Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-24
THE CONVENTION.
No Spectators in the Next One
Will Be Allowed.

| NO opeCtdbOTs III thc NcAe OAS
Will Be Allowed.
CHICAGO, June pa Delegate Cole,
of Ohio, attracted the attention OF
the chairman and moved that Stev-
enson's nomination he made by ac-
clamation. Hensil, Pa. seconded the
motion and IL was unanimously
adopted and great cheering.
After the usual enthusiastic out
burst the business of the convention
was resumed, and a number of mis-
celIaueous resolutions referring to
the affairs of the national committee
and rendering thanks to the various
officers of the Chicago reception com
mittee, etc., were disposed of.
Then Hon. Patrick Collins, of
Mass. stirred things up with speech
declaring that he felt free to say the
time has come when a Democratic
convention should be deliberative
body and not governed by outside
Influence. If we conld, said be, be
on exhibition in view of sixtyfive
millions of people and seven millions
of Democrats who will vote the tick
7, well and good, but what sense in
having fifteen thousand people, who
cannot hear and hardly see, pro
onging the proceedings of Demo
ratio convention aud preventing
from being deliberative? 1t is not
he inconvenience nor the discom
.,ort, but the danger of wrecklng the
good work of a convention that we
are face to face with today, and l
feel that we have reached the cli-
max of absurdity. Mr.. Collins then
offered resolution that the nation
al committee be instructed to pro
vide accommodations in the next
convention fer delegates, alternates,
national committee, members of the
press, and none Others. A great
howl of protests came up from the
galleries. Whereupon Mr.. Collius
informed the audience that it was
here solely by the courtesy of the
convention.
While confusion reigned through
the hall, there was crash, and the
arc lights which had furnished i'll
uminatior were seen< descending
upon the heads of the delegates.
Something had given away above,
and it appeared as If the numerous
interruptions which had so ominous-
ly occurred at the hands of nature
were about to be supplemented by
one great catastrophe which would
wipe out the whole national conven-
ton. Three lights Immediately over
the New York delegation came
crashing upon the Hill men. Globes
were broken. and streams of electric
ity flashed from carbon points In
a moment every one in the building
was on his feet and nearly every one
was making tracks for the exit
Delegates tumbled wildly over one
another, and frantic yells of fear
were heard. 1t seemed for mom-
ent a. if there was no possible way
out of the panic which must have
resulted in the loss of hundreds of
lives. Fortunately, however, num-
ber of cool heads among the delega-
ties and the audience asserted them
selves, and, aided by the police and
music by the band, contrlved to get
the frightened people down.
When quiet was restored, on
motion of Hensil, of Pennsylvania,
Collins resolution was referred to
the next national committee with
an affirmative recommendation and
power to act. After some further
routine business, on motion of Russell
of Missouri, the convention ut 5:l7
adjourned sine die amid great cheer
ing.