Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

the democratic party [applausel and the ques-
ton which confronts this convention is, whom
shall it be that viii have the honor to hold up
the hands and arms OF the candidate who car
ries the banner of the democracy in this cam
paign: Tremendous cheering and cries of
Gray, Gray.'l
Where shall he come from? [Cries OF SIN
diana 1s{ndiana = New Jersey-CiOd bless her
is always democratic. Connecticut is surely
safe and when the dawn broke upon this morn
ing after night of struggle and of toll the elo-
quent tongue of the distinguished gentleman
from New York, Hon. Bourke Cochran APP
plausel. whose name love to honor told this
convention that New York was as rock ribbed
as Texas for any democrat that could be nom
mated AppiauSe.l That being true, the
thirty-5ix electoral votes of New York are solid
for that prince OF democrats, Grover Cleveland.
lAppiGse.
! come from state which is the very center
of the political battlefield of the great west, D
state which has given 70 the history of Amer
lean politics the immortal name Of Thomas A
Hendricks. Loud applause Whenever the
democratic party has listened to its advice,
whenever you have hOnored the state of In
diana with u place upon your ticket whether it
in the grand battle of 1876, the fruits of
which victory Gwere stolen from US, or IN the
grand battle OF 1854 when you had Indiana on
your ticket, you had democratic victory. [En-
thusiastic applause And now in behalf of
that state which has never faltered. which has
never sulked, which has fought every inch
OF ground. desire upon behalf OF the united
delegation from Indiana to ask this convention
TO make fifteen votes in the electoral college
certain, by placing upon your ticket the name
OF that honored leader who never lost battle
Hon Isaac p. Gray. [Cheers long and loud !
AS to our candidate, he has been tried in the
Balance and never found wanting Applause I
In the great contest aof 1882 he carried the
state of Indiana for governor By 1000 more
votes than Cleveland and Hendricks What
more can say for him: The tongue of SLAM
der has never been able to pierce his democratic
arror For twenty years he has fought the
battle Of democracy. He viii fight them again
whether upon the ticket or not. Applause
But, my friends. If there is a certainty of IF
teen electoral votes for Grover Cleveland and
Isaac z. Gray in the state OF Indiana, nominate
that ticket and we Will deliver the votes >
IGreGt applause.
Colorado, next on the roll of states
was next called, and gave way to Hi
nois, which state sent to the platform
ex-Congressman n. W. Worthington
who presented the name of Hon. Ada
Z. Stevenson, of Illinois.
Mr. Worthington, in nominating Ste.
vensOn, said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Observation-Disclosures
has presented no presidential candidate to thi:
convention. Tt has within it's borders more
than one favorite son, whom it would have de
lighted to honor, and who worthy of all the
political honors that could be conferred
upon them, but here in this great cit,
of Chicago, in this great commonwealth
OF Illinois, bordering upon the lax:
and the Mississippi, il the center of this grsa