gockr"n's speech. and
1t WAS 3 o'clock in the morning when tho
r9 Of the states was called haGam ma, gave
msnnG votes am"nr his Tnoso
| who had pledged themselves 10 Mr.. Shochan
in this state renained firm. It was not until
ana 3 for AiT. Carlisle. One Of tho i've had
| Georgia nor in Idaho nor Iowa. But when
kentHeky was !; called; to the Young chieitain's
| the Cleveland cnInp. He lost ono in lOuiS-
il
ynda stood firm. New finmpshirs voted solid
for ".S Eote had been
~ II soli! delegation for him. u loss Of to
Mr.; Shr"hnn
agreement Then Ohio was reached it She o Was was
assured TINT II she would cast her solid vote
the @rportanisy 81 IFS Ill., lit he could not not
sec it. Ohio E9ys "A Of her +U votes to Mr.
nit Two Of his "eds"% d eHs esps IN 81 sSSnt
Daknta ran into the ClI:yeinnd rnmp. followed
s%% sA1s came sS FROM
She cast one more vote W xsainst Cleveland than
wc Sss s stao t of ws
and Wyoming 3 more. making It D'j1.
President LACKED nine votes Of tic necessary
two,thirdE lftho pledges from tho Territories
| were IulIlllcu, mo young leader from buIlalD
was sure to triumph. He went up the aisle nd
their rr"mises. Only one. man did So. lie
hailed from ARIZONA. Mr.. Clcvennds friends.
| inncying thGt he was already nominated. he-
Seping ths mistake Don Dickinson hushed il.
New Mexico had been reached. Her vote was
| decisive. She broke her promise. A dark
compassionate delegate from that Territory
stood on tho back seat. Ito hnd the tawny
esnnElokiop. black hair md fiery eyes Of IA.
aisle in hi, direction.
Keep away from him!' shouted District At
torncy Ridgway OF brooklyn. Let him vote
| untrammcod."
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